Gold / Parabolic reversal · 8 Oct 2026
Gold: the breakout that became a trap
Gold broke higher before the rotation while the broader reading looked bullish. At 10:35, the move trapped back into the H8 inside candle. TC took the short against the earlier alignment and reviewed the shift rather than treating the breakout as confirmation.
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01 / CONTEXT
The earlier bullish picture was real. The question was whether the breakout could hold through the session rotation.
02 / DECISION
A sharp trap shift returned price into the H8 inside candle. The 10:35 short used the new evidence, with the Open Level as the planned destination.
03 / REVIEW
Explore the MTF processSee video trade reviewsThe chart shows the reversal developing, but its later indicator state is not a record of what every timeframe read at the entry. The lesson is to distinguish the pre-trap thesis from the decision after the trap.