← All signals
▼ BEAR·NQ1!·
3m
·DAY TRADER·Best of Day

Class A detected in pm_sb

Mon, Aug 31, 2026, 02:33 PM EDT

ICT perspective

Setup, swing context, displacement, killzone

FVG iFVG MSS OB PWH/PWL Swept
A Class A bearish displacement forms after the sweep of the Day Low at 29436.25, with the structure printing from 29464.25 down to 29409.75. Inside this displacement sits a bear FVG (29436.5–29437.25), compressed tightly near the lower bound—a signature of efficient price rejection. Prior to this, an iFVG (29412.5–29422.25) had already been breached during the downward run, and the MSS level at 29422.25 now sits as a pivot between the two voids. The swing sequence shows two complete ITL-to-ITH cycles before the current displacement: a 90.75-point range from ITL 29355 to ITH 29445.75, then a 123.5-point range to ITH 29486, both now sitting above the active structure. Price is currently in the PM session (post-market killzone), having already swept five separate liquidity clusters—Asian high, NDOG CE, NWOG CE, London low, and Day Low—signaling aggressive directional intent. A student watching this setup would observe how the bear FVG's minimal height (0.75 points) reflects the precision of the sweep: when multiple liquidity sweeps converge into a tight, single displacement, the void itself becomes compact, leaving minimal room for the inversion pattern that typically fills FVGs in less organized structures.
same setup, second lens

Traditional TA perspective

VWAP / EMA stack / RSI / MACD / Volume

VWAP EMA 20 EMA 50 EMA 200· RSI(14) MACD Signal
Price sits marginally below VWAP at 29411.50, with the EMA stack compressed and inverted—20, 50, and 200 all clustered within 9 points, signaling weak directional conviction. RSI at 37.78 reflects momentum dampening in oversold territory, while MACD shows the line trailing the signal by 3.77 points with a negative histogram, confirming momentum decay. Volume at 1885 contracts relative to the 20-bar average of 1377—a 37% elevation that does provide some firing-bar conviction, though ATR at 16.01 remains moderate for the timeframe. The setup presents a consolidation posture: price pinned near VWAP support, oscillators suggesting momentum fatigue, and an inverted EMA stack offering no trend clarity. The elevated volume suggests participation, but both momentum indicators and the flat EMA structure reflect hesitation rather than directional acceleration.

Setup context

MSS level
29422.25
Displacement
29409.75 → 29464.25
FVG
29436.5 → 29437.25
Killzone
pm_sb
Swept liquidity
asian_hi, london_lo, nwog_ce, ndog_ce, dl
Swing sequence
ITL@29355 → ITH@29445.75 → ITL@29362.5 → ITH@29486

New to the vocabulary? See the glossary for plain-English definitions of every ICT term used above.

Educational observation only. Not financial advice.