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The “ONE CANDLE" Scalping Strategy I Will Use For Life

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Finance

Strategy overview: “Quick Flip Scalper” (first 90 minutes)

A simple, repeatable intraday scalping/reversal method designed to exploit liquidity-driven price spikes during the first 90 minutes after market open.

Step-by-step methodology

1) Box the opening range candle (15-minute chart)

  • Use a 15-minute timeframe on the asset you’re trading.
  • Wait for the first 15-minute candle to fully close.
  • Draw a box by connecting:
    • High of that candle’s wick
    • Low of that candle’s wick
  • Extend the box into the future (in the examples, trades are only taken within the first 90 minutes).

2) Confirm it’s a “liquidity candle” using ATR (14 days)

  • Switch to a daily chart.
  • Add Average True Range (ATR) with default 14-day settings.
  • Define the “liquidity/manipulation” threshold:
    • Use the ATR value as an estimate of the typical daily range.
    • If the opening 15-minute candle’s high-to-low range ≥ 25% of ATR, it qualifies.
  • Rule of thumb:
    • 25%+ is a strong giveaway.
    • Around 22–23% may still work.

3) Wait for a reversal candle outside the boxed range (lower timeframe)

  • Switch to 5-minute (preferred) or lower (3m/2m/1m allowed).
  • After the liquidity candle is confirmed, do not trade unless:
    • The reversal candle appears within 90 minutes of the open, and
    • The reversal candle is outside the boxed range (above or below it).

Allowed reversal patterns

Bullish

  • Hammer / Inverted Hammer (depending on prior direction)
  • Bullish engulfing

Bearish

  • Inverted Hammer (after a positive move)
  • Bearish engulfing

Entry, stop, and target rules (as stated)

Hammer (bullish, after a clear red move)

  • Entry: on the break of the next candle
  • Stop loss: at the low of the hammer candle

Inverted Hammer (bearish, after a clear green move)

  • Entry: on the break of the next candle
  • Stop loss: slightly above the high

Bullish engulfing

  • Entry: limit at the high of the prior candle
  • Stop loss: at the low of the engulfing candle

Bearish engulfing

  • Entry: limit at the low of the prior candle
  • Stop loss: at the high

Target profit

  • Targets in the examples are set using levels derived from the opening-range box (e.g., top/bottom of the opening range).

Macro/market-mechanism framing (key idea)

The presenter frames the first 90 minutes as a period of stop-hunting / engineered liquidity, where:

  • Retail traders chase momentum after aggressive candles,
  • Institutions use clustered stop losses and liquidity pools.

The proposed edge is that these liquidity spikes are often followed by a reversal.

Assets and instruments mentioned

  • Nasdaq 100 (used for the example)
  • Nvidia (NVDA) (explicit live-trade example)
  • IG (broker example; CFDs mentioned, not a ticker)

Key numbers, thresholds, and trade examples

Liquidity candle math (Nasdaq 100 example)

  • ATR(14) on daily chart: ~420 points, simplified to 400
  • Threshold:
    • 25% of 400 = 100 points
  • Boxed 15-minute opening candle:
    • High ~ 24,675
    • Low ~ 24,502
    • Range ≈ 173 points
  • Conclusion: qualifies as a liquidity/manipulation candle (well above 100)

Live trade example: Nvidia (NVDA)

  • Daily ATR(14): 8.07, rounded to ~8
  • Threshold:
    • 25% of 8 = ~2
  • Boxed opening range (15-minute):
    • Low: 176
    • High: 182
  • Reversal confirmation:
    • Bullish engulfing triggered a limit entry at 175.15
  • Risk/Reward levels:
    • Stop loss: 172.5
    • Target profit: 182.3
    • Risk stated: ~2.65 dollars
    • Target stated: ~7 dollars
    • Implied risk-reward ~ 2.7
  • Management note:
    • Price later returned “back in the range”; stop moved to 176 to be “in the money.”
  • Time constraint:
    • Entry occurred within the first 90 minutes

Additional performance metric mentioned

  • Nasdaq 100 example metric:
    • Stop loss: 28 points
    • Win: 212 points
    • Stop-to-win ratio described as “pretty good.”
  • Claim (without formal backtest):
    • Presenter suggests the strategy “almost every time” reverses around liquidity events, but no formal backtest statistics are provided.

Explicit recommendations / cautions / disclaimers

  • Time filter is mandatory: trade only if the reversal candle appears within 90 minutes; otherwise no trade.
  • Invalid setup: if the reversal candle appears inside the boxed range (e.g., hammer inside the box) → invalid.
  • No guarantees: “There are no guarantees in trading; there are just probabilities.”
  • Disclosure: “Historic results are no guarantee for future results.”
  • Ongoing caution:
    • Evaluate the edge regularly; it may work better in some markets and worse in others.
  • Note on disclaimer wording:
    • No explicit “not financial advice” phrasing appears in the provided subtitle text.

Presenters / sources mentioned

  • Carl (presenter)
    • States: “My name is Carl.”
    • States: “I’ve been trading for 20 years.”
  • Dr. David Paul
    • Cited/quoted as an “old-school trader” discussing the post-stopout liquidity concept.

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