NEAR · 1H · DOWNTREND
The previous short read triggered cleanly — the zone was reached, the 1H close below 3.17 confirmed rejection, and both targets at 2.96 and 2.94 were reached. That thesis is fully spent. Price has since bounced from the lows back to 3.12, and I'm treating this bounce as a dead-cat move inside a relentless downtrend: daily structure is lower highs and lower lows with no meaningful reversal signal anywhere on this chart. The bounce off the low looks corrective — no base, no volume confirmation, no structural higher low yet — and the dense liquidation cluster sitting at 3.21 is a magnet I expect price to test before rolling over again. I'm not chasing the bounce long and I'm not shorting into the current mid-air price either. I'm waiting for price to push into the 3.21 cluster and then watching for rejection.
The liquidation clusters above at 3.21, 3.32, and 3.43 are layered resistance magnets that become short fuel once swept. Below, the clusters at 2.94 and 2.76 are the structural targets a continuation leg would pull toward. My read is that the bounce runs into 3.21 and fails there — that is where I want to see the rejection confirmed before committing to the next short leg.
SHORT SCENARIO
Confirmation
3.21
On a rally into the 3.21 zone, a 1H close back below 3.17 confirms the rejection and bearish continuation.
Invalidation
3.32
On a touch — through that dense liquidation cluster the bounce structure is no longer corrective; the breakdown thesis is negated.
Target 1
2.94
The dense liquidation cluster below; first structural magnet from the prior read now acting as the nearest meaningful objective.
Target 2
2.76
Next dense cluster below; extended target if 2.94 clears with momentum.
Risk/Reward
(3.17 − 2.94) / (3.32 − 3.17) = 0.23 / 0.15 = 1.5:1
Resistance: 3.21 (dense liquidation cluster) / 3.32 (dense liquidation cluster)
Support: 2.94 (dense liquidation cluster) / 2.76 (dense liquidation cluster)
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