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This 1 Minute Scalping Strategy Works Everyday

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A 1-minute “touch and turn” scalping strategy is presented, designed to trade the first 90 minutes of the market open using the opening range and Fibonacci levels. The presenter claims it is mechanical, historically reliable, and uses a “liquidity/manipulation candle” filter to improve win rate.

Tickers / instruments mentioned

  • NFLX (Netflix) — used as the primary example.
  • Meta — referenced in a live example (ticker not explicitly stated).
  • The setup is stated to work on “any index on any stock.”

Step-by-step methodology (as described)

1) “Fibonaccify” the opening range (15-minute chart)

  1. Use a 15-minute chart for the asset.
  2. Wait for the first 15-minute opening candle to fully close.
  3. Draw Fibonacci retracement from:
    • the highest price in that opening range (top),
    • down to the lowest price in that opening range (bottom),
    • and then extend it into the future.
  4. Use only these Fibonacci levels as targets:
    • 38.2% for long trades
    • 61.8% for short trades

2) Confirm the opening candle is a “liquidity candle” (ATR filter)

  1. Switch to the daily chart.
  2. Add Average True Range (ATR) (14-day default).
  3. Classify the opening candle as a liquidity/manipulation candle if its range is:
    • ≥ 25% of ATR(14)
  4. Rationale (as described): these candles are framed as “engineered” liquidity events that are often followed by a reversal, creating the “touch and turn” edge.

Explicit example math (Netflix)

  • ATR(14) for NFLX = $3.53
  • 25% of ATR = $0.88
  • The example opening candle range is described as about $1.5, which is > $0.88, so it qualifies as a liquidity candle.

3) Set the “perfect trade” on a 1-minute chart using limit orders

  1. Move to the 1-minute timeframe for execution.
  2. Place a limit order at the edge of the opening range, depending on candle direction:
  • If the 15-min liquidity candle is red/negative → place a LONG limit at the low of the range
  • If the 15-min liquidity candle is green/positive → place a SHORT limit at the high of the range

  1. Target profit:

    • 38.2 Fibonacci level (long)
    • 61.8 Fibonacci level (short)

  2. Stop-loss / risk-reward:

    • Use a strict 2:1 risk-reward (target is 2x the stop distance)
    • Example shown:
      • target profit = $0.56
      • stop loss = $0.28 (half of target)

4) Time restriction

  • Enter trades only if they trigger within the first 90 minutes of the market open.

Recommendations / claims / performance logic

  • The presenter attributes the win rate to four possible price scenarios after the opening-range liquidity event:

    1. Price breaks through after first moving favorably → passes through target (win)
    2. Price stays within the range and oscillates → passes through target (win)
    3. Full reversal with upside breakout → still passes through target (win)
    4. Only loss case: breakout occurs on the first touch → may miss target and hit stop

  • A quantitative claim is made:

    • The losing scenario happens less than 30% of the time (based on backtests mentioned, though no dataset details are provided).

  • Example trade outcomes:

    • Multiple “perfect” examples (touches, then quickly reaching target).
    • One rare losing example described as the only loss in December, where price breaks out and hits the stop.

Key numbers and explicit risk parameters

  • Time windows

    • First 15 minutes: used for the opening-range setup
    • Trading window: first 90 minutes after open

  • Liquidity candle filter

    • ATR(14) on daily chart
    • Require opening candle range ≥ 25% of ATR(14)
    • Example (NFLX): ATR $3.53 → threshold $0.88

  • Targets

    • Long: 38.2
    • Short: 61.8

  • Risk management

    • Fixed 2:1 risk-reward
    • Example: target $0.56, stop $0.28

Disclaimers / cautions mentioned

  • “Historic results are no guarantee for future results.”
  • Strategy performance may vary by asset: works better in some stocks and worse in others.
  • Implied need to evaluate regularly on the specific traded stock.
  • No explicit “not financial advice” wording appears in the provided subtitle text.

Note: No formal compliance-style disclaimer beyond the above statements was included in the text provided.

Presenter / sources mentioned

  • Carl — presenter (“My name is Carl”)
  • Dr. David Paul — quoted source used to explain liquidity/stop-out dynamics
  • Mentioned platform/source:
    • Pro Time (software referenced)

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