Class A ▲ detected in london_open

Fri, Oct 16, 2026, 04:15 AM EDT

ICT perspective

Setup, swing context, displacement, killzone

▭ FVG▭ iFVG┄ MSS━ OB━ PWH/PWL▣ Swept

A Class A bullish displacement forms after the sweep of Asian highs at 7806.5, with price now presenting above the MSS level of 7806. The swing sequence reveals an ITH at 7801.75 followed by a break below to ITL at 7741—a deep retracement that consumed prior session liquidity (PDH, PDL, Asian lows all swept). Price has since recovered into the London Open killzone and sits above a bullish FVG (7801–7803) that was carved during the Asian session. An iFVG (7797–7801) sits nested below, marking internal structure within the displacement. The bull bias holds across the 15m, 30m, and 60m timeframes. Key observation: notice how both structural lows and highs in this sequence were swept before the recovery impulse formed—a hallmark of liquidity run preceding directional commitment. Students often miss this: sweeps *across multiple sessions* (not just the current bar) frequently telegraph the direction of the next displacement.

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 14 points above VWAP with the EMA stack in bullish alignment—the 20, 50, and 200 are ordered higher to lower, and price holds above all three. RSI at 63.77 reflects strong momentum without overextension into overbought territory, while MACD shows the line above signal with a positive 0.20 histogram, confirming directional conviction. ATR at 5.55 points indicates low volatility relative to recent range, suggesting a compressed consolidation state. Volume at 2171 contracts to 85% of the 20-bar average, reflecting average participation at the firing bar—neither a volume surge nor a dry pullback. The combination of an ordered EMA stack, RSI in the 60s, and positive MACD histogram above signal line presents a coherent bullish structural setup, though subdued volume implies traders are cautiously positioned rather than aggressively committed.

Setup context

MSS level: 7806
Displacement: 7793 → 7809.5
FVG: 7801 → 7803
Killzone: london_open
Swept liquidity: pdh, pdl, asian_hi, asian_lo, london_hi, london_lo, pm_hi, pm_lo, dh, dl

Swing sequence

ITH@7756 → ITL@7717.25 → ITH@7801.75 → ITL@7741

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Educational observation only. Not financial advice.