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H1 – H4Low risk

Trend Continuation

Pullback entries in a clean directional trend

Win rate
78%
Avg R:R
2.6×
Best for
Forex majors

Ride the dominant trend by entering on healthy pullbacks to the 20 / 50 EMA. Bias comes from the higher timeframe; entries come from the lower.

Setup checklist
  • H4 trend clearly aligned (higher highs & higher lows, or the mirror)
  • Price retraces to 20 or 50 EMA on H1
  • Reversal candle (engulfing / pin) with volume confirmation
  • Stop below the swing low; TP at prior structure or 2×R
Best market fit: Forex majors, Indices
M15 – H1Medium risk

Breakout & Retest

Trade the range break, enter on the retest

Win rate
71%
Avg R:R
3.1×
Best for
Crypto majors

Wait for a decisive break of a consolidation range on rising volume, then enter when price returns to test the broken level as new support / resistance.

Setup checklist
  • Range compressed for at least 8 candles
  • Break candle closes beyond the level with volume expansion
  • Retest holds — rejection wick or lower-timeframe bull/bear flag
  • Stop back inside the range; TP at 1× range height minimum
Best market fit: Crypto majors, Gold, Indices
M15 – H1High risk

Liquidity Sweep (SMC)

Fade stop-hunts back into fair value

Win rate
64%
Avg R:R
4.2×
Best for
Gold

Institutional playbook: price sweeps an obvious swing high / low to grab retail stops, then reverses. Entries on the reclaim of the swept level.

Setup checklist
  • Clear equal highs or equal lows just above/below current price
  • Sweep candle takes liquidity, then closes back inside the range
  • Bearish / bullish market structure shift on the lower timeframe
  • Stop above/below the sweep wick; TP at nearest imbalance / FVG fill
Best market fit: Gold, Forex, Indices
M30 – H1Medium risk

Mean Reversion

RSI extremes at structural support/resistance

Win rate
69%
Avg R:R
2.2×
Best for
Forex crosses

In a range-bound market, fade extremes when RSI reaches ≥70 or ≤30 into a proven support / resistance zone.

Setup checklist
  • Market is ranging on H4 (no HH/HL structure)
  • RSI(14) reaches 70+ or 30- at a horizontal level
  • Rejection candle prints inside the zone
  • Stop just beyond the zone; TP at the range midline first, then opposite side
Best market fit: Forex crosses, Equity indices
M1Medium risk

1-Minute Scalp (VWAP + EMA9/21 Momentum Stack)

High-frequency momentum bursts with 4 valid entry triggers per session

Win rate
74%
Avg R:R
1.8×
Best for
Gold

Refined M1 scalping stack. Bias is set by VWAP + EMA21 slope on the M5. On the M1 we accept FOUR distinct triggers instead of one — VWAP reject, EMA9 reclaim, micro-BOS, and liquidity sweep — which typically yields 8–14 clean entries per London/NY session while keeping loss ratio under 30%. Partial at 1R, runner trailed by EMA9.

Setup checklist
  • Bias: M5 price above VWAP AND EMA21 sloping up (mirror for shorts)
  • Trigger A — VWAP reject: M1 wick into VWAP, close back above with body > 60% of range
  • Trigger B — EMA9 reclaim: 2 M1 closes back across EMA9 in trend direction
  • Trigger C — Micro BOS: M1 breaks the last 5-candle swing high/low with volume
  • Trigger D — Sweep + reclaim: liquidity grab of prior M1 high/low, reversal candle inside 2 bars
  • Entry on next M1 open; stop = 1× ATR(14 M1) beyond signal wick (usually 4–8 pips FX, $1.5–3 gold)
  • TP1 = 1R (close 50%), TP2 trail with EMA9 — exit on first M1 close through it
  • Skip filters: spread > 25% of stop, red-folder news in <3 min, or M5 ADX < 15 (chop)
  • Max 3 losses in a row → stop for 15 min and re-check M5 bias
Best market fit: Gold, Crypto majors, Indices, FX majors
M5Medium risk

5-Minute Scalp (ORB + EMA20)

Opening-range breakout, retest, ride the impulse

Win rate
68%
Avg R:R
2.0×
Best for
Indices

Mark the first 15 minutes of the session (3 M5 candles) as the opening range. Trade the first clean break with a retest that holds above/below EMA20. Target the range height projected from the breakout.

Setup checklist
  • Mark high/low of first 3 M5 candles after session open
  • Wait for a full-body M5 close outside the range with volume expansion
  • Retest holds — wick into the level, close back with EMA20 as support/resistance
  • Entry on retest confirmation; stop 2–3 pips beyond opposite side of range
  • TP1 = 1× range height, TP2 = 2× range height (trail with EMA20)
  • Invalidate if price closes back inside range within 2 candles
Best market fit: Indices, Forex majors, Gold

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