← All signalsA Class A bear displacement forms after the ASIAN HI sweep at 77.305, with price now in the PM session killzone executing a fresh downswing toward the 76.635 MSS level. The displacement spans 77.48 (LONDON HI) down to 76.395, with an FVG (76.7–76.795) sitting centrally within the move. Multiple iFVGs stacked in the upper half (77.27, 77.265, 77.2, 77.17) mark the unbalanced zone where liquidity was gathered before the sell-off. The swing sequence shows a recent ITL at 76.005 followed by a break into fresh lows at 74.74—structure that reinforces bearish momentum into the current session.
Price sits above the primary FVG now, still holding displacement. The PM session generates the most recent bear FVGs (77.24–77.275 and 77.135–77.2), and the PWL at 76.09 remains unswept from earlier sessions. A student watching this setup would note how multiple iFVGs cluster in the displacement's upper band—a hallmark of aggressive institutional gathering before directional acceleration. The compaction of small FVGs here signals aggressive absorption into the sweep, often preceding extended displacement toward lower unmet orders. Price sits 0.58 points above VWAP at 76.48, but the EMA stack is fragmented—the 20 and 50 are both above price while the 200 sits below, signaling mixed directional conviction. RSI at 33.10 reflects weak momentum in oversold territory, while MACD shows the line trading below its signal line with a negative histogram of –0.10, confirming momentum decay. Volume at 119 contracts represents a 1.51× ratio to the 20-bar average, indicating elevated participation at this price level despite the weak momentum profile. ATR at 0.19 reflects low volatility typical of the timeframe. The observation: price is positioned just above VWAP with expanding volume, yet both momentum oscillators are in contraction mode—a setup where the technical picture is neither clearly bearish nor bullish, with momentum lagging the price move.
Class A ▼ detected in pm_sb
Thu, May 21, 2026, 02:54 PM EDT
ICT perspective
Setup, swing context, displacement, killzone
▭ FVG▭ iFVG┄ MSS━ OB━ PWH/PWL▣ Swept
same setup, second lens
Traditional TA perspective
VWAP / EMA stack / RSI / MACD / Volume
━ VWAP━ EMA 20━ EMA 50┄ EMA 200·━ RSI(14)━ MACD━ Signal
Setup context
- MSS level
- 76.635
- Displacement
- 76.395 → 77.48
- FVG
- 76.7 → 76.795
- Killzone
- pm_sb
- Swept liquidity
- pdh, pdl, asian_hi, asian_lo, london_hi, london_lo, pm_hi, pm_lo, dh, dl
Swing sequence
ITL@75.165 → ITH@76.355 → ITL@76.005 → ITL@74.74
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Educational observation only. Not financial advice.