Class A ▲ detected in london_open

Thu, Oct 22, 2026, 04:42 AM EDT

ICT perspective

Setup, swing context, displacement, killzone

▭ FVG▭ iFVG┄ MSS━ OB━ PWH/PWL▣ Swept

MNQ11 3m BULL presents a Class A bullish displacement after a sweep cascade through Asian and session lows (PDL 29726.75, Asian LO 29613). The swing sequence compressed through two ITLs—29507.5 and 29468.75—before a fresh bullish impulse formed off displacement bottom 29450.25, establishing the MSS near 29500.75. A bullish FVG (29473.25–29493.25) sits cleanly within the displacement, unfilled and holding structure. Price currently trades above the MSS with London Open killzone active, though the 60-minute HTF bias remains bearish, flagging an asymmetry between the 3m bullish structure and the higher-timeframe downtrend context. The educational note: when session lows are swept across multiple timeframes and a tight FVG forms immediately after in a tight displacement, the quality of that FVG becomes a key reference for retracement or secondary rejection—students should observe whether price honors the FVG's lower boundary on any pullback before continuation.

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 171 points below VWAP while the EMA 20 and 50 remain above current levels, creating a mixed trend structure; the EMA 200 sits above price, signaling longer-term resistance overhead. RSI at 56.44 reflects moderate upside momentum without overbought tension. MACD shows the line trading above its signal line with a positive histogram of 4.75, indicating early bullish divergence despite the negative absolute values—a classic setup where momentum is turning incrementally higher. ATR at 22.34 points sits near average for this timeframe, suggesting standard volatility context. Volume at the firing bar (3536) tracks nearly in line with the 20-bar average (ratio 0.99), showing no conviction expansion. The configuration presents a coiled setup: price compressed between VWAP resistance above and EMA support below, momentum beginning to lift while volume remains passive—a potential staging ground for directional commitment once either layer yields.

Setup context

MSS level: 29500.75
Displacement: 29450.25 → 29507.25
FVG: 29473.25 → 29493.25
Killzone: london_open
Swept liquidity: pdh, pdl, asian_hi, asian_lo, london_hi, london_lo, pm_hi, pm_lo, dh

Swing sequence

ITH@29568 → ITL@29507.5 → ITL@29468.75 → ITH@29855.25

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Educational observation only. Not financial advice.