😢Trading update: emotional liquidity added to the journal...

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🇺🇸 US officials said tariff agreements with China, the EU, Japan and South Korea remain intact despite a Supreme Court setback, even as the administration advances a planned 15% global tariff.

💰 Bitcoin fell 4.8% to about $64,300 amid renewed tariff jitters, while Ether dropped 5.2% in a broader crypto selloff.

💵 KKR & Co. has agreed to acquire a majority stake in XCL Education in a deal valuing the Southeast Asian school operator at about $1.3 billion, outbidding rivals for TPG’s holding.

👁️ Nvidia Corp. shares are up just 1.7% since Q4 versus the S&P 500 Index’s 3.3% gain, suggesting even strong earnings may struggle to reignite a stock stalled amid AI skepticism.

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📆 CALENDAR FOR TODAY - 23.02.2026

🇺🇸 FOMC Member Waller Speaks - 16:00 GMT+3;

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💶 EURUSD has once again rebounded from the upper trend line of the falling wedge. %R has moved out of the overbought zone, confirming the possibility of a decline.

🔽 We are considering selling EURUSD if it falls below 1.1810;
🎯 Target: 1.1755

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🥇 Gold is actively testing the upper trend line of the rising wedge, although the CCI has moved out of the overbought zone.

⤴️ A breakout above the upper trend line at 5170 and the nearest fractal will open the way to 5300 and further to 5440;
⤵️ A rebound and fall below 5120 will drop XAUUSD to 5040 and 4970.

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⏩️🅱️🅿️ℹ️🔽⏺️

💷 On the M30, GBPUSD broke through the uptrend and is falling. The lips crossed the jaw, and the MACD histogram indicates bearish dominance.

🔽 We are considering selling GBPUSD if it falls below 1.3485;
🎯 Target: 1.3440.

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⚡️Support and resistance

🟢 Support is a price level where the market tends to stop falling and bounce back up. This happens because buyers become active — either entering new long positions or covering shorts. It’s a zone where demand exceeds supply.

🔴 Resistance is the opposite — a level where price struggles to move higher. Sellers step in, taking profits or opening shorts. Supply overpowers demand, causing price to stall or reverse.

📝 These levels aren’t precise numbers — they’re zones, and the more times price reacts to them, the more significant they become. You’ll often see them near swing highs and lows, consolidation areas, or psychological round numbers.

🔥What makes S/R useful?
🟠 Easy to spot on any chart
🟠 Help define entry, stop loss, and take profit
🟠 Work well with patterns, indicators, and volume analysis
🟠 Form the backbone of price action trading

💸 Pro Tip (ICT Style):

🟢Don’t just look at who’s buying or selling—look at where smart money hunts liquidity. Support and resistance aren’t walls—they’re liquidity pools.

🧲 Professional traders track equal highs/lows and previous day/session highs & lows as magnets for stop raids.
That "support break" you're watching? Might just be a liquidity grab before a reversal.

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🔥 An AI “scare trade” wiped billions off tech stocks, sending International Business Machines Corp. to its biggest one-day drop in 25 years after a bearish report rattled investors.

🇨🇳 China blacklisted 20 Japanese defense firms, including units of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, imposing a full export ban and escalating regional trade tensions.

🇯🇵 Japan cautioned that new US tariffs must not erode last year’s trade pact, as both sides push ahead with a $550 billion investment framework.

🎬 Paramount Skydance Corp. raised its bid for Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. above its prior $30-a-share all-cash offer, intensifying a takeover battle for the Hollywood studio.

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📆 CALENDAR FOR TODAY - 24.02.2026

🇺🇸 CB Consumer Confidence – 18:00 GMT+3

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💴 USDJPY has once again reached the global trend line, although it has already crossed the upper Bollinger band. %R is also extremely overbought.

🔼 A break above 156.300 will open the way to 157.500 and further to 158.700;
🔽 A rebound will drop USDJPY to 154.600 and 154.200.

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💰 Bitcoin is at critical support, but short-term and long-term trends remain bearish. A minor correction is possible before further decline.

👇 Consolidation below 63,000 and the nearest fractal will drop BTCUSD;
🎯 Target: 60,000.

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🇨🇦 USDCAD is approaching the upper boundary of the ascending triangle, testing MA200. Bulls dominate the market, which makes further growth possible.

↗️ We are considering buying USDCAD if it rises above 1.3710;
🎯 Target: 1.3780.

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💸 Bill Lipschutz: From $12,000 to $2 Billion

🇺🇸 One of America's wealthiest forex traders, Bill Lipschutz, turned a $12,000 inheritance into a $2 billion fortune, showcasing the power of patience and discipline in trading.

📈 His remarkable career is built on risk management and avoiding over-leverage — which have helped him thrive in the highly competitive forex market.

Lipschutz's trading philosophy:
🟢 Day trading style using short-term trades, relying on technical and fundamental analysis.
🟢 Focus on risk management as the foundation for success.
🟢 Patience is crucial — avoid trading when market conditions are unclear.
🟢 Caution over excessive risk-taking for long-term profitability.

🧠 Lesson for Traders: Consistency and discipline, not excessive risk, are the keys to financial success.

Hit 👍 if you are inspired by the stories of successful traders!

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☄️ A record $112 billion gap between reported US and China cargo data points to widespread tariff evasion, as phantom importers and underpriced shipping schemes exploit steep duties and distort trade flows.

🛢 Rising US-Iran tensions could disrupt roughly 17–20 million barrels per day flowing through the Strait of Hormuz—about 25% of global seaborne oil—risking sharp price spikes.

💰 UBS Group AG now warns private credit default rates could climb to 15% in a worst-case scenario, up 2 percentage points from its forecast just weeks ago.

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📆 CALENDAR FOR TODAY - 25.02.2026

🇺🇸 Crude Oil Inventories – 18:30 GMT+3;

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🥈 Silver is at a critical resistance zone, although a break of structure has already occurred and the price is above MA200.

🔼 We are considering buying XAGUSD ONLY if it consolidates above 91.500;
🎯 Target: 97.500.

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👉🥇🇻🇦🛸👈XAUUSD ALERT!

🥇Gold is actively testing the upward trend and MA50, and a divergence has formed on the RSI.

🔽 We are considering selling XAUUSD in case of a break below the trend line at 5170;
🎯 Target 1: 5120;
🎯 Target 2: 5080.

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🈁 US30 broke through the upper boundary of the falling wedge on the H2, and Tenkan crossed Kijun. If the price breaks out of the cloud, a bullish scenario will begin.

⤴️ We are considering buying US30 only in the case of consolidation above 49400;
🎯 Target 1: 49600;
🎯 Target 2: 49850.

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😐 Well...Maybe its time to rest from the markets a bit?

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👁️ Nvidia Corp. shares fell as much as 1.5% despite a revenue forecast topping estimates, reflecting investor caution over a potentially overheated AI cycle.

🇪🇺 The EU estimates about €4.2 billion ($5 billion) of exports will face tariffs above the 15% cap set in the EU-US trade deal, raising duties on goods from cheese to chemicals under the new US policy.

🇩🇪 Deutsche Telekom AG forecast 2026 adjusted Ebitdaal of €47.4 billion, topping the €46.4 billion estimate as growth in Germany and the US lifts earnings outlook.

🪙 UBS Securities Asia Ltd. sees up to 20% upside for the MSCI China Index as reflation lifts pricing power, earnings growth and valuations.

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📆 CALENDAR FOR TODAY - 26.02.2026

🇺🇸 Unemployment Claims - 16:30 GMT+3;

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🆕 US100 continues to move sideways and has broken through the downward trend, actively testing MA200. Bullish sentiment is growing, and there is an imbalance at the top.

😛🤓😜Consider buying US100 when it consolidates above 25400;
🎯 Target: 25900.

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🛢 Brent seems to have started to correct, and the price is ready to cover the imbalances below. The lips have crossed the jaw, confirming the possibility of a decline.

⤵️ We are considering selling XBRUSD if it falls below 69.90;
🎯 Target 1: 68.30;
🎯 Target 2: 67.50.

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🔥TRADING STOCKS

↗️ #MICROSOFT has reached our previous target and is rebounding from the lower trend line after crossing the lower Bollinger Band. The RSI confirms oversold conditions.

🔼 We are considering buying #MICROSOFT if it rises above 405.00;
🎯 Target 1: 450.00;
🎯 Target 2: 468.00.

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🔓 Locked position in trading

👀 Many beginners, facing losses, reach for a so-called “lifeline” — the lock. They open a buy trade, the market drops — they open a sell. Now they think the drawdown is “frozen” and they can just wait it out safely.
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❓ What is a lock? It’s when a trader holds two opposing positions on the same instrument:

🟢 Bought EURUSD expecting it to rise.
🟠 Price fell — so they opened a sell.
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Now both trades are floating. The loss isn't closed — it's just postponed.
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🌪 Why a lock is a trap:
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🔢 The drawdown is still there. A lock doesn’t fix anything — it just pauses the pain. The loss still weighs on you — financially and mentally.
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🔢 Fees eat up your balance. Swaps, spreads, the cost of maintaining two positions — even in a flat market, your balance drops daily.
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🔢 Getting out is a guessing game. To exit a lock profitably, you have to perfectly predict the market’s next move.
But if you could do that — you wouldn’t be in a lock in the first place.
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The result?
➖ Loss remains open
➖ Capital is frozen
➖ Emotional pressure builds

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