The Aussie Had a Wipeout Week — 0.7271 to 0.7139 in Two Days
News context: With commodity currency sentiment and broader dollar direction driving the market, AUDUSD remains a useful pair for tracking risk-sensitive flows.
This is what a textbook bearish Power of Three looks like when it runs without interruption. Thursday swept the BSL at 0.7271. Friday delivered the distribution phase — 0.7139 intraday low, close at 0.7150. That is an 832-pip drop from the manipulation high in under 48 hours. The Aussie did not fade. It fell off a cliff while waving at the retail traders still holding longs from the breakout.
The PO3 Print — All Three Legs Delivered
- Accumulation Zone — 0.7200 – 0.7249 — Tuesday to Wednesday consolidation
- Manipulation / BSL Sweep — 0.7271 — Thursday intraday high
- Distribution (active) — 0.7150 close today — 832 pips from the sweep high
This is as clean as it gets. The pair accumulated below 0.7250 for two days, swept the buy-side at 0.7271, then reversed and delivered the entire distribution leg in two sessions. The weekly close at 0.7150 confirms the bearish structure.
Daily Structure — Two Brutal Sessions
Thursday: swept 0.7271, closed 0.7258. Yesterday: opened at 0.7261, reached 0.7264 high, then dropped to 0.7216 low, closed 0.7220. Today: opened 0.7222, hit 0.7223 high, dropped to 0.7139 — the weekly SSL — and closed 0.7150. The Sunday gap and Monday candle will determine if 0.7139 was the SSL target or just a waypoint.
The daily bearish OB sits at 0.7220 to 0.7271. Any bounce into that zone early next week is the short re-entry. The next SSL pool below sits at 0.7101 — the five-week low.
Key Levels
| Level | Price | Type | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daily Bearish OB | 0.7220 – 0.7271 | Resistance | Short re-entry zone next week |
| Today Close | 0.7150 | Reference | Friday distribution close |
| Today Low / Weekly SSL | 0.7139 | Support swept | Sell-side touched — watch reaction |
| Next SSL Target | 0.7101 | Target | 5-week low — next liquidity pool |
| Extended Target | 0.7050 – 0.7000 | Extended | Below weekly range |
Trade Setup
- Bias — Bearish
- Short Re-entry Zone — 0.7220 – 0.7271 (bearish OB)
- Target 1 — 0.7101 (5-week SSL)
- Target 2 — 0.7050
- Stop — Above 0.7275
- Friday Note — The 0.7139 SSL was hit. End-of-week short covering can produce a bounce to 0.7180 to 0.7220 on Monday open. That bounce is the short entry — do not chase below 0.7140 into the weekend.
The Bottom Line
AUDUSD completed the most visually clean PO3 of the week. The BSL sweep at 0.7271 was Thursday. The distribution delivered 832 pips to 0.7139 by Friday close. Next week, any bounce to the bearish OB at 0.7220 to 0.7271 is a short. Target is 0.7101 then 0.7050. The structure is clean. Stay bearish until price gives you a reason not to be.
The Aussie breakout buyers got handed 832 pips of education in two trading sessions. The market is an expensive teacher and never issues refunds.
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