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An E-mini S&P 500 session opens at 5,650. Price immediately drops to 5,645, where it encounters a prior Naked POC. The tape shows 12,000 contracts transacting at 5,645 with negative delta, but price holds steady for 3 minutes. Price then rallies to 5,665 without returning to the low.
Where is the most technically defensive location for a stop-loss on this Open Test Drive setup?
- At the opening print of 5,650
- Just below the test low of 5,645
- Exactly 2 ticks below the current VWAP
- At the prior session's Value Area Low
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