Entry Protocols (Setups)
// Signal over hype. Capital over clout.
// Overview
Entries aren’t predictions — they’re decisions at a level with a written invalid. Structure maps the location, timing opens the window, and your protocol executes. If any part is missing, you wait.
// The Three Lines
Level: Exactly where you act (range edge, retest, breaker).
Trigger: The flip from observe → execute (reclaim, acceptance, clean wick-reject + hold).
Invalidation: The structural point that proves you wrong — written before entry.
Risk Tier → Size: Size follows clarity (A/B/C), not mood. Messy structure or wide invalid? Reduce or pass.
// Setups
Reclaim at Range Edge
Trigger: Sweep of range low/high → swift reclaim + hold back inside. Invalid: Loss of reclaim or retest low/high.
Break → Retest → Go
Trigger: Break beyond HTF level, then a hold on retest (not just a touch). Invalid: Back inside prior structure.
Failed Break (FB) Reversal
Trigger: Expansion fails; reclaim prints; acceptance back in range. Invalid: Fresh acceptance back above/below.
Trend Pullback Into Structure
Trigger: Pullback into breaker/flip; buyers/sellers reappear. Invalid: Break of the defining HL/LH.
// Common Mistakes
Chasing Velocity
Clicking because “it’s moving” — without level, trigger, or invalidation.
Vague Invalidation
If you can’t write the invalid, risk is unknowable.
