Not every level needs to be filled.
The market often leaves the most obvious scenario untouched.
Currently, we have three equal highs with significant liquidity sitting directly above them.
Still, price reversed right before taking them. But why?
We’re at the beginning of a HTF uptrend, and if price is going to push higher over the coming months, clearing leveraged long liquidity below can actually create a healthier foundation for the next expansion. It flushes late longs, resets positioning, and allows new demand to enter at lower prices.
Meanwhile, the short liquidity above those equal highs doesn’t necessarily need to be taken immediately.
In fact, leaving those highs untouched can become useful later. As price trades lower, more shorts can build up, while stops and liquidation levels accumulate above the highs.
If price eventually reverses higher, more shorts getting closed or liquidated at the highs which could be used as a catalyst for price to push even higher and faster.