Balanced Week – Waiting for Expansion Outside ValueMicro Gold FuturesCOMEX_MINI:MGC1!DWoodzIt’s been a slow week overall. We had expansion Monday, but since then price has been building value and consolidating. Even with yesterday’s State of the Union, there was little reaction — suggesting positioning is already set and the market is compressing. Currently price is rotating inside a 1H Fair Value Gap and sitting within a clear high-volume area. This is balance. I’m not interested in predicting direction inside value. What I’m watching: 🔹 Bearish Sweep Scenario If price sweeps liquidity to the downside and fills the Daily FVG, I’ll look for displacement and reclaim of value for a potential bullish expansion. 🔹 Bullish Break Scenario If price expands higher, I need to see a strong close above the Previous Daily High and acceptance above that level. From there, I’ll look for a pullback and continuation entry. Until we break outside of value and show acceptance, this is just rotation. Compression → Expansion. Waiting for the market to tip its hand.