10 Youtube Opening Range Strategies + Backtest 1. Quick Flip Scalper
A strategy centered on fading or following the initial move relative to the Opening Range (OR).
LONG Rules:
Reversal Mode: If the Opening Range is Bearish (Red), enter Long when price drops below the Opening Range Low (ORL).
Continuity Mode: If the Opening Range is Bullish (Green), enter Long when price drops below the Opening Range Low (ORL) (Buying the deep pullback/trap).
SHORT Rules:
Reversal Mode: If the Opening Range is Bullish (Green), enter Short when price breaks above the Opening Range High (ORH).
Continuity Mode: If the Opening Range is Bearish (Red), enter Short when price breaks above the Opening Range High (ORH) (Selling the deep pullback/trap).
2. First Candle Scalper
Identical to the Quick Flip Scalper but restricts entries to the very first retest only.
LONG Rules:
Same as Quick Flip Long, but only triggers once per session.
SHORT Rules:
Same as Quick Flip Short, but only triggers once per session.
3. Smart Money Trap (SMT)
Identifies a "fakeout" breakout followed immediately by a reversal candlestick pattern.
LONG Rules:
Condition: The previous candle low was below the ORL, but the candle closed back inside (above ORL).
Trigger: Must have a Bullish Engulfing or Bullish Rejection pattern closing above the ORL.
SHORT Rules:
Condition: The previous candle high was above the ORH, but the candle closed back inside (below ORH).
Trigger: Must have a Bearish Engulfing or Bearish Rejection pattern closing below the ORH.
4. Trident Pattern (TG Capital)
A London-session exclusive strategy requiring a Fair Value Gap (FVG) and a Doji confirmation.
LONG Rules:
Filter: Price is Above the 200 EMA (if enabled).
Setup: A Bullish FVG forms.
Confirmation: A Doji candle wicks down into the 50% level of the FVG.
Trigger: Enter on the next candle close.
SHORT Rules:
Filter: Price is Below the 200 EMA (if enabled).
Setup: A Bearish FVG forms.
Confirmation: A Doji candle wicks up into the 50% level of the FVG.
Trigger: Enter on the next candle close.
5. OTE Framework (MBB Trader)
Simulates an Optimal Trade Entry by combining a Liquidity Sweep with a Market Structure Shift (SMR).
LONG Rules:
Sweep: Price drops below the lowest low of the last 20 candles.
Structure: A Bullish SMR forms (Low → High → Lower Low → Higher High).
SHORT Rules:
Sweep: Price breaks above the highest high of the last 20 candles.
Structure: A Bearish SMR forms (High → Low → Higher High → Lower Low).
6. Liquidity Trap (Marco Trades)
A contrarian strategy that buys/sells purely on sweeps of major structural levels.
LONG Rules:
Trigger: Price sweeps (drops below) the lowest low of the last 50 candles.
SHORT Rules:
Trigger: Price sweeps (breaks above) the highest high of the last 50 candles.
7. Trojan Horse (Trader Mayne)
Uses Trend EMAs (50 & 200) to identify direction, then enters on a Lower Timeframe Breaker.
LONG Rules:
Trend: 50 EMA > 200 EMA (Uptrend).
Trigger: Price sweeps a recent 10-candle low, then immediately breaks a recent 5-candle high.
SHORT Rules:
Trend: 50 EMA < 200 EMA (Downtrend).
Trigger: Price sweeps a recent 10-candle high, then immediately breaks a recent 5-candle low.
8. Simplified SMT (9:30 Range)
Focuses on the 9:30 AM range. Waits for a breakout and a confirmed failure to sustain it.
LONG Rules:
Context: Price previously broke above the ORH.
Trigger: Price returns to the ORH (Retest) with a Bullish Engulfing/Rejection pattern.
SHORT Rules:
Context: Price previously broke below the ORL.
Trigger: Price returns to the ORL (Retest) with a Bearish Engulfing/Rejection pattern.
9. 9:30 One-Candle (Scarface)
Uses the high/low of the single 9:30 candle as the range.
LONG Rules:
Setup: Price closes above the 9:30 High.
Trigger: Price pulls back and touches/dips into the 9:30 High (Retest).
SHORT Rules:
Setup: Price closes below the 9:30 Low.
Trigger: Price pulls back and touches/wicks into the 9:30 Low (Retest).
10. London Breakout (Joovier)
Based on the 3 AM - 9 AM EST box.
LONG Rules:
Trigger: A candle's Body (Open and Close) forms completely above the Box High after the session opens.
SHORT Rules:
Trigger: A candle's Body (Open and Close) forms completely below the Box Low after the session opens.
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