ZONE
BOX EDGES
STEP 1: SETUP — IDENTIFY THE KEY ZONE
- Find the most recent significant swing high and swing low.
- Draw a box connecting those wicks — that is your key zone.
- Top of box = institutional SELL zone. Bottom of box = institutional BUY zone.
- Stay on 5M / 15M for pattern recognition.
STEP 2: THE PATTERN — STRUCTURE
ZONE · EXHAUSTION · SWEEP · SHIFT · BREAK
= HIGH-PROBABILITY ENTRY
STEP 3: ENTRY RULES — THE 4-STEP CHECK
▼ SHORT · TOP OF BOX
Sell the break after exhaustion is up.
TRIGGER
3–5 green into the top · 1 red shift · break of that red's low.
ENTRY
On break of the red-shift candle's low
STOP
↑ above swing high / sweep wick
TP
→ bottom of box
▲ LONG · BOTTOM OF BOX
Buy the break after exhaustion is down.
TRIGGER
3–5 red into the bottom · 1 green shift · break of that green's high.
ENTRY
On break of the green-shift candle's high
STOP
↓ below swing low / sweep wick
TP
→ top of box
STEP 4: LIQUIDITY GRAB
The bonus signal. Before the real reversal, price often SWEEPS just beyond the zone to hunt stops.
- At the bottom: wick spikes below the swing low, then reverses up.
- At the top: wick spikes above the swing high, then reverses down.
- If you see it → A+ setup. Stop moves beyond the sweep wick.
- No sweep? Pattern still valid — just less premium.
STEP 5: WHEN NOT TO TRADE
✓ IDEAL
- Price is AT a box edge
- Clear 3–5 candle exhaustion into zone
- Single clean shift candle
- Decisive break of shift candle
- Bonus: liquidity sweep before the shift
✗ AVOID
- Middle of the box — no edge, no setup
- No clean exhaustion sequence
- Multiple shifts without a real break
- Chop with no same-color run-up
STEP 6: RISK MANAGEMENT
Patience beats prediction. Stop goes beyond the structure that invalidates the setup. Target the opposite edge of the box.
STOP
BEYOND SWEEP
TARGET
BOX OPPOSITE
R:R
ASYMMETRIC