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This Candle Gave Me a 92% Win Rate

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Finance-Specific Summary

The speaker argues that consistently high win rates come from targeting “drawn liquidity”—the likely destination where price is being pulled or mitigated—rather than predicting the next move by relying on lower-timeframe pattern guessing.

They outline a framework that uses:

  • Daily bias (directional expectation)
  • PXL / PXH reference levels to identify likely sweep targets
  • Optionally, a market maker buy/sell model to improve the probability of success

No tickers/ETFs/crypto were mentioned. The discussion is a market-structure trading framework (prop-firm / futures context).

Instruments / Assets Mentioned

  • Futures (traded “just futures” over the last ~30 days)
  • No specific markets (e.g., S&P 500, Nasdaq, FX, or commodities) were named.

Methodology / Step-by-Step Framework

Core Concepts

  • Drawn liquidity

    • The “destination” or actionable target where price is expected to be drawn.

  • Daily bias

    • A directional expectation—what the trader is “waiting for.”

  • Key hierarchy claim

    • Drawn liquidity matters more than daily bias, because you may still trade profitably against bias if drawn liquidity remains valid.

Framework to Form and Update the Bias

1) Foundations / Narrative

  • Use the “narrative” as the overarching thesis for why price is moving and where it’s likely headed next.

2) Continuation Logic (what to do if the bias is already “met”)

  • If the bias/target is already met, shift focus to the next drawn liquidity.
  • “Next draws” can include:
    • Session highs / session lows
    • Equal highs / equal lows (liquidity clusters expected to be swept)
    • Unfilled NXOG (an unfilled gap expected to rebalance/return)
NXOG described as:
  • A new weekly opening gap, or
  • A new daily opening gap

PXL / PXH Definition and Use

PXL and PXH

  • X represents the timeframe being used (example given: daily for daily bias, and it can also apply to 4-hour/1-hour).

Single-candle close logic (daily bias)

  • Look at how the previous candle closes:
    • If it closes bullish → expect price to take out the previous daily high
    • If it closes bearish → expect price to take out the previous daily low

Inside candle handling

  • The strategy iterates through inside candles, using subsequent candle closes to determine whether to target the relevant high or low for the sweep.

When daily bias is “done” (mitigated)

  • If the targeted level is reached (mitigated), the trader looks for the next destination, such as:
    • equal highs/lows
    • session highs/lows
    • unfilled gaps (NXOG)

Time-of-Day / Execution Setup

  • Use PXL / PXH on the 4-hour at the 10:00 a.m. open to set the 10:00 a.m. trade.
  • Goal: determine the “true draw” / daily bias before the session starts, reducing guessing and chasing intraday candles.

Market Maker Buy/Sell Model (Probability Boost)

The speaker claims to increase win probability by pairing draw logic with a market maker buy or sell model (MMXM):

  • Determine whether price is on the sell side or buy side of the curve.
  • They describe a V-shape transition pattern:
    • Buy-side / sell-side transitions occur after:
      • expansion → retracement → expansion
  • Implied recommendation:
    • Don’t start hunting for longs while the model indicates you’re still on the sell side
    • Look for longs after the model signals a transition into a buy model (i.e., “order flow of this whole leg is bullish”)

They also describe reading direction as:

  • accumulation → manipulation → expansion
  • tied to liquidity legs and higher timeframe draw.

Key Numbers / Performance Metrics / Timelines

  • Win rate claim (30-day window)
    • Maintained 75% win rate over the last 30 days, trading “just futures.”
  • Additional claim
    • Win rates (his and partner’s) stayed above 90% “this past month.”
  • Time window
    • Last 30 days / “this past month.”
  • Specific timing for execution
    • Set using 4-hour PXL/PXH at the 10:00 a.m. open for a 10:00 a.m. trade.
  • Prop-firm issues mentioned
    • “Market flipping”
    • hitting limit orders ~30 minutes into the session

Explicit Recommendations / Cautions

Recommendations

  • Trade primarily based on where price is drawn to (drawn liquidity), treating daily bias as secondary.
  • Complete a “morning checklist” before the opening bell/session to lock in daily bias.
  • For beginners, stick to PXL/PXH on the daily rather than more discretionary gap/fuller-style frameworks.

Cautions

  • The speaker acknowledges:
    • “This strategy is not 100% always correct” (false outcomes can occur).
  • Emphasizes execution under pressure:
    • claims many traders fail when forced to apply the framework live without second-guessing.

Disclosures / Disclaimers

  • No explicit “not financial advice” or regulatory disclaimer appears in the subtitles.
  • Prop-firm / coaching context is emphasized (funded accounts / prop challenges), but no formal financial-advice disclaimer is stated in the provided text.

Presenters / Sources Mentioned

  • Winston (speaker)
  • Max (partner; co-runs BC Tickers)
  • BC Tickers (company/coaching mentorship mentioned)

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