Class A ▲ detected in cash

Wed, May 13, 2026, 03:00 PM EDT

ICT perspective

Setup, swing context, displacement, killzone

▭ FVG▭ iFVG┄ MSS━ OB━ PWH/PWL▣ Swept

RTY1 presents a Class A bull displacement after London sweep of the LONDON LO (2852.3) and subsequent Asian LO (2844.4) in cash session. The move builds from an ITL at 2852.3 into an ITH at 2895.2, followed by a pullback that now sits near the MSS level at 2855.3. A bull FVG (2842.2–2846.6) formed during the displacement and remains partially unfilled; the active iFVGs at 2843–2854.1 and 2833.3–2846.7 bookend the structure. Price currently trades above the MSS, with the most recent ITL resting at 2852.3—the same level that was swept during London open. A student observing this setup should note how multiple session lows collapsed into the same FVG print, creating a layered liquidity event; the subsequent formation of the bull FVG inside the displacement shows where buyside continuation liquidity entered after the sweep. HTF bias on the 60-minute is bear, creating structural tension against the 15-minute bull direction.

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 13.59 points above VWAP at 2857.50, with the 20 and 50 EMAs nested tightly near 2849, both below the 200 EMA at 2854.84—a mixed stack suggesting transition rather than strong directional conviction. RSI at 62.14 reads as strong momentum without overbought extremes, while MACD shows the line at 1.87 well above the signal at 0.39 with a positive histogram of 1.48, indicating upside momentum is intact. ATR at 5.40 points reflects contained volatility for the timeframe. Volume at 2218 contracts to 0.83 of the 20-bar average of 2658—firing bar is printing below typical conviction levels, a notable absence of volume confirmation despite positive momentum indicators. The overall picture is an uptrend attempt with momentum support but tepid participation, price resilient above VWAP and short-term EMAs yet missing the volume thrust that typically validates sustained directional moves.

Setup context

MSS level: 2855.3
Displacement: 2824.1 → 2858.1
FVG: 2852.3 → 2854.2
Killzone: cash
Swept liquidity: pdh, pdl, asian_hi, asian_lo, london_hi, london_lo, pm_hi, pm_lo, dh, dl

Swing sequence

ITL@2807.7 → ITH@2859.9 → ITL@2852.3 → ITH@2895.2

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Educational observation only. Not financial advice.