Passed — no trade

The gate fired on a 5-minute close above the developing VAH ($78,149), but a 5m close is never a valid trigger on this book — the only closed 15m candle (23:45 UTC) closed DOWN and BELOW the dVAH at $78,136.7, so structurally there is no confirming 15m close through or rejecting the level. Beyond that, the location is dead centre of a $120-wide developing value area (dPOC $78,132.5 / VWAP $78,130.6 / D-Open $78,136.7 all stacked at price) — this is POC chop, a 50/50 coin-flip the method explicitly says not to trade — with a fresh new-day profile of only 9 BTC volume and flat 5m delta (-13.2 BTC): a poor reaction with no participation. Missing: the 15m trigger and any meaningful level separation for R:R.