The market has already conditioned everyone into being masochists and Stockholm syndrome sufferers.

Damn, it's been in a broad range consolidation from last October to December,

tricking people around 94.

Every so often it rallies a few thousand points, breaking through a round number, then "bullish! bullish!"

Then a few days later, techflow hits.

"All over the net, so many liquidations, longs and shorts getting crushed."

We've reached the point where we have to be grateful to the dog brokers just for a few thousand points rise.

But three times hitting the resistance level, on a daily chart structure, it's looking like a breakout is coming.

I'll only go long when it breaks above 94, pulls back, and holds steady.

If it breaks, enter the 3-day FVG, aiming for a violent surge to 99,500—this was mentioned before too.

But when analyzing the structure, always consider the time frame. Three 3-day highs against one daily high—before the breakout, be cautious of liquidity harvesting. If it breaks below 90,000, consider a pullback to 87,000 or even a poke down. Another possibility is a breakdown, in which case the long-term structure in the broad range is invalidated, and we just wait for the next opportunity.

If you're feeling restless, take small 'ant' positions on the 15-minute or 5-minute chart, trade the structure and exit quickly. Avoid risking too much on short-term futures trades—just aim for the ball-drop zone, never be greedy. Set your take-profit and stop-loss, and don’t touch them. The breakout structure gives you that rocket-like push—don’t burn your capital during consolidation, saving fuel for the real move.

For judging this kind of ranging market, I find SMC very effective. Indicators tend to lag and trick you. If you're interested, I'll share some basic SMC strategies later 😆

There's still good structure to work with. When will we see another opportunity like the one in late November, when I turned 100 dollars into 800 dollars in Macau? TAT