Gold swept both sides of a 5-day range on May 12. Sell side on May 9, buy side at ~4,770 on May 12. The ScanLiquidity liquidity sweep scanner alert fired at the H1 sweep. Here is what followed.
HTF H1 Context
XAUUSD ranged between two clear liquidity pools since May 7. Buy side liquidity resting above the equal highs at 4,770, sell side liquidity below the swing low at ~4,660. Price swept sell side on May 9, reversed, went higher, then swept buy side on May 12. Both sides engineered within five sessions. Once buy side liquidity was taken on the H1, the HTF narrative flipped bearish.
The Alert
M1 Execution
Here is how I approached this trade after the H1 liquidity sweep:
- Displacement: After the H1 sweep I waited for price to show good displacement on either side. Price reversed slightly and looked like it wanted to continue, so I waited. Price reversed again showing strong displacement and forming a Fair Value Gap on the M1.
- CHoCH: M1 broke the last swing low formed during the push up into buy side liquidity. Market structure shift confirmed, bias flipped bearish.
- FVG tap: Price pulled back into the M1 Fair Value Gap, rejected on the next candle. That rejection was my entry trigger.
Entry: Short after FVG rejection
Stop: Above the newly formed high
Target: Fixed 1:2 RR
Why This Worked
The buy side liquidity level was marked on the H1 before price reached it, not after. Entry came after the market structure shift confirmed the move, not at the sweep itself where direction is still unknown. The Fair Value Gap provided a precise entry zone with a defined invalidation point. HTF liquidity level, M1 CHoCH, M1 FVG tap, three confluences on two timeframes.
For educational purposes only. Not financial advice.
