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Mark the Overnight Range

6:00 – 6:25 AM ET

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Mark the overnight high — the highest price during the overnight session. This is your first buy-side liquidity target.

Mark the overnight low — the lowest price during the overnight session. This is your first sell-side liquidity target.

Mark the overnight midpoint (equilibrium) — the 50% level of the overnight range. Marked in White. This is the primary target of the Run.

Identify premium and discount zones — the upper half (premium) and lower half (discount) of the overnight range. You sell premium, buy discount.

Mark the 4H & 1H Structure

6:25 – 6:30 AM ET

Pending

Mark 4H swing highs and lows — the major structural levels on the 4-hour timeframe. These define the macro trend context.

Mark 1H swing highs and lows — the intermediate structural levels on the 1-hour timeframe. These are the levels the Reveal will test.

Identify the trend direction — higher highs and lows = bullish, lower highs and lows = bearish. The Reveal must align with the trend.

Mark order blocks and FVGs — the zones where price should Retrace to after the Reveal. These are your entry zones.

Mark the opening candle — the first candle of the NY session (6:30 AM). Its high and low define the day's first battleground.

Wait for the Reveal

6:30 – 7:00 AM ET

Pending

Watch for a liquidity sweep — price runs through the overnight high or low and immediately reclaims the level. This is the signature Reveal.

Confirm: break of structure (BOS) — price closes beyond a swing point, confirming trend continuation. Or a change of character (CHoCH) for reversal.

Identify which side is in control — if the sweep was above the high and price reclaimed, sellers are in control. If below the low and reclaimed, buyers are in control.

No Reveal = no trade — if the market hasn't shown you anything at a marked level, you don't trade. Period.

Wait for the Retrace

7:00 – 8:00 AM ET

Pending

Wait for price to return to a marked level — the order block, breaker block, or FVG identified during Stage 2. Don't chase.

Check for OTE zone — the 62–79% Fibonacci retracement of the Reveal leg. This is the highest-probability entry zone.

Confirm rejection at the level — a wick, engulfing candle, or strong reaction that confirms the level is holding. Don't enter on the first touch — wait for the reaction.

Calculate your position size — use the sizing rules in Position Sizing with your stop distance. Know your size before you enter.

Execute the Run + Risk Check

8:00 – 11:00 AM ET

Pending

Enter the trade — Reveal confirmed, Retrace respected, rejection at the level. Enter with the move toward the next liquidity target.

Place stop-loss immediately — at the level below your entry (the swing that invalidates the setup). No exceptions.

Set target at the next liquidity pool — the overnight midpoint, the opposite extreme, or the next marked swing. Risk-to-reward must be at least 2:1.

Confirm: is this an A+ setup? — all three questions of the framework answered at a marked level? If not, you don't take the trade.

Log the trade in your journal — screenshot, entry reasoning, framework stages, position size, and outcome. The feedback loop that builds edge.

Protocol Complete ✦

You ran the full system. Come back tomorrow at 6:00 AM and do it again. Discipline is the meta-skill that contains all others.

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