Gold Value Rotation & Lack of Conviction

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Traders. Context update for the remainder of the week.

Market Context (The Rotation):

The auction has rotated back into yesterday's Value Area and POC (Point of Control).

• The Driver: This move was primarily driven by mechanical short covering rather than initiative buying.

• The Problem: There is no evidence of "new money" (OTF) entering the market to sustain a directional trend. The auction is simply balancing.

Structure & Inventory:


• Balancing: Price is chopping between the GEX levels (Gamma levels), finding acceptance around the 4244 POC.

• Momentum: Stalled. The market is waiting for a catalyst from the Dollar (DXY), which is currently consolidating at lows.

• Behavior: Every breakout attempt is failing to find follow-through, confirming a mean-reversion environment.

Plan & Execution:

Given the lack of conviction, I am not looking for trend trades this week.

• Stance: Range Bound / Two-Way Trade.

• Tactics: Fade the edges of the balance. Expect price to remain tethered to the POC until new information enters the market.

Talk to you for the next update.