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Market Maker’s Sharq Playbook: Gold (XAU/USD) NYC Session

🦈 “Sharq Eating the Prey” – Liquidity Hunt Edition 🦈

This playbook breaks down how market makers (Sharq) manipulate liquidity to trap prey (retail traders) and position themselves profitably. Follow this structured roadmap to act like the Sharq, not the prey.

1. Hunting Ground: Multi-Timeframe Analysis

Daily (D1) – The Sharq’s Hunting Zone
• Current Prey: Retail bulls trapped at $2,696-$2,700 thinking gold will moon.
• Market Maker Logic:
• Break above $2,696, liquidity sweep to $2,700-$2,704, then slam price back below $2,690.
• Weak hands get eaten.
• Key Hunting Levels:
• Liquidity Bait: $2,700-$2,704 (Retail buy stops).
• Institutional Support: $2,675-$2,670 (Liquidity pool for accumulation).

4-Hour (H4) – Sharq’s Pincer Formation
• Bull Trap Zone: $2,696 (Fib 261.8%).
• Sharq Play: Fake breakout, grab liquidity above $2,700, drop price to $2,683.
• Bear Trap Zone: $2,675 (VWAP and POC).
• Sharq Play: Fake drop below, snap back to $2,690.
• Momentum Decay: RSI above 70; retail buyers are stretched. Sharq feeds on their greed.

1-Hour (H1) – Fakeout Central
• Market Maker Signs:
• Repeated failure to break $2,696 cleanly = a trap is set.
• Thin volume candles = preparing for prey to take the bait.
• Sharq Plan:
• Sweep above $2,696, sell heavy, crash back to $2,683.

30-Minute (M30) – The Prey’s False Hope
• Price Action: Flagging structure near $2,688.
• Retail Bias: “Bullish breakout coming!”
• Sharq Reality: Fake the breakout, dive to $2,675, and rip back higher.

2. Sharq Entry Triggers & Levels (How to Eat the Prey)

Scenario 1: Liquidity Grab Above $2,696 (Bull Trap)
• Sharq Logic:
• Retail long breakout buyers pile in above $2,696, setting their stops at $2,692.
• Sharq executes sell orders into their liquidity.
• Price crashes to $2,683-$2,675, retail is liquidated.

Sharq Playbook Entry:
• Type: Sell Limit
• Entry: $2,696
• Stop Loss: $2,701
• Targets:
• TP1: $2,688
• TP2: $2,683
• TP3: $2,675

Scenario 2: Drop Below $2,675 (Bear Trap)
• Sharq Logic:
• Retail bears enter shorts below $2,675, expecting a big dump to $2,650.
• Sharq accumulates long positions, snaps price back to $2,690-$2,696.

Sharq Playbook Entry:
• Type: Buy Limit
• Entry: $2,675
• Stop Loss: $2,670
• Targets:
• TP1: $2,683
• TP2: $2,688
• TP3: $2,696

Scenario 3: Breakout to $2,704 (Sharq’s Ultimate Bull Trap)
• Sharq Logic:
• Price breaks above $2,696, targeting $2,704 (Retail FOMO buyers enter heavy).
• Once liquidity above $2,704 is taken, Sharq sells massively, tanking price below $2,690.

Sharq Playbook Entry:
• Type: Sell Limit
• Entry: $2,704
• Stop Loss: $2,709
• Targets:
• TP1: $2,696
• TP2: $2,688
• TP3: $2,675

3. Sharq’s Risk Management
• 1. Dynamic Stops:
• Tighten stops aggressively after TP1 to lock in profits.
• 2. Small Position Sizing:
• NYC session volatility can be brutal. Don’t be greedy like the prey.
• 3. Monitor Volume:
• Enter only if volume confirms Sharq’s trap (spikes near liquidity zones).

4. Final Words from the Sharq
• “Prey is predictable, Sharq is tactical.”
• Be patient. Let the prey reveal their greed or fear near $2,696 or $2,675.
• Exploit their emotional decisions and capitalize on liquidity zones.

Sharq Always Wins. 🦈 Stay Smart, Stay Sharq.

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