“The Art of Traps: Understanding Fake Breakouts in XAUUSD”“The Art of Traps: Understanding Fake Breakouts in XAUUSD”
This chart illustrates how gold (XAUUSD) is currently navigating a critical battle between resistance and support.
At the top, the resistance zone (3440–3460) has already shown signs of rejection, hinting at a possible fake breakout scenario. Such traps are common in financial markets—they draw traders into buying late, only for price to reverse and capture liquidity.
On the downside, the chart highlights two important stages:
The first target lies around 3400, where short-term buyers may start taking profits.
The final target sits at the key support zone (3330–3320), which has acted as a structural backbone in past moves. If this level holds, we can expect another bullish leg; if broken, deeper downside pressure could unfold.
The sequence of higher lows in recent weeks demonstrates strength in the broader trend, but it also warns that markets are building energy before a larger move. Liquidity sweeps (marked in the chart) serve as reminders that price does not move randomly—it often seeks zones where orders are concentrated.
🔑 Educational Takeaway:
Trading is not just about spotting breakouts; it’s about understanding whether those moves are genuine or deceptive. By studying price behavior at resistance and support, traders can avoid falling into liquidity traps and position themselves with the “smart money.”
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Gold (XAUUSD) - Daily ICT Based Analysis🗓️ Date Range: IPDA Range (June 9 – July 4, 2025)
This chart is built using ICT methodology focusing on market structure, liquidity, PD arrays, and smart money price delivery.
🧠 Narrative Breakdown:
✅ IPDA Range is defined from June 9 to July 4 (20 trading days), providing the valid high and low to map premium/discount.
✅ A Market Structure Shift (MSS) confirms the intent to shift bearish after internal liquidity was swept.
✅ Price ran the Buy Side Liquidity (BSL) and rejected from the Daily Rejection Block (RB.D) and CISD + IPDA S.D., indicating institutional selling interest.
✅ The recent rally into the premium zone failed to close above BSL, showing weakness and potential continuation to the downside.
🎯 Key Points:
BSL Swept above internal range.
RB.D + CISD + IPDA S.D.: Price rejected from these confluences.
Current Bias: Bearish until 3,203.47 and 3,189.82 are met (internal sell-side liquidity).
Extended Target: 2,993.69 — external liquidity resting below the May low.
DOL marked inside the range suggests smart money is engineering price toward sell-side targets.
⚒️ Tools Used:
IPDA Range (20D)
MSS / BoS
Rejection Block (RB.D)
CISD + IFVG
PD Arrays (BSL, IDM, DOL)
📌 Summary:
This is a classic Sell Model within a defined IPDA range. Liquidity was swept, price rejected from premium, and now seeks inefficiencies + sell-side liquidity.
🧠 Wait for price action confirmations on lower timeframes (1H/15M) near PD arrays to engage.
Gold (XAUUSD) - Daily ICT Based AnalysisThis chart reflects a detailed breakdown of Gold using Inner Circle Trader (ICT) concepts on the daily timeframe.
🧠 Key Highlights:
Break of Structure (BoS) and Market Structure Shift (MSS) confirm bearish intent.
Price recently delivered a strong displacement to the downside, breaking through the prior IDM low and forming a clean MSS.
The price has rejected from the Daily Bearish Imbalance (BISI D) and Refined Breaker Block (RB.D) — acting as a key supply zone.
Confluence of Liquidity and Imbalance:
Internal liquidity has been swept from equal highs.
Bearish rebalancing observed in the CISD + IPDA S.D. zone.
Next probable draw on liquidity sits near the 3,203.47 and 3,189.82 PD arrays.
Ultimate downside target marked around 2,993.69, aligned with a previous BMS + DOL zone.
🛠 Tools Applied:
PD Arrays: BISI, RB, FVG, SIBI
Liquidity Zones: IDM, DOL, IPDA S.D.
Price Action: MSS, Displacement, and Retracement Concepts
📌 Bias: Bearish
📌 Narrative: Liquidity has been engineered above highs; current price action seeks sell-side liquidity and inefficiencies beneath recent lows.
Gold Trade Idea on 16 Dec 2024 #Gold #XAUUSD1) XAUUSD Sell Side Scenario When Price Come on Price 1984 to 1992 Then Try to Sell Side
Because market Suddenly Selling From this Zone 1984 to 1992
2) XAUUSD Buy Side Scenario When Price will be Comes in Order Block Then We Will Trade for Buying Side , Have a FVG (Fare Value Gap)
USOIL ORDER BLOCK | LONG TRADE [SWING TRADE]Hi Traders,
This is Usoil 1hr + 4Hr Order block trade we can see Buying from
this level..
At this level we can see some Liquidty pool.
Here we can take trade with 5 min CHoCH.
5 min CHoCH is best to take Long Trade
Note - Only for education Purpose
Follow for Daily Forex Update
USOIL ORDER BLOCK | SHORT TRADEUSOIL ORDER BLOCK | SHORT TRADE
Hi Traders,
This is Usoil 1hr Order block tarde we can see selling from
this level..
At this level we can see some Liquidty pool.
Here we can take trade with 5 min CHoCH.
5 min CHoCH is best to take Short Trade
Note - Only for education Purpose
Follow for Daily Forex Update
MIDCAP 150, 8th APRIL 2024Midcap Index is again approaching towards the ATH.
No major Demand zones have formed recently, so we can expect the price to take some support from the EMA's or the Demand zone marked ( 17821- 17677) and move up higher.
THIS IS MY PERSONAL ANALYSIS FOR MY PERSONAL TRADING NOT A TIP OR ANY TRADE RECOMMENDATION.
FIN NIFTY 8th APRILFin Nifty has a bullish bias. We can expect the price to move up and target the ATH. We can see a pullback to the demand zone(20856 - 20738) too before it starts showing it's strength.
It may not test the demand zone and make a new ATH too since momentum is there.
THIS IS MY PERSONAL ANALYSIS FOR MY PERSONAL TRADING, NOT ANY TRADING TIP OR RECOMMENDATION.
NIFTY FIN VIEW FOR 26.MARCH.2024Fin Nifty has covered the Imbalance. It also tested Demand zone ( 20485 - 20235 ) and then trying move up higher to fill the Gap area .But looking at the market conditions, it looks like it can break the Demand zone and move down lower.
THIS IS MY PERSONAL ANALYSIS, FOR MY PERSONAL TRADING.
IM NOT SEBI REGISTERED
NIFTY 50 VIEW FOR 26 MARCH 2024Nifty making simple LL,LH structure . Expecting it to continue moving down by testing the Supply zone ( 22134 - 22197 ) marked on the picture. If the Protected Swing high get's taken out, we'll change our bias to bullish again.
This is my personal analysis, for my personal trading
Im not SEBI Registered.