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A visible range profile for an ES session shows the following volume distribution: heaviest volume at 5,310 to 5,320 (POC 5,315), moderate volume from 5,320 to 5,332, then very thin volume from 5,332 to 5,350, then a second moderate cluster at 5,350 to 5,365.
What is the most structurally significant price zone for a pullback from 5,360, and why?
- 5,315 (the POC) — price always returns to the session POC first on any pullback regardless of intervening structure
- 5,332 to 5,350 (the LVN) — this thin zone offers little resistance and price is likely to traverse it quickly, with 5,320 to 5,332 (the moderate volume zone below) being the first area of meaningful structural support
- 5,365 (the top of the upper cluster) — the extreme of the upper distribution is always the primary reference
- 5,320 (lower edge of the POC zone) — the POC zone's lower boundary automatically becomes support on all pullbacks
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