Trading Approach
I never trade random price. Every setup begins by identifying a significant HTF level — a Fair Value Gap, Order Block, or session liquidity point like Asia/London highs and lows. I use 15M, 30M, and 1H charts to locate where price is drawn to, and I don't enter until price reaches that level. Trading in the middle of a range is never an option.
Rather than waiting for a confirmed break of structure, I look for signs that a liquidity sweep is forming — wicks into prior highs or lows, aggressive displacement, or failure to continue. When I spot a potential 1H sweep I drop to 5M; a 30M sweep takes me to 3M. I'm getting in ahead of the crowd, not reacting after the move is already done.
My entry trigger is a clean candle sequence — a series of down-close candles followed by a strong close above (bullish), or up-close candles followed by a strong close below (bearish). I enter at the open of the next candle with my stop near the swing high or low. From there I target a minimum 2R, aiming toward opposing liquidity, equal highs/lows, or standard deviation projections.
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