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This Simple Scalping Strategy Makes Me Over $10,000/Month

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Finance

Finance-focused summary (Break-and-Bounce scalping strategy)

The video presents a rule-based “Break and Bounce” intraday scalping setup designed to trade only the first ~2.5 hours after the market open. It uses no indicators, relying on a 3-step framework across three timeframes to spot a breakout, then place a retest/reversal entry based on specific candlestick patterns.

The presenter also emphasizes liquidity “resting” at yesterday’s high and low, arguing the method is mechanical and reduces emotion/interpretation.

Instruments / tickers mentioned

  • NFLX (Netflix) — used as the example asset throughout.

(No other assets, ETFs, bonds, commodities, or macro instruments are mentioned in the subtitles.)

Step-by-step methodology / framework

Time restriction

  • Take the final setup only within the first 2.5 hours after the market open.
  • Otherwise, the opportunity is considered “lost.”

Step 1 — Daily timeframe: define the “box” (range)

On a daily chart, draw a rectangle/box:

  • Top: high of the day / previous day’s high
  • Bottom: low of the day / previous day’s low
  • Extend: 1 day into the future

Rationale (as stated): liquidity tends to rest above yesterday’s high and below yesterday’s low.

Step 2 — 15-minute timeframe: confirm breakout

Wait for a 15-minute candle close:

  • Bullish breakout: close above the box high
  • Bearish breakout: close below the box low

Important: it’s not enough to merely trade/touch above/below—there must be a confirmed candle close.

Step 3 — 5-minute timeframe: retest + reversal entry (candlestick triggers)

At the key box level (high for long, low for short), require one of two reversal-candle types:

  • Long setup (after bullish breakout / targeting upside):
    • Hammer or Bullish Engulfing
  • Short setup (after bearish breakout / targeting downside):
    • Inverted Hammer or Bearish Engulfing

Execution rules (as stated)

  • Hammer (long)

    • Enter: on break of the hammer
    • Stop loss: at the hammer low

  • Inverted hammer (short)

    • Enter: on break
    • Stop loss: slightly above the hammer high

  • Bullish engulfing (long)

    • Enter at: high of the previous candle (not waiting for engulf candle close)
    • Stop loss: slightly below the engulf candle low

  • Bearish engulfing (short)

    • Enter at: low of the previous candle
    • Stop loss: slightly above the engulf candle high

If no reversal candle appears at the key level, the setup is considered not ready, and price may return into the range.

Risk / exits

  • Stops: based on the relevant candle extremes (hammer/inverted hammer/engulfing candle reference levels).
  • Targets (examples given):
    • One example used a target of 3× stop loss
    • The live example used 2× stop loss
  • Time-based exit: if still in the position by market close, the trade should be manually closed.

Claimed performance / key numbers

The presenter provides “proof” from an algorithm coded from the strategy:

  • Win rate: 70%
  • Profit factor: 1.6
  • Time horizon: results referenced as “since then” (described as about 9 months ago coding, not precisely dated in subtitles)

Live trade example (NFLX) — explicit trade math

Daily box levels

  • High level: 97.19
  • Low level: 94.27

Step 2 breakout

  • 15-minute candle close above the range
  • Occurred around 75 minutes after market open

Step 3 entry (5-minute hammer)

  • Trigger: a hammer candle close identified at the key level
  • Stop loss: 97.15 (stated as $0.39 risk)
  • Target profit: 98.32 (stated as $0.78 reward; about 2× stop)

Outcome

  • Target was hit after a long hold (stated “almost two hours” / average 1–2 hours).
  • Also states: close at market close if not already closed.

Earlier numeric example (figures given)

  • Entry: 94.51
  • Stop: 94.34
  • Target: 95.02
  • Stop loss: 17 points
  • Win: 51 points

(This example is not fully time-stamped in the subtitles.)

Trading frequency / cautions

  • The breakout + retest + reversal candle pattern may occur ~2–3 times per month per stock.
  • To trade “daily,” the presenter suggests scanning multiple stocks each morning.
  • Not guaranteed:
    • Example of a loss/false signal: March 9th bearish engulfing that failed (price returned into the range).

“Do your own due diligence and your own backtests.” “Historic results are no guarantee for future results.”

Disclosures

  • No explicit “not financial advice” wording appears in the provided subtitles.
  • Compliance-style cautions are included via:
    • backtest recommendation
    • historical results not guaranteed

Presenter / sources

  • Presenter: Carl
  • Stated experience: 20 years of trading experience.

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