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Multi-Session Price-Action Signals for Intraday Trading

Article Strategy library · Author: ianzeng123

Summary

This intraday system organizes signals around London, New York, and Asian session price ranges. Its main short setup looks for price to reach or exceed the London high during the New York window, then close below the open, interpreting the move as a failed breakout. The source also includes a long setup after price falls below the London low during a specified midday window, and an Asian short setup when price closes above the Asian high. Each setup uses fixed tick-based stop and target distances, and session highs and lows are plotted for reference.

The note warns that these time-specific signals may fail in volatile or trending conditions, and that fixed stops do not adapt to changing volatility. It suggests adding trend, volume, or volatility filters and testing carefully for intrabar bias. The source is a rule-based example, not evidence that the institutional-flow interpretation predicts order flow. Its entry conditions, session range initialization, repeated order behavior, and fixed tick parameters warrant close review. The supplied backtest metadata identifies an ETH-USDT futures period but includes no performance results.

Key ideas

  • The system tracks session highs and lows and uses them as reference levels for intraday signals.
  • The New York short setup treats a move to the London high followed by a bearish candle as a failed breakout.
  • Separate rules add a London-period long setup and an Asian-period short setup.
  • Stops and targets use fixed tick distances, which may not suit changing volatility.
  • The institutional-flow explanation is an interpretation, and the document reports no backtest results.

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