Short thesis

Structure: the settled previous-month VAH at $77,682 (Tier-1 level) stacked with the developing week VAH $77,777 and the developing week high $77,873 — a stop-rich cluster of prior-period value edges. Trigger: the 2026-09-14 06:00 UTC 30m candle, shown CLOSED in TRIGGER FACTS, wicked to $77,873.1 (through pmVAH, wVAH and the week high) and closed back below all three at $77,501.7 — a sweep-reclaim/SFP rejection of the higher-tier pmVAH, not a wick alone. Corroboration is separate from the trigger: the settled weekly candle closed down at $76,748.8 after failing $80,417 (weekly structure lower-high), price is capped under the 4H window VAH $78,400, funding is positive (+0.010%) with Greed at 57 so late longs are the crowded side, and 4H open interest is in a strong downtrend into this high — no fresh long fuel behind the poke. Entry at $77,479 just under the reclaimed edge; stop $77,950 sits beyond the whole sweep wick ($77,873) with buffer, off the obvious liquidity spot. T1 $77,139.5 = pwPOC, the nearest meaningful HTF structure; T2 $76,481 = pwVAL, the main objective; T3 $75,907.5 = pwL/month low extension. R:R to T2 is (77,479−76,481)/(77,950−77,479) = 998/471 ≈ 2.1:1, clearing the floor. T1 fraction is 0.30 because this is a counter-move against a still-firm month value area with a nearby minor T1 and my confidence in reaching pwVAL in one leg is moderate.