#Fintwit #XAUUSD #GOLD #MarketProfile #Orderflow
This is my premarket prep for today’s European session for GOLD. This prep builds off of my weekly trade plan I made here:
The purpose of a premarket prep is to find setups within my weekly trade plan bias
Larger Timeframe
- MN
- Price trading within body
- W1
- Price made a HH and is currently trading above body and range
- Still trading within W1 QLo
Narrative
- D1
- D1 Bear Engulf giving D1-C‑S 1763.229 although low in distribution curve, followed by a Base.
- Price trading within D1 LKC in DT
- H4
- H4 RBR at OLD H4 demand currently testing Old H4 Supply
- H4 QLo (sharing levels with D1 QLo) rejected, price trading mid swing
- Trend
- Trend is Down 3/3
- Market Profile
- Value created below the previous, trading within overall range
- LN Open
- 0.25xASR Above Value, Outside Range
- Moderate to Large Imbalance
- Asia traded higher
- 0.24xASR Tight IBR
- Open at yesterday’s high
Additional Notes
- Friday, Aug 05, USD, Nonfarm Payrolls Private (Jul)
Hypos
- Hypo 1
- Long
- Return to Value, Reversal, Possible Failed Auction
- Hypo 2
- Short
- Reversal, possible Failed Auction, monitor for continuation
- Hypo 3
- Long
- Late-Sustained Auction
- Hypo 4
- Short
- Auction Fade
Clarity / Confidence (1 — 5, low to high)
- 3
Mindful Trading (lack of sleep?)
- Feeling okay
Focus Points for trading development
- Monthly Goals
- Use SL scaling