MASTER BLUEPRINT.

The orchestrator. Every morning, answer two questions: where is price, and what is it doing?
Your answer picks the strategy. Box Theory is the anchor — every decision branches from it.

ANCHOR

BOX THEORY

start here every day

STRATEGIES

tools in the kit

FAMILIES

reversal / continuation

FIRST QUESTION

WHERE?

price vs. box

OBSERVATION

9:30–9:45

before any trade

FILTER

HTF + TOD

context + timing

STEP 1: THE FIRST QUESTION

Every trading day begins with the same question: where is price relative to the box? There are only four possible states — and each one unlocks a different set of strategies. No guessing. No chasing. Just read, then choose.

MIDDLE of the box — noise. Do nothing. Wait.
AT THE TOP or BOTTOM of the box — decision zone. Reaction or breakout.
OUTSIDE and HOLDING — continuation mode. Momentum is real.
OUTSIDE and FAILING BACK — trap. Reversal territory.

STEP 2: THE DECISION TREE

01 ANCHORS · 02–04 REVERSAL · 05–06 CONTINUATION PRICE STATE → STRATEGY

STEP 3: THE 6 STRATEGIES

ANCHOR

Box Theory

Trade the edges of structure. PDH/PDL defines the box; middle is noise.

REVERSAL

Fence

Trade the reaction at the range boundary. First 5M break + retest.

REVERSAL

Pitch Fork

Reversal only after exhaustion + confirmation. 3–5 · 1 · break.

REVERSAL

Unsharp

Enter near the source of reversal after defense is proven. Early timing.

CONTINUATION

Power Bar

Clean momentum expansion. Wide-range candle anchored to the 20 SMA.

CONTINUATION

Measured Move

The second leg after the first move defines the distance. Math + patience.

STEP 4: MARKET STATE → STRATEGY

Read the market state, match to the playbook. This is the full decision tree — every scenario, every tool.

IF PRICE IS…	ACTION	USE
Middle of the box	WAIT	— · No trade. Observation only.
At top of box, rejecting	REVERSE	01 BOX02 FENCE03 PITCH FORK04 UNSHARP
At bottom of box, rejecting	REVERSE	01 BOX02 FENCE03 PITCH FORK04 UNSHARP
Grinding into an edge with strength	WATCH	Stop using reversal logic. Prepare for breakout setup.
Outside the box, holding there	CONTINUE	05 POWER BAR06 MEASURED MOVE04 UNSHARP
Outside the box, snapping back in	TRAP	02 FENCE03 PITCH FORK04 UNSHARP
Strong momentum candle fires	EXPAND	05 POWER BAR
First move + pause + next leg	PROJECT	06 MEASURED MOVE
Liquidity sweep, then shift	REVERSE	03 PITCH FORK04 UNSHARP
Trending, pulls back cleanly	CONTINUE	05 POWER BAR06 MEASURED MOVE04 UNSHARP
Trending, loses structure badly	REASSESS	Stop assuming continuation. Redraw the box. Reassess the tape.

STEP 5: TIME-OF-DAY FILTER

The same pattern means different things depending on when it appears. Highest-energy windows get the most tools. Dead tape gets the fewest.

OPEN

9:30 – 10:30

→ Fence · Power Bar
→ Measured Move · Unsharp
→ Pitch Fork (on fast sweeps)
Highest-energy window.

MIDDAY

10:30 – 14:00

→ Box Theory edges only
→ A+ setups or skip
Avoid Power Bar in dead tape
Avoid weak liquidity plays

POWER HOUR

14:00 – 16:00

→ Renewed Power Bar
→ Second-wave Measured Move
→ End-of-day liquidity grabs
Breakouts from PM consolidation

STEP 6: THE MASTER RULE

Before every trade, answer three questions in order:

1.Where is price? (middle · edge · outside holding · outside failing)

2.What is price doing? (rejecting · grinding · expanding · consolidating · sweeping)

3.Which playbook matches that behavior? (01–06)

Let the box anchor you. Let the market state choose the tool. Execute with discipline — and only when all three answers line up cleanly.

MIDDLE

WAIT

EDGE

REACT

OUT · HOLDING

CONTINUE

OUT · FAILING

REVERSE

IMPULSE

POWER BAR

IMPULSE + PAUSE

MEAS. MOVE