This is the highest-conviction PM setup and the WITH-TREND trade given 86.5% PM UP bias. Zone 8 (EdgeLow 24074.00, CoreLow 24078.00, ZoneMid 24082.75, CoreHigh 24085.75, EdgeHigh 24091.50 — 5-star ACCEPTED, ZoneScore 19,193.67, ABSORB/AUCTION/IMBALANCE/NODE/PROFILE/REGIME/SWEEP/TRAP) sits in perfect confluence with the prior RTH VAL (24099.50) just 8 pts above the zone EdgeHigh. Zone 8 carries MaxAbsDeltaAtPrice + Bar POC + MaxAskVolumeNode + MaxBidVolumeNode + Vol/Range/Delta spike + SweepAbove+ReclaimBelow SESSION_LOW + SweepBelow+ReclaimAbove SESSION_HIGH — all families present, last seen 20260401 (active yesterday). The prior RTH VAL at 24099.50 is the key PM trigger level: acceptance above it converts yesterday's value area low into support, opening the path to yesterday's POC (24195) and VAH (24268). Current reference price 24094.5 is 5 pts below prior VAL — price is right at this boundary. PM session dynamics: H12 UP + IB ext UP → 86.5% PM UP (session_dynamics_brief Tier 2 Solid Signal). AM pattern match: 'ON down + AM tested ONL → PM UP 88%' (n=8) — today's AM action perfectly fits this template. LONG (with-trend): 3rd approach from ABOVE into Zone 8 from above = selling into support from above = correct 3-touch direction for a LONG. Any PM pullback into 24078-24099 where price shows absorption from above constitutes the setup trigger. Zone 8 was last tested on the way up through the AM recovery — a PM dip into this zone represents the 3rd+ test of this demand cluster. Fire on: DownBar+PosDelta reversal bar at/within Zone 8 core (24078-24085.75), closing back above 24082; stacked bid imbalances (3+) on footprint at bid within the zone; CVD must diverge (price dipping into zone but CVD holding flat or upticking — positive divergence); 5-min close back above 24091.50 (Zone 8 EdgeHigh) = trigger confirmation. Best entry is on a PM dip from above where price wicks into the zone then closes back above 24091. Prior RTH VAL acceptance (5-min close above 24099.50 with positive delta) = bonus confirmation. Stand aside if price gaps below Zone 8 EdgeLow (24074) and delta is negative and expanding — indicates buyers are not holding the zone and prior RTH Low (24043.25) becomes the next test.

COUNTERTREND vs PM UP bias — 50% position size, strict confirmation required. The 24135-24158 band combines three independent structural resistance signals: (1) Zone 9 (EdgeLow 24130.00, CoreLow 24135.00, ZoneMid 24140.00, CoreHigh 24143.75, EdgeHigh 24149.75 — 5-star ACCEPTED, ZoneScore 16,792.01, UP Expansion; ABSORB/AUCTION/IMBALANCE/NODE/REGIME/SWEEP; Bar POC + MaxAbsDeltaAtPrice + MaxAskVolumeNode + MaxBidVolumeNode + ImbRatio=8.00 + VolPct=0.023/0.024; last seen 20260401 — active yesterday; SweepBelow+ReclaimAbove SESSION_HIGH confirms this acted as resistance to a sweep yesterday); (2) Prior Session Control Shift — Buyers Lost at 24157.5 (Moderate strength per regime data) — the exact price where buyers LOST CONTROL in yesterday's session; any PM rally back to this level retests the point of institutional seller dominance; (3) ShiftZone_SellersToBuyers at 24158.25 (from today's delta cluster data) — the intraday level where sellers first converted to buyers during the AM recovery; this flip level is a pivot between buying and selling intent. SHORT (countertrend, 3-touch from below into 24135-24158): price approaching from below = rallying into resistance = correct 3-touch short direction. Zone 9 + control shift levels represent the last major resistance cluster before the prior RTH POC (24195) and yesterday's value area. Fire on: UpBar+NegDelta rejection bar closing back below 24135 (Zone 9 CoreLow); stacked ask imbalances (3+) on footprint at ask within 24135-24158; CVD must diverge — price testing zone top but CVD rolling over or making session-relative lower high; 5-min close below 24135 after rejection = trigger confirmation. Do NOT enter within 5 min of any PM news release. Do not chase if price has already cleared 24158 with two consecutive 5-min closes above — buyers have absorbed the zone; stand aside. Countertrend confirmation threshold is higher: require BOTH UpBar+NegDelta AND stacked asks (3+) AND CVD divergence simultaneously. 50% standard size only.

High-confidence PM extension setup — only activates if PM continues strongly upward from current price (24094.5 → 24276-24325 = 182-231 pts additional move). Zone 10 (EdgeLow 24254.25, CoreLow 24276.75, ZoneMid 24295.00, CoreHigh 24312.25, EdgeHigh 24336.00 — 5-star ACCEPTED, ZoneScore 185,072.91 — HIGHEST ZONESCORE IN THE ENTIRE BATTLEMAP, UP Extreme; ABSORB/AUCTION/FLIP/IMBALANCE/NODE/PROFILE/REGIME/SWEEP/TRAP — all families present; MaxBidVolumeNode + Bar POC + MaxAbsDeltaAtPrice + MaxAskVolumeNode + ImbRatio=3.00 + SweepAbove+ReclaimBelow SESSION_LOW + NewLow+PosDelta + Vol/Range/Delta spike; last seen 20260401 — the prior session's HIGH cluster). Key Levels #1/2/3 (24300.00 strength 928.77, 24305.00 strength 892.36, 24325.00 strength 829.66 — top 3 structural levels by absolute strength across 7-8 days each; AUCTION/IMBALANCE/NODE/PROFILE/REGIME/SWEEP with DELTA_POC + SESSION_POC + SWEEP_RECLAIM; ImbRatio=10.67 through 20.50 — extreme absorption at these specific prices) sit directly within the Zone 10 core. The prior session WTD_High (24348.25) sits 23 pts above Zone 10 EdgeHigh — if price reaches Zone 10, it is approaching the prior day's all-time-week high. This zone represents the LAST major institutional supply cluster before uncharted territory for the week. SHORT (with-trend in the broader bearish structure; 3rd touch from below into Zone 10 from below = rallying into extreme supply = correct 3-touch short direction): Price tested Zone 10 from above during yesterday's session high formation and was rejected to produce the overnight selloff. Any PM rally back to 24276-24325 from below represents a second test of yesterday's high-volume distribution cluster. Zone 10 carries the FLIP tag — it has acted as both demand and supply; approaching from below makes it supply. CVD context: sellers accelerated in 4 of the last 5 sessions (cumulative -10,413); any rally toward Zone 10 will face the same institutional supply that produced the 580-pt overnight selloff. MaxPosDelta today was 24289.00 (213 contracts) — sits exactly in the Zone 10 core (24276.75-24312.25), confirming that even today's strongest buying occurred inside the zone. MaxNegDelta was 24212.00 (-123 contracts) just below Zone 10 base. BuyersToSellers shift zone at 24176 — the last floor before Zone 10 supply begins. Fire on: UpBar+NegDelta rejection bar closing below 24276.75 (Zone 10 CoreLow); stacked ask imbalances (3+) at ask on footprint within 24276-24325; CVD must diverge sharply — price testing Zone 10 but delta going deeply negative; 5-min close below 24276.75 after test = trigger confirmation. Bonus confirmation: if WTD_High (24348.25) is swept (price spikes to 24348-24365) and then drops back below Zone 10 EdgeHigh (24336) on a 5-min close, this sweep+reclaim of the weekly high is the highest-probability entry scenario — treat as a fast-lane entry. Monitor for MaxNegDelta cluster formation at the zone core on the footprint — institutional sellers at this price from yesterday.