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This setup had strong confluences:

1H liquidity sweep

5m MSS

5m FVG

1m entry confirmation

XAUUSD setup was based on a 1H liquidity sweep followed by bullish MSS and strong displacement creating an FVG. Entry was taken on the FVG retracement on lower timeframe, and tp taken earlier near VAH as it was a key reaction area.

•1H liquidity sweep taken

•Bullish MSS confirmation

•Strong displacement created FVG

•Entry on FVG retracement 1m execution

•SL on fvg 1st candle low

•Trade secured near VAH as reaction area

•Trade aligned with HTF bias + LTF confirmation

Price swept sell-side liquidity and tapped CRTL after rejecting from CRTH. I’m looking at a potential 3rd candle entry model — does this align correctly, or am I missing something?

Also, what confluences would you use here before taking the entry? For example:

• MSS / CHoCH on lower TF

• FVG / IFVG

• OB / breaker

• Session timing (London / NY)

• Volume or displacement

For execution, which timeframe would you trust more for precision after HTF bias — 5m or 1m?”

Price engineered a major sell-side liquidity sweep below external lows, delivered bullish MSS with displacement, then retraced into bullish FVG for mitigation. Entry was taken targeting opposing buy-side liquidity

In liquidity terms, what higher-timeframe or intraday factors could explain why price failed to complete the expected draw on liquidity?