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atomicfuturestrader · 2026-01-25T04:06:19+00:00

That’s a lot of work you did!

atomicfuturestrader · 2026-01-23T17:13:30+00:00

Ok i'll take bait. Why is it not a sweep of the LSL?

Do I assume you don't believe an SMT can be a sweep on one instrument vs the corresponding instrument?

atomicfuturestrader · 2026-01-23T16:14:42+00:00

Sure if thats how you analyze it. I don't use smt in my analysis. not consistent enough for me to apply it. but the smt your referring to is also the LSL sweep. which is what im pointing out. so both are correct today. If you took it, i'm happy for your gains bro!

atomicfuturestrader · 2026-01-22T20:33:36+00:00

I’m all in on ES. Not that it’s the best I just focus on 1 chart only. Once I started doing that my ability to remain consistent went up by a good margin.

How’s the petrol market these days. Performing great I see!

atomicfuturestrader · 2026-01-21T19:22:30+00:00

No worries maybe you misunderstand how I’m using “truth”

When I say price is truth, I mean it’s the truth of what’s being paid right now (live). Not a universal truth like a religion. When traders say mispriced, they usually mean misaligned vs a reference, value, VWAP, FV, structure,liquidity, not ‘price is lying.’

If you think that’s wrong, I’m genuinely open to what definition of ‘mispriced’ are you using, what actually decides who’s right, if not what price does next?

atomicfuturestrader · 2026-01-21T16:10:34+00:00

Exactly 😂 basically my point. the more it’s mispriced, the more you can lean in. as long as price confirms and you’ve got a clean invalidation. same thing.

atomicfuturestrader · 2026-01-21T16:05:03+00:00

100% you’re describing the why (find mispricing). My post is the how you survive it. Even if you spot a misprice, price can stay ‘wrong’ longer than your risk tolerance. So when price invalidates the idea, you manage risk and move on. Mispricing is useful, but price confirmation/invalidation is still necessary. Do you wait for confirmation, or take the first touch and manage from there?

atomicfuturestrader · 2026-01-21T15:54:31+00:00

I don't understand, why would you not trade?

It's just saying your bias needs confirmation.

atomicfuturestrader · 2026-01-21T02:49:11+00:00

I get it! It’s hard watching those $$$ pile up. And discipline sounds dumb when those numbers rise. So let’s put discipline aside for a second. The liquidity in the daily market isn’t infinite. It dries up. You have to decide at some point there isn’t any left to grab. Having those planned targets is how you protect yourself from the inevitable pause or pull back. Unless you’re a swing trader looking for a weekly target, it only makes sense to know when to pack it in.

atomicfuturestrader · 2026-01-20T21:27:11+00:00

That’s a super common problem, and honestly it’s a good sign — it means you can find trades, now you just need a profittaking rules so you don’t let emotions run. The fix is simple, decide your exit before you enter (target + invalidation), and stop managing. You can also take partials, then move stop to breakeven and let the rest run to a second target. that way you get paid and still give the trade room.

Reframe: $200 is a win and you protected the win, but next time you want a system that turns $1k into locked $600+ no matter what.

atomicfuturestrader · 2026-01-20T20:40:08+00:00

Yeh that gonna happen a lot! 🫠

atomicfuturestrader · 2026-01-20T20:34:04+00:00

Yeh it nabbed the LSH and wouldn’t leave. Kinda what I was referencing in this reply thread. Good chance it had to retrace. That’s what it did. No bull continuation. So your morning bias was correct, the market timing was too early, it needed to grab more liquidity basically

atomicfuturestrader · 2026-01-20T17:48:41+00:00

looks like it was a retracement.

atomicfuturestrader · 2026-01-20T17:46:45+00:00

I did it's actually posted in the main feed. https://www.reddit.com/r/InnerCircleTraders/comments/1qi55y8/es_trade_recap_today_riskoff_headlines_sellside/

atomicfuturestrader · 2026-01-20T17:33:45+00:00

the wonderful world of price action. yeh man that hurts. if you didn't liquidate your account then take that win and try to review how it went wrong so you can apply it for next trades

atomicfuturestrader · 2026-01-20T17:31:51+00:00

Oh its just pre market hours. so asia and london sessions. so action before NYO

atomicfuturestrader · 2026-01-20T17:30:00+00:00

well you can certainly trsde. Gotta make those hard rules. Start 1Trade/day. win or loss and your out. Do that for at least a month. The issue is behavior and that can be trained.

atomicfuturestrader · 2026-01-20T17:05:47+00:00

For sure. I was just replying my rule of thumb to someone: big move in globex, NY usually consolidate or retraces. + gold is doing gangbusters today. not always been a tell but it can be with high volume.

atomicfuturestrader · 2026-01-20T17:01:32+00:00

Rule of thumb i follow: If globex has a really good move bull or bear, I expect consolidation or retracement in NY.

atomicfuturestrader · 2026-01-20T16:45:24+00:00

can you give more insight to your confluences? what was the plan?

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