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On occasion, a heatmap may display a far out of the money (OTM) node that is likely to be speculative or manipulative in nature. In both cases, traders should treat these heatmaps with a high degree of skepticism, and pair it with the chart to see if such a move is likely.
This heatmap shows a distinct node at 1290, which is roughly 3 times the value of the 1232.5 gatekeeper node and a full 5.5% from where price was trading (1222).However, there are several things to consider before jumping into a long position:1) Multiple gatekeeper nodes at 1232.5 and 1252.52) There are a lack of prominent nodes to the upside for the next week over, reinforcing the impression that this node is more likely to be speculative or a decoy than a realistic price target.3) Price would have to run a full 5.5% within a span of 4 trading sessions to reach its target, leaving almost no time for consolidation. With the presence of multiple gatekeeper nodes, buying momentum would have to be significant.