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Let me drop a lil game.
When the 6AM 4H prints as a 3-bar formation, thereโs a high probability the 10AM window will deliver chop rather than immediate expansion. Why? Because an expansive candle creates inefficiencies that the algorithm often seeks to rebalance before committing to the next objective.
Use today as an example.
The 6AM 4H formed a 3-bar structure, creating a large displacement candle. By the time price reached the 10AM window, instead of clean continuation, we saw rotation and rebalancing as price worked through those inefficiencies.
Backtest it.
Youโll notice this tendency appears repeatedly:
โข 6AM 4H forms a 3-bar.
โข Displacement creates imbalance.
โข 10AM arrives.
โข Price trades in a corrective/choppy manner to rebalance the expansive candle.
โข Once rebalanced, distribution toward the next objective resumes.
Not every occurrence will behave this way, but youโll find the pattern shows up often enough to deserve a place in your framework.
Most traders expect 10AM to always provide expansion. Sometimes the highest-probability trade is recognizing when the market needs to rebalance before it can continue.
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