new york

Shared by a BacktestingMax trader on 18 Aug 2026

• Profit factor: 0.62
• Win rate: 31.0%
• Trades: 29
• Backtests: 2

evertime on 1 oclock south african time the first 15 minute time frame candle stick determines what we should expect if by 13:15 the candle stick was bullish we should expect bearish movement vise versa gold only

Entry rules

1. evertime on 1 oclock south african time the first 15 minute time frame candle stick determines what we should expect if by 13:15 the candle stick was bullish we should expect bearish movement vise versa the market will return to the1 clock candle stick and thats were we gonna enter and if the market hasnt return to that candle stick in that day we dont trade all this happens on 15 minute time frame

Invalidation

1. if the market hast return to the opening of the opening of the 1 oclock candle sgtick that makes that trade ivalid

Stop loss and take profit

1. 1 is 1 risk to reward ratio using previous high and low on 15 minute time frame for TP/SL

Author's checklist

1. check 1 o clock candle stick if it bullish or bearish so we can expect opposite movement
2. wait for the market to return and pass the opening 1 oclock candle stick a little bit to place our trade
3. use previous 15m high and low to determine our tp and SL but we must usually aim for a 1 is to 1 risk to reward ratios

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