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

Asia-Pacific Desk Post-Close Debrief: ASX200 (8,819.50) Settlement Structure & Tomorrow's Liquidity Map

November 04, 202602:30 PM LocalInstitutional Order Flow & SMC Research
ASX 200 (Australia)
8,819.50
-0.76%
Research Desk Post-Market Follow-Up — Asia-Pacific Session Audit

Pacific Basin markets conclude with constructive bullish undertones. Europe handoff context follows. 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 8,819.50 (-0.76%), with ASX200 (-0.76%) leading relative strength and ASX200 (-0.76%) 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
20.8% High
ASX 200 (Australia)
Bullish
8,819.50
-0.76%
Intraday
Bullish
Daily
Bullish
Weekly
Bullish
Monthly
Bearish
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Premium Zone (7.1% 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)Bearish: 8,742.60 – 9,010.90
Liquidity Pools (EQH / EQL)Sell-Side Sweep (EQL): 8,488.05
Research Desk Order Flow & Session Note
Institutional structure on ASX 200 (Australia) remains upward-biased at 8,819.50 (-0.76%); recent MSS at 8,808.40 displacement confirms buyers are absorbing supply inside the Premium regime (8,232.95 midpoint). Pullbacks into the 8,641.10–8,727.90 Bullish Order Block are being monitored for absorption, while 9,038.20–9,092.30 marks the overhead liquidity ceiling. With internal Fair Value Gaps largely balanced, execution focuses directly on the 8,641.10–8,727.90 demand shelf. Session Follow-Up: Intraday price action respected the bullish structure; holding above 8,725.63 keeps the expansion path open toward 8,883.33 into the next session.
Support / Resistance
Support8,613.20
Resistance9,127.80
Moving Averages
21-day SMA8,803.76
50-day SMA8,813.23
100-day SMA8,878.07
200-day SMA8,830.67
Moving Average Trends
Death Cross confirmed as the 50-day SMA (8,813.23) crossed below the 200-day SMA (8,830.67) — a structural headwind.
Momentum (RSI)
The oscillator at 60 reflects sustained buying interest — bulls control the momentum channel.
Bollinger Bands
The bands are in a classic volatility squeeze (bandwidth 2.9%) — institutional order flow is quietly accumulating before the next directional breakout from 8,807.56.
Trade Setup
Entry
8,819.50
Stop Loss
8,725.63
Take Profit
8,883.33
Risk / Reward
0.68
Buy
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