XAUUSD Short Based on a Fakeout + Rejection + Retrace Strategy

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💡 Strategy Flow

I'm seeing:
1. Fakeout – Price broke above resistance (3349–3350) and wicked into 3368–3372.

2. Rejection – Price quickly fell back below the resistance zone (classic bull trap).

3. Retrace to resistance – Price has now returned to the 3349–3350 zone, which is likely acting as new resistance again.

✅ Current price is sitting at the retrace area, after the initial rejection.

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🔮 What should happen next?

According to this strategy, the next expected move is:
🔻 Rejection from resistance ➝ Bearish continuation

In detail:
> Price should fail to break resistance again.
> Sellers should step in around this level.
> If valid, price should drop, targeting:

🔹 Conservative TP: 3280

🔹 Aggressive TP: 3241.5

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🎯 Entry Setup

Type Entry Stop Loss Take Profit Risk-Reward

Conservative 3349.0 3376.5 3280.0 ~1:1.6
Aggressive 3339.5 3378.5 3241.5 ~1:2.5


📍 Entry can be confirmed with bearish rejection candle on the resistance retest.

📈 Targeting previous swing low and major support zone around 3246–3247.

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Symbol:
$BYBIT:XAUTSDT.P XAUUSD

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🧠 Strategy Logic:

This is a Smart Money-style trap play, where liquidity is swept above a well-known resistance, then price rejects and retraces back for a high-probability entry.

This fakeout–retest–drop sequence is deadly when aligned with market structure and zones like this.

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