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Sessions by Scrim - Revised Pdf (v2)

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Thank-you for respecting my privacy and I welcome you to start learning from this pdf I
have put together.

Let’s get into it.

This model is completely based on following order-flow. Following the open of London and New
York to catch short bursts in the market. We are looking to catch the next possible continuation
of order-flow. We are looking to find this on 1m, 2m, 3m, 4m, 5m. This is regarded as our base
timeframe - or the timeframe we are observing the rules from.

Assuming you know basic concepts before you are reading this. If not, take the time to learn
structure in the first section of this pdf and really practice it. Furthermore, use the resources on
sites such as Babypips before you start here as you will struggle without a basic understanding
of general structure and price action.

Structure is the sole most important concept of trading and it should not be rushed as you will
find yourself on the wrong side of the market over and over again, especially with this trading
style I am about to show you.

This trading style is fast paced scalping. The seconds time frame is prefered here which is
available on TradingView Premium. If you do not have the seconds do not worry. There are
options for you as well which are very profitable still.

The edge breakdown:


Base time frame - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 (Minutes)
Entry time frame - 5, 15, 30 (Seconds)
Sessions - London, New York
Pairs: EU, GU, AU.
Risk per trade: Dependant on user.

The concepts this pdf will cover are listed below. These will get you on a good path towards
laying those foundations for this strategy. Some will pick this up in the first couple days and
others it will take countless losses and weeks of disappointment.. But nothing good comes easy,
right?

Stick with it, track your progress and you will get there.

Preferred broker is: IC Markets as they offer Raw Spread Accounts to ensure I get tagged into
the trades. If you have brokers with larger spreads you need to factor in your spreads.

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Contents is as follows:

1. Structure
2. POIs and OB’s
3. Entries
4. Orderflow
5. Understanding Time Frames
6. Targets
7. Trade Management
8. Putting it all together - The Golden Rules

Revised Content:

9. POI Violation
10. Refinement
11. Fake Outs (Inducement Traps)

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Concept 1 - Structure

Bearish vs Bullish Structure

How to determine your structure:

We know that price does not move in straight lines and it primarily creates zigzag motions
across the charts. In order to determine trends I set a 2 break rule. If price causes 2 bos in any
given direction my trend has confirmed to have changed. You will notice in my golden rules
(Concept 8) I want 2 bos and a mitigation - this confirms my change of trend and order-flow.

What we want to see is this:

For bullish structure we see price putting in Higher Highs


(HH) followed by Higher Lows (HL). Price is flowing in
nice waves to the upside. In order to confirm our HL’s we
need price to body close above our previous structure
point creating our new HH.

For bearish structure we see price putting in Lower Lows


(LL) followed by Lower Highs (HL). Price is flowing in nice
waves to the downside. In order to confirm our LL’s we
need price to body close below our previous structure
point creating our new LL.

Chart Examples to Follow:

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Something to note first:

My structure rules are slightly different to the usual Supply and Demand trading due to the fact I
trade the M1-M5 and seconds timeframes and need to get into the moves as low as possible in
the leg to make the trade worthwhile. I simply wait for body breaks above or below the previous
candle and this will confirm my structure as shown below:

BEARISH Example

BULLISH Example

You will notice ‘choch’ during this if you are familiar with this term but just think of it as an extra
layer of confluence when mapping out your highs/lows.

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Assuming everyone knows how to read structure correctly including concept such as:

Higher Highs, Higher Lows, Lower High & Lower Lows.

If you are unfamiliar with these terms make sure to check out content on baby pips to get up to
scratch. Take notes and practice regularly. Structure is the foundation for most strategies and
without it you will find yourself trading from zones that make no sense resulting in a very poorly
constructed edge.

This should not be super hard to follow. Ignore the wicks and focus solely on body breaks as
this is what is most important when I view structure. Remember these key rules:

A low is not confirmed until a new high is made - wait for candle closures!!
A high is not confirmed until a new low is made

Wait for candles to close and trade what is completely clear. If there is any confusion just leave
it. Structure is the key to most strategies so do not skip past it. It is something you need to be
testing at least 1 hour per day if you can. Get so good you don’t need to question a thing.
Concept 2 - POIs and OB’s

A POI or ‘Point of Interest’ is a key level which I will look to enter from. Knowing which levels are
high probability or not will massively increase your win rate and your overall profitability so this is
something you really need to journal and take note of.

Ask yourself: Why is this level good? Why did this level hold? What does this level have that
others do not? What happened inside this level? Can I see similar levels working the same?
Etc. These are all things you need to be journaling.

At the end of the day you must remember this is an ‘edge’ and there are hundreds of edges in
the market. An edge is not guaranteed to work every trade. I take plenty of BE’s and losses with
this edge. But overall, month after month I am profitable and that’s what counts.

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Let's get into POIs:

A POI comes from an Order-Block (OB). Without an OB there can be no ‘POI.’ If you guys need
examples of OB’s I will include a few at the end of this pdf so make sure to go away and find
them for yourself whilst backtesting.

You can tell what an OB is because an OB MUST break structure. Repeat this sentence until it
is ingrained in your head. It takes a lot of power to break market structure and us as retail
traders cannot move the market in such a way. This is how we know there are banks and
financial institutes (BFI’s) present in the market. We are looking to ride the waves that they
create.

OB’s will become clear when you really pay attention to the lower time frames and 8/10 times if
you select a powerful OB we will get a reaction. Obviously we are trading an edge and
sometimes edges fail but more often than not they react.

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Concept 3 - Entries

Personally, I think this is the easiest concept. Once you have done a few hundred entries it ends
up like clockwork. I don’t even think about how to take the entry, it just occurs naturally to me.
The important part is to ensure you are taking the entry inside a high probability POI which we
will speak about soon as that’s the highest chance the entry will hold and you’ll get into profits.

We will have 2 entry criterias here. One for the minutes time frame and one for the seconds time
frame. The guys who trade the minutes have a relatively easy option which will be to cover the
whole refined POI. You can set your entry from the 50% or the Open. Obviously the 50% will
increase your RR but it will also decrease your chance of getting tagged in. You need to decide
for yourself what you are comfortable with.

Important - I use limit orders to enter. This allows me to get into the market exactly where I
want and I won’t try to manually enter a trade too high or too low in the leg that way. If my limit
does not get triggered that is fine. We wait for the next set up. Depending on your spreads you
will need to add some room to your position to ensure you get triggered and ensure your SL is
safe.

For example if your spread on EU is 0.5 you want to add 0.5 to your entry and 0.5 to your SL
which will increase your SL by 1.0 pips total but it allows you to get into the trade with adequate
room for your trade to breath as sometimes price will play around inside a POI before fully
pushing into profits.

Examples of seconds entry will appear at the end of this pdf but this is what I do:

Seconds:
I wait for price to hit my refined POI on my base time frame (reaction at 50% preferred)
I will study the reaction and wait for a bos on the 5s
Once I have my bos I will highlight my 5s OB and set my limit around it
Wait for price to trigger me in
Set to BE following the next major bos

Look at my examples at the end and read this again. You will make sense of it.

Minutes:
Locate High Probability POI (3 rules present)
Mark 50% of POI
Set limit either at the Open or the 50%
Wait for trigger and set to BE when you are comfortable (I usually do this at 2-3r in profit)
Set TP at next major high or at 10r whichever comes first - be realistic.

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50% Example: Price missed this one - this is the only downside but it increases your RR by 2x

Open Example: Securely in the trade and price runs to TP

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Concept 4 - Order-flow (Most important part)

This concept is the glue that allows the trades to work and without order-flow our trades will not
play out as planned. When referring to order-flow it is essentially mitigation of orders. We are
essentially trading the mitigation of the bank orders and riding their wave to our targets. You will
be able to see mitigation in the market on any given time frame if you pay close attention.

Order-flow = Mitigation (Remember this)

We could get into mitigation but it’s more of an advanced concept that we don’t need to worry
about. We just need to ensure that price has mitigated something clear which will give us
confidence in taking the trade. It is a very specific criteria we are looking for on the minutes
timeframe and I will include some examples below. If the mitigation is not 100% clear we can
use the seconds time frame to look deeper and see what we can find. Those without the
seconds time frame need to be patient and only take setups which are 100% clear.

Mitigation needs to be of the ‘OB’ that caused the


BOS. Look at these examples closely. You can see how clear they are. Price wicks down/or up
and mitigates the OB. If the mitigation is done correctly price will go on to break structure again.
This confirms our order-flow and we now want to get involved.

Once you understand this concept everything changes. I can’t stress this enough. We need to
trade with order-flow or we will get washed away. If you cannot make sense of a mitigation then
do not trade it. Go back through price action and try to find some examples.

A task for you guys:


1. Look for clear breaks of structure
2. Locate the OB that caused the break
3. See if anything has wicked into it

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Concept 5 - Time-frame Complexity (Advanced Loss Avoidance)

This section is a gamechanger and it will help you avoid so many losses if you manage to
really nail it. I get a lot of questions asking why I use so many random timeframes. This is why
(see image below). You cannot just follow a time frame forever when we are looking at sub
5m. You need to be aware that on a higher time frame there is a more desirable OB that price
will want to mitigate. In this example we have the 1m showing multiple bos and multiple POIs.
We can set limits and try to catch one but we need to think logically and be aware of our
surroundings.

My rule is if we have 3 bos on a given time frame we MUST move up the time frame.
So if the 1m has 3 x bos we move up to 2m.
If the 2m has 3 x bos we move up to 3m.
So on and so forth. My max time frame is 5m.

This allows us to be able to catch the moves that may look like they have already gone without
us. The higher the time frame the higher the probability I have found. Those who cannot
access the charts during session times can start on the 5m and focus on that time frame.
If you can gain confidence in spotting mitigation and clear OB’s there is no reason the 5m can
not be used around working hours using price alerts.

Once we have had a 3rd bos on any given time frame we MUST reset our rules and
acknowledge that price has made a new range. So we get that 3rd break on the 1m, we move
up to 2m, or 3m and we look for our rules again from rule 1. Rules are explained in the final
concept but we essentially reset ourselves and start again.

I will be able to show you some examples in the zoom if you are attending. Alternatively I will try
to include some in the telegram or dm’s.

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Concept 6 - Targets

When trading the session scalps we need to be realistic and think ‘where is liquidity’ as this is
usually a good target. We know liquidity sits above highs and below lows. We also know that
once price causes a bos on a timeframe we can expect a pullback. If we can get our partials
secured before the liquidity target we are happy and have no worries but sometimes the price
will run to 6, 7, even 8r and reverse on us. This is why we set our trade to BE early which we will
speak about in the next section.

This strategy does not focus on 100r trades. They can happen. I caught one two weeks ago. But
it focuses on 10r consistently. Try to think where liquidity is sat and decide for yourself if the
trade is worth holding. At this point I will just let my trade run as I have returned my initial
investment and I have no emotion attached to taking losses. This will be you eventually if you
keep working at it. Logical targets will be discussed in the next section.

Concept 7 - Trade Management

When I manage my trades I refer to my positions as ‘R’ instead of percentage. ‘R’ means risk
and that is how much I am willing to risk on that given set up.

The trade management I use is simply to maximize the return you can get on your trade in
addition to banking some nice profits. This is the management plan I have run for the past 6
months and it definitely returns the most.

This is what I do:

Once my trade has triggered I will wait for the next major bos.

If you trade minutes this will be the next M1 bos.


If you trade seconds this will be the next 5s bos.

At this point we either want 10r or BE and nothing in between. Once my trade hits 10r I will
close 50% manually on MT5 and bank some profits. From this point I will set alerts at 20r, 50r
and 100r.

For you guys doing funded I would suggest closing either 80% or 100% at 10r as it is not worth
risking the rules or losing the account.

If you are trading the minutes it will lower your RR therefore a set TP between 5-7r could be
wise for you. This will only be decided through testing. If you can consistently make 5r per week
you are 90% ahead of most traders. Stay in your own lane.

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Concept 8 - Putting it all together - The Golden Rules

So now we have come to the end of this course we will be able to put everything we have learnt
together. I like to use a 3 rule approach which entails:

1. A break of structure (the more volume the better)


2. A retrace that mitigates the OB that caused the bos
3. A new break of structure which breaks above/below the previous structure

I will demonstrate below:

This is the HIGHEST PROBABILITY set up you can get from these session scalps. They won’t
always look as clear as this but when this appears on my screen I am ready to throw my capital
in. These work out a lot and I see them multiple times per week. Be patient with it and
screenshot and journal the ones you do see.

If rule 2 is not present there is no ‘Order-flow’ and the POI may not hold. I like to increase my
probabilities as much as possible so I am happy to let a trade go instead of risking my hard
earned capital on poor setups. Once I developed this mindset everything started to come
together.

Summary:
I hope that is clear to some extent and I am aware it is a lot to take in but what I suggest is
following the price from the London Open and getting very good at marking out OB’s, breaks of
structure and mitigation. Ask yourself where high probability POIs are and see how price reacts
to these zones. After a few weeks it will become a lot more natural I can assure you.

I will typically watch London for 1-2hr during the Open and same for NY. If you are unable to do
this then I suggest starting on the 3-5m and setting alerts following the next structure breaks.

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Textbook Examples To Study:

Notice the similarities and how ‘clear’ these are to read. Save them and try to find similar
setups.

The indicator I use is ‘sessions.’ Make sure it is set up correctly.


The 50% tool I use is a ‘GANT’ box (Just disable everything in settings except the 0, 0.5 & 1)

Order block examples:

Bullish:

Bearish:

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Textbook POIs to Study:

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Notice how clear the mitigations are. We need to make sense of them.

Entries to follow for those who trade seconds:

Those who do not - we are covering the whole POI or the 50% and leaving 1-2 pip space below.

This is for you to decide and test.

Remember, we are here to make money. Not be perfect. No one cares how big or small your SL
is when you start making money.

Better to be in the trade than miss it.

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Entries (Minutes) Examples:

Open Entry:

Open Entry

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Entries (Seconds) Examples:

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Examples of Options for those who work Full Time:

As you can see this set up played out in 3.5hr and it gives you plenty of time to plan your entry
around your life and other commitments.

The plan:
Start on the 5m and mark your highs and lows following into London/NY Open.
Use alerts to reduce screen time.
Once you have your 3 rules (first break, mitigation, second break) you locate your OB (POI)
In this scenario the OB was refined to the wick as the ‘OB’ candle was too large.
You set your limit order covering the POI and wait to get tagged in.
Price pulled back before it broke structure that is why I have traded from this level.
Remember - an OB must break structure.

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Concept 9 - Refinement

Refinement is a very powerful tool when used correctly and something that comes with
experience. To be able to tell where price will react to the pip is an extremely impressive skill
and not one a lot of traders possess. In order to execute this strategy effectively, refinement will
play a large role. It is important as it will stop any losses from trying to enter too high or low in
the leg. First we must make sense of why price is reacting where it is.

Here I have highlighted the original OB (3.4 pips - Full Grey Box) and the new refined OB (1.3
pips - Red Box). Notice that it is under half the size and we still get a very clean reaction exactly
where we want it. The refined OB was engulfed inside the large buy candle which caused the
push down which is why I have refined this candle. You will see this often. Now we must locate
our next logical refinement for entry as we can see bearish OF playing out nicely.

This next refined candle makes a lot of sense as it is a good sized buy candle before creating
an impulsive sell move down. It also makes logical sense on higher time frames as it is a wick
which is where the reaction takes place - inside the wick.

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Price pulls back before causing the bos - Reaction inside the wick

We can also see from this that the wick may have mitigated the previous buy candle higher up.
This is starting to look good now and with this refinement we can confidently look for an entry.

The outcome - exactly as planned & 5s entry inside. We need to pay attention to the small
details down here in the minutes and seconds.

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Concept 10 - POI Violation

This was a suggestion brought to me by one of my 1-1 clients - If you guys have
suggestions/confusion please let me know and I will add them if they are valid!

When do I disregard a POI?

Assuming we have used correct refinement and gotten our POI down to around Sub 2 pips (or
whatever your personal preference is) mine is sub 2 pips as this will avoid any fakeouts as
spoken in Concept ..

As you all know I like to mark the 50% of my POI and those who have had 1-1’s will see why I
do this. Price is very specific about where it reacts and the 50% mark seems to hold the most
value. If price reacts from the Open I am slightly more cautious but I still use the seconds to
study the reaction inside my POI.

This is the important part. When price starts to PUSH PAST the 50% and come into the 75% or
higher usually I will leave this trade as there is too much pressure in the opposite direction. In
addition - If price CLOSES BELOW (Body Close) my POI I will leave it.

Example Below:

Although it causes a break to the upside we need to acknowledge the downwards push into our
POI and that sellers have a lot of power right now. They will slowly break their way through our
POI and take us out. Watch out for this and study it yourself!

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Concept 11 - Fake Outs (Inducement Traps)

This ties nicely into the refinement section and again this is another loss avoidance scenario. If
we can start to avoid even 1-2 losses per week we can really work on our win rate and overall
profitability.

Taking unnecessary losses happens and quite often we are getting taken as inducement. To
avoid this we know that we want to refine our POI right down to sub 2 pips. As you start to
practice you will start to build a deeper understanding of price action and certain pairs
characteristics. Although this edge works on any asset class (including indices/cryptos) it is
important to not overwhelm yourself with 20 pairs and stick to the basics as mentioned in the
start of this PDF.

Examples to be aware of:

We can clearly see price has reacted at the Open of the POI and creates a push out. A lot of
traders will slam buy here and get triggered in but quite often price will come lower and mitigate
that 50%. This is where refinement is important as by reducing the POI you are reducing the
chance of entering ‘too early.’ I’m sure you have heard trading is a game of patience.. And it
really is. For you to win money someone has to lose money. Remember that.

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Final Example:

Same example but price never met our POI - This is pure inducement. Always wait for your
refined POI alert to trigger before jumping in the market. You will spot these often during the
session scalps so be aware that price is trying to catch you! Always stay 1 step ahead.

Any examples you have feel free to share them in the group - I enjoy noticing these traps! I get
a few dm’s per week with people hitting SL and wondering why. This is why 80% of the time.

Same example but Bearish:

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Some nice OF for you to admire ..

Once you start to see it everything will change.

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