Today was one of those sessions where patience mattered more than anything. I came in ready for the 15-min ORB, but the first one that formed was invalid the moment I saw ES sweep Monday’s highs while NQ didn’t. That SMT alone told me to chill. I stayed out, and that ORB long ended up failing exactly how the divergence hinted. Trade management saved the day before it even started.

The second 15-min ORB long looked better, so I took it. We pushed close to 1R, cleared internal liquidity, printed an FVG, and I moved the stop to BE. Got tagged out. Bias was still intact and I wasn’t here to force trades.

Later in the session, the real setup showed up. If you’ve watched my videos, you know the “secret sauce”: after a major sweep , wait for the first HTF FVG formed after the reclaim. Today it was the 1-hour. Price tapped that FVG perfectly, and the 1 minute lined up beautifully, iFVG, FVG, CISD, full displacement. I entered on the CISD close, stop at the lows, and targeted a fixed 2R.

I took the trade on a 50K funded account with **one NQ mini**, which is heavy size. I don’t recommend trading a mini unless you’re completely comfortable taking real hits while learning.

Total for the day: **$2,160** 

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I Made $2,160 Today Using the Forever Model This Week