Value Area Daily

FDXM morning sheet · Monday 19 October 2026

Mini-DAX® future (FDXM Dec 2026) · levels for the Xetra® open 09:00 CEST
prior session 2026-10-16 · data through 16:49 CEST
Data notes:

Bias gate

▼ SHORT BIAS
3/3 checks agree · open actual · how to read
PXC 17:30
25 756
Gap vs PXC
−128
ON close
25 629
ON VWAP
25 668

Gate checks

  • ▼
    Gap vs PXC ≥ 20 pt
    −128 pt
    SHORT
  • ▼
    Inventory: ON close vs ON VWAP
    −39 pt
    SHORT
  • ▼
    Open outside prior value area
    below VAL
    SHORT

Levels (whole points)

VA high
25 808
POC
25 772
VA low
25 716
Prior range
231
ON high
25 772
ON low
25 538
ON range
234
Open 09:00
25 628

Macro today · CEST / ET

No DE / EU / US tier-1 events today.

Next 7 days

DayCEST*ETEvent
Tue 20.1014:3008:30 USHousing starts
Thu 22.1014:3008:30 USJobless claims
Fri 23.1016:0010:00 USMichigan sentiment
Mon 26.1010:3005:30 DEGermany Ifo Business Climate
* Frankfurt local time (CET/CEST). ET = US Eastern. ⏰ = US release shifted by the US/EU daylight-saving mismatch.
⏰ DST mismatch: Sun 25 Oct – Sat 31 Oct: Europe is on winter time but the US is not yet. US releases come 1 hour EARLIER than usual: 08:30 ET data = 13:30 CET (normally 14:30 CET); 14:00 ET FOMC = 19:00 CET (normally 20:00 CET).

Level map

VAH 25 808 POC 25 772 ON High 25 772 PXC 25 756 VAL 25 716 ON VWAP 25 668 Open 25 628 ON Low 25 538

Initial balance 09:00–10:00 CEST

IB high
25 678
IB low
25 474
IB range
204

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