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How I made $12,360 in 3 days using standard deviation (FULL EXPLANATION)

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Finance

Finance-focused summary (standard deviation / “AMD/PO3” trading framework)

Core concept (as described)

  • Standard deviation (trading use): measures how far price deviates from “equilibrium.”
  • The video focuses on “expansion legs” and marking standard deviation zones on prior manipulation legs.

Standard deviation zone framework (expansion legs)

The speaker divides standard deviation into multiple zones, each with a different intended use:

  • -1 to -1.5 zone: retrace zone

    • Used for continuations
    • Recommendation: “You’re not going to take it otherwise.”

  • -2 to -2.25 to -2.5 zone: reversal zone

    • Intended to catch reversals (not necessarily “high day / low day”)
    • Trade idea: take a “decent reversal” for roughly 1:25, 1:50 type targets (speaker language; not tied to specific instrument prices)

  • -3.5 to -4 to -4.25 to -4.5 zone: max expansion zone

    • Used as the final target
    • Recommendation: if price “blasts maximum expansion,” that’s the point to get off

  • Extreme zone (beyond those stated)

    • Speaker calls it “nothing to it”
    • Says it’s taken only for continuations

How to mark “standard deviation legs”

A step-by-step marking method is described:

  1. Identify the relevant “manipulation leg”

    • Also referred to as “AMD / SMT legs” when manipulation happens down.

  2. Mark the leg using the wick-to-wick range

    • Specifically: “very low wick to little high” (or “wick low to wick high”)

  3. Apply standard deviation zones to that leg

    • The speaker emphasizes these are “zones” not levels
    • Notes that in all-time high conditions they may behave like levels

  4. Use time windows where legs are more common

    • London manipulation is called the most typical
    • Also commonly occurring: pre-market and Asia
    • He notes it can occur at other times too

AMD / PO3 “power of three” candle logic (trigger for manipulation/distribution)

The speaker defines an accumulation → manipulation → distribution structure:

  • AMD:
    • A = Accumulation
    • M = Manipulation
    • D = Distribution

He uses two OHLC patterns:

  • Open high / low / close = cited as (one direction); used to identify manipulation
  • Open low / high / close = the opposite sequence

Manipulation identification (higher timeframe wick behavior):

  • Example timeframes:
    • 4-hour (speaker also says daily or 4-hour works well)
  • If price is intended to “go higher,” you should first see a down wick (price goes lower first):
    • open higher → wick down → wick up
    • (described as open low high close / open high low close depending on the direction framing)
  • If intended to “go lower,” you should see an up wick first (price goes higher first)

Confirmation cue:

When price breaks out of the manipulated low/high, that indicates the manipulation leg.

Risk management / execution cues mentioned

  • All-time highs = be “very safe”

    • Speaker repeatedly stresses caution.

  • Max expansion trade example

    • If taking a short at maximum expansion, a “10-point stop” is mentioned (also said to be actually less than 10).
    • Targets “internal range liquidity” (described as the wick area), referencing outcomes like 1 to 2.5
    • Note: transcript appears inconsistent (e.g., “1 to 25”), likely a formatting/precision issue.

  • After deeper zone reactions (e.g., -4.5)

    • Emphasizes waiting for rejection first before acting.

  • Safety buffer

    • When placing stops, suggests adding “0.5 extra points” to highs for safety.

Performance metrics / targets

  • Returns are framed mainly as risk/reward ratios and quick “hit” examples, not portfolio-level performance.
  • Explicitly referenced target examples:
    • 1:25 and 1:50 as typical outcomes depending on zone selection (continuation vs reversal).
    • Another example mentions “1 to 1.5 / 1 to 2.5” style outcomes, but the transcription is inconsistent (e.g., “1 to 15.26” appears).
  • No specific dollar figures are provided in the excerpt besides the video title implying profitability over 3 days.

Instruments / tickers

  • No specific tickers, ETFs, bonds, commodities, or crypto assets are mentioned in the provided subtitles.
  • Only generic references appear: price, candles, liquidity, order blocks.

Disclosures / disclaimers

  • No explicit “not financial advice” disclaimer appears in the provided subtitles excerpt.
  • The speaker promotes personal services (e.g., 1-on-1 / premium group and a link in bio) but does not include formal legal disclaimers in the provided text.

Presenters / sources

  • Single presenter: the unnamed speaker in the video (referred to with informal audience address like “boys”).

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