Morning Range v2
Interactive Strategy Breakdown
Two-layer model: first 15-minute opening range is the trigger, PM High/Low + Weekly levels are secondary targets and rejection context.
No-Trade 09:30-09:45
Active 09:45-13:00
Risk 0.5%-1%
Max Daily Loss 2R
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Hard Deck + Time Rules
Hard Deck Levels
- Opening Range High / Low from 09:30-09:45 ET (primary trigger)
- PM High / PM Low (04:00-09:30 ET)
- Weekly High / Weekly Low
- Reclaim: close back inside range after failed break
- Fakeout: breakout that fails and re-enters range
Session Rules
- No-Trade Zone: 09:30-09:45 ET
- Active Window: 09:45-13:00 ET
- After 13:00 ET: reduce size 50% or stop
We do not trade the opening impulse. We trade structure after the impulse resolves.
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Identify Day Type
Classify behavior off the opening range first, then use PM/Weekly levels for targets and edge rejections.
Behavior
- Price breaks OR High/OR Low and stays outside
- Expansion has room toward PM High/PM Low targets
- High relative volume on the break
- No immediate fall back into the PM range
Execution
- Wait for OR break, then retest and confirmation close
- Enter when the level holds, do not chase big candles
- Use PM High/PM Low as first target zones
- Trade fails if price closes back inside the broken OR boundary
- Partial at 1R, trail if structure stays intact
- Base target profile: 1.5R to 2R
Behavior
- OR break attempt fails or no clean OR breakout
- Repeated rejection wicks at OR/PM/Weekly boundaries
- Lower/declining volume at edges
Execution
- RES SELL: rejection at OR High, PM High, or Weekly High
- SUP BUY: bounce at OR Low, PM Low, or Weekly Low
- Price must fail to hold outside the level
- First target: range midpoint
- Second target: opposite boundary
- Trade fails if candle closes outside the range
Skip Conditions
- Price stuck in middle of range (not near top/bottom levels)
- Small candles with weak volume
- Erratic wicks and unstable structure
Rule
- Sit on hands and protect capital
- Wait for tomorrow's cleaner structure
- No revenge entries
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Risk Sizing Calculator
Use fixed risk per trade. Never size from emotion.
Risk dollars: $100.00 | Position size: 80 units
Guardrails: risk 0.5%-1%, max daily loss 2R, max 2 attempts per side, hard stops only (no mental stops).
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Pre-Entry Checklist
If you cannot check these, you do not take the trade.
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