Weekend News 26Jan


This week's auction resulted in a
balance phase in the upper Jan cluster (95.00s-97.00s)
following the multi-week directional phase higher.

The market rallied toward the weekly
1st standard deviation high level, 97.11s,
which we alerted our weekly subscribers to
last week (here). This area offered
the most asymmetric & efficient reward potential
of the week, resulting in an approximately
$2 inventory adjustment lower on Wed.


The market is now in a balance phase,
(95s-97s), awaiting the next directional catalyst. 

IF buyside fails at 95s, probability favors
price discovery into Jan lower cluster,
(92.50s-94.50s), (here). Conversely, IF buyside
defends 95s, probability favors challenge of 97s
and possible continuation of upside
directional phase.

Balance begets imbalance....

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