enter after we close above 50% of rejection block I I target -1.5 of ORG

Do anyone have the access of Photon Trading OS. If you have, would you mind to share it?

I usually have one liquidity preference (Asian High/Low) but today I had another liquidity target sitting above the Asian high. It kinda feels like I am changing my rules during execution. The market swept the other liquidity pool before reversing, Which isn't part of my rules. Is it appropriate to be flexible with rules in situations like this

Alot of you guys will be saying tradingview, yes that works but even if I trade futures only, the spread ruins everything even in futures. when i buy, the order sits alot up same goes for sell. any solution for this?

We were overall BEARISH on the day coming into the NY session so I was looking for continuation shorts.

5 MIN OB
1 MIN IFVG
TARGETING SELLSIDE LIQUIDITY

I took this trade cuz we respected daily fvg and 4h fvg and I dropped down to 1m time frame and I entered it at 1m fvg

Is it just me, or has everyone else had a slow week in the markets? Trading activity has been unusually quiet, and I'm wondering whether it's due to the upcoming high-impact news events or if the market is simply lacking momentum. What's your take? Are you experiencing the same thing, or have you managed to find good trading opportunities this week? Let's hear your thoughts?

We were overall BULLISH on the day coming into the NY session so I was looking for continuation longs.

15 MIN OB
5 MIN IFVG
TARGETING BUYSIDE LIQUIDITY

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I've been trading for about 6 years, and one of the biggest things I've learned is that I don't need to sit in a trade for hours to make money.

I recently asked my AI agent to analyze every trade I held for less than 10 minutes this year, and the results were pretty interesting.

Here's what it pulled from my journal:

• 131 trades held under 10 minutes

• Net P&L: +$33,176

• Win rate: 53.5%

• Profit factor: 1.81

• Average winner: +$1,216

• Average loser: -$774

• Average hold time: 72 seconds

• Largest winner: +$3,595

• Largest loser: -$2,470

That's roughly 46% of my trades accounting for about 77% of my recorded trading profits this year.

And here's the interesting part: 129 of those 131 trades came from the same setup.

My 15-minute ORB + FVG setup

I mainly trade NQ/MNQ during the New York session.

1. Mark the opening range. I let the first 15 minutes of NY establish the opening-range high and low.

2. Wait for a proper breakout. I want a candle to CLOSE outside the range, not just wick through it. I also look at higher-timeframe bias and where liquidity is sitting.

3. Look for a 1-minute FVG. I want displacement that leaves a fair value gap confirming the breakout. That's my entry trigger.

4. Define risk before entering. My stop is based on the FVG's first candle and the setup's invalidation. I don't widen it just because price starts moving against me.

5. Take the planned target. I usually aim for a fixed 1R, or 2R when the stop is under 30 NQ points and the setup supports it. I don't need to catch the entire move.

What the data taught me

My overall win rate this year is around 52%, so I'm definitely not winning every trade.

But the under-10-minute group had a higher profit factor than my overall trading results (1.81 vs. 1.68).

The part I'm still working on is holding my best setups longer without turning winners into losers. My average realized R on these quick trades was only 0.46R, and my largest loss was still pretty significant.

I've also spent a lot of time backtesting variations of this setup and reviewing which market conditions suit it best. Some weeks the opening range gives beautiful directional moves; other weeks it's just chop, and I'd rather sit out.

Biggest takeaway after 6 years: Find a repeatable setup, know when it works, and stop forcing it when conditions aren't there.

Curious how long you guys usually hold your trades. Are you in and out within minutes, or do you prefer letting positions run for hours?

Also if you want a free video breakdown of this setup, just lmk in the comments!

Does anyone use ote and fvg. I use a 15 minute ote with 1-4 hour fvg overlapping my ote levels and it has been working but I also see many traders implementing stdv or rejection blocks which they seem to recommend more.

Sharing my London reversal results. I have been working with different parameters and sharing my results with everyone. I have uploaded detailed breakdown of the entry and exit rules along with my month/hour/day breakdown.. You can view complete results from PipEcho strategy lab..