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Price ripped from the ~7.20 lows in late June all the way up to the 8.70–8.80 zone by mid-July, but since hitting that swing high it's been grinding in a distribution range, printing lower highs and failing to sustain above 8.60. Right now at 8.486, price is stuck mid-range between the 8.00 area floor and the 8.70–8.80 ceiling — neither side has conviction. The recent structure off the highs looks like a series of lower highs with choppy, indecisive candles, which tells me sellers are absorbing every bounce attempt but buyers aren't fully capitulating yet either. I'm not chasing anything here — mid-range is the worst possible location for entries, and I'm waiting for price to commit to one of the structural extremes before I get involved.
LONG (CONDITIONAL) SCENARIO
Confirmation
8.70
Closing above 8.70 on a decisive 1H candle confirms bullish structure reclaiming the prior swing high zone.
Invalidation
8.00
Structure invalidated below 8.00, where the major support floor from the mid-July consolidation base sits.
Target 1
8.80
Structural high.
Target 2
8.90
Extended target matching the chart's visible upper range.
Risk/Reward
(8.80 - 8.70) / (8.70 - 8.00) = 0.1 / 0.70 ≈ 0.1:1 — this is poor R/R from confirmation, so I'm only interested if price pulls back to ~8.20–8.30 support and holds before reclaiming 8.70
Confidence
LOW until a pullback into support structure gives a cleaner entry
SHORT (CONDITIONAL) SCENARIO
Confirmation
8.65
Rejection at 8.65–8.70 resistance with a close back below 8.40 confirms bearish structure continuing the distribution off the highs.
Invalidation
8.80
Structure invalidated above 8.80.
Target 1
8.20
Mid-structure support.
Risk/Reward
(8.50 - 8.20) / (8.80 - 8.50) ≈ 1:1 — acceptable only on a clean rejection candle at resistance
Confidence
MEDIUM — the lower highs off the 8.80 peak give me more lean toward the short side if price revisits that zone and gets rejected again
Resistance: 8.65–8.70 / 8.80–8.90
Support: 8.20–8.30 / 8.00
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