GBP/CAD — Long After Sell Exhaustion, V-Recovery at DemandGBP/CADOANDA:GBPCADQuantum-AlgoGBPCAD Context: GBP/CAD sold off hard from 1.8600 to 1.8310 after a Sell signal fired at the top. That signal delivered its full move — over 290 pips to the downside. Now the selling is done. Price printed a sharp V-recovery from the lows and a Buy signal has fired at 1.8468 as the reversal confirms. Why this setup works — three confluences: Sell signal fully exhausted — the previous Sell delivered its entire move from 1.8600 down to 1.8310. When a directional signal runs to completion and a counter-signal fires at the opposite extreme, it's one of the highest probability reversal setups. The sellers have taken their profit — now the buyers are stepping in V-recovery structure — the bounce from 1.8310 was impulsive — clean bullish candles with full bodies and minimal wicks. That's not a weak dead-cat bounce. That's aggressive buying. When the recovery from a low is more impulsive than the sell-off into it, power has shifted Mid-range reclaim — price has pushed back above 1.8468, reclaiming the consolidation zone where the Sell signal originally trapped shorts. The buyers who were trapped during the sell-off are now being rescued — and their breakeven exits create a floor of support at this level A Buy signal fired at 1.84680. We took it. Trade management: Entry: 1.84680 Stop Loss: 1.83948 — below the recovery structure TP1: 1.85200 — mid-range resistance, 50% off, stop to breakeven TP2: 1.85856 — upper range target for 100% exit R:R: ~1:0.7 to TP1, ~1:1.6 to TP2. Tight stop with strong upside on the full target. Invalidation: Close below 1.83948 — the recovery fails and sellers resume control. The lesson: The transition between a completed Sell and a new Buy is where the edge lives. Most traders see a Sell signal and stay bearish even after it's played out. They short the bounce, fight the reversal, and get squeezed. The disciplined approach: recognize when a signal has delivered its move, wait for the counter-signal, and trade with the new direction. Don't marry a bias — marry the structure. Signal fired. We took it. Update coming.