Buyers Defend Lip ShelfE-mini Nasdaq-100 FuturesCME_MINI:NQ1!Sidgate7/20 Hinge #3 Lip shelf = 28966 - 28967 08.45 15m bar low = 28961 08.45 reclaim = 29017 + volume Buyers strongly defended this as value. Buyers lifted value two consecutive days - 7/20 & 7/21. Then a macro-shock day - Iran bombing. Today buyers strongly defend 7/20 lip shelf 28966 - 967. Trade the Sequence IF sweep THEN reclaim IF reclaim THEN hinge IF hinge THEN break IF break THEN trade setup is valid Entries: lip, lip shelf, apex shelf High-quality = sweep of microbalance, reclaim, compression & break A valid Scenario-1 (S-1) BTO must sweep sell-side between 09.30.00 & 09.45.00. A sell-side sweep 09.45.01 & after = S-2 BTO Bears flip the script.