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ETHUSD short — 17 Oct 2026 (hit target)
This short on ETHUSD entered at 2,400.4 and hit its target at 2,365 after 4.7 hours, closing at +1.48%.
| Asset | ETHUSD |
| Direction | short |
| Issued (UTC) | 2026-10-17 16:54 |
| Entry | 2,400.4 |
| Stop-loss | 2,434.5 |
| Take-profit 1 | 2,379.2 |
| Take-profit 2 (stretch) | 2,365 |
| Reward:risk at entry | 1.04 |
| Outcome | hit its target |
| Close price | 2,365 |
| Realized P&L | +1.48% |
| Time open | 4.7 hours |
What the model saw at issue time
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1. REGIME READ: Bearish but low-energy on 1h — mtf_alignment full_bearish 4/4 across all TFs, yet 1h ADX only 12.9 (chop zone though slope +2.4 strengthening), choppiness 43.4 (mid), ER-10 0.60 / ER-30 0.35, Hurst 0.39 mean-reverting, HMM calm hi-conf; price z -1.59, net moves negative 4h/12h/24h (-1.07%/-1.02%/-1.27%), sitting -5.3% below 5d high. 2. LEAN CHECK: short lean — every TF bear-aligned and fresh downside momentum, but 5m/15m RSI deeply oversold (28.8/19.9) and top-traders heavily long (pos ratio 1.68, acct 2.2) argue for bounce risk. 3. DIRECTIONAL THESIS: trend-aligned short — full_bearish 4/4 with ADX slope turning up and negative momentum across all horizons; macro risk-off supports (SPX -1.1%, VIX +21%, ETH ETF outflow $69.7M). 4. PRE-MORTEM: deep oversold on 5m/15m plus crowded top-trader longs could trigger a sharp mean-reversion bounce reclaiming 2420. 5. LEVEL PLACEMENT: entry 2400.45; stop above 2432 structural reclaim (beyond recent swing, ~1.3% = ~0.5x atr_4h-scaled range, reasonable); stop_loss 2434.5 (dist 34.05, 1.42%); take_profit_1 at 2365 (dist 35.45, R:R 1.04, within clamps, near 5d-low region reachable in 24h given avg 24h traversal 1.65%). 6. EXPECTATION: trend-aligned but oversold cuts both ways; p_tp1 44, p_sl 38, p_expire 18.
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