Real historical case study

Real USD/CAD price swings and liquidity sweeps, 2020-06-01 → 2023-06-30 -- the same window as Market Terminal. Journal and Alert Rules are Core tools too, mentioned here rather than mocked up since they're less visual: a running trade log per market, and rules that notify you when a market enters a reducing campaign. See plans →

Historical study · Not current market data

Every price swing since a market's COT history began, next to the report snapshot at that swing's start and end. Raw data to scan yourself -- a pooled test of "does extreme positioning at a swing's start predict its direction" across all 42 tracked markets came back at ~52-53% vs a 50% coinflip, with no clean pattern across markets. Descriptive, not a forecast.

Total swings7
Drops3 · avg 4.32%
Rises4 · avg 7.05%
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#DirStart → EndStart pxEnd px% moveWeeksMM Net startMM Net endMM Long% startMM Long% endComm Net startComm Net endComm Long% startComm Long% end
83RISE2021-06-02 → 2021-08-201.20371.2847+6.73%11+48,772+2,66070.6%36.7%-82,481-14,64235.4%39.6%
84DROP2021-08-20 → 2021-10-201.28471.2316-4.13%9+2,660-10,92436.7%31.9%-14,642-7,83739.6%30.8%
85RISE2021-10-20 → 2022-05-121.23161.3075+6.17%29-10,924-5,40731.9%30.5%-7,837+2,93930.8%31.9%
86DROP2022-05-12 → 2022-06-071.30751.2529-4.18%4-5,407-1,06230.5%31.0%+2,939-13,40131.9%31.4%
87RISE2022-06-07 → 2022-10-141.25291.3892+10.88%18-1,062-25,67231.0%25.6%-13,401+27,36631.4%33.1%
88DROP2022-10-14 → 2022-11-111.38921.3246-4.65%4-25,672-18,46425.6%31.2%+27,366+17,93033.1%32.1%
89RISE2022-11-11 → 2023-03-101.32461.3832+4.43%17-18,464-29,20231.2%49.0%+17,930+39,46932.1%44.1%

Every time a market makes a fresh 20-day high or low ("sweeping" the liquidity resting at the prior extreme), next to what happened in the following 10 trading days. Validated at real scale across all 42 tracked markets: sweeps reverse ~71.8% of the time vs ~45.6% for an ordinary touch. But a random-level control showed the same ~70.7% rate -- this is general price action, not a COT positioning signal. No zone, no campaign, no participant data feeds this page. Descriptive, not a forecast.

Sweeps found205
Reversal rate48.8% (n=205)
Pooled baseline71.8%
DateDirectionSwept levelSweep priceOutcome (10d)
2023-06-27Low swept1.31351.3115Reversed
2023-06-26Low swept1.31411.3135Reversed
2023-06-22Low swept1.31541.3141Reversed
2023-06-21Low swept1.31781.3154Continued
2023-06-16Low swept1.32081.3178Reversed
2023-06-15Low swept1.32471.3208Continued
2023-06-07Low swept1.33421.3247Reversed
2023-05-08Low swept1.33341.3323Reversed
2023-04-28High swept1.36431.3658Reversed
2023-04-13Low swept1.34101.3334Reversed
2023-04-03Low swept1.35151.3410Continued
2023-03-30Low swept1.35561.3515Continued
2023-03-10High swept1.38381.3862Reversed
2023-03-09High swept1.38151.3838Continued
2023-03-08High swept1.37641.3815Continued
2023-03-07High swept1.36651.3764Continued
2023-02-24High swept1.35801.3665Reversed
2023-02-23High swept1.35681.3580Continued
2023-02-22High swept1.35481.3568Continued
2023-02-21High swept1.35361.3548Continued
2023-02-17High swept1.34791.3536Continued
2023-02-01Low swept1.32991.3277Reversed
2023-01-31Low swept1.33041.3299Continued
2023-01-27Low swept1.33281.3304Reversed
2023-01-13Low swept1.33511.3328Reversed
2023-01-12Low swept1.33661.3351Reversed
2023-01-09Low swept1.34331.3366Continued
2023-01-06Low swept1.34771.3433Continued
2022-12-16High swept1.37001.3705Reversed
2022-12-07High swept1.36751.3700Reversed
2022-12-06High swept1.36441.3675Continued
2022-11-16Low swept1.32461.3226Reversed
2022-11-11Low swept1.33191.3246Reversed
2022-11-10Low swept1.33971.3319Continued
2022-11-08Low swept1.34731.3397Reversed
2022-11-04Low swept1.35171.3473Continued
2022-10-13High swept1.38491.3952Reversed
2022-10-11High swept1.38191.3849Reversed
2022-09-30High swept1.38041.3819Reversed
2022-09-26High swept1.36111.3804Continued
2022-09-23High swept1.35241.3611Continued
2022-09-22High swept1.34641.3524Continued
2022-09-21High swept1.33441.3464Continued
2022-09-20High swept1.33431.3344Continued
2022-09-19High swept1.33091.3343Continued
2022-09-16High swept1.32421.3309Continued
2022-09-15High swept1.32131.3242Continued
2022-09-01High swept1.31441.3213Reversed
2022-08-31High swept1.31131.3144Continued
2022-08-30High swept1.30801.3113Continued
2022-08-29High swept1.30681.3080Continued
2022-08-23High swept1.30651.3068Reversed
2022-08-22High swept1.30121.3065Reversed
2022-08-19High swept1.29771.3012Continued
2022-08-11Low swept1.27631.2739Reversed
2022-08-10Low swept1.28011.2763Continued
2022-08-01Low swept1.28111.2801Reversed
2022-07-29Low swept1.28111.2811Reversed
2022-07-28Low swept1.28251.2811Continued
2022-07-26Low swept1.28291.2825Reversed
2022-07-14High swept1.30831.3221Reversed
2022-07-05High swept1.30711.3083Reversed
2022-06-17High swept1.29871.3071Reversed
2022-06-15High swept1.29371.2987Reversed
2022-06-14High swept1.28991.2937Continued
2022-06-08Low swept1.25241.2519Reversed
2022-06-07Low swept1.25361.2524Reversed
2022-06-06Low swept1.25531.2536Continued
2022-06-03Low swept1.25661.2553Reversed
2022-06-02Low swept1.26061.2566Continued
2022-06-01Low swept1.26321.2606Continued
2022-05-31Low swept1.27201.2632Continued
2022-05-27Low swept1.27301.2720Continued
2022-05-12High swept1.30251.3075Reversed
2022-05-10High swept1.29881.3025Reversed
2022-05-09High swept1.29071.2988Continued
2022-05-02High swept1.28751.2907Reversed
2022-04-28High swept1.28341.2875Continued
2022-04-27High swept1.28011.2834Continued
2022-04-26High swept1.27671.2801Continued
2022-04-25High swept1.27231.2767Continued
2022-04-22High swept1.26721.2723Continued
2022-03-30Low swept1.24721.2432Reversed
2022-03-25Low swept1.25091.2472Reversed
2022-03-24Low swept1.25581.2509Continued
2022-03-23Low swept1.25711.2558Continued
2022-03-21Low swept1.25871.2571Continued
2022-03-08High swept1.28791.2902Reversed
2022-03-03Low swept1.26291.2587Reversed
2022-03-02Low swept1.26531.2629Reversed
2022-03-01Low swept1.26571.2653Continued
2022-02-28Low swept1.26581.2657Reversed
2022-02-24High swept1.27901.2879Reversed
2022-01-13Low swept1.25001.2460Reversed
2022-01-12Low swept1.25711.2500Continued
2022-01-11Low swept1.26221.2571Continued
2022-01-10Low swept1.26341.2622Continued
2022-01-07Low swept1.26401.2634Reversed
2021-12-20High swept1.29221.2947Reversed
2021-12-15High swept1.28561.2922Reversed
2021-12-03High swept1.28391.2856Reversed
2021-12-02High swept1.28381.2839Continued
2021-11-30High swept1.28001.2838Continued
2021-11-26High swept1.27461.2800Continued
2021-11-23High swept1.27061.2746Reversed
2021-11-22High swept1.26631.2706Continued
2021-11-19High swept1.26481.2663Continued
2021-11-18High swept1.26241.2648Continued
2021-11-17High swept1.25871.2624Continued
2021-11-11High swept1.24971.2587Continued
2021-11-10High swept1.24811.2497Continued
2021-10-21Low swept1.23111.2299Reversed
2021-10-20Low swept1.23181.2311Reversed
2021-10-19Low swept1.23481.2318Continued
2021-10-15Low swept1.23681.2348Reversed
2021-10-14Low swept1.24351.2368Continued
2021-10-13Low swept1.24591.2435Continued
2021-10-08Low swept1.25451.2459Continued
2021-10-07Low swept1.25491.2545Continued
2021-09-03Low swept1.24981.2495Reversed
2021-08-20High swept1.28321.2949Reversed
2021-08-19High swept1.26651.2832Continued
2021-07-19High swept1.26081.2765Reversed
2021-07-15High swept1.25881.2608Continued
2021-07-08High swept1.25121.2588Reversed
2021-07-07High swept1.24911.2512Continued
2021-07-06High swept1.24841.2491Reversed
2021-06-21High swept1.24731.2484Reversed
2021-06-18High swept1.23671.2473Reversed
2021-06-17High swept1.22791.2367Continued
2021-06-16High swept1.21951.2279Continued
2021-06-15High swept1.21781.2195Continued
2021-06-11High swept1.21741.2178Reversed
2021-06-01Low swept1.20281.2008Reversed
2021-05-21Low swept1.20321.2028Reversed
2021-05-18Low swept1.20571.2032Reversed
2021-05-12Low swept1.20891.2057Reversed
2021-05-11Low swept1.20901.2089Reversed
2021-05-10Low swept1.21401.2090Continued
2021-05-07Low swept1.21821.2140Continued
2021-05-06Low swept1.22511.2182Continued
2021-05-05Low swept1.22681.2251Continued
2021-05-03Low swept1.22741.2268Reversed
2021-04-30Low swept1.22801.2274Continued
2021-04-29Low swept1.23151.2280Continued
2021-04-28Low swept1.23921.2315Continued
2021-04-26Low swept1.24641.2392Continued
2021-04-23Low swept1.24741.2464Continued
2021-03-18Low swept1.24011.2392Reversed
2021-03-17Low swept1.24421.2401Reversed
2021-03-15Low swept1.24631.2442Reversed
2021-03-12Low swept1.24671.2463Reversed
2021-02-25Low swept1.25041.2467Reversed
2021-02-24Low swept1.25771.2504Continued
2021-02-23Low swept1.25801.2577Continued
2021-02-22Low swept1.25941.2580Continued
2021-01-29High swept1.28401.2869Reversed
2021-01-28High swept1.28321.2840Reversed
2021-01-21Low swept1.26231.2590Reversed
2021-01-20Low swept1.26291.2623Continued
2021-01-06Low swept1.26651.2629Reversed
2021-01-05Low swept1.26731.2665Reversed
2021-01-04Low swept1.26911.2673Continued
2020-12-17Low swept1.27021.2691Reversed
2020-12-16Low swept1.27071.2702Reversed
2020-12-10Low swept1.27681.2707Reversed
2020-12-08Low swept1.27721.2768Reversed
2020-12-04Low swept1.28521.2772Continued
2020-12-03Low swept1.29101.2852Continued
2020-12-02Low swept1.29221.2910Continued
2020-11-30Low swept1.29341.2922Reversed
2020-11-09Low swept1.30271.2934Reversed
2020-11-06Low swept1.30381.3027Continued
2020-11-05Low swept1.30891.3038Continued
2020-10-29High swept1.33331.3389Reversed
2020-10-21Low swept1.31161.3089Reversed
2020-10-12Low swept1.31301.3116Reversed
2020-10-09Low swept1.31381.3130Continued
2020-09-30High swept1.34151.3418Reversed
2020-09-24High swept1.33781.3415Reversed
2020-09-23High swept1.33191.3378Continued
2020-09-22High swept1.33171.3319Continued
2020-09-21High swept1.32591.3317Continued
2020-09-01Low swept1.30201.2994Reversed
2020-08-31Low swept1.30471.3020Reversed
2020-08-28Low swept1.31011.3047Continued
2020-08-27Low swept1.31311.3101Continued
2020-08-26Low swept1.31331.3131Continued
2020-08-19Low swept1.31651.3133Reversed
2020-08-18Low swept1.31961.3165Continued
2020-08-17Low swept1.32001.3196Continued
2020-08-13Low swept1.32311.3200Reversed
2020-08-12Low swept1.32401.3231Continued
2020-08-05Low swept1.33331.3240Reversed
2020-07-28Low swept1.33561.3333Reversed
2020-07-23Low swept1.34081.3356Reversed
2020-07-22Low swept1.34361.3408Continued
2020-07-21Low swept1.34811.3436Continued
2020-06-10Low swept1.33561.3315Reversed
2020-06-08Low swept1.33911.3356Reversed
2020-06-05Low swept1.34671.3391Continued
2020-06-04Low swept1.34781.3467Continued
2020-06-03Low swept1.34831.3478Reversed
2020-06-02Low swept1.35581.3483Continued
2020-06-01Low swept1.37151.3558Continued