WARNING: NT8 mobile app can have delays, disruptions in STOP LOSS CONSISTENCY and inaccurate line plotting (VWAP for example). It may at times be useful for practice, HOWEVER, it's use presents a HIGH RISK FOR SUBSTANTIAL CAPITAL LOSS.
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Each trade now has an independently configurable initial structural stop and trailing profile:
Trade
Initial stop structure
Trail default
PMH/PML/PDC
Beyond completed breakout candle
0.65R / 0.30 FRU
Opening-range retest
Beyond retest candle and reclaimed boundary
0.75R / 0.35 FRU
Structure breakout
Beyond opposite flag, wedge, pennant, trendline, or coil boundary
0.80R / 0.38 FRU
Trend pullback
Beyond completed pullback swing
1.00R / 0.50 FRU
Trend continuation
Beyond shallow pause structure
0.85R / 0.42 FRU
Extension reversal
Beyond rejected extension/failed-break extreme
0.60R / 0.28 FRU
Wide range
Outside rejected support/resistance boundary
0.70R / 0.32 FRU
Every profile exposes:
Initial structure buffer in FRU
Trail activation in R
Minimum trail/giveback distance in FRU
Zero-value trail overrides to fall back to category defaults
Protocol precedence is now explicit:
CORE: market structure, held levels, price/MFE, FRU volatility, and trend EMA structure.
OVERLAY: reversal-area proximity, volume collapse/climax, and breakeven PnL protection.
SUPPLEMENTAL: 30-, 45-, and 90-second ratchets.
The chart’s yellow stop label identifies the controlling layer and reason. All layers are monotonic: they may tighten protection but never widen the stop.
PLAYBOOK | SETUP + TRADE [STOP. ENTRY. TARGET. SIZING]
PLAYBOOK | SETUP + TRADE [STOP. ENTRY. TARGET. SIZING]
3 trade categories and 9 executable setups: 4 Breakouts, 2 Trend/Momentum setups, and 3 Reversal setups. Swing-trade engines are excluded. S.E.T.S. means Stop, Entry, Target, and Sizing; all distances use futures points, ticks, price structure, and completed-candle range—not stock-price offsets or ATR.
Every entry must also pass the shared minimum 55 Setup | 55 Context score and provide at least 1.5R. When multiple setups qualify simultaneously, CCSMB86 selects the highest reward-to-risk candidate, using the lower of the two scores as the tie-breaker; BPM can receive priority when its override is enabled.
Breakout — BO
Breakout — BO
1. BPM — Premarket HIGH/LOW Prior-Day-Level Break (Previous Day Close)
1. BPM — Premarket HIGH/LOW Prior-Day-Level Break (Previous Day Close)
Stop: For a long, place the structural stop below the breakout candle’s low; for a short, place it above the breakout candle’s high, with the instrument-profile buffer and minimum/maximum stop limits applied. Entry: From 9:32 a.m. through 3:00 p.m. by default, enter when price closes or probes beyond PMH, PML, or Previous Day Close by the required buffer, remains beyond the level, produces a new directional extreme, and passes body-size and relative-volume requirements. Target: Use the first eligible target beyond the 1.5R/20-point minimum, including an algo number, native NT8 VWAP, trendline, support/resistance zone, or recent price extreme, normally front-run by 5 points. Sizing: Use the standard score grid—A+ 10, A 8, B 6, C 4, or D 2 contracts from the default 10-contract baseline—then apply risk, HTF, order-flow, consolidation, and maximum-contract adjustments.
2. ORBR — Opening Range Break and Retest
2. ORBR — Opening Range Break and Retest
Stop: Place the stop beyond the retest candle’s low for a long or high for a short, including the configured futures-point buffer and instrument stop limits. Entry: CCSMB86 records a close beyond the 5-, 10-, 15-, or 30-minute opening range, then waits for a later candle to touch within 3 points of the broken level, hold outside it, and close in the breakout direction with sufficient body and volume; the default retest window is 20 bars. Target: Select the nearest qualified barrier beyond the required 1.5R and minimum target distance, favoring algo levels, native NT8 VWAP, trendlines, support/resistance, or recent extremes. Sizing: Begin with the standard A+ 10/A 8/B 6/C 4/D 2 grid, with a possible consolidation-breakout increase when the opening range represents a confirmed coil, subject to the risk cap.
3. BOT — Break of Trend
3. BOT — Break of Trend
Stop: For a fitted channel, place the stop beyond the opposite channel boundary; for a manually drawn trendline break, use the opposite extreme of the signal candle, followed by the normal buffer and instrument stop limits. Entry: Enter when price breaks a drawn or fitted opposing trendline by the required buffer—the long setup must break a descending line and the short setup an ascending line—and the breakout candle passes minimum body and relative-volume tests. Target: Use the next eligible algo number, native NT8 VWAP, chart trendline, support/resistance region, or recent extreme beyond the 1.5R/20-point floor. Sizing: Apply the standard grade table, increasing only when HTF direction, order flow, and consolidation context support the break and reducing for chop, reversal windows, or risk limitations.
4. BOP — Break of Pattern
4. BOP — Break of Pattern
Stop: Place the structural stop beyond the opposite side of the detected flag, pennant, wedge, or channel rather than immediately behind the breakout candle. Entry: Enter when price breaks the projected pattern boundary by the configured buffer and the signal candle demonstrates adequate directional body and maintained or increasing relative volume. Target: Target the nearest valid region beyond 1.5R and the minimum point requirement, prioritizing a nearby algo level, native NT8 VWAP, trendline, support/resistance zone, or recent range extreme. Sizing: Use A+ 10/A 8/B 6/C 4/D 2 as the initial contract schedule, with the consolidation multiplier available for a well-defined pattern and reductions applied when context or risk is weaker.
Trend/Momentum — TREND
Trend/Momentum — TREND
5. PBT — Confluence Pullback
5. PBT — Confluence Pullback
Stop: Place the stop below the pullback signal candle for a long or above it for a short, with the structural buffer and instrument-profile stop limits applied. Entry: Enter in the established trend when at least two confirmation groups are within ±3 points of the pullback extreme: an EMA 10/15/20/50, support/resistance, or a drawn/fitted trendline; the signal candle must then close in the trend direction with adequate body and pass the trend gates. Target: Use the next qualified continuation barrier beyond the 1.5R/20-point minimum, including an algo number, native NT8 VWAP, trendline, support/resistance, or recent extreme. Sizing: Use the normal grade schedule, allowing an HTF-alignment or order-flow increase while reducing contracts during chop, adverse HTF conditions, reversal windows, or excessive dollar risk.
6. WRD — Wick Reversal Drive
6. WRD — Wick Reversal Drive
Stop: Place the stop beyond the rejection wick—below the lower wick for a long or above the upper wick for a short—with the configured buffer and point-based stop constraints. Entry: In an established trend, enter when a candle rejects the pullback direction with a sufficiently large directional wick, a sufficiently strong body, a limited opposite wick, and qualifying relative volume; long entries require lower-wick rejection and short entries upper-wick rejection. Target: Seek continuation toward the nearest eligible algo number, native NT8 VWAP, trendline, support/resistance area, or recent extreme after satisfying the 1.5R and minimum-distance floor. Sizing: Start from A+ 10/A 8/B 6/C 4/D 2 and modify according to HTF congruence, aligned order flow, session conditions, and the configured risk-per-trade ceiling.
Reversal / Extension — REV
Reversal / Extension — REV
7. SRR — Support/Resistance Reversal
7. SRR — Support/Resistance Reversal
Stop: For a long, place the stop below both the rejection candle and support box; for a short, place it above both the candle and resistance box, then apply the normal buffer and stop limits. Entry: Enter when price tests a qualifying multi-touch support/resistance zone, prints the appropriate rejection wick and directional body, and reclaims the zone; role-converted resistance-to-support or support-to-resistance areas are recognized, and volume/order-flow confirmation can be required. Target: Prefer a mean-reversion destination such as the EMA20, EMA50, or native NT8 VWAP, but only when the selected target remains beyond the required 1.5R/minimum-distance floor. Sizing: Apply the reversal multiplier of 0.60 to the normal grade size—approximately A+ 6, A 5, B 4, C 2, or D 1 before other modifiers—because the trade is entering against the preceding move.
8. EXR — Extension/Climax Reversal
8. EXR — Extension/Climax Reversal
Stop: Place the stop beyond the signal candle and the relevant prior extension extreme, using whichever produces the safer structural location, then enforce the instrument’s minimum and maximum stop distance. Entry: Enter when price is sufficiently stretched from its normal trend reference, produces climax volume, prints a qualifying reversal body, and—when enabled—closes back through the relevant prior extreme. Target: Target reversion toward the EMA20, EMA50, native NT8 VWAP, or the nearest valid support/resistance or algo region beyond the minimum 1.5R/point requirement. Sizing: Start with the grade-derived position and apply the default 0.60 reversal reduction, with further reductions for an adverse HTF bias, weak order flow, chop, or excessive risk.
9. FBR — Failed Breakout Reclaim
9. FBR — Failed Breakout Reclaim
Stop: For a bullish reclaim, place the stop below the lowest failure excursion; for a bearish reclaim, place it above the highest failure excursion, including the profile buffer and point-based limits. Entry: Enter after a recent candle overshoots a prior range extreme and price subsequently closes back inside that broken level with sufficient directional body and relative volume, identifying trapped breakout traders. Target: Use the nearest mean-reversion or opposing-range objective beyond 1.5R, including EMA20/EMA50, native NT8 VWAP, support/resistance, an algo number, or the opposite range extreme. Sizing: Treat FBR as a reversal and begin at 60% of the normal A+ through D grade size, increasing only when HTF direction, order flow, and the reclaim structure strongly agree.
This rule means a trade must pass three separate quality checks before CCSMB86 can execute it.
Setup score: minimum 55. This measures the quality of the immediate trade signal—for example, candle body and wick structure, volume, order-flow confirmation, EMA/SAR alignment, breakout strength, reclaim quality, or pattern formation. A Setup score below 55 means the trigger itself is not strong enough.
Context score: minimum 55. This measures whether the surrounding market environment supports the trade—for example, higher-timeframe bias, trend direction, proximity to support/resistance, native NT8 VWAP location, consolidation memory, time of day, available room to the next barrier, and whether market conditions are trending or choppy. A Context score below 55 means the setup may look good by itself, but its location or environment is unfavorable.
At least 1.5R. “R” is the planned risk from entry to stop. If a trade risks 10 YM points, its target must offer at least 15 points; if it risks 20 NQ points, the target must offer at least 30 points.
Both scores must pass independently:
72 Setup | 61 Context | 1.8R → qualifies.
80 Setup | 49 Context | 2.2R → rejected because Context is below 55.
51 Setup | 76 Context | 2.0R → rejected because Setup is below 55.
68 Setup | 70 Context | 1.3R → rejected because the reward is less than 1.5 times the risk.
In short: Setup asks, “Is this a strong trigger?” Context asks, “Is this a good place and time to take it?” 1.5R asks, “Is the potential reward large enough to justify the stop?”
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CLSMB723 — Scalp Ranking · YM/NQ 1–2 Minute Futures
Ranked most→least likely profitable for ~1.5-minute average winners with occasional 3-candle holds; order = frequency × R:R × fit to holding period. 1-min clocks: time-stop 120s · shot clock 4 bars · 2-min rule 240s — proven legs (+1 ATR MFE) exempt from all three. Every fill shades RED entry→stop and GREEN entry→target; the zone heights are the R:R.
CORE — resolution time matches the clocks; these are the business
1 · Marubozu (MB / MB2) 3:1
S — the small trend-side wick itself, 6–20 pt cap
E — intrabar: candle moves 7+ pts with trend, clean trend-side wick (MB2: body ≥0.4×ATR, wick ≤30%, still within 25% of the extreme)
T — 3R off the actual stop; half off at +0.6 ATR → stop BE+1, remainder runs; SC mode exits an intracandle reversal The purpose-built scalp — highest frequency in the book, resolves in 1–3 candles, and the structural stop makes 6-lot size cheap in points.
2 · MB Aggressive (MBA) 3:1
S — staged trail: below entry candle → prior-candle midpoint → 15 pts or current-candle mid
E — prior candle same color + tiny trend-side wick (≤0.15 ATR) — no move minimum, earliest possible join T — 3R; the staged trail gives the early entry room and tightens only as PnL grows
Two same-color candles IS the 1-minute trend unit; matches the 3-candles-in-a-row hold exactly.
3 · Fashionably Early (FE) 3:1
S — beyond the 5-bar swing at the cross
E — 5 EMA crosses VWAP with steep slope ±3..±5, at the cross — trend-filter exempt
T — 3R off the swing
The 1-minute turn signal itself; catches the flip that FL confirms one to two bars later.
4 · MACD Cross (MDC) MACD-governed
S — the retracement extreme — hard stop, one and done
E — MACD(3/9/5) fast re-crosses slow, both on the same side of zero, after a range break and retrace | T — the reverse cross exits — the indicator manages the trade | Base-hit machine in directional tape; zero target management, which is exactly what a scalp wants.
5 · Fashionably Late (FL) ~3:1
S — one-third of the VWAP→extreme distance | E — 9 EMA crosses VWAP with momentum ±2..±5 | T — measured move, extreme→cross | Same turn as FE with one more confirmation: lower frequency, higher hit rate. Take it when FE's slope gate said no.
OPPORTUNISTIC — scalp-compatible when their moment occurs
6 · PML / OPB Break 2.5–4R
S — beyond the break or reclaim candle — expect it wide; size off the stop, never the level
E — a 2-minute candle CLOSES through the premarket low (or the 9:30 open) on volume expansion with a clean body T — trim into round numbers / ATR extensions; runner trails 2-min closes over the 9 EMA; bail on any close back through the level The one structure trade that scalps well — a single candle-close trigger. Live 9:30–10:30 only, but the best single trade of that window.
7 · Second Chance (2C) variable
S — beyond the reclaim candle
E — a level breaks → retests → holds, closing through in the new direction
T — next key level
Reclaims resolve in 1–3 candles; bursty — it needs a freshly broken level to work with.
8 · Failed Break of Range (FBR) best shape in the book
S — beyond the failed-break extreme
E — a 20+ minute range breaks, fails, and CLOSES back inside on expanding volume
T — the OTHER end of the range
Superb geometry, but the traverse often outlives a scalp clock — take it, and expect the trail to end it early.
9 · VWAP Continuation (VWC) 1st leg
S — beyond the pullback extreme
E — a first move ≥15 pts AND ≥1 ATR off VWAP → orderly pullback → close back through in the trend direction T — the first leg's measured move projected from entry | Clean rule; on the 1-minute it mostly duplicates FE/FL signals that fired one to two bars earlier.
10 · Off$ides (OFF) 1 move
S — beyond the trap spot || E — an established range spikes through one edge, traps, then breaks the OPPOSITE way on volume within 15 minutes T — the trap-to-entry distance projected from entry
Trap resolution fits a scalp; requires the 20-minute range first — a midday tool.
11 · THORS / Rubber Band variable
S — beyond the exhaustion extreme
E — Aggressive mode only: >3 ATR stretch below VWAP, one candle clears two prior highs, WITH sustained 3-bar buy pressure — capped at B-grade without it
T — thirds into VWAP — one and done; if it stalls at the lows the thesis is wrong
Scalp-shaped exit but counter-trend at 1 contract. Occasional, never core.
DE-PRIORITIZED FOR SCALPING — wrong duration, not wrong setups
HH · SPN · 2D · GGG · BD · D2PD · FLG / PEN / WDG
Their bases and patterns form on 15–30 minute timescales, so stops and targets are sized for holds the scalp clocks will interrupt mid-thesis. The proven-leg exemption saves the ones that work instantly; the rest get scratched by TIME/SHOT. Keep them ON for any longer-period instance — on the 1–2 minute charts, expect exactly those exits with high MFE: the clock beats the thesis.
Verification when the journal fills: if TIME/SHOT exits with high MFE cluster in the de-prioritized group, this ranking is confirmed empirically. Ranking is reasoned until CLSMB723_journal.csv replaces it with measured PnL per setup. NQ: thresholds are stated in YM points — set Light Instrument Scale to NQ ATR ÷ YM ATR on the NQ chart.
7-20-2026 PREMARKET YM FUTURES 15 MIN UPPER TIME FRAME
~52476 (middle) — the significant one. It has at least three touches marked, price oscillated around it for six hours, and you're opening directly on it. Per the range-break sheet you sent, a level's weight comes from the number of tests and the response to those tests — this one qualifies on both. Opening on a multi-tested premarket level is a high-information spot: acceptance above it points toward 52621, rejection points toward 52344 and the lower line.
~52621 (upper) — a rejection high. Single test around 7:45–8:00 with a sharp reversal (that big green candle straight into a red one). Meaningful as a target and as the premarket high, but one touch is thinner evidence than three.
~52275 (lower) — range floor, currently remote. Defines the premarket range but is ~190 points away. Context, not an active trade level today.
Together they frame a premarket range of roughly 52275–52621, which is wide (~346 pts) — that width itself is information: it argues against classifying today as a narrow day.
The chart captures a classic "Bull Trap" or failed breakout where a massive upward surge was instantly rejected at a major resistance level, leading to an aggressive sell-off.
Here is the exact chronological sequence of what occurred:
1. The Algorithmic Breakout (9:24 AM – 9:31 AM)
Pre-Market Climb: The price steadily gained momentum along a yellow ascending trendline, triggering consecutive green "BREAK" algorithmic entry signals.
The Vertical Spike: At the 9:30 AM market open, an explosion of buying volume drove the price vertically from 52,480 up to 52,620 in just two minutes.
2. The Wall of Resistance (9:32 AM)
The Ceiling: The rally choked perfectly at 52,622, which is labeled as the PDC (Previous Day Close) structural line.
Order Book Absorption: The stacked cyan numbers (+5, 40, 55) indicate intense institutional selling that completely absorbed the aggressive market buy orders, capping the move.
3. The Flush and System Shift (9:33 AM – 9:37 AM)
The Long Squeeze: Buyers who chased the peak were trapped as the price collapsed straight back down, slicing cleanly through the yellow ascending trendline.
The Dashboard Status: The proprietary system on the left highlights the aftermath of this flush:
Bias: Turned strictly Bearish.
Order Flow: Sellers took dominant control (69% Sell vs. 38% Buy).
Halt Signal: Displays "giveback", warning the trader that the market is rapidly erasing profits and to stop taking long positions.
The price has now returned to its baseline, compressing tightly around the PDmid (52,506) and lower PDC (52,492) levels.
INDICATOR settings ...
SAR 0.2/0.2/0.2
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[X] https://www.smbtraining.com/cheatsheets
[X] SD Play and other cheat sheets
[x ] Bella Fade (BF) Scalp - VIDEO | Chart
[x ] OFF $IDE Scalp (O$)- Video | Chart
[x] MACD BASE HIT SCALP (MDC) = MACD CROSS
[x ] SPENCER SCALP (SP)
TREND TRADES...
SCALP...
[ ] FASHIONABLY EARLY = 5EMA CROSSES VWAP = SCALP TRADE (NOT SWING)
[ ] THOR SCALP vs THOR SWING TRADE = Anticipated duration of the trade and STOP LOSS SETTINGS/Profit takes - at the 1-3 candles vs. 1-3 5 min increments.
SWINGS...
[ ] FASHIONABLY LATE LATE (ENTER ON THE RETEST #1 or #2 (ZONE OF VW) - W/IN 10 POINTS A PRICE MOVES AWAY FROM VWAP
[] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vi5Sn8m9Y5A&t=329s
[] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhBjkvd6D-A
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Context - HTF 15min 5min FVG
Draw (on liquidity) -
Alignment -
Candles -
SMBCL720 = CLAUDE
SMBCH720 = CHATGPT
GROUP 1 · TREND CONTINUATION — JOIN A MOVE ALREADY UNDERWAY
The trend already exists. You are buying a pause, pullback, or late confirmation—never predicting a turn.
HH · HITCHHIKER · SWING
An opening drive pauses in a tight base high in the range; the breakout resumes the drive.
S — Safety: Below the consolidation base minus the buffer. Abort immediately if price re-enters the base.
E — Entry: Opening drive → tight consolidation whose low remains in the upper one-third of the day’s range → breakout of the 1-minute bar range.
T — Target: Measured move, approximately 2R.
GGG · GAP GIVE & GO · SWING · BEFORE 9:45 A.M.
A gap gives back, holds support, rebuilds, and then moves again.
S — Safety: Below the consolidation or support level minus the buffer.
E — Entry: Gap → sharp give-back that holds above support → 3–7-minute base above support → breakout of the 1-minute bar range.
T — Target: Measured move. Exit on a double-bar break.
BD · BIG DAWG · SWING · 11:00 A.M.–1:30 P.M.
A midday pattern forms above the prior-day high on meaningful volume, signaling institutional continuation.
S — Safety: Below the base minus the buffer.
E — Entry: Strong opening drive → wedge, flag, or pennant above the prior-day high with high RVOL → base remains under 50% of the day’s range → breakout above the pattern.
T — Target: Measured move. Trail the remaining position.
2D · SECOND DAY · SWING · BEFORE 10:30 A.M.
On the second day of a trend, the market retests day-one support and reclaims it.
S — Safety: Below prior-day support or the low of day minus the buffer.
E — Entry: Prior day established a trend → current gap is less than one-third of the day-one range → price drives into prior-day support → enter when a candle closes above the previous candle’s high.
T — Target: Approximately two times the day-one range.
FL · FASHIONABLY LATE · SCALP
Momentum has developed, and the trade joins at the pivotal moment when the 9 EMA finally crosses VWAP.
S — Safety: One-third of the distance from VWAP to the day’s extreme—the SMB measured-move stop.
E — Entry: The 9 EMA crosses VWAP with momentum measuring ±2 to ±5 on the −5 to +5 slope scale.
T — Target: One measured move, calculated from the day’s extreme to the crossover and projected from entry. Expected reward-to-risk is approximately 3:1.
Display Rule: A crossover that fails the momentum requirement still prints a faded “FL” label with the reason for rejection.
MAX · MOVING-AVERAGE CROSS · SCALP
A general trend-continuation entry taken when the fast and slow EMAs cross with all supporting conditions aligned.
S — Safety: Below the relevant swing or EMA structure minus the buffer.
E — Entry: Fast EMA and slow EMA cross confirmed by the trigger EMA, with the prevailing trend and VWAP aligned.
T — Target: Measured move, Parabolic SAR reversal, or a candle close through the EMA structure.
VWC · VWAP CONTINUATION · SCALP
Price makes its first move away from VWAP, pulls back in an orderly manner, finds support at VWAP, and resumes the original move.
S — Safety: Beyond the pullback extreme minus the buffer.
E — Entry: Initial move away from VWAP of at least 15 points and at least 1 ATR → pullback to VWAP → candle closes back through VWAP in the original direction.
T — Target: Project the measured distance of the first leg from the entry.
Invalidation Rules:
A prolonged consolidation before the move into VWAP is a warning sign.
A candle closing 10 or more points through VWAP invalidates the setup.
GROUP 2 · RANGE AND BREAKOUT — COMPRESSION RELEASE OR LEVEL RECLAIM
Price has compressed or lost an important reference level. The trade captures either the release from compression or a reclaim that traps the wrong side.
SPN · SPENCER · SWING · TREND-ALIGNED
A 20-minute rest near the highs represents a passive buy program. The breakout signals that the active phase has resumed.
S — Safety: Beyond the opposite side of the broken consolidation range minus the buffer.
E — Entry: At least 20 minutes of consolidation in the upper one-third of the day’s range for longs, or the lower one-third for shorts → consolidation width remains under 20% of the day’s range → breakout of the consolidation.
T — Target: Two times the height of the consolidation range.
Restriction: Never take Spencer after the third leg of a larger directional move. The institutional buy or sell program may already be complete.
OFF · OFF$IDES · SCALP
A spike outside an established range traps traders. The subsequent reversal through the opposite side of the range forces those traders to exit and accelerates the move.
S — Safety: Beyond the price location where traders became offsides minus the buffer.
E — Entry: Established range lasting at least 20 minutes → price spikes beyond one side and traps traders → price reverses and breaks the range in the opposite direction.
T — Target: One measured move. Measure the distance from the trap extreme to the entry and project that distance from entry.
Quality Rules:
Best near the upper or lower edge of the day’s range.
Weakest when the range forms in the middle of the day’s range.
The trap must resolve within 15 minutes.
OPB · OPENING PRICE BREAK · SCALP · 9:30–10:30 A.M. · ONCE PER SIDE PER DAY
The 9:30 A.M. regular-session opening price acts as the day’s fulcrum. Reclaiming it after losing it signals a shift in control.
S — Safety: Beyond the reclaim candle’s extreme minus the buffer. Abort if price loses the opening price again.
E — Entry: Price moves away from the 9:30 A.M. RTH opening price → remains on the far side for at least two consecutive bars → closes back through the opening price with momentum measuring ±2 to ±5.
T — Target: Measure the distance from the session extreme back to the opening price and project that distance from entry.
GROUP 3 · CHART PATTERNS — GEOMETRY RESOLVING
Trendlines are calculated using least-squares regression fitted to confirmed swing pivots. The trade occurs when the geometric structure breaks, and the pattern’s height determines the target.
FLG · FLAG · SWING
A parallel channel moving against the dominant trend represents a pause rather than a reversal.
S — Safety: Beyond the opposite channel boundary minus the buffer.
E — Entry: Parallel sloping channel forms against the dominant trend → price breaks the channel in the direction of the trend.
T — Target: Measured move equal to the height of the flagpole.
PEN · PENNANT · SWING
A flat support base combined with a descending resistance line indicates that sellers are weakening while buyers continue defending their bid.
S — Safety: Beyond the flat base line minus the buffer.
E — Entry: Flat support base plus a descending upper trendline → boundaries converge → price breaks above the descending trendline.
T — Target: Measured move. Expect approximately two directional legs.
For shorts, invert the structure: flat resistance with a rising lower trendline and a breakdown below the rising trendline.
WDG · WEDGE · SWING
Both boundaries converge toward a single point, creating a rapid directional resolution.
S — Safety: Immediately beyond the broken trendline. The stop moves as the trendline advances.
E — Entry: Rising support line and falling resistance line converge → price breaks the resistance line for a long entry.
T — Target: Fast two-leg move. The pullback between the first and second legs should retrace less than 50% of the first leg.
For shorts, invert the structure and enter on a break below the rising support line.
GROUP 4 · REVERSAL AND EXHAUSTION — FADING A STRETCHED MOVE
Trend alignment is deliberately not required. These trades fade the prevailing trend and therefore depend entirely on a clean exhaustion trigger.
The entire Reversal and Exhaustion family is disabled in Conservative Mode.
RB · RUBBER BAND · SCALP · AGGRESSIVE MODE ONLY
Following an extreme extension, the final flush represents the last sellers or buyers completing their move. The snapback captures the release toward the mean.
S — Safety: Beyond the current day’s extreme minus the buffer.
E — Entry: Price extends more than approximately 3 ATR with deteriorating or sloppy acceleration → one candle clears the highs or lows of at least two preceding bars → double-bar-break reversal signal.
T — Target: Exit in thirds as price reverts toward VWAP or another defined mean.
Invalidation Rule: If price remains stalled at the extreme instead of normalizing toward the mean, the reversal thesis is failing and must be reassessed immediately.
BS$ · BACK$IDE · SCALP · AGGRESSIVE MODE ONLY
A failed attempt to restart the original move traps late participants. The unwind targets VWAP.
S — Safety: Beyond the turn structure minus the buffer.
E — Entry: Price moves away from VWAP with distinct higher highs and higher lows for a bullish move, or lower highs and lower lows for a bearish move → consolidation forms beyond a directional 9 EMA → consolidation breaks back toward VWAP.
T — Target: VWAP. This is a one-and-done trade.
THORS · THORS EXHAUSTION · SCALP · AGGRESSIVE MODE ONLY
Dominance windows identify where one side of the market has spent its available momentum at a session extreme.
S — Safety: Beyond the exhaustion extreme minus the buffer.
E — Entry: Dominance-window exhaustion occurs at a session extreme → confirming reversal candle closes in the opposite direction.
T — Target: Mean reversion to VWAP or a defined measured move.
Display Rule: While the setup remains active, qualifying candles are stamped sequentially:
T → H → O → R → S
GROUP 5 · MOMENTUM AND RECLAIM — INDICATOR- OR LEVEL-TRIGGERED
Entry is defined by an indicator condition or the recovery of an important level rather than by geometric chart structure.
BH · MACD BASE HIT · SCALP
Price forms a range, breaks out, retraces, and resets the MACD. The MACD recross initiates the second directional push.
S — Safety: Beyond the retracement extreme. Use a hard stop. This is a one-and-done trade.
E — Entry for Longs: Using MACD settings 3/9/5, the fast line crosses back above the slow line while both lines remain above the zero line.
E — Entry for Shorts: The fast line crosses back below the slow line while both lines remain below the zero line.
T — Target: The MACD controls the exit. Close the trade when the fast line crosses back through the slow line against the position.
Display Rule: The price target is intentionally wide and functions only as a placeholder. The displayed reward-to-risk ratio is therefore not meaningful for this trade.
2C · SECOND CHANCE · SCALP
A level that breaks, is retested, and successfully holds has changed ownership.
S — Safety: Below the reclaim candle’s low minus the buffer for longs, or above its high plus the buffer for shorts.
E — Entry: Price breaks an important level → returns to retest the level → successfully reclaims it, converting prior resistance into support or prior support into resistance.
T — Target: Measured move toward the next major technical or algorithmic level.
MB · MARUBOZU · SCALP · AGGRESSIVE MODE ONLY
A clean-bodied candle with little or no wick against the trend demonstrates complete directional control.
S — Safety: Initial stop 15 points from entry. The stop may ratchet only in the profitable direction and may never widen.
E — Entry: Enter within the first 7 points of a qualifying clean-body candle moving in the trend direction, with a trend-side wick measuring 4 points or less.
T — Target: Measured move. Trail the remaining position as momentum continues.
QUICK KEYS WINDOWS + SHIFT + S = SCREEN COPY
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