I’ll read it in textbook orderflow terms (imbalance, absorption, unfinished auction/UA risk, delta behavior, trapped traders). Since this is a 1-minute options footprint, remember option prints can exaggerate delta, so I weigh reaction to extremes more than raw delta.
Bar-by-bar (13:22–13:32)
13:22
- Left side shows responsive buying in green zone.
- Positive delta around +6480 / +6580 suggests initiative buyers active.
- Several bid-side rejections at lows → sellers couldn’t push through.
- Interpretation: likely short-covering + responsive buy support.
- Bias: Bullish defense.
13:23
- Price pushes upward, but:
- See aggressive buying higher up (bright imbalances) while lower prints show absorption.
- Delta around -700 despite lift = warning.
- That often means buyers lifting into passive sellers.
Textbook term: Buyer absorption / possible exhaustion.
⚠ First caution bar.
13:24
- This is key.
- Up attempt fails.
- Delta negative (~ -60), yet price does not collapse immediately.
- Mixed auction.
- Looks like a failed continuation bar.
Possible UA trap flavor:
- upside auction unfinished / poor high feel.
- late buyers vulnerable.
Bias turns neutral.
13:25
- Nice response bar.
- Positive delta returns.
- Rotation lower rejected.
- Looks like responsive buyers regain control.
This repairs 13:24 weakness.
13:26 (important pivot)
- Huge positive delta +2420
- But price doesn't extend much.
- Strong sign of absorption into strength.
Classic:
- aggressive buyers buying,
- passive seller absorbing.
Often precursor to reversal.
This is where professionals get suspicious.
13:27
- Delta +3540 but red negative prints (-460) near highs.
- Another "effort vs result" mismatch.
Orderflow principle:
- Big effort.
- Poor upward result.
That usually means hidden supply.
Very likely buying climax behavior.
13:28
- Momentum fades.
- Negative delta (-20)
- Lower rotations start.
This often becomes failed auction confirmation.
At this point upside continuation odds dropping.
13:29
Very important bar.
- Delta around -680
- Yet price initially holds.
- Then heavy rejection begins.
- Looks like sellers gain initiative.
This is transition:
Responsive → Initiative sellers.
I would mark this as short trigger candidate.
13:30 (major event bar)
Huge bar.
- Massive negative delta -6380 / -6400
- Long liquidation cascade.
- Vertical auction lower.
- Potential selling climax.
This is not normal selling:
This is inventory flush.
Textbook:
- liquidation break
- trapped longs puking
- imbalance trend bar.
13:31
Interesting bar.
- More negative delta (-2920 / -3040)
- BUT price does not continue proportionally.
Huge clue:
absorption at lows.
Possible selling exhaustion.
I’d watch unfinished auction / poor low possibility here.
Potential reversal setup starts forming.
13:32
Very important response bar.
- Positive delta recovery (+1020)
- Buyers defend low.
- Rejection from lower prices.
- Looks like responsive buy after climax sell-off.
Classic "flush and rebound."
Bullish repair attempt.
Structure Summary
Sequence looks like:
1.22–1.25 → responsive buyers
1.26–1.28 → absorption at highs / exhaustion
1.29 → seller takeover
1.30 → liquidation break
1.31 → selling climax
1.32 → responsive bounce
Very textbook.
What likely after 1:33 onward?
Based only on this footprint, I’d expect one of two scenarios:
Higher probability (60-70%)
Dead-cat / short-cover bounce first
After huge liquidation:
- 1:33 likely bounce/repair higher
- test 640–645 zone
- maybe revisit trapped breakdown area
Why?
After climax bars markets usually rebalance.
Likely target:
- revisit breakdown origin near 643–646.
Lower probability (30-40%)
If 1:33 cannot reclaim 640 area:
- bounce fails
- another leg down toward 620/615 region.
That would be trend continuation.
Trigger:
If bounce shows positive delta but no price progress → sell again.
My read (professional orderflow terms)
Was 13:30 panic low likely tradable long?
Yes — textbook exhaustion reversal candidate.
Checklist:
✅ Initiative sell climax
✅ Extreme negative delta
✅ Poor downside continuation next bar
✅ Responsive buying at 13:32
✅ Possible seller trap
Very GOMI-style reversal setup.
If I were projecting 1:33
I’d expect:
- Bounce into 643–645
- Test whether sellers absorb there
- If absorbed → second leg down
- If accepted above 645 → reversal session low likely in.
Were textbook conditions met?
Yes:
- Buying absorption at highs
- Failed auction
- Effort vs result divergence
- Liquidation break
- Selling climax
- Responsive reversal
1) Aggressive GOMI Long Entry (Climactic Reversal Entry)
Entry zone: 13:31 late / 13:32 open
Around 623–627 area (green support zone low)
Why entry there?
Confluence:
- 13:30 massive liquidation (-6400 delta) = panic event
- 13:31 continuation fails to get much lower despite more negative delta (seller exhaustion)
- 13:32 responsive buyers step in (+delta recovery)
- Possible unfinished auction / poor low behavior
- Classic trapped seller reversal
This is the textbook “buy when forced sellers are done” setup.
Trigger I’d use:
- Enter when 13:32 starts accepting back above prior bar value (not at absolute low tick).
2) Stop Placement (Professional stop, not retail stop)
Stop below liquidation extreme
Below 13:30 washout low:
- Hard stop: below 619–620
- Safer structural stop: below 617
Why there?
If price revisits and accepts below panic low, the exhaustion thesis failed.
Do not use a tight stop inside 623–625 noise — you'll get shaken out.
3) Professional Exits (scale out)
Target 1 (Fast scalp exit)
634–636
- First opposing structure
- Prior response zone
- Covers risk quickly.
Take 30–50% off.
Target 2 (Main GOMI target)
643–645
This is the big one.
Why?
- Breakdown origin
- Trapped longs may exit there
- Likely absorption retest zone
- “Return to scene of crime”
This is the professional main target.
Stretch Target 3
649–650
Only if reclaim has acceptance.
Trade Map
Entry: 624–627
Stop: 619 (or 617 structural)
Targets:
- T1 = 635
- T2 = 644-645
- T3 = 649-650
Risk maybe 6-8 points
Reward 18-25+ points
Excellent R multiple.
What pros watch after entry
At 1:33 I’d ask:
Good sign (hold long)
If bounce shows:
- positive delta + price advancing
- stacked buy imbalances
- no fresh lower low
- bid absorption on pullbacks
Stay in.
Exit early if:
Bounce shows:
- positive delta but price stalls (absorption overhead)
- failure at 635
- renewed aggressive negative imbalances
Then I exit before target 2.
What I would mark as the actual GOMI trigger
Not 13:30 itself.
13:32 confirmation bar is the trigger.
That distinction matters:
- 13:30 = setup forming
- 13:31 = exhaustion evidence
- 13:32 = entry confirmation
That is cleaner GOMI.
Textbook label:
This was a:
Selling Climax → Seller Trap → Responsive Reversal Long
One of the best orderflow reversal patterns.
