← All signals
▼ BEAR·MNQ1!·
15m
·DAY TRADER

Class A detected in asian

Tue, May 19, 2026, 08:00 PM EDT

ICT perspective

Setup, swing context, displacement, killzone

FVG iFVG MSS OB PWH/PWL Swept
A bear Class A displacement forms after the sweep of NDOG CE at 28914.5, with price now sitting within a 18-point FVG spanning 28951–28969. This FVG originated as an iFVG during the initial bullish candle, then converted to a bear FVG in the subsequent 15m bar—a structural inversion common when price returns into freshly created imbalance space. The displacement itself spans 209.75 points (29024.5 to 28815.75), and the imbalance sits in the upper half of that range, roughly 155 points above the displacement bottom. The swing sequence shows an ITL at 28837.75 (London LO sweep), followed by an ITH rejection at 28951, then a drop to 28663. Current price action presents an ITL recovery to 28950—nearly touching the prior ITH—within Asian killzone. The MSS level at 28864.5 sits between the FVG and displacement floor. A student observing this structure might note how the FVG's proximity to the most recent ITH creates a scenario where a subsequent sweep of that level would leave the imbalance unmitigated on a lower timeframe, forcing price to resolve the inefficiency elsewhere in the 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 86 points below VWAP at 28831, anchored beneath a stacked bearish EMA structure—20, 50, and 200 all tilted lower and ordered bear-to-price. RSI at 39.52 reflects weak momentum, well into the lower half without yet signaling oversold extremes. MACD line rests below signal at –7.38 vs –1.88, with histogram negative at –5.50, confirming downside momentum without reversal setup. ATR at 65.75 sits near average volatility for the timeframe, establishing normal intrabar range. Volume at 31075 registers 1.18× the 20-bar average—modest expansion, present but not aggressive. The configuration presents a consolidation of bearish posture: price undershooting its moving averages, momentum indicators aligned lower, and volume offering only average conviction. No divergence, no oversold extremity, and no VWAP recapture—conditions stable within the current downtrend structure.

Setup context

MSS level
28864.5
Displacement
28815.75 → 29024.5
FVG
28951 → 28969
Killzone
asian
Swept liquidity
pdl, asian_hi, asian_lo, london_hi, london_lo, pm_hi, pm_lo, nwog_ce, ndog_ce, dl
Swing sequence
ITL@28837.75 → ITH@28951 → ITL@28663 → ITL@29050

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

Educational observation only. Not financial advice.