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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 Precision Scalp (VWAP + EMA9/21 + Delta Reversal)

Tick-precise entries with a defined reversal exit — 10–16 clean triggers per session

Win rate
78%
Avg R:R
2.1×
Best for
Gold

Precision upgrade of the M1 stack. Bias is locked on the M5 (VWAP + EMA21 slope + ADX ≥ 18). On the M1 we no longer enter on the signal candle close — we place a limit at the 50% retrace of the trigger candle body, which cuts average adverse excursion roughly in half and tightens the stop. Four triggers stay valid, each now with an exact confirmation rule and an explicit reversal-exit rule so a losing trade is cut before it reaches the hard stop.

Setup checklist
  • Bias lock: M5 price above VWAP, EMA21 rising, ADX(14) ≥ 18 (mirror for shorts)
  • Session filter: London 07:00–11:00 or NY 13:30–16:30 UTC only — skip the lunch chop
  • Trigger A — VWAP reject: M1 wick pierces VWAP, close back above with body ≥ 60% of range AND volume ≥ 1.3× the 20-bar average
  • Trigger B — EMA9 reclaim: two consecutive M1 closes on the trend side of EMA9, second close above the first's high
  • Trigger C — Micro BOS: M1 breaks the last 5-candle swing with a full-body close, no upper/lower wick > 35%
  • Trigger D — Sweep + reclaim: liquidity grab of the prior M1 high/low, reversal candle within 2 bars closing back inside
  • ENTRY (precision): limit at the 50% retrace of the trigger candle body — cancel if unfilled within 2 candles
  • STOP: 0.8× ATR(14 M1) beyond the trigger wick (typically 3–6 pips FX, $1.2–2.4 gold) — tighter than the old 1× because of the retrace entry
  • REVERSAL EXIT: exit immediately on a full-body M1 close back through the trigger level, on a bearish/bullish engulf larger than 1.5× ATR against you, or on VWAP being lost on the M5 — do not wait for the hard stop
  • TP1 = 1R — close 50% and move the stop to break-even +1 tick (alert fires the moment TP1 prints)
  • TP2 = 1.8× the TP1 distance — close another 30%, trail the rest with EMA9
  • TP3 = 2.8× the TP1 distance — final 20% out, or exit earlier on the first M1 close through EMA9
  • Re-entry: one re-entry allowed per level if the original trigger reprints with higher volume
  • Skip filters: spread > 20% of stop, red-folder news in < 3 min, M5 ADX < 18, or price inside the first 2 minutes of a session open
  • Max 3 losses in a row → stop 15 min and re-check the M5 bias before trading again
Best market fit: Gold, Crypto majors, Indices, FX majors
M1 – M15Medium risk

GFX M1 Scalper (Price Action Score)

Scored candle patterns + structure break, filtered by EMA9/21 trend

Win rate
72%
Avg R:R
2.0×
Best for
Gold

Pure price action, scored. Each confirmed candle earns points: engulfing 2, structure break 2, pin bar 1, strong body 1, EMA trend 1. A trade only fires at 2 points or more and only in the direction of the EMA9/21 trend. Risk is a fixed 1.2× ATR(14) from the close, and every target is a multiple of that risk, so the reward is identical on every instrument.

Setup checklist
  • Trend filter: EMA9 above EMA21 and close above EMA9 for buys (mirror for sells)
  • Engulfing candle fully covering the previous body (+2)
  • Close beyond the highest high / lowest low of the last 10 candles (+2)
  • Pin bar with wick at least 2× the body on the trend side (+1)
  • Candle body at least 60% of the total range (+1)
  • Signal only on a confirmed candle close with a total score ≥ 2
  • ENTRY: the confirmed candle close
  • STOP: 1.2× ATR(14) beyond entry
  • TP1 = 1R, TP2 = 1.5R, TP3 = 2R, TP4 = 3R
  • Break even: move the stop to entry once price reaches 1R
  • No duplicate signals — one trade per direction until the opposite side triggers
Best market fit: Gold, FX majors, Indices, Crypto 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 (close 50%, stop to break-even), TP2 = 1.8× (close 30%), TP3 = 2.8× (final 20%, trailed with EMA20)
  • Invalidate if price closes back inside range within 2 candles
Best market fit: Indices, Forex majors, Gold

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