Michael explains how he used price action and key levels to anticipate a possible market reversal and subsequent rise. – He focused on a prior low at **29,053**, arguing that price had already tested nearby sell-side liquidity and showed little follow-through lower. A later higher low suggested a potential daily swing low. – He demonstrates…

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YS41OoxbX4 Michael reviews a live NASDAQ futures tape-reading session from the 9:50–10:10 a.m. Eastern macro window. He explains how he used fair value gaps, candle bodies, liquidity levels, and risk points to anticipate a move toward 29,950, with two partial profit-taking opportunities along the way. He connects the move to his “TGIF” framework: after a…

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59Elm8myGEc Michael reviews NQ price action around the non-farm payroll (NFP) release. He says the broader daily outlook was bullish, with a prior June high as an upside reference, but he avoids predicting the initial reaction to major economic news because it can be unpredictable. His approach was to wait for the post-release move, then…

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRShZKZlvJ4 Michael reviews Nasdaq’s session, noting that an 8:30 news release drove a sharp rally after early consolidation and reversed London-session weakness. Price reached and fully closed Monday’s regular-hours opening gap, as he had anticipated. He explains his long entry near an inversion fair value gap, partial exits during the advance, and later signs of…

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7M56e9O06Ko Michael demonstrates a live Asian-session long trade based on an inversion fair value gap, aiming for nearby pools of liquidity. He adds to the position as price respects the gap and related price-action levels, takes staggered partial profits, and raises his stop to protect gains. Although price ultimately stops out the remaining position before…

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVVmS0de0g0 Michael reviews his NASDAQ trades and explains a method built around price action, rather than volume indicators or news. He identifies a lower opening gap, reads price’s failure to reach key gap levels as bearish, and watches for a move toward a prior daily low and related liquidity levels. After price reaches that area…

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50VbES10ULs Summary: – The speaker reviews the NASDAQ daily and lower-timeframe action around the September 2026 FOMC, marking Monday and Tuesday intraday highs/lows and a blue-shaded daily “suspension block.” – They highlight a two-stage FOMC move: price pierced Tuesday’s high, formed an inversion fair-value gap/inefficiency, then failed and sold off into the suspension block, ultimately…

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnbtp_j81lI Summary — key points and main ideas – Big picture: Keep backtesting and price-reading simple and disciplined. Use the three core “smart money” concepts (introduced earlier) as models you can build from; every concept can be turned into a standalone, usable model. – Personal responsibility: Pay for minimal tools if you trade live (TradingView…

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9W4YpyAg5RY Summary: The speaker reviews recent price action and explains three related PD arrays (PDAs): the first presented fair value gap (FVG), the first presented FVG with displacement (more significant because it clears a prior high/low), and the reflection FVG (the first opposite-characteristic gap after the initial FVG). Key practical rules: focus on the first…

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBgfJRMVCaI – Market opened after the holiday with a roughly 100-handle premium gap (fair value gap from prior Friday). The trader watched for fills to key levels: half-gap, suspension block (sell-side liquidity), and volume-imbalance/CBI zones. – Trading approach: start light after a holiday (one contract, paper trading) to get a feel for price action and…

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