Premium & Discount
Premium and discount apply 'buy low, sell high' to a defined price range. This article explains the dealing range (swing low to swing high), the 50% equilibrium that divides it, why the upper half is 'premium' (favour selling) and the lower half 'discount' (favour buying), how the optimal-trade-entry zone refines this with Fibonacci, how it combines with structure and order blocks, and why the choice of range is the subjective part to get right.
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