🧾 TradingView Journal Entry – XAUUSD
Date: July 23, 2025
Pair: XAUUSD
Timeframe: 1H (Entry), HTF Alignment: 4H / 1W
Position: Sell
Execution Style: SMC (Smart Money Concept)
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🧠 Trade Reasoning
• HTF Context (4H/1W):
Price recently broke out of a falling wedge on the weekly and created a strong impulsive leg on the 4H. However, price had reached a key supply zone near 3,434, showing signs of exhaustion. No continuation above key structure → likely retracement phase incoming.
• LTF Setup (1H):
• ✅ Equal Highs Liquidity (”$$”) above 3,434 swept
• ✅ Bearish engulfing candle immediately after sweep
• ✅ Two internal BOS (Breaks of Structure) showed clear bearish intent
• ✅ Price returned to mitigate inside a small OB/FVG zone
• ✅ Entry confirmed on rejection wick + strong bearish follow-through
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💼 Trade Management
• Entry: 3,433.5
• Stop Loss: 3,436.5 (above liquidity wick)
• Take Profit Targets:
• TP1: 3,420 (mitigation zone fill) ✅
• TP2: 3,409.172 (clean imbalance + EQ) ⏳
• TP3: 3,388.985 (4H POI / demand) 🔜
• Risk: ~3 points
• Reward: ~15–45 points (1:5–1:15 depending on TP)
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📈 Reflection
This was a high-confidence SMC setup:
• Liquidity sweep ✅
• Structure shift ✅
• Entry confirmation ✅
Only improvement: I could have refined entry on 15m or 5m for even better RR. ATR was dropping, signaling a compression → made sense for a clean move post-sweep.
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📌 Tag Notes
• #SMC #LiquiditySweep #BreakOfStructure #1HEntry #HTFRejection #Gold #XAUUSD #RiskReward
Date: July 23, 2025
Pair: XAUUSD
Timeframe: 1H (Entry), HTF Alignment: 4H / 1W
Position: Sell
Execution Style: SMC (Smart Money Concept)
⸻
🧠 Trade Reasoning
• HTF Context (4H/1W):
Price recently broke out of a falling wedge on the weekly and created a strong impulsive leg on the 4H. However, price had reached a key supply zone near 3,434, showing signs of exhaustion. No continuation above key structure → likely retracement phase incoming.
• LTF Setup (1H):
• ✅ Equal Highs Liquidity (”$$”) above 3,434 swept
• ✅ Bearish engulfing candle immediately after sweep
• ✅ Two internal BOS (Breaks of Structure) showed clear bearish intent
• ✅ Price returned to mitigate inside a small OB/FVG zone
• ✅ Entry confirmed on rejection wick + strong bearish follow-through
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💼 Trade Management
• Entry: 3,433.5
• Stop Loss: 3,436.5 (above liquidity wick)
• Take Profit Targets:
• TP1: 3,420 (mitigation zone fill) ✅
• TP2: 3,409.172 (clean imbalance + EQ) ⏳
• TP3: 3,388.985 (4H POI / demand) 🔜
• Risk: ~3 points
• Reward: ~15–45 points (1:5–1:15 depending on TP)
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📈 Reflection
This was a high-confidence SMC setup:
• Liquidity sweep ✅
• Structure shift ✅
• Entry confirmation ✅
Only improvement: I could have refined entry on 15m or 5m for even better RR. ATR was dropping, signaling a compression → made sense for a clean move post-sweep.
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📌 Tag Notes
• #SMC #LiquiditySweep #BreakOfStructure #1HEntry #HTFRejection #Gold #XAUUSD #RiskReward
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