Market context and key levels
Sand Line (LIS): 5895
PTG David opened the session by identifying the 5895 as a critical structural pivot. Early morning price action showed that buyers defending this level established it as a daytime anchor for directional bias.
Initial target zone: 5915–5925
This zone is filled early in the session, with the price reaching 5924.50-2, embarrassing the cap. Daily Trade Strategy (DTS) Briefing.
Key Reference Zone:
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VWAP: 5910
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Open Range Mid Points: 5918
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ONH (One night high): 5924.50
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onl (low overnight): It has been retested multiple times
Session overview
Morning session (7:30am to 11:00am)
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Bully confirmation: When the price bids above LIS, the market gathered neatly in the first 5915–5925 target zone.
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Observed structure: It’s good “Peek-a-boo” (PKB) The structure has been developed and informs the intent of the strong buyer for LIS retesting.
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Crude Oil (CL) Strategy: The long goals of multiple open range have been achieved, highlighting strong market rhythms and disciplined trade execution.
“Good traders survive… Great traders adapt.”
Noon session (11:00am – 2pm)
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Balance occurs: Following the early morning movement, the market 2 days of cycle Typical behavior involves range-joining integration after the previous two days of meeting.
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Market Behavior: Price retests the LIS (5895) and forms a classic “beach ball effect” in which the downside probe is rejected, grabs fluidity and stops before spinning.
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Chop warning: Traders were advised not to overtrade as the noon session showed signs of volatility compression and a lack of sustained follow-through.
“The chops are real… don’t trade.”
Afternoon session (2pm – 4pm)
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Back from lunch: David resumed commentary highlighting market balance and adaptation strategies.
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Important observations: Despite attempts to rotate higher, the market remains within a defined mid-day structure, indicating the behavior of “snap n traps.”
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MOC Activities: A $5.7 billion purchase imbalance was reported and cooperated with the final positioning action.
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Final rating: The session closed dead centers in the range, or textbooks. A balanced profile In conclusion, this is consistent with expectations for the second day of cycle.
“Absolutely perfect 2nd day delta profile”
“What’s balanced is that it’s balanced.”
Take home education: Build trading days with a contextual awareness
Ptgdavid sessions highlight the importance of Fixes the intrinsic strategy at the structural levelSand (LIS), VWAP, previous day’s reference, etc. The success of trade execution was rooted in the following ways:
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Predefined strategies: Morning goals were derived from the DTS briefing and were carried out with discipline.
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Structural integrity: Price action around LIS (5895) provided opportunities for advanced reentry.
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Cycle Day Recognition: Recognizing the day of Cycle 2 allowed traders to move their forecasts from continuing trends to consolidation of ranges, avoiding overruns in daytime chops.
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Adaptability: The key to sustaining in a volatile market is to maintain flexibility and align with evolving price action.
“Great traders are predictive, context-driven, patient, not just reactive.”
