$POL has a decision to make at 0.0887: reclaim it and the bounce has legs, fail there and 0.0858 comes back into play. The 1h has been one long lower-high sequence, and the break under the 0.0878 swing low is what set this up. Price sits below both EMAs, so rallies have had to fight for every tick. That 0.0887 shelf is the fast EMA, and it's where the last bounce stalled. Fresh longs piling in on OI are the wildcard here: if they can't push through it, their positioning becomes the fuel for the next leg down. 0.0858 is the window low and the sell-side liquidity sitting under it. It's not a random number, it's the break that started this leg. So the standoff is simple. Rebound into 0.0887 that gets sold, and 0.0858 is the magnet. A close above 0.0899 (the recent swing high where buy-side liquidity sits) and this read is dead. Target: 0.0858 Invalidation: 0.0899 Watch for: a wick into 0.0887 that closes back under it (sellers still there), OI climbing while price stalls (late longs getting trapped), and whether 0.0858 holds on the first test or slices straight through. If 0.0858 gives way, anyone who bought this bounce is underwater on the exact low that made the setup. Which of 0.0887 or 0.0858 do you trust less here?
Peter -CTShare

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