$POWER I'm watching a textbook manipulation wick—price shot to 1.91, dumped to 1.225, and now sits at 1.55. That's not a crash; that's a liquidity sweep to trap breakout traders. Now we consolidate.

📊 Market Structure

• HTF (1D): Price is above EMA50/100/200—trend is still bullish. The wick to 1.225 grabbed stops below the previous range.

• LTF (1H/15m): Consolidation between 1.52 and 1.57. Order book: 69.59% asks at 1.5-1.6, but massive bids at 1.4 (373k) and 1.5 (300k). That's a support fortress.

🎯 Smart Money

• Funding: Mixed/lately negative while price bounces = shorts getting trapped. They're betting on continuation down, but smart money is accumulating.

• Liquidity: Swept 1.225 already. Next target is above 1.62, where late shorts are stuck.

• Order flow: Ask walls at 1.6/1.7 look heavy, but they're bait. The real move is up to grab 1.9 liquidity again.

📈 Confluence (5 checks)

• Funding: Slightly negative during bounce = shorts trapped 💣

• 1D RSI: 79—bullish momentum, pullback is healthy.

• Bollinger Bands: 1H squeezing—volatility contraction means expansion coming.

• MACD: 15m histogram turning positive, signal line curling.

• Order Book: Heavy bids at 1.4-1.5 = accumulation zone.

🎯 Entry Execution

• Zone: 1.4900 - 1.5100

• Reasoning: Retest of the order book bid wall and 1H demand zone. Limit order here.

• If price drops to 1.47, I add.

🛡️ Risk & Targets

• Stop: 1.4700—below the consolidation low. If this breaks, the bounce failed.

• TP1: 1.6000 (nearest ask wall)

• TP2: 1.7500 (midway)

• TP3: 1.9100 (liquidity grab)

• R:R: 1:4.8 (from 1.50 to TP3)

• Conviction: 9/10. Structure, order book, and funding align.

🧠 The Setup

Market makers swept lows, trapped shorts, and are now basing above strong bids. They'll push into 1.60 to force covering, then aim for the 1.91 liquidity pool. This works in any session because it's pure structural engineering.

⚠️ Invalidation

Below 1.4700. If that goes, the bounce was a trap and I'm wrong. Until then, I'm positioned for the squeeze.