LEAD
STRONG PUSH
STEP 1: SETUP — SPOT THE LEAD
- Look for a strong, aggressive lead candle — a large body with clear intent.
- It should create urgency and liquidity — retail either chased it or got stopped by it.
- Note the lead candle's high and low — they define the boundaries of the reaction.
- Drop to the 5M / 1M chart and watch what happens next.
STEP 2: THE PATTERN — STRUCTURE
LEAD · CONSOLIDATE · EXECUTE
= EARLY REVERSAL ENTRY
STEP 3: ENTRY RULES — SOURCE OF THE MOVE
▼ SHORT · AFTER GREEN LEAD
Sell the execution candle back down.
TRIGGER
Green lead up · consolidation at high + upper wicks · red execution breaks below range.
ENTRY
On the execution break — early, before retail sees it
STOP
↑ above lead candle high
TP
→ opposite-side liquidity
▲ LONG · AFTER RED LEAD
Buy the execution candle back up.
TRIGGER
Red lead down · consolidation at low + lower wicks · green execution breaks above range.
ENTRY
On the execution break — early, before retail sees it
STOP
↓ below lead candle low
TP
→ opposite-side liquidity
STEP 4: PROVE THE DEFENSE
The consolidation is not noise — it's evidence. Look for price defending a level repeatedly.
- Tight range — price stalls instead of continuing aggressively.
- Repeated wicks at the same level — big hands stepping in.
- Failed pushes that keep getting rejected.
- The longer defense holds, the stronger the EXECUTION break.
STEP 5: WHEN NOT TO TRADE
✓ IDEAL
- Aggressive, large-body lead candle
- Clean consolidation with tight range
- Clear defense wicks at one level
- Decisive execution candle (no hesitation)
✗ AVOID
- Weak lead candle — no real urgency
- Consolidation that keeps drifting (no defense)
- Multiple false breaks back into the range
- Chasing after the execution is already extended
STEP 6: RISK MANAGEMENT
Enter at the source, not after the chase. Stop beyond the lead candle's extreme. Target the opposite-side liquidity.
STOP
BEYOND LEAD
TARGET
OPP. LIQ.
R:R
ASYMMETRIC