Into the open · Tuesday 10 November 2026 · ES
CPI liquidation from the top of Monday's value: the sellers are still here
The overnight balanced into the CPI release at the top of Monday's range, then liquidated lower on the number to 7509.00, a new overnight low made on the data. The open sits below Monday's value. The question now is whether Monday's extremes hold.
CPI CANDLE H 7596.75 | L 7534.75 | 50% 7565.75 | ETH POC 7579.00 | OPEN 7523.00
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