How to get your Daily Bias right EVERY TIME on NQ

Summary

The presenter explains a day-trading method for setting and updating directional bias on NQ (Nasdaq futures) using Accumulation–Manipulation–Distribution (AMD) cycles and “protected” highs and lows. This is presented as the speaker’s approach, not as a guarantee of a correct bias.

Strategy Framework

• Identify the AMD cycle: Mark accumulation, a liquidity sweep or manipulation, and the subsequent distribution.
• Mark protected levels: After price sweeps one low and then distributes upward through a relevant high, the low that was not swept is considered protected. The bearish setup is the reverse: price sweeps a high, distributes lower, and the high left untouched is considered protected.
• Use protected levels to guide trades: The speaker looks for longs when a protected low remains intact and shorts when a protected high remains intact. A break of the protected level can flip the bias.
• Wait for confirmation: After a liquidity sweep, the presenter waits for a break of structure before treating an order block as a valid entry area. A low may be swept more than once before confirmation.
• Update bias using either of two conditions:
  • A protected low being taken is bearish; a protected high being taken is bullish.
  • Bias can also flip after two counter-direction AMD cycles. Under this method, one counter-cycle alone is not enough.
• Define the target before entering: The presenter stresses checking whether meaningful targets remain beyond the immediate move. Near all-time highs, he viewed lower liquidity as a possible retracement target rather than evidence of a larger bearish move.

Examples and Performance Figures Cited

• One bullish example used a five-minute order block for entry and reportedly captured 250 points, described as a 23R trade. The presenter says some students also took the trade.
• Another example involved a market-open sweep followed by a break of structure, which the presenter used to validate an order-block entry.
• A bearish example included a market-open SMT comparison with ES: a high was swept on the chart being discussed, while ES did not sweep its corresponding level. The presenter treated this as part of the manipulation signal.
• The presenter also references a period near all-time highs, saying that context affected his view of potential downside targets.

Instruments and Terms

• NQ / Nasdaq futures
• ES (S&P 500 futures, referenced for an SMT comparison)
• All-time highs, liquidity levels, order blocks, and AMD cycles
• “AMD” refers to Accumulation–Manipulation–Distribution in this video, not the AMD stock ticker.

Cautions and Disclosures

The presenter says an order block or liquidity sweep alone is not sufficient; he waits for confirmation and emphasizes having a target in mind. He also notes that conviction is required and that his interpretation of accumulation may not be universally agreed upon.

No explicit “not financial advice” disclaimer is stated. The presenter promotes booking a call to learn from him.

Presenter/source: The video’s presenter, associated with the spookynq channel; he also refers to trades taken by some of his students.