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The Forexia Playbook

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Ten real trading days, marked up and replayed candle by candle. Scroll, and each one builds itself in the order it happened: the range, the first leg, the stop hunt, the reversal.

They were chosen because they are textbook. Most days are not.

  1. 01The W.EURUSD · Wed 15 JulW77 pips
  2. 02The M.GBPUSD · Fri 1 MayM89 pips
  3. 03London can do all of it.USDCAD · Tue 21 JulW57 pips
  4. 04Set before the number.NZDUSD · Fri 5 JunM95 pips
  5. 05It can be quick.AUDUSD · Wed 2 SeptW54 pips
  6. 06A small day is still a day.USDCHF · Fri 18 SeptM44 pips
  7. 07The low is in before the Fed.NZDUSD · Wed 29 JulW65 pips
  8. 08Gold plays the same game.XAUUSD · Tue 7 JulM88 pips
  9. 09A deep first leg.GBPUSD · Fri 31 JulW95 pips
  10. 10Now call it yourself.EURUSD · Thu 11 JunW87 pips
Scroll to start with play one

EURUSD15 min

Play 01 of 10 · W formation

TUE17:00Asian session

The W.

Start with the shape. A range, a break of its low, a bounce, and a second push that goes a little lower than the first. Four moves, and they come in this order every time.

  1. First, a range. Ten quiet hours inside 28 pips. Retail draws support and resistance on it and parks its stops on both sides.
  2. London breaks the low. By 06:42 price is 5 pips under the range. The buyers' stops below it are taken, and breakout sellers pile in.
  3. A bounce. A neckline. The pullback stalls at 1.14193. New sellers hide their stops above it. Dip buyers hide theirs under the first leg. Two fresh pools of orders.
  4. The second leg. At 07:54 price drives through the first leg. At 08:09 it prints 1.14059, 5 pips past it: the low of the day. Everyone who bought the bounce is stopped out. Everyone who sells the new low is trapped.
  5. The close back above. The 08:30 close is 1.14139, back above the first leg. That is the entry. Stop beyond the low: 8 pips. Four targets, at 0.5, 1, 2 and 3 times the risk.
  6. The reversal runs on stops. Back over the neckline at 08:30, then through the whole Asian range. The sellers' stops become the fuel. The last target falls at 10:43.
  7. 77 pips All four targets reached: 24 pips at the last, against 8 at risk. That is a W. Keep the order of it: range, first leg, neckline, second leg, close back.

GBPUSD15 min

All four targets+64 pips

Play 02 of 10 · M formation

FRI17:00New York

89pips

1.36576 to 1.35682 in 6 hours 15 minutes.

All four targets reached: 64 pips at the last, against 21 at risk. The M is the W upside down. The number did not pick the direction. It set the time.

Play 3: London can do all of it.
  1. First, a range. Ten quiet hours inside 36 pips. Retail draws support and resistance on it and parks its stops on both sides.
  2. London breaks the high. By 08:23 price is 21 pips over the range. The sellers' stops above it are taken, and breakout buyers pile in.
  3. A dip. A neckline. The pullback stalls at 1.36162. New buyers hide their stops below it. Early sellers hide theirs over the first leg. Two fresh pools of orders.
  4. The second leg. At 10:02 price drives through the first leg. At 10:22 it prints 1.36576, 14 pips past it: the high of the day. US manufacturing data came out at 10:00, 23 minutes before the high. Everyone who sold the dip is stopped out. Everyone who buys the new high is trapped.
  5. The close back below. The 10:45 close is 1.36363, back below the first leg. That is the entry. Stop beyond the high: 21 pips. Four targets, at 0.5, 1, 2 and 3 times the risk.
  6. The reversal runs on stops. Back under the neckline at 11:50, then through the whole Asian range. The buyers' stops become the fuel. The last target falls at 16:00.
  7. 89 pips All four targets reached: 64 pips at the last, against 21 at risk. The M is the W upside down. The number did not pick the direction. It set the time.

USDCAD15 min

All four targets+15 pips

Play 03 of 10 · W formation

TUE17:00New York

57pips

1.40539 to 1.41106 in 9 hours 30 minutes.

All four targets reached: 15 pips at the last, against 5 at risk. The closest price came to that stop was 1.6 pips. The whole formation printed before New York opened.

Play 4: Set before the number.
  1. First, a range. Ten quiet hours inside 23 pips. Retail draws support and resistance on it and parks its stops on both sides.
  2. London breaks the low. By 03:04 price is 5 pips under the range. The buyers' stops below it are taken, and breakout sellers pile in.
  3. A bounce. A neckline. The pullback stalls at 1.40689. New sellers hide their stops above it. Dip buyers hide theirs under the first leg. Two fresh pools of orders.
  4. The second leg. At 05:38 price drives through the first leg. At 06:03 it prints 1.40539, 4 pips past it: the low of the day. Everyone who bought the bounce is stopped out. Everyone who sells the new low is trapped.
  5. The close back above. The 06:15 close is 1.40588, back above the first leg. That is the entry. Stop beyond the low: 5 pips. Four targets, at 0.5, 1, 2 and 3 times the risk.
  6. The reversal runs on stops. Back over the neckline at 07:52, then through the whole Asian range. The sellers' stops become the fuel. The last target falls at 08:10.
  7. 57 pips All four targets reached: 15 pips at the last, against 5 at risk. The closest price came to that stop was 1.6 pips. The whole formation printed before New York opened.

NZDUSD15 min

All four targets+27 pips

Play 04 of 10 · M formation

FRI17:00New York

95pips

0.58844 to 0.57893 in 9 hours 30 minutes.

All four targets reached: 27 pips at the last, against 9 at risk. The number did the running. The trap was built two hours before it.

Play 5: It can be quick.
  1. First, a range. Ten quiet hours inside 23 pips. Retail draws support and resistance on it and parks its stops on both sides.
  2. London breaks the high. By 04:30 price is 4 pips over the range. The sellers' stops above it are taken, and breakout buyers pile in.
  3. A dip. A neckline. The pullback stalls at 0.58693. New buyers hide their stops below it. Early sellers hide theirs over the first leg. Two fresh pools of orders.
  4. The second leg. At 05:13 price drives through the first leg. At 06:30 it prints 0.58844, 7 pips past it: the high of the day. Everyone who sold the dip is stopped out. Everyone who buys the new high is trapped.
  5. The close back below. The 08:15 close is 0.58755, back below the first leg. That is the entry. Stop beyond the high: 9 pips. Four targets, at 0.5, 1, 2 and 3 times the risk.
  6. The reversal runs on stops. At 08:30 the payrolls number lands. The high has been in for two hours and the sell for fifteen minutes. All four targets fall inside 24 minutes, and the buyers' stops under the range go with them.
  7. 95 pips All four targets reached: 27 pips at the last, against 9 at risk. The number did the running. The trap was built two hours before it.

AUDUSD15 min

All four targets+34 pips

Play 05 of 10 · W formation

WED17:00New York

54pips

0.71210 to 0.71752 in 5 hours 30 minutes.

All four targets reached: 34 pips at the last, against 11 at risk. A fast one. Same order, shorter clock.

Play 6: A small day is still a day.
  1. First, a range. Ten quiet hours inside 22 pips. Retail draws support and resistance on it and parks its stops on both sides.
  2. London breaks the low. By 04:56 price is 5 pips under the range. The buyers' stops below it are taken, and breakout sellers pile in.
  3. A bounce. A neckline. The pullback stalls at 0.71307. New sellers hide their stops above it. Dip buyers hide theirs under the first leg. Two fresh pools of orders.
  4. The second leg. At 05:17 price drives through the first leg. At 06:05 it prints 0.71210, 5 pips past it: the low of the day. Everyone who bought the bounce is stopped out. Everyone who sells the new low is trapped.
  5. The close back above. The 07:00 close is 0.71323, back above the first leg. That is the entry. Stop beyond the low: 11 pips. Four targets, at 0.5, 1, 2 and 3 times the risk.
  6. The reversal runs on stops. Back over the neckline at 06:59, then through the whole Asian range. The sellers' stops become the fuel. The last target falls at 09:27.
  7. 54 pips All four targets reached: 34 pips at the last, against 11 at risk. A fast one. Same order, shorter clock.

USDCHF15 min

All four targets+20 pips

Play 06 of 10 · M formation

FRI17:00New York

44pips

0.82596 to 0.82157 in 7 hours 45 minutes.

All four targets reached: 20 pips at the last, against 7 at risk. The size of the day is not the point. The order of it is.

Play 7: The low is in before the Fed.
  1. First, a range. Ten quiet hours inside 27 pips. Retail draws support and resistance on it and parks its stops on both sides.
  2. London breaks the high. By 06:46 price is 3 pips over the range. The sellers' stops above it are taken, and breakout buyers pile in.
  3. A dip. A neckline. The pullback stalls at 0.82464. New buyers hide their stops below it. Early sellers hide theirs over the first leg. Two fresh pools of orders.
  4. The second leg. At 07:50 price drives through the first leg. At 08:21 it prints 0.82596, 5 pips past it: the high of the day. Everyone who sold the dip is stopped out. Everyone who buys the new high is trapped.
  5. The close back below. The 08:45 close is 0.82531, back below the first leg. That is the entry. Stop beyond the high: 7 pips. Four targets, at 0.5, 1, 2 and 3 times the risk.
  6. The reversal runs on stops. Back under the neckline at 09:09, then through the whole Asian range. The buyers' stops become the fuel. The last target falls at 11:24.
  7. 44 pips All four targets reached: 20 pips at the last, against 7 at risk. The size of the day is not the point. The order of it is.

NZDUSD15 min

All four targets+28 pips

Play 07 of 10 · W formation

WED17:00New York

65pips

0.57615 to 0.58264 in 3 hours.

All four targets reached: 28 pips at the last, against 9 at risk. The decision moved the price. The low it moved from was made an hour and three quarters earlier.

Play 8: Gold plays the same game.
  1. First, a range. Ten quiet hours inside 20 pips. Retail draws support and resistance on it and parks its stops on both sides.
  2. New York breaks the low. By 08:16 price is 5 pips under the range. The buyers' stops below it are taken, and breakout sellers pile in.
  3. A bounce. A neckline. The pullback stalls at 0.57861. New sellers hide their stops above it. Dip buyers hide theirs under the first leg. Two fresh pools of orders.
  4. The second leg. At 11:04 price drives through the first leg. At 12:15 it prints 0.57615, 8 pips past it: the low of the day. Everyone who bought the bounce is stopped out. Everyone who sells the new low is trapped.
  5. The close back above. The 13:15 close is 0.57708, back above the first leg. That is the entry. Stop beyond the low: 9 pips. Four targets, at 0.5, 1, 2 and 3 times the risk.
  6. The reversal runs on stops. At 14:00 the Fed decision lands. The low has been in since 12:15. Three targets fall in the same minute, and the whole Asian range goes with them.
  7. 65 pips All four targets reached: 28 pips at the last, against 9 at risk. The decision moved the price. The low it moved from was made an hour and three quarters earlier.

XAUUSD15 min

All four targets+66 pips

Play 08 of 10 · M formation

TUE17:00New York

88pips

4180.23 to 4091.84 in 5 hours 45 minutes.

All four targets reached: 66 pips at the last, against 22 at risk. The instrument changed. The sequence did not.

Play 9: A deep first leg.
  1. First, a range. Nine quiet hours inside 52 pips. Retail draws support and resistance on it and parks its stops on both sides.
  2. New York breaks the high. By 08:15 price is 7 pips over the range. The sellers' stops above it are taken, and breakout buyers pile in.
  3. A dip. A neckline. The pullback stalls at 4159.73. New buyers hide their stops below it. Early sellers hide theirs over the first leg. Two fresh pools of orders.
  4. The second leg. At 09:36 price drives through the first leg. At 09:43 it prints 4180.23, 5 pips past it: the high of the day. Everyone who sold the dip is stopped out. Everyone who buys the new high is trapped.
  5. The close back below. The 10:00 close is 4158.20, back below the first leg. That is the entry. Stop beyond the high: 22 pips. Four targets, at 0.5, 1, 2 and 3 times the risk.
  6. The reversal runs on stops. Back under the neckline at 09:57, then through the whole Asian range. The buyers' stops become the fuel. The last target falls at 15:18.
  7. 88 pips All four targets reached: 66 pips at the last, against 22 at risk. The instrument changed. The sequence did not.

GBPUSD15 min

All four targets+50 pips

Play 09 of 10 · W formation

FRI17:00New York

95pips

1.34000 to 1.34947 in 7 hours 15 minutes.

All four targets reached: 50 pips at the last, against 17 at risk. The deeper the first leg, the more traders believe it.

Play 10: Now call it yourself.
  1. First, a range. Ten quiet hours inside 31 pips. Retail draws support and resistance on it and parks its stops on both sides.
  2. London breaks the low. By 08:30 price is 26 pips under the range. The buyers' stops below it are taken, and breakout sellers pile in.
  3. A bounce. A neckline. The pullback stalls at 1.34330. New sellers hide their stops above it. Dip buyers hide theirs under the first leg. Two fresh pools of orders.
  4. The second leg. At 09:36 price drives through the first leg. At 09:40 it prints 1.34000, 14 pips past it: the low of the day. US consumer sentiment is due at 10:00, 19 minutes after the low. Everyone who bought the bounce is stopped out. Everyone who sells the new low is trapped.
  5. The close back above. The 10:15 close is 1.34167, back above the first leg. That is the entry. Stop beyond the low: 17 pips. Four targets, at 0.5, 1, 2 and 3 times the risk.
  6. The reversal runs on stops. Back over the neckline at 10:37, then through the whole Asian range. The sellers' stops become the fuel. All four targets fall inside 44 minutes.
  7. 95 pips All four targets reached: 50 pips at the last, against 17 at risk. The deeper the first leg, the more traders believe it.

EURUSD15 min

All four targets+60 pips

Play 10 of 10 · W formation

THU17:00New York

87pips

1.15028 to 1.15896 in 2 hours 15 minutes.

All four targets reached: 60 pips at the last, against 20 at risk. If you called the second leg before it printed, the playbook is doing its job.

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  1. First, a range. Ten quiet hours inside 30 pips. Retail draws support and resistance on it and parks its stops on both sides.
  2. London breaks the low. By 11:10 price is 12 pips under the range. The buyers' stops below it are taken, and breakout sellers pile in.
  3. A bounce. A neckline. The pullback stalls at 1.15242. New sellers hide their stops above it. Dip buyers hide theirs under the first leg. Two fresh pools of orders.
  4. The second leg. At 12:03 price drives through the first leg. At 13:21 it prints 1.15028, 11 pips past it: the low of the day. Everyone who bought the bounce is stopped out. Everyone who sells the new low is trapped.
  5. The close back above. The 13:30 close is 1.15228, back above the first leg. That is the entry. Stop beyond the low: 20 pips. Four targets, at 0.5, 1, 2 and 3 times the risk.
  6. The reversal runs on stops. Back over the neckline at 13:30, then through the whole Asian range. The sellers' stops become the fuel. The last target falls at 15:30.
  7. 87 pips All four targets reached: 60 pips at the last, against 20 at risk. If you called the second leg before it printed, the playbook is doing its job.

Ten days

One structure.

  1. EURUSDW · 77 pips

  2. GBPUSDM · 89 pips

  3. USDCADW · 57 pips

  4. NZDUSDM · 95 pips

  5. AUDUSDW · 54 pips

  6. USDCHFM · 44 pips

  7. NZDUSDW · 65 pips

  8. XAUUSDM · 88 pips

  9. GBPUSDW · 95 pips

  10. EURUSDW · 87 pips

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Real candles: Dukascopy, 15 minute, replayed on their 1-minute path. Calendar: FXStreet. Times are New York. The stop-loss marks show where the method says retail stops rest, not order-book data. Marked up after the fact, for study. Not a signal, not trade advice. On gold, one pip is one dollar.