4 Trades a day MAX - 10am, and 2pm.

• Set a trade limit of 4 trades a day. Why?
  • I also trade macro if a clear opportunity presents itself - with this we can target the PDA that 10am or 2pm might be attracted to.
  • I will have to do some more back-testing and understanding of the macro times and how to enter when the setup is there.
    • For now, main thing I’m looking for in the macro time area is a sweep on liquidity, SMT with ES, and a CLEAR inversion with a CISD + strong price momentum.
  • IMPORTANT - as much as I do have this 4 trade limit set in place, understand this:
    • If we enter into a distribution trade, and it hits our stop loss - WE DO NOT CHASE. We do not take advantage of the 3 more trades we have left. We leave it alone, and move on. Zero feelings.
    • Stop loss triggered = Trade Invalidated. Sit out for the remainder of the session, or move on till the next day.

Risk Settings

• Evaluation Stage:
  • Max Stop loss 300-400 for the distribution trades, and de-risk down to <200 for macro trades.
  • Wait for A+ setups to appear and wait until everything is clear to actually put on that risk.
  • Still, MAX 4 TRADES A DAY.
• Funded Stage:
  • Max Stop loss 200-250 for distribution trades, all we need to profit is around ~300 a day and that is way more than enough. Remember, we will be scaling this asap. We are not after 1k days, it’s not necessary.
  • Do not focus on the profits, just focus on the inputs. Take proper trades, control the risk, and success will be inevitable.
  • MAX 4 TRADES A DAY.

Things to keep in mind

• Slow down and be patient - Do not let these things get into your head and stress you out. You have time. Nobody is rushing you. Take your time.
• Wait for your trade time - this means that we absolutely NEVER take a trade before 10am and around lunch time which is past 12pm.
  • 9:50-10:10 Macro - Likely this time area will be very volatile, but if we can see a formation of what we’re looking for we can enter here with low risk.
  • 1:50-2:10 Macro - This time area has personally been showing more opportunities for entry into the manipulation phase - only under the circumstances of a clear PDA that price might be attracted to.
  • 10am Model - This can happen anytime after 10:00, we know what we’re looking for.
  • 2pm Model - Same here for anytime after 2:00pm, manipulation will look relatively clear.
• VERY IMPORTANT - At all times, keep in mind HTF BIAS & DIRECTION.
  • This way, we always know what to anticipate for the next 4H candle.
  • Is price respecting 4H PDAs? Are we bouncing out of one? Is there a clear draw?

Continuation Trades

• 1m/5m FVG + Time Alignment - wait for new 5m, or 15m candle to open and show price respecting the imbalance.
• This is basically PO3 on a smaller scale - new 5m/15m candle opens - manipulates first to the imbalance - and there we can enter into distribution.
• Keep track of NQ and ES - Let’s say if NQ already is sweeping on our draw and ES has not gotten there yet, likely price will continue moving in that direction - this is a very easy continuation model and will always look clear - do not overcomplicate it.
• Momentum is a major key with these setups - we need to clearly see that price has a push in that specific direction.
• If new 5m/15m doesn’t instantly push us into this 1m FVG - Leave it alone - It’s a base rule for a continuation trade.