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Joined October 2008
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Price drop: Blueberry Funded Lite $1.25K: $42.50 → $29.75 (−30%) $2.5K: $65 → $45.50 (−30%) $5K: $95 → $66.50 (−30%) $10K: $139 → $97.30 (−30%) +3 more sizes
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Price drop: Blueberry Funded Prime Evaluation $2.5K: $37 → $25.90 (−30%) $5K: $69 → $48.30 (−30%) $10K: $112 → $78.40 (−30%) $25K: $206 → $144.20 (−30%) +3 more sizes
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Name the leg your plan is about. A retracement can contain smaller moves in the other direction. Before using a lower time frame pattern, check which part of the larger move you are trying to trade.
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When comparing fair value gaps, inspect the last candle body as well as its wick. In the course example, failure to close above the nearby high mattered to the reading. The rectangle alone did not tell the story.
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A strong move away can be part of an order-block discussion, but it does not establish the block by itself. Check the liquidity event, the candle or cluster involved, and how it fits the broader plan.
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Who wants an ETR indicator?
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TP Hit
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EQ of efficient timed range held, can we break higher $NQ
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Write your entry requirements in a form you can use while price is moving. A long list of chart observations still needs a clear decision: what must happen before you take the trade?
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DGX Spark in my office looking pretty appealing right now
Data centers in space looking pretty appealing right now
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Price drop: Top One Futures Elite Daily $25K: $89 → $80.10 (−10%) $50K: $109 → $98.10 (−10%) $100K: $199 → $179.10 (−10%) $150K: $274.50 → $247.05 (−10%)
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Price drop: Top One Futures Ignite $25K: $98.10 → $87.20 (−11%) $50K: $179.10 → $159.20 (−11%) $100K: $253.35 → $225.20 (−11%) $150K: $359.55 → $319.60 (−11%)
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For the rejection-block example, identify the last open or close inside the swept liquidity pool. Then check the absence of a close beyond the pool and the later delivery change. A wick is only part of the sequence.
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On the way back to the weekly open $NQ
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