Smart Levels
Identifies key support/resistance levels using SMC concepts. Enters on bounces with confluence.
Best for: Trend following
Entry Rules
- ✓Price at identified level
- ✓RSI divergence confirmation
- ✓Volume spike
- ✓2+ confluence signals
Exit Rules
- ×Take profit at next level
- ×Break of structure
- ×Daily stop loss
- ×5 ATR from entry
Example Trade
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View Trading Reference →Liquidity Sweep
Hunts liquidity at swing highs/lows, then trades the reversal.
Best for: Breakouts
Entry Rules
- ✓Price sweeps recent high/low
- ✓Pullback from sweep
- ✓Candle close above sweep
- ✓RSI confirmation
Exit Rules
- ×Profit at opposite level
- ×Time-based exit (20 candles)
- ×Trailing stop
- ×Structure break
Example Trade
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View Trading Reference →EMA Crossover
Simple and effective: trades Fast EMA crossing Slow EMA with confirmation.
Best for: New traders
Entry Rules
- ✓Fast EMA > Slow EMA (bullish)
- ✓Price above both EMAs
- ✓ATR > average
- ✓Volume increase
Exit Rules
- ×Close < Slow EMA
- ×Opposite signal
- ×Daily target hit
- ×Time stop
Example Trade
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View Trading Reference →Order Block Retest
Identifies where large orders were executed, waits for retest.
Best for: Reactive entries
Entry Rules
- ✓Order block identified
- ✓Price retests block zone
- ✓Bounce from block
- ✓Confluence signals
Exit Rules
- ×Next resistance/support
- ×Break beyond block
- ×Trailing stop
- ×Divergence signal
Example Trade
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View Trading Reference →Volatility Contraction
Trades expansion after ATR-based volatility contraction.
Best for: Range-bound markets
Entry Rules
- ✓ATR below 20-period average
- ✓Consolidation pattern
- ✓Volume drying up
- ✓ATR starts rising
Exit Rules
- ×2x ATR expansion
- ×Profit target 5% from entry
- ×Daily high/low break
- ×Time limit
Example Trade
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View Trading Reference →Fair Value Gap Fill
Identifies unfilled price zones and trades the eventual fill.
Best for: Reversals
Entry Rules
- ✓FVG identified
- ✓Price moves away from FVG
- ✓Pullback to FVG
- ✓Reversal signals
Exit Rules
- ×At opposite FVG
- ×Profit target
- ×SL at FVG high/low
- ×Time-based
Example Trade
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View Trading Reference →How to Choose a Strategy
Market Condition
- • Trending Market: Smart Levels, Liquidity Sweep, EMA Crossover
- • Range-Bound: Volatility Contraction, Order Block Retest
- • Breakout: Fair Value Gap Fill, Liquidity Sweep
- • Reversal: Fair Value Gap Fill, Order Block Retest
Experience Level
- • Beginners: EMA Crossover, Smart Levels
- • Intermediate: Liquidity Sweep, Order Block Retest
- • Advanced: Fair Value Gap Fill, Volatility Contraction
Timeframe
- • Scalping (1m-5m): Volatility Contraction, Smart Levels
- • Swing (15m-1h): EMA Crossover, Liquidity Sweep
- • Long-term (4h+): Order Block Retest, Fair Value Gap Fill
💡 Pro Tip: Most profitable traders combine 2-3 strategies and use multiple timeframes for confirmation. Start with one, master it, then add others.