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Analysis Week #1: NQ — A Bearish Week and the One Level I'm Watching

2026-07-19

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This article exists because of you. When the waitlist crossed 100 traders, I promised a full analysis breakdown for everyone on it — unlocked. Thank you for being here. This is the first Analysis Week: my actual read of the market for the week ahead, written the way I actually think through it.

One thing before the chart: this is my personal analysis — how I read my own charts with my own process. It’s education, not advice and not a signal.

The weekly profile — bearish

NQ daily chart with Goldbach levels, the Friday low at the 97/3 level, sell-side liquidity below, and a daily fair value gap above price

This is NQ on the daily. Building on the weekly profile, my read for this week is bearish.

The liquidity below

Look at the thick red lines under price: that’s sell-side liquidity, shown by the liquidity indicator I use — one of the most important tools on my chart (I’ll cover it properly in the course). That liquidity resting below is there for the taking, and it’s what gives this bearish week its draw.

The Goldbach path

Friday’s low is sitting at the 97/3 Goldbach level. From 3, there are three paths price can take: 59, 41, 17.

The one that matters to me is 17 — because 17 sits inside the daily fair value gap above price (the D-FVG box on the chart). That’s the PD array I’m interested in, and a daily fair value gap is a strong one.

My expectation for the week

Like the ICT concept — I wait for the touch. So my expectation, building on the weekly profile:

My plan

I’m waiting for price to get there. If it does, I’ll wait for confirmation on my lower timeframes — and maybe I’ll go short. Maybe. That word is the process. How I read the touch, what confirmation means to me, and how execution actually works — that’s what the course is for.

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— Salim

Everything on this site is educational content, not financial advice. Trading involves substantial risk. This is my personal analysis of my own charts — not a recommendation to take any trade.

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