Reference

Cheat Sheets

Re-reading the full chapter every time you forget one rule wastes the rule you already remembered — cheat sheets are what an experienced reader scans, with the chapter prose reserved for when one of these lines stops making sense.

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Layer 1 · Vocabulary
Holds, Breaks, Origins, Ranges
  • Hold = body of engulfed candle. Ladder rung.
  • Break = outer wick of range. Where pressure was overcome.
  • Origin = break that did the OPPOSITE of expected. Polarized: rocket or absolute dump on first touch.
  • Range = 2+ candles of same type, same direction.
  • Pure = exactly 2 candles in range — your TF is the level's TF.
  • Non-pure = 4+ candles — level lives on a higher TF.
  • Hard close =
    Bias?
    What counts as a hard close? Hidden — predict first.
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    body fully past the level; wick may touch.
  • Wick poke = liquidity grab, NOT a break.
  • BUT = Broken Untested. Magnetic.
  • Reverse hold = 50% midpoint of a candle (often virtual HTF candle's open).
  • Failed support flip = time spent below = role inverts even without hard close.
Layer 2 · Trends
Drawing Rules + Trend Types
  • Trends attach to WICKS. Topside = yellow-yellow. Bottom-side = blue-blue.
  • Move forward: body of new candle must be CLEAR of trend. Wick can touch.
  • Break:
    Bias?
    What validates a trend break? Hidden — predict first.
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    opposite-type candle's body fully clear.
  • Sweep = wick poke, body still attached → trend preserved.
  • Only forward in time. Never backward.
  • Range trend = static, retests reliably. Targets top of range when broken.
  • Normal trend = moves forward. Retest is a myth — don't wait.
  • Time-arrayed: 4D → 1D → 4H → 1H → 15m → 5m → 3m → 1m. Divisible.
  • Cycle: 4-6 trend arrays before real reversal. 5th-6th is the pivot.
Layer 3 · Method
Time & Levels, Origins, Greedy Entries
  • Time & Levels: a level's TF determines who validates it. 1H close ≈ 3H break.
  • HTF cascade: monthly → weekly → daily → 4H → 1H/15m. Top-down always.
  • Confluence: a level on 3+ TFs = strong reaction zone.
  • Origins ladder: when you find one, look for another above as your target.
  • Range hit origin = formed before parent range closed. Fast moves.
  • Singularity = origin on only ONE TF. Rarest, most violent.
  • Greedy entry:
    Bias?
    How do you build one? Hidden — predict first.
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    drop divisible TFs inside parent hold. High lev = take only the greediest.
  • Range fibs: 0 / 1 / 1.618 / 2.618 / 4.618. Entry below 1, TP at 1.618.
  • First hold after origin = highest-confidence fib trade.
Layer 4 · Indicators
Settings That Matter
  • Hold Levels: min move 0.4%. Refinements ON for trade planning, OFF for alerts.
  • Break/Origin Detector: show pure + non-pure. Range hit origins ON. ATR proximity tuned for your TF.
  • Native Candles: Period Length on daily = N-day virtual candle. 604, 134, 347 are common.
  • HTF Closes: fractal countdowns essential for scalping. Native exchange closes > TV closes.
  • Bias Scanner:
    Bias?
    1-4H low % means what? Hidden — predict first.
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    lots of resistance being built → expect rejection.
  • Origin Bot: /close-origins TOKEN, /big-close-origins, /TV close-origins TOTALS. Green = untouched.
  • Dashboard: filter-by-price = instant multi-TF confluence check.
  • Singularity filter: Symbol → Native → Break/Origin → Widgets. OFF non-pure, ON singularity.
Layer 5 · Risk & Execution
Stops, TPs, Leverage, Liquidity
  • Bias?
    Where do stops belong? Hidden — predict first.
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    Stops OUTSIDE range, never inside. Above the wider HTF range is safest.
  • Tight stops feel safer. They aren't. They guarantee sweep-stop.
  • TP cascade: first hold → break → origin → singularity. Always at structure, never at multiples.
  • After TP1: move stop to entry (break-even).
  • Common split: 50% / 25% / 25%. Or thirds.
  • Average ONLY at structural levels. Never in between.
  • Leverage = position-size tool, not a risk multiplier. Risk per trade stays 1-10%.
  • Position units = Risk / (Entry − Stop). Notional = units × Entry. Lev = Notional / Account.
  • Liquidity is a TIMER. Price moves to STRUCTURE.
Layer 6 · Specialty
Edge Cases
  • Prime Days:
    Bias?
    What happens on these? Hidden — predict first.
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    day-of-year is prime → only 1d close happens → liquidity sweeps without algo pushback.
  • Big Prime Day moves often UNDONE within ~24h.
  • Weekend: Fri close → Mon open. 1H to 4H max. Don't hold over Sun-Mon.
  • Quiet week → expect violent weekend. Violent week → expect ranging.
  • 5-min scalping: NO indicators. NO BTC. NO DEXes. Centralized exchange + TV broker link + fast decisions.
  • Even 5m: HTF rules. 4H hold can wreck a 5m setup with one candle.
  • TV setup: grayscale candles. Reserve color for levels. UTC time. Custom TFs: 72m, 134m, 347m, 694m.
Trade workflow · End to end
Daily Routine
  • 1 · Open dashboard. Recent Updates feed.
  • 2 · /TV close-origins TOTALS — overall market state.
  • 3 · Bias Scanner: 1-4H / 6-12H / 1d+ buckets.
  • 4 · HTF bias on assets: monthly → weekly → daily → 4H.
  • 5 · Identify candidate trades: hold rejections, trend breaks, origin retests, untouched origins approaching.
  • 6 · Refine entry: refinement search OR manual TF ladder.
  • 7 · Set orders: limit entry, hard stop past invalidation, multiple TPs at structure.
  • 8 · After fill: derisk after TP1 (move stop to entry). Let remainder run.