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Auto-derived from CL session history · updated nightly
On Mondays, Normal Variation sessions are the most common at 35.1%. Watch for a moderate range expansion past IB but capped at 2× IB.
IB breaks 98.4% of the time — only 1.6% of sessions stay range-bound. Both sides break 33.7% (Neutral days).
Average session range is 1.6 pts. The 1-σ band runs 0.4932 → 2.8 — anything outside is an outlier day.
Gap up days test prior session high 58.9% of the time. Gap down days test prior low 57.5%.
When the IB VPOC sits in the upper half, IB high breaks 69.1% of the time. Lower half: IB low breaks 68.0% of the time.
50.7% of sessions close green. Average signed move is -0.06%, with a typical absolute move of ±1.79%.
88.7% of RTH sessions break either the overnight high or low. The OVN high is tested 52.9% of the time, OVN low 48.9%.
4 of the last 5 sessions closed green, with a cumulative +1.56% move. Momentum favors continuation longs into the next session.
Last 10 sessions · how each day actually played out
How wide a typical day is, end to end
The first hour's high-to-low spread
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