Summary:

Michael describes taking a long trade with a stop loss just below a recent low, targeting the last hour’s relative equal highs (around 3,400–3,450). They watch for accumulation, footholds, fair value gap inversions and order-blocks as entry/validation points, then raise stops to reduce risk as price confirms. The session is slow and “spotty” early, but a run of big green candles and algorithmic buying in the 3:15–3:45 macro window drives a clean rip higher. The trader criticizes sloppy use of “macro” by others, notes this was tradable though not ideal, and ultimately clears positions after the highs are taken out.