1. Part of a larger underlying trade setup, that has already started to
move prior to your session. 2. Trend Style Trade. 3. Looking for the 1st bounce on the 1Min/15Min Chart. 4. Has completed a 25-75 Pips Stop Hunt against the current trend (Depending if you are trading Currencies/Index/Oil/Gold. Considerations 1. Watch market structure. Was this pullback a break in structure? 2. Look at the clock? a. Is a new hour about to start? b. Is a new 15min candle about to open/just opened? c. Is the equity market open yet? 3. How far has the market pulled back? a. 25-75 pips? i. Allows space for the market to fall through to give your trade room for good Risk:Reward? ii. Average Stop Hunt is 25-50 pips and can take from 15-45 Minutes to complete. 4. What was the overall trade setup that started moving before your session? a. Day 3 reversal b. Day 2 Trend c. Signal Day i. FRD/FGD ii. Inside Day iii. 3 days Previous Days Level hit Defining a Stop Hunt 1. Can take form in a few different variations. For the purpose of this setup I will reference: a. 3 Levels (3 Pushes) Stair Stepped Price Action. (1 Min) b. 3 Bar pattern (15 Min) “1,2,3” c. 4 Bar Pattern “1.2. Sideways 3” d. “33 Trade” Style stop hunt 3 levels ending in a 1.2.3 (1 Min Chart) 2. Stop Hunt is countertrend to the markets intended direction, stopping out people who have the trade correct, and inducing people to trade in the wrong direction. Using the Number Boxes To Line Up The Trade 1. Using round numbers and the quarter levels, you can look to see potential areas for this type of trade to reach for. 2. Average stop hunt is 25-50 pips. So measure 25-50 pips up/down from when the market start moving against the trend for potential strike zones.