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This was posted by me this morning in the Free Discord. We discussed the swing long opportunities as soon as price had reached the 77.2k

$BTC Breakout 📈 BTC is pushing decisively out of its current range. The move has primarily been fuelled by a strong short squeeze, supported by aggressive spot buying. This started as uncertainty surrounding the US midterm elections begins to ease. From an order flow perspective, the move has been clean and efficient. However, the real decision point is only starting now. 🔎 Structure & What Comes Next BTC has left the lower range and entered a previous value area. The key question is whether buyers can sustain acceptance at these higher prices. If genuine demand fails to materialise here, we could see this develop into a failure of return, potentially bringing price back into the previous range. Over the next few days, I’ll be paying close attention to: -> Daily closes and whether price sustains acceptance above the previous range. -> Volume dynamics and the participation of spot buyers. -> Whether aggressive buying continues to translate into meaningful price progress. 📍 My Positioning Overall, this move is very favourable for my current positioning. Three days ago, I mentioned that I was swing long from the 77.2k nPOC. That position is now starting to play out in exactly the direction I anticipated. For the sake of transparency, however, I had expected some further ranging behaviour around this key level before a potential breakout. An immediate move of this magnitude was not my primary expectation. Now the focus shifts to whether the market can sustain these higher prices. A breakout is one thing. Acceptance above value is another.

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fairs, I'm also waiting for my next short setup here!

GM ☕️ Overnight, $BTC swept the current range lows before reverting back inside and completing yet another value rotation to the upside. 📊 Order Flow This is where things get interesting. Following the sweep, sellers quickly ran out of fuel and failed to keep price below the range boundaries. As a result, a decent number of aggressive shorts ended up trapped right at the lows. What followed was a textbook reversion: Aggressive longs pushed price back inside value, using trapped shorts as additional fuel to drive the move higher and complete another value rotation. This is a trade I would have liked to take. Unfortunately, the Asia session is simply inaccessible to me when these moves happen in the middle of the night. 📍 Plan Going forward, I'll still stick to the mindset of "range until clearly proven otherwise." That means potential local resistance still needs to be taken seriously. I won't assume that this upside rotation automatically translates into a broader bullish breakout. Let's see how price develops from here. 🤝

GM ☕️ $BTC hasn't changed much overnight. So far, my base case of a potential range forming around 77k is starting to play out. As a result, I'll primarily be looking for intraday long opportunities throughout the day. That said, I also have to acknowledge the current bearish momentum. I don't want to get caught trying to catch a falling knife, so any intraday positions will require strong structural confirmation before I commit. Wishing everyone a successful day in the markets! 🤝

$BTC Local Value Rotation Complete ✅ As outlined in this morning’s update, the loss of dVWAP and the inability of buyers to generate meaningful upside progress led me to shift my intraday bias bearish. On the subsequent retest of dVWAP, I entered an intraday short. The underlying thesis was fairly straightforward: a retracement of the poor weekend price action, which had gradually pushed BTC higher without establishing meaningful acceptance. These weekend moves often tend to retrace during the following trading week. The result? Almost zero drawdown and a satisfying 3.2R secured to start November. HTF Context 📊 So far, BTC is behaving exactly as outlined in my higher-timeframe expectations, with price continuing to range around the 77.2k nPOC. Looking ahead, I will continue to approach the intraweekly structure with a range-based mentality. No need to anticipate a breakout before the market actually proves one. Take what the market offers. Stay adaptable.

GM ☕️ $BTC is starting Monday with a sweep of the last significant high. Within this move, we're seeing the first warning sign: aggressive longs getting trapped as they enter directly into resistance. Price initially reacted to the downside and lost dVWAP. If buyers fail to reclaim it quickly, I'll have to adopt a more bearish intraday outlook. 📊 Order Flow Overall, broader weekend price action was rather inconclusive from an order-flow perspective. Delta remained balanced, while OI stayed largely net neutral. Price mostly displayed choppy behaviour throughout its slow grind higher. Let's see what the new week (and the first NY Open of the month) brings! 🤝

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5/ ⚖️ How I'm Adjusting My Positioning Here's how I've adjusted my exposure: • 20R+ short: Fully closed. The trade has now been realised. • Swing short from the $86K region: 70% closed, with the remaining 30% kept open to maintain exposure in case the bear scenario develops. The stop has been moved into profit, above the last major swing high. • First swing long: Opened around $77K through an automatic trigger. As of now, my overall exposure is approximately delta-neutral between the remaining swing short and the newly opened swing long. This is intentional. Once I start seeing clear signs of accumulation developing, I'll be willing to gradually increase the size of my swing long. If we instead lose the $74.9K low, my next major swing long opportunity will likely be around the relevant Fibonacci retracement zone or the nPOCs below. Quite likely Not all of these will be triggered. I do not have limits for them either. An entry for me always means checking the Orderflow Confirmation at the corresponding level. I will never enter blindly without Context None of this is financial advice. I'm simply sharing how I'm personally approaching the market and which setups I'm taking. I strongly advise against blindly copy-trading any of these positions.