Shunya.Trade Market Research Desk — Asia-Pacific Post-Market Review

Asia-Pacific Desk Post-Close Debrief: ASX200 (8,857.30) Settlement Structure & Tomorrow's Liquidity Map

November 02, 202602:30 PM LocalInstitutional Order Flow & SMC Research
ASX 200 (Australia)
8,857.30
-0.57%
Research Desk Post-Market Follow-Up — Asia-Pacific Session Audit

The Asian cash session wrapped constructive bullish. Settlement levels and overnight bias below. Following up on our morning pre-market levels, today's tape resolved with 1 assets defending bullish structure and 0 remaining under seller control. ASX200 settled at 8,857.30 (-0.57%), with ASX200 (-0.57%) leading relative strength and ASX200 (-0.57%) absorbing the heaviest session distribution.

What Carried Through & What Changes for Tomorrow: Today's price action respected the outer Order Block boundaries on the majority of tracked setups, with ASX200 holding above structural demand while ASX200 faced rejection near overhead supply. Going into the next session, watch the updated 50% Equilibrium pivots and Fair Value Gap (FVG) imbalances below — those levels define whether today's close transitions into trend continuation or a liquidity sweep reversal.

Volatility Index — CBOE VIX
19.4% Moderate
ASX 200 (Australia)
Strong Bullish
8,857.30
-0.57%
Intraday
Bullish
Daily
Strong Bullish
Weekly
Bullish
Monthly
Bullish
⚡ Smart Money Concepts (SMC) Institutional Map
Premium Zone (7.6% from 50% Eq)
Market StructureMSS (Bullish) at 8,808.40
50% Equilibrium Baseline8,232.95
Bullish Order Block (+OB Demand)8,641.10 – 8,727.90
Bearish Order Block (-OB Supply)9,038.20 – 9,092.30
Fair Value Gap (FVG Imbalance)Bullish: 8,817.70 – 8,846.70
Liquidity Pools (EQH / EQL)Sell-Side Sweep (EQL): 8,488.05
Research Desk Order Flow & Session Note
ASX 200 (Australia) (8,857.30, -0.57%) maintains a constructive institutional footprint after confirming a MSS at 8,808.40, with price operating in the Premium zone (7.6% from the 8,232.95 50% Equilibrium baseline). Primary Bullish Order Block (+OB) demand is stacked between 8,641.10–8,727.90, whereas overhead supply sits near 9,038.20–9,092.30. An unmitigated Bullish Fair Value Gap (8,817.70–8,846.70) provides an additional magnet for dip-buying rebalancing. Session Follow-Up: Intraday price action respected the bullish structure; holding above 8,760.76 keeps the expansion path open toward 8,922.94 into the next session.
Support / Resistance
Support8,613.20
Resistance9,220.60
Moving Averages
21-day SMA8,790.26
50-day SMA8,824.97
100-day SMA8,879.86
200-day SMA8,830.30
Moving Average Trends
Death Cross confirmed as the 50-day SMA (8,824.97) crossed below the 200-day SMA (8,830.30) — a structural headwind.
Momentum (RSI)
Momentum holds constructive at 58 — firmly in bullish territory with room to run before the tape gets stretched.
Bollinger Bands
Bollinger bandwidth has compressed to 2.9%, locking price in a tight volatility coiling phase around 8,795.46 that typically precedes a decisive range expansion.
Trade Setup
Entry
8,857.30
Stop Loss
8,760.76
Take Profit
8,922.94
Risk / Reward
0.68
Strong Buy
Top Options Strategies
Long Call70%
Buy OTM Call
Call Ratio Backspread70%
Sell 1 lower Call + Buy 2 higher Calls
Short Put (Cash-Secured)67%
Sell OTM Put
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