Passed — no trade

The trigger is a 30m close through the developing month POC ($63,916.5) by just $30 — a coin-flip close inside a chop zone where price has oscillated around $63,880–$64,100 all session, with the mPOC, daily VWAP ($63,957), day VAL ($63,888) and prior-day EQ ($63,899) all stacked at the same price; that is mid-value, not a directional rejection. With two consecutive losses on this book I need a stricter bar, and this fails it: no acceptance below (the prior 4H candle closed UP at $64,063), the 4H/daily tape is sideways rather than trending, and rising open interest with only mildly positive funding gives no corroboration for a short from the middle of the week's value area. Waiting for a reaction at wVAL/pwVAL ($63,304–$63,652) or wVAH/pwPOC ($64,338–$64,433) instead.