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This 1 Minute Day Trading Strategy Works EveryDay ($1,000/day)

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Finance

Finance-focused summary (trading / risk / performance)

High-level idea

  • The speaker argues that profitable day trading comes from keeping the strategy simple and repeatable, not from adding more indicators or complexity.
  • The approach uses two timeframes and looks for repeated intraday opportunities during the New York stock market open, selected for liquidity and volume.

Tickers / instruments / sectors mentioned

  • No specific tickers, ETFs, bonds, commodities, sectors, or crypto were named.
  • The only market references were “New York stock market open” and TradingView chart sessions.

Framework / step-by-step trading methodology

Step 1 — Identify zones on the 15-minute chart (past 1–2 days)

  1. Use a 15-minute timeframe covering the last 1–2 days of price action.
  2. Mark “15-minute fair value gaps” (FVGs):
    • Defined as 3 candles where the first candle wick does not overlap the third candle wick, creating a “gap.”
    • Only mark FVGs that are still valid (some are described as respected but then invalidated and should be skipped).
  3. Mark liquidity inflection levels:
    • Described as trend line breaks / levels where price repeatedly struggles before eventually breaking.

How these levels are used

  • If already in a trade, FVGs act as targets.
  • If not in a trade:
    • Wait for price to enter the FVG area.
    • Require a response/confirmation before proceeding to lower-timeframe execution.
  • Rationale: price tends to be drawn to these “liquidity pockets” seeking equilibrium.

Step 2 — Entry trigger on the 1-minute chart (during the session open)

  1. Switch to a 1-minute timeframe.
  2. Focus primarily around the New York open, described as a period with a rush of volume and therefore more volatility and opportunities.

Require a “change of character” (CHOCH)

  • The speaker describes CHOCH using an example of a downward transition (but notes it works both ways):
    • Structure appears in the trend (e.g., higher highs/lows in an uptrend),
    • Then price breaks down.
  • Confirmation comes from a candle close beyond a pivot level, indicating momentum is fading and direction may change.

Use Fibonacci retracement after CHOCH

  • Fib levels mentioned: 23.6, 38.2, 50, 61.8, 78.6
  • Preferred entry alignment: 50 to 78.6, ideally 61.8 (“golden ratio”).

Locate a 1-minute fair value gap (micro entry area)

  • The 1-minute FVG must align within the fib zone (at least ≥ 50, or specifically between 50 and 78.6).

Add 1-minute liquidity inflection alignment

  • Price should respond off the opposite side and then break through with force.
  • Additional “confluence” is possible if another 1-minute FVG aligns with 61.8 (described as a potential “bonus” if not missed).

Core entry condition (as stated)

  • At minimum, two things must align within the stated parameters:
    1. Fib zone alignment (50–78.6, ideally 61.8)
    2. 1-minute FVG plus 1-minute liquidity inflection response/confirmation

Step 3 — Position construction, stop placement, take-profit, and risk management

Entry / target / stop rules

  • Entry: at the midpoint (50%) of the 1-minute fair value gap.
  • Stop-loss: placed outside the candle that created the FVG; ideally also outside any nearby additional gap(s).
  • R-multiple framing:
    • The emphasis is on avoiding “arbitrary” stops and placing stops “where the chart tells you.”
  • Initial take-profit: target about 4R (set “take-profit at 4R initially”).

Profit target logic refinement

  • After the initial TP idea, the speaker aims for the midpoint of the 15-minute fair value gaps as the next equilibrium zones.
  • Mentions a core target range of “1 to 4” on YouTube, with more aggressive trailing described for a private team.

Breakeven / stop management

  • Once price makes the relevant move (a low/high break) and a close below the level occurs:
    • Reduce the stop to break-even (“zero risk trade”).

Trailing / winner management

  • Trailing is described using:
    • Market structure (walking the stop loss down)
    • Optionally additional signals such as RSI highlights on the 15-minute or candle-based trailing (noted as possibilities)
  • Goal: let winners run while systematically reducing risk after initial confirmation.

Key numbers / performance metrics / timelines mentioned

Time / schedule

  • Uses 15-minute and 1-minute timeframes.
  • Focus: about ~1–2 hours per day.
  • Trading emphasis during the New York stock market open.

Fibonacci levels

  • 23.6, 38.2, 50, 61.8, 78.6
  • Preferred entry zone: 50 to 78.6, ideally 61.8

Risk / reward and profit targets

  • Initial take-profit target: ~4R
  • Mentions early risk framing and potential scaling, including:
    • “1 to 2 R” comment early
    • Winners reaching about 8–9R (framed as “8 or 9 times” initial risk)
    • Example: risking $100 leading to “almost $900 of profit” (implying a large R-multiple outcome)

Explicit P&L claims (examples)

  • Live trade example:
    • $15.3k profit (described as taken “yesterday”)
    • Partial locks: ~$5.8K and ~$8K, with remaining profit floating
  • Another example:
    • “With $100, that’s $1,900 in profit” (implied by an approximately 19R framing)
  • Private team scaling (context unclear in subtitles):
    • Example: starting with $1K to 8 (interpreted as scaling factor, not fully defined)
  • Other trader references:
    • 8.8R trade
    • Missed 19R trade

Disclaimer about consistency

  • Explicit caution: no strategy works 100% of the time.
  • Claims of certainty are framed as excessive risk-taking or dishonesty.

Recommendations / cautions and disclosures

  • Subtitles do not contain an explicit “not financial advice” statement.
  • However, there is an explicit caution/disclosure:
    • “This is not a miraculous strategy where it works every single time.”
    • Strategies claiming 100% are described as likely dishonest or involving excessive risk.

Presenters / sources

  • Presenter: the speaker (name not stated in subtitles).
  • People referenced (team/traders): Nednar, Liam, Scooby (no further credentials provided).
  • Tool / platform: TradingView (used for charts/indicators).

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