← All signalsA bullish Class A displacement formed after the Asian session swept the high at 77.225, leaving a clean bull FVG (76.56–76.66) nested inside the 74.11–77.94 displacement zone. The swing sequence shows a lower ITL at 72.805 following the ITH rejection at 88.58, establishing the directional bias downward into that low; the subsequent push to 77.225 and sweep compressed liquidity into a tight fractal. The bull FVG now sits as unmitigated premium within the recent displacement, positioned above the PWL (76.09) and well beneath the MSS level (77.225) that anchored the sweep. Current price action sits in off-hours, where institutional participation thins. What emerges here is a textbook example of how a liquidity sweep into a swing low can invert the microstructure: the Asian high became the pivot point for a directional shift, and the FVG left behind becomes the structural reference for continuation logic. Students should observe how the iFVG (75.825–76.39) printed earlier in a bear bias, then the subsequent bull FVG overlapped it—a tell that the narrative shifted mid-displacement. The MSS level at 77.225 now functions as resistance after being swept; a return to that level would constitute a retest of the sweep point. Price sits 1.78 points above VWAP at 77.88, with the 20-EMA above price and the 50- and 200-EMAs below, creating a mixed stack that reflects choppy intermediate positioning. RSI at 53.20 registers neutral, neither overbought nor oversold, offering no directional conviction from momentum. MACD shows the line at −0.78 above the signal at −1.21 with a positive histogram of 0.44, indicating early momentum recovery even while both remain in negative territory—a divergence worth noting. ATR at 1.10 points reflects relatively low volatility, typical for this setup's structure. Volume surged to 3273 shares versus a 20-bar average of 1888, a 1.73× ratio that signals above-average participation at the bar. The combination of elevated volume, MACD line crossing above signal, and price holding above VWAP suggests consolidation with emerging momentum, though the EMA stack fragmentation and neutral RSI warrant observation of the next bar's confirmation.
Class A ▲ detected in off_hours
Mon, May 18, 2026, 08:00 AM 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
- 77.225
- Displacement
- 74.11 → 77.94
- FVG
- 76.56 → 76.66
- Killzone
- off_hours
- Swept liquidity
- asian_hi
Swing sequence
ITH@88 → ITL@83.67 → ITH@88.58 → ITL@72.805
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Educational observation only. Not financial advice.