Institutional gold short setup — Smart Money Concepts: 1H Break of Structure (bearish BOS = smart money has confirmed lower lows) + unmitigated bearish FVG on 15m (imbalance gap = institutional supply zone entry) + price in HTF premium zone. The 'BOS + FVG retracement entry' applied to the short side: price retraces UP into the bearish FVG, smart money distributes, trend continues down.
The edge — what this scanner is hunting
Pure ICT short: 1H bearish BOS + unmitigated bearish FVG. Smart Money has confirmed lower lows (bearish 1H Break of Structure); price retraces UP into an unmitigated 15m bear FVG (institutional supply zone) while sitting in the HTF premium/equilibrium zone. Smart money distributes, trend continues down.
How it fires
It fires when all of these line up:
Symbol equals XAUUSD
1H Break of Structure equals bearish
Unmitigated bearish FVG count above threshold
Higher-TF premium/discount zone is one of premium, equilibrium
Price in bear fvg 15m equals yes
When to take this trade
Horizon
Intraday
Scanner timeframe
1h
Confirm entry on
15m
Typical hold
2–8 hours
Max hold / time-stop
Session close
🔒 The trade plan is premium-only
The pages below are free and educational, but the actionable plan stays in the app:
Entry trigger — exact rule for confirming the setup
Stop placement — where the invalidation lives
Targets & trade management — TP1, TP2, trail, max hold
Analyst checklist — what to verify on the chart before you click
Vinny live levels — per-row entry / TP / SL prices computed from the actual symbol's ATR and structure
Forward-validation pending; treat as a structural setup filter, not a proven edge. Full breakdown in the premium app.
This screener identifies a technical setup on XAU/USD using ICT/SMC + indicator confluence. Gold is highly news-sensitive (Fed, geopolitics, USD strength). Past patterns do not guarantee future moves. CFD trading is leveraged and high-risk. This is information, not financial advice.