14:29 Let me lay out these ten hours in order

05:00 Dropped to 4052.20, with 16.96 million contracts traded
06:00 It happened again, with a low of 4045.54 and volume nearly doubling to 33.69 million
Together, those two candles still couldn't break below 4045—I made a note of that
07:00 A candle with 78.44 million contracts, the largest of the whole session—I sat right up
But it only closed at 4063.24, with the upper wick reaching 4080.68 before fading
It was the 08:00 candle that actually drove the price up, to 4112.32
09:00 It pushed up again to 4133.48, gaining 1.7% over three hours
Then five candles all moved sideways between 4120 and 4138
Volume shrank from 56.89 million to 12.73 million, just one-sixth
$XAU Now at 4121.62, $19 below tonight's high
I won't force a direction; let's talk longs only after it breaks above 4140.6
If it breaks below 4120.60, I'll wait for that moving average at 4086.62
(Not investment advice; trade at your own risk)