← All signals
▼ BEAR·MNQ1!·
30m
·DAY TRADER

Class A ▼ detected in nyam

Fri, Oct 16, 2026, 09:30 AM EDT

ICT perspective

Setup, swing context, displacement, killzone

▭ FVG▭ iFVG┄ MSS━ OB━ PWH/PWL▣ Swept
MNQ has discharged a Class A ▼ displacement from the 30224.5 sweep high down to 29802.25, terminating within the NYAM killzone. The structure traces back through an ITH at 31290 (unbroken higher high setup) and an ITL at 29753.5, with the most recent ITH/ITL sequence showing 29899.5 into 31290 before the displacement began. The bear FVG at 30124.75–30131.25 formed during London, and below it sits the final bear FVG at 30043.75–30047.5, which formed in the final hour and remains unfilled as price swept through the London LO at 30125 on the way down. Two iFVGs nested inside the prior displacement structure (29871.5–29925.5 and 30091.5–30094.5) were both cleared on the initial break. The MSS level sits at 29958.75. The setup illustrates how displacement into a killzone with nested FVG structure creates confluence: the bear displacement has already swept multiple session liquidity anchors (PDH, Asian highs and lows, London lows), and the remaining unfilled bear FVG near 30043 now sits above current price, presenting structure for students to observe how lower timeframes compress into a cleared displacement zone.
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 201 points below VWAP with the EMA 20 and 50 both elevated above current levels and the full stack aligned bearish, confirming downtrend structure. RSI at 28.43 is in oversold territory, signaling exhaustion in the selling momentum. MACD shows the line trading below signal by 30.88 points of negative histogram, indicating persistent bearish momentum without reversal confirmation yet. ATR at 76 points reflects elevated volatility consistent with the move lower. Volume at the firing bar registers 347,893 contracts—an 8.48× spike versus the 20-bar average—demonstrating substantial conviction behind the downside thrust. The combination of oversold RSI, heavy volume expansion, and a stacked bearish EMA structure suggests capitulation selling has entered the market, though RSI this low often precedes mean-reversion pressure.

Setup context

MSS level
29958.75
Displacement
29802.25 → 30224.5
FVG
30043.75 → 30047.5
Killzone
nyam
Swept liquidity
pdh, pdl, asian_hi, asian_lo, london_hi, london_lo, pm_hi, pm_lo, nwog_ce, dl
Swing sequence
ITL@30705.75 → ITL@29753.5 → ITH@29899.5 → ITH@31290

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

Educational observation only. Not financial advice.