GXT MODEL | garret | full course | single file

Main ideas & concepts (candles, conditions, and alignment)

1) Expansion candles (what they are and how they form)

Bullish expansion candle (all time frames)

Ideal formation

• Candle opens low first
• Prints a reversal from a key level
• Expands away
• Closes near the highs

Negative condition to avoid

• Candle opens and makes a significant high first
• Not enough “time in candle” to create the low and then expand away

Bearish expansion candle (all time frames)

Ideal formation

• Candle opens high first
• Prints a reversal from a key level
• Expands away
• Closes near the lows

Negative condition to avoid

• Candle opens and makes a significant low first
• Not enough “time in candle” to create the high and then expand away

2) Filters: expansion vs reversal/indecision candles

Expansion candles

• Often show small opposing wicks/runs (minor counter-movement)
• This opposing wick/run helps the candle expand and close near the objective direction
• Used as a high-probability filter for “expansion opportunities”

Reversal/indecision candles (avoid as continuation entries)

Typically show:

• Large wicks
• Small bodies
• Close near the opening price

Reason:

• The opposing run is too large and doesn’t support expansion

Result:

• These candles are treated as low probability (though the course later describes specific ways to trade them)

3) “True expansion” rule (multi-timeframe alignment)

• True expansion occurs when multiple time frames are aligned in the same direction.
• After a key level is hit and the anticipated high/low of day is formed:
  • Align multiple “expansion candles” in the same direction (e.g., daily + 4H + 1H + 30M/30min)
  • If the current candle being traded does not support expansion, then:
    • Wait for the next candle open to confirm alignment

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Methodology / step-by-step protocol (core trading process)

A) Multi-timeframe expansion alignment workflow

1. Identify the key level

   • Price must hit a relevant key level (used to form high-of-day/low-of-day)

2. Confirm the higher-timeframe expansion

   • Check whether the daily/4H (and possibly 1H/30M) candle supports expansion away from that key level
   • If not aligned:
     • Wait for the next higher-timeframe candle open and re-check expansion

3. Use lower-timeframe reversal confirmation only for timing

   • Trade lower-timeframe expansion candles only when:
     • They are aligned with higher-timeframe expansion direction
     • A lower-timeframe reversal model confirms that expansion is likely

4. If the “hit candle” doesn’t support expansion

   • Do not trade inside it
   • Instead, trade the next candle open that supports expansion alignment

B) Reversal formations into expansion (the “reversal must lead to expansion” requirement)

• The course emphasizes:
  • The candle you trade must be a “reversal into expansion” candle to be valid
• If it doesn’t support expansion, you:
  • Search for the next candle/phase that does

C) London reversal (daily/4H reversal-type concept)

Ideal London reversal characteristics

• Daily candle

  • Opens low first
  • Creates a small opposing wick/run (supports a bullish daily expansion candle)

• Asia session (prior session)

  • Should consolidate or retrace (continuation signature)
  • The market shouldn’t reverse excessively from a consolidation/retracement

• Time engagement requirement

  • London should engage a 1H or higher “PDA” roughly 2:00 a.m. to 5:00 a.m.
  • Then price expands away within a 2:00 a.m. 4H expansion candle

D) New York continuation vs New York reversal (time windows and how to trade)

New York continuation

• 8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.

  • Trade within the 6:00 a.m. 4H expansion candle
  • Move away from the low of day created earlier
  • Entries paired with volatility drivers

• 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

  • Trade within the 10:00 a.m. 4H expansion candle
  • Move away from low of day (or towards objectives still open)

New York reversal

• 6:00 a.m. 4H New York reversal

  • Trade 8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
  • Only participate if the 6:00 a.m. 4H candle supports expansion
  • If not, wait for 10:00 a.m. open

• 10:00 a.m. 4H New York reversal

  • Trade 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
  • Only participate if the 10:00 a.m. 4H candle supports expansion
  • If not, skip the day

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Targeting & positioning rules

1) Targets for reversal candles (adjust expectations)

Because reversal/expansion-start candles likely won’t produce large bodies, targets are typically:

• Back within the daily range (session highs/lows)
• Or near the current day high/low (depending on direction)

Concept:

• Leave “low resistance liquidity” behind so price can expand into objectives.

2) Key time constraint for low/high-of-day formation

• Low of day must be formed from an hourly or 4H key level
• Must occur before 10:00 a.m.
  • So there’s enough time for expansion back into the day’s range/high objectives

3) Where to enter (positioning rule)

• Best entry timing: position within or before the takeout of the hourly draw liquidity
• Avoid entering after taking out objectives if it likely transitions into:
  • consolidation or retracement (unfavorable)

If entering for continuation:

• Wait for a new hourly/4H key level/model to re-engage

4) Wick/liquidity logic for bullish vs bearish

• Bullish expansion:
  • Look for small opposing bottom wick supporting expansion
• Bearish expansion:
  • Look for small opposing top wick supporting expansion

5) “Small wick supporting expansion” is mandatory for reversal validity

• If the structure is missing the “small opposing run/wick,” then:
  • expansion probability is lower
  • the day is often treated as “skip”

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Entry model “types” described (three main entry sequences)

1) Continuation entry sequence

Requirements described:

• Previous 4H candle hit a key level and formed high/low of day
• It created a lower-timeframe reversal confirmation (hourly or 30-min fractal model)
• The new 4H candle opens inside an already existing fractal/TA model
• Then it expands away for continuation

Often appears in:

• 6:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. New York continuation

2) Reversal entry sequence

Requirements described:

• The current 4H candle’s higher low / structure is formed from a 30-min or hourly THC model
• That reverses from a key level

Used to frame:

• reversal into expansion, and/or continuation expansion (depending on exact candle behavior)

3) Aligned entry sequence

Requirements described:

• The current 4H candle is already aligned with expansion
• Lower-timeframe fractal model is used to realign expansion in the same direction

Waiting logic:

• If not aligned, wait for a valid fractal model (e.g., “C2 closure”) and then trade next candle open

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“GXT flowchart” (high-level decision logic from idea → entry)

1. Idea daily profile away from a 1H/4H key level

   • Has the reversal point been hit to form high/low of day?

2. Does the current daily candle support expansion away from that key level?

   • If no → skip/reject day

3. Is the 4H expansion aligned?

   • If no → wait for the next 4H open and re-check

4. After alignment:

   • Find a valid fractal model entry on the lower time frame (for timing)

5. If a key level hasn’t been hit or there’s no reversal from a relevant level:

   • skip the day

6. If aligned and fractal entry exists:

   • trade expansion away from the key level toward objectives

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Practical examples/notes repeatedly emphasized

• London/2:00 a.m. and New York/6:00 a.m. & 10:00 a.m. are frequently referenced as “where the model plays out.”
• Expansion is often expected to occur on candle opens after manipulation phases.
• Even when the “C2 closure” isn’t perfectly visible, the trader looks for:
  • expansion away from the key level within a 4H expansion candle, confirmed by lower-timeframe fractal structure.
• “Large wick days” require strict adherence:
  • open low first
  • form the manipulation
  • then expansion back toward targets

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Speakers / sources featured

• Garret (course creator/instructor; speaks throughout, includes “I” statements and teaching segments)
• Music (background “[music]” markers; not a named artist/source in the subtitles)