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The EXACT Trading Strategy That Made Me $1,200,000 in the Last 12 Months

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The presenter outlines a prop-firm day-trading strategy for Nasdaq futures (NQ) centered on:

  • Intraday “fair price” mean reversion back to the New York session open
  • Short-term continuation entries immediately after the open (and/or around scheduled news)

The claimed edge is based on “fair pricing theory”:

  • The opening price is treated as the key fair reference
  • Moves away from that price are often attributed to opening flow, liquidity, and positioning rather than a true repricing of underlying value

They claim the strategy produced $1.2M+ in payouts over the last 12 months, and they provide proof via prop-firm payout records and tax documents.

Markets / instruments / tickers mentioned

Traded / directly referenced

  • Nasdaq futures / NQ
    • Nasdaq is described as comprising ~100 companies
    • References include “Nasdaq futures” and NQ

Prop trading firms (challenges / payouts referenced)

  • Topstep
  • Wise / WISE (mentioned as a payouts provider / image source)
  • Eight Futures (E8)
  • Alpha Futures
  • Lucid
  • Trade F7
  • Apex
  • Funded Next
  • RiseWorks

Notably mentioned (context / inference sources; not traded)

  • Polymarket
    • Used as an example source for expected news averages

Claimed performance / key numbers & figures

Payout / tax / cost claims

Claimed payouts shown across firms include:

  • Topstep: $250k (tax document claimed: 1099)
  • RiseWorks: $450k
  • Additional payout totals shown via screenshots/images:
    • Eight Futures (E8): $172k
    • Alpha Futures: ~$75k (recently live)
    • Lucid: ~$75k in 1–2 months
    • Trade F7: ~$100k
    • Apex: ~$60k (they state they were banned; reason not provided)
    • Funded Next: ~$67k

Claimed evaluation fees (“evals”):

  • ~$200k–$250k (listed under “education business services”)

Timeline note:

  • They started around Feb/March, so they argue they did not have a full 12 months
  • Mentioned context: $14k off a million in the first year (because it wasn’t full-year)

Strategy mechanics (risk/reward, trade targets)

Time focus

  • Primary: the New York session open
  • Continuation entries: first ~0–10 minutes
  • Mean reversion window: roughly 10 minutes to 90 minutes

Trade frequency / discipline

  • Max: 3–4 trades per session/day
  • If the market starts moving against the bias, stop earlier

Risk/reward and points

  • Consistent ~1 to 1.5 risk-to-reward
    • Linked to prop rules (e.g., “plus ~3000 before minus ~2000” style constraints)
  • Example hard targets:
    • Take profit (TP): 38 points
    • Stop loss (SL): 25 points
  • News setups mention an example average-style TP like 38.25

Copy trading caution (probability-based)

  • Copy trading should only be considered if the probability of losing everything is < 5%
  • They strongly recommend avoiding copy trading and starting with one account first

Session open times listed (multiple opportunities)

Listed “every session open” / related times:

  • EST: 6:00 p.m. (market reopens)
  • 8:00 p.m. (Asian session)
  • 3:00 a.m. (London session)
  • 8:30 a.m. (when there’s news)
  • 9:30 a.m. Eastern
  • 2:00 p.m. Eastern (New York PM session)

Methodology / step-by-step framework (prop-firm strategy)

Core thesis: “fair pricing theory”

  • Treat the New York session open price (e.g., 9:30 a.m. EST) as the key fair price reference
  • Early moves away from open are attributed to:
    • opening flow
    • liquidity imbalances
    • stops/hedging
    • momentum / participation
  • Therefore, the plan is:
    • Mean reversion back to the open fair price
    • Use continuation entries aligned with the direction of the initial opening-flow move

Time structure: continuation (low timeframe) + mean reversion (higher timeframe)

  1. Continuation leg (low timeframe)

    • Trade only within the first 5–10 minutes after the open (often framed as 0–10 minutes)
    • Example logic: if the opening candle is red, look for short continuation

  2. Mean reversion leg

    • After the first ~10 minutes, trade reversion back to the opening/fair price
    • Approximate operating window: 10 minutes to 90 minutes

Setup requirements (entries)

Entry trigger concepts

  • Displacement, or
  • Break of structure + close (BOS + close) (“depending on volume and session”)

Displacement candle criteria (as described)

  • Candle body larger than the prior candle
  • Few/no wicks

Setup quality / bias alignment

  • A+ setup: both biases align:
    • high timeframe reversion
    • low timeframe continuation
  • Example A+ setup:
    • displacement + break of structure + close

What to avoid

  • They emphasize avoiding “B+” / B setups because these allegedly conflict with the intended bias alignment
  • They sometimes enter A setups “pretty much every displacement I see”
  • B+ may be selectively traded

Risk management / account selection (prop-firm specific)

Prop-firm-only claim

  • They claim the strategy is designed for prop challenges and would behave differently live because live risk would be too large

Main risk rule

  • Use different prop-firm accounts with different risk limits based on:
    • the amount of points you expect to target
  • Rationale: prop firm rules vary, and their edge is described as only ~1–5%, so risk must match expected movement

Trade management

  • If the session becomes unfavorable:
    • If losing, don’t keep adding—bias likely isn’t playing out
  • Stop looking for trades around ~11:00 or when volume dies

Scaling framework

  • Emphasizes risk of ruin
  • The goal is not to “bust” (lose all capital), since the edge requires the ability to keep trading

Copy trading rules (high-level)

  • Only copy if you understand:
    • pass rates / payout chance
    • probability of losing everything (must be < 5%)
  • They recommend:
    • using one strategy
    • trading multiple setups per day across multiple accounts rather than copying

News-day adaptation (8:30 focus)

Core claim

  • News changes fair price by altering the inherent value of Nasdaq futures

Framework described

  1. Mark the candle before news (called the “fair price pre-news”)
  2. After news, any move away from that pre-news candle is treated as unfair
  3. Entry uses:
    • low timeframe continuation
    • high/medium timeframe reversion back to the pre-news fair price
    • break of structure + close
  4. Ensure you have “points in your favor” (avoid chasing from within fair value)

Example described (news setup)

  • On a news day, they go long because price dropped off
  • Then they wait for close above structure
  • Revert toward the pre-news fair price
  • TP uses a ~1 to 1.5 style parametering (they mention 38.25 and a 1:1.5 approach)

Backtesting methodology (prop-firm challenge mindset)

  • They argue you must backtest as if trading a prop challenge, not as if trading live

Required backtest structure

  • One trade per day (rather than modeling multiple trades/equity continuity)
  • Model trailing drawdown / end-of-day trailing rules
  • Determine pass rate
    • i.e., whether the target is hit before drawdown trailing stops

Evaluation focus

  • Prioritize:
    • Pass rate
  • Then estimate expected economics via:
    • (pass rate) × (prop firm payout / eval cost considerations)

They explicitly say not to use live-account metrics like Sharpe/win rate as the primary decision factor.

Key recommendations / cautions explicitly stated

  • Prop-firm only: strategy may not work live due to larger risk; edge is small (~1–5%) and live risk could be “tens of thousands”
  • Strict risk management is mandatory:
    • predefined stop sizes and point targets
    • manage multiple accounts based on expected point travel
  • Trade-count discipline:
    • Max 3–4 trades per session/day
    • stop if trades start losing (bias likely wrong)
  • Avoid copy trading unless you know:
    • pass rate and the losing-everything probability
  • News caution:
    • avoid certain news windows (they mention avoiding 9:45–10:00 a.m.)
    • special handling for 8:30 news (treat pre-news candle as the key fair-price reference)

Disclosures / claims

  • Strong implicit “proof” claim via:
    • payout receipts
    • 1099 tax forms
    • multiple prop firm payout totals
  • The provided subtitles (as described here) do not explicitly include a “not financial advice” disclaimer.

Presenters / sources mentioned

  • Presenter: primary speaker (name not given in subtitles)
  • Prop-firm sources referenced (payout examples):
    • Topstep, RiseWorks, Eight Futures (E8), Alpha Futures, Lucid, Trade F7, Apex, Funded Next, and “Wise”
  • News expectation source mentioned:
    • Polymarket

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