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Trading System [GatieTrades]

Step 1 - Trading Psychology

1. The Characteristics of a Successful Trader
2. Achieving These Characteristics - Through Trading
3. Achieving These Characteristics - Outside of Trading
Step 2 - Before Trading Routine
1. Mark Key Levels for the Week
2. Setup Journal Entries for the Week
3. Read the Psychological Reminder
Step 3 - Pre-Market Analysis
1. Expansion Session or a Ranging Session
2. Trade or No Trade Day
3. Session and Daily Bias
Step 4 - Identify a Trading Model
1. 9:30 Judas Swing / AMD Model
2. MMXM - Low Risk Buy or Sell / Stage 1 / Stage 2
3. Daily Candle Po3
4. 10:00am Silver Bullet
5. PM One Setup for Life
6. T.G.I.F
7. Overlapping Models & Confluence
Step 5 - Execute an Entry Model
1. FVG LMT Order Entry
2. IFVG MKT Order Entry
3. Unicorn LMT Order Entry
4. BRKR MIT LMT Order Entry
5. PDCT Entry
6. OTE Entry
Step 6 - Risk and Money Management System
1. Risk and Money Management Rules
2. Risk Management Strategy
3. Drawdown Plan
4. Scaling Plan
5. Taking Profits
Step 7 - Journaling and Improvement
1. What to Journal
2. Importance of Journaling
3. My Journal Format
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Step 1 —

Trading Psychology

The Characteristics of a Successful Trader

1. Calm

2. Focused

3. Disciplined

4. Patient

5. Critical

6. Confident

7. Fearless

8. Passionate

9. Open - minded

10. Independant
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Achieving These Characteristics - Through Trading

★ Calm: In trading, practice staying calm by following a predetermined plan and using
stop-losses to avoid emotional decision-making during market volatility. This helps you
make logical choices under pressure.

★ Focused: Maintain focus by narrowing your trading scope to a few assets or markets,
and avoid distractions like social media or market noise. Use set hours or specific
strategies to stay committed to your trading goals.

★ Disciplined: Stick to your trading rules, such as risk management strategies and
entry/exit points. Refrain from overtrading, and adhere to the plan even during
emotional highs and lows.

★ Patient: Wait for high-probability trade setups by exercising patience. Avoid chasing
quick profits and trust that the right opportunities will come with time.

★ Critical: After each trade, analyze both your successes and failures. Keep a trading
journal to critically assess what worked and what didn’t, adjusting your strategy when
necessary.

★ Confident: Build confidence through back-testing your strategies, studying past trades,
and refining your process. With more knowledge and experience, your confidence in
making decisions will naturally increase.

★ Fearless: Learn to accept losses as part of trading, and don’t fear them. By managing
your risk (e.g., with position sizing), you can trade with calculated bravery rather than
avoiding risks altogether.

★ Passionate: Immerse yourself in learning about markets, economics, and trading

strategies. When you are passionate, trading becomes a continuous journey of
improvement and excitement.

★ Open-minded: Stay receptive to new strategies, markets, or tools that may enhance
your trading. Markets evolve, and so should you, by continually exploring different
approaches.

★ Independent: Rely on your own research and analysis when making trading decisions.
While you may learn from others, develop your own methods to trade independently
without relying on outside opinions.
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Achieving these Characteristics - Outside of Trading

★ Calm: Practice mindfulness or meditation to maintain calm in stressful situations.

Learning to breathe deeply and pause before reacting can improve decision-making in
everyday life.

★ Focused: Create a daily schedule that prioritizes your key tasks, removing distractions.
Focus on one task at a time, whether at work or in personal projects, to enhance
productivity.

★ Disciplined: Discipline in daily life comes from building good habits and sticking to them,
such as exercise routines, work commitments, or financial budgeting. Consistency is key
to long-term achievement.

★ Patient: Cultivate patience by understanding that personal and professional growth take
time. Avoid rushing decisions or outcomes, and trust in the process of steady progress
toward your goals.

★ Critical: Develop critical thinking by questioning assumptions, seeking out different

viewpoints, and regularly reflecting on your experiences. This helps refine your
perspective on life challenges.

★ Confident: Confidence grows through preparation and experience. Whether it’s

mastering a skill, speaking in public, or navigating relationships, each success builds the
foundation for more.

★ Fearless: Take calculated risks outside of trading by pushing yourself out of your
comfort zone—be it in your career, hobbies, or relationships. Each challenge builds
resilience and reduces fear of failure.

★ Passionate: Follow your passions in life, whether through hobbies, learning, or work. By
staying curious and engaged, you will find motivation and joy in personal development.

★ Open-minded: Embrace new ideas, people, and experiences. Cultivating

open-mindedness allows for personal growth and keeps you adaptable in an
ever-changing world.

★ Independant: Develop independence by making your own decisions and learning from
your experiences. This can apply to financial management, personal choices, or setting
boundaries in relationships, allowing you to be self-reliant.
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Step 2 —
Before Trading Routine

Mark Key Levels for the Week

★ Previous MWD Highs and Lows
★ Previous 5 NDOG
★ Previous 2 NWOG
★ ORG Quadrants
★ Key MWD PD Arrays

Setup Journal Entries for the Week

★ Setup the journal for the dates for the trading week
★ Setup the journal for the economic events for the trading week

Read the Psychological Reminder

★ You do not have to put a trade on, it is okay to demo or tape read.
★ Do not feel entitled to being “correct” about your prediction or idea.
★ Risk management will carry you in the long run, follow the system.
★ Patience will lead to higher probability trades, FOMO will not.
★ You have trading rules for a reason, follow them or you will regret it.
★ A loss is okay, do not feel obliged to make it back, learn and improve

Example Key Levels Marking

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Step 3 —

Pre-Market Analysis

Expansion Session or a Ranging Session

Economic Calendar
★ If there are no medium or high news drivers for that trading session anticipate a
potential ranging session
★ If there is higher impact news drivers in the next trading session (PM session or next AM
Session) anticipate a potential ranging session

Average Daily Range

★ Anticipate the daily candle to be within the previous 5 daily candle ranges (i.e. if the last
5 daily candles average 300pts, expect the next daily candle to be around 300pts). This
can help anticipate an expanding session or a ranging session, given if the ADR is high
or low.

Previous Session Characteristics

★ If London expands anticipate NYAM to consolidate
★ If London consolidates anticipate NYAM to manipulate than distribute (NY Reversal)
★ If London manipulates anticipate NYAM to distribute (LO Reversal)

Trade Day or No Trade Day

Economic Calendar
★ If there is FOMC in the afternoon do not trade the AM session
★ If there is NFP Friday avoid trading Thursday before NFP
★ If the Fed Chair is speaking, avoid trading that session or wait until after
★ The key is to avoid trading during heavy choppiness, price holding or manual
intervention, I want to be trading with regular algorithmic delivery that can be
predictable.
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Daily and Session Bias

Look at MWD Orderflow

★ Are we respecting discount arrays and disrespecting premium arrays (bullish orderflow)
★ Are we respecting premium arrays and disrespecting discount arrays (bearish orderflow)
★ Are we consolidating within a range (neutral)

Look at MWD PD Array Matrix

★ Look at previous daily,weekly,monthly highs and lows
★ Look at imbalances (fair value gaps, volume imbalances)

Look at Weekly Profiles + MWD Po3

★ Look at daily closures
★ Look at the potential weekly manipulation
★ Look at the potential weekly CISD
★ Look at the potential weekly distribution
★ Look at SMT on the daly chart

Look at Daily Profiles

★ Look at Asia session
★ Look at London session
★ Look at pre-market

Determine a Narrative
★ With the information gathered above, develop a potential narrative for the trading
session, the trading day, the trading week, the trading month where possible.
★ Look at what price has recently done, what price is likely to do next, and why it should do
that with the perspective of smart money.

Framing a Bias / Narrative Example

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Step 4 –

Identify a Trading Model

9:30 Judas Swing / AMD Model

Criteria
Identified accumulation pre-market or at the NYSE open
Identified a clear draw on liquidity and directional bias for the session or the day
Clear manipulation taking out liquidity and/or tapping into a HTF PDA after 9:30am
Displacement after the manipulation towards draw on liquidity forming FVG / IFVG
Entry model selection (1 to 6)

Trade Management
★ Use STDEV from the consolidation or manipulation to align with a target as a profit
target
★ If the trade has no other overlapping model, look to BE or reduce SL early on
★ Look to keep a tighter stop, price should distribute aggressively after manipulation
★ Look to close at the target and can partial at the STDEV levels above 3R if applicable
★ Trailed stop at TP for profit maxxing

9:30am Judas Swing Model Example

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MMXM Model

Criteria
Identified original consolidation and clear draw on liquidity
Identified clear buyside or sellside delivery hitting a HTF PDA from the consolidation
CISD off the HTF PDA anticipating a smart money reversal
Engineered opposing liquidity
Identified the current stage of MMXM
Entry model selected (1 to 6)

Trade Management
★ Look to partial at a high probability 3R easy objective the market could be drawn to
★ Look for final target as MMXM original consolidation
★ Look for a runner past the MMXM towards the external draw on liquidity and STDEV if
applicable

MMXM - MMBM Model Example

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MMXM - MMSM Model Example

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Daily Candle Po3 Model

Criteria
Anticipation of a large range day
Identified a clear draw on liquidity and directional bias for the daily candle
Daily profile identified (NY Reversal /LO Reversal / Seek n Destroy)
HTF PDA reached in discount / premium (M15 >)
Displacement from the HTF PDA forming an FVG / IFVG
Entry model selected (1 to 6)

Trade Management
★ Look for STDEV to align with a target from the daily po3 manipulation leg
★ Look to partial at 3R low hanging fruit
★ Look for opposing daily liquidity as final target
★ Look for final targets past opposing daily liquidity towards an external draw
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10:00am Silver Bullet Model

Criteria
Identified a clear draw on liquidity and directional bias for the 10:00-11:00am candle
Opposing liquidity has been taken prior to the fair value gap being used
FVG formed in the direction of the draw on liquidity
Preferred asset validates the setup
Entry model selected (1 to 6)
Trade Management
★ Look for STDEV of the opening range to align with a potential draw on liquidity
★ Look to partial at a 3R high probability easy objective the market could be drawn to
★ Look to close at the end of the 10:00am candle at a reasonable objective
★ Look for potential runners going into lunch if the target has not been reached
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PM One Setup for Life Model

Criteria
Identified a clear draw on liquidity and directional bias for the PM Session
Raid on lunch or AM liquidity
Displacement towards the draw on liquidity forming an FVG / IFVG
Preferred asset validates the setup
Entry model selected (1 to 6)

Trade Management
★ Look for STDEV of the manipulation leg of the liquidity raid
★ Look to partial at a 3R high probability easy objective the market could be drawn to
★ Look to target opposing AM / Lunch liquidity
★ Look for runners passed AM / Lunch liquidity towards an external draw
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T.G.I.F Model

Criteria
Trading at or near the current weekly high / low on Friday or Monday AM
Traded into a H4 PDA or >
Displacement away from the HTF PDA forming an FVG / IFVG
Not a heavily manipulated day or week
Entry model selected (1 to 6)

Trade Management
★ Look to partial at a high probability easy objective the market could be drawn to
★ Look to partial or close at 20-30 % of the weekly range
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Overlapping Models & Confluences

Criteria
When multiple models are overlapping with multiple confluences

Confluences
★ Opening range gap quadrants
★ NDOG or NWOG quadrants
★ Old daily, weekly, monthly high / low
★ Monthly, weekly, daily opening price
★ SMT divergence
★ Formation of multiple LTF PD Arrays
★ Convergence of multiple HTF PD Arrays
★ OTE / PD of entry range, previous day range or current daily range
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Step 5 –

Identify an Entry Model

FVG LMT Order Entry (model 1)

Protocol
★ FVG formed at anticipated time and level
★ Limit order entry at the FVG low or high +/- 1 tick
★ Stop loss at the FVG Low or high +/- 1 tick and cover any OB or BB
★ Follow M1 - M5 for alignment confirmations via FVGs and IFVGs
★ Scan for confluences
★ If the weaker asset does not give a short setup, do not trade it.
★ If the stronger asset does not give a long setup, do not trade it.
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IFVG MKT Order Entry (model 2)

Protocol
★ IFVG formed at anticipated time and level
★ Market entry at the IFVG formation
★ Stop loss that the IFVG high / low +/- 1 tick and cover any OB or BB overlapping
★ Follow M1 - M5 for alignment confirmations via FVGs and IFVGs
★ Scan for confluences
★ If the weaker asset does not give a short setup, do not trade it.
★ If the stronger asset does not give a long setup, do not trade it.
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Unicorn LMT Order Entry (model 3)

Protocol
★ BRKR + FVG formed at anticipated time and level
★ Entry at BRKR low or high +/-1 tick
★ Stop loss at the BKRR 15 high or low +/-1 tick and cover any FVG overlapping
★ Follow M1 - M5 for alignment confirmations via FVGs and IFVGs
★ Scan for confluences
★ If the weaker asset does not give a short setup, do not trade it.
★ If the stronger asset does not give a long setup, do not trade it.
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BRKR MIT LMT Order Entry (model 4)

Protocol
★ Mitigation block + SMT formed at anticipated time and level
★ Entry at mitigation low or high +/- 1 tick
★ Stop loss at the MIT high or low +/-1 tick and cover any FVG overlapping
★ Follow M1 - M5 for alignment confirmations via FVGs and IFVGs
★ Scan for confluences
★ If the weaker asset does not give a short setup, do not trade it.
★ If the stronger asset does not give a long setup, do not trade it.
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Price Delivery Continuum Theory Entry (model 5)

Criteria
★ LTF breaker formed after original expansion leg at anticipated time and level
★ Entry on 5s, 15s or 30s FVG or IFVG high / low +/-1 tick formed in continuation
★ Stop loss at the FVG/ IFVG Low or high +/- 1 tick and cover any OB or BB overlapping
★ Follow M1 - M5 for alignment confirmations via FVGs and IFVGs
★ Scan for confluences
★ If the weaker asset does not give a short setup, do not trade it.
★ If the stronger asset does not give a long setup, do not trade it.
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OTE Entry Model (model 6)

Criteria
★ Price tapped into previous FVG / OB in OTE of price leg reached at anticipated time and
level
★ Entry on 5s, 15s or 30s FVG high / low +/-1 tick formed in continuation after
★ Stop loss at the FVG Low or high +/- 1 tick and cover any OB or BB overlapping
★ FollowM1 - M5 for alignment confirmations via FVGs and IFVGs
★ Scan for confluences
★ If the weaker asset does not give a short setup, do not trade it.
★ If the stronger asset does not give a long setup, do not trade it.
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Step 6 –

Risk and Money Management System

Example: $50 000 Funded Account with $2000 drawdown

Risk and Money Management Rules

★ Maximum daily loss limit of ~ 15% of account drawdown [$300]
★ Take only 2 trades per day at the most
★ If the first trade target is reached, stop and tape read the rest of the session / day.
★ If the first trade secured partials but the target was not met, look to re-enter risking only
profits on the same trade idea if the trade idea is still viable
★ If the first trade is a loss, look for one more setup. Risking half the % of trade 1

Risk Management Strategy

★ Start off with 10% risk of max account drawdown teach 1st trade of the day [$200]
★ If trade 1 is a loss on the same day, risk 5% of max account drawdown on trade 2 [$100]
★ Repeat until scaling plan or drawdown plan criteria is met

Drawdown Plan
If the account reaches -50% of max account drawdown [$1000]
★ Risk 10% of the new current max account drawdown per trade [$100].
★ Follow this plan until the account is out of -50% of max account drawdown [$1200 or >]
★ Follow this drawdown plan everytime the account loses -50% of max account drawdown

Scaling Plan
If the account reaches +50% of max account drawdown [$3000]
★ Risk 10% of the new current max account drawdown per trade [$300]
★ Follow this plan until the account loses the +50% of max account drawdown [$2200 or <]
★ Continue this scaling plan everytime the account gains +50% of max account drawdown

Taking Profits
★ Breakeven the position when and where it is logical depending on the entry model
★ If the target is under 3 RR, close the position in full at the target
★ If the target is over 3RR or partial 66% of the position at a logical level above 3RR
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Step 7 –

Journaling and Improvement

What to Journal
★ Journal a daily review of the price action in NYAM on M1
★ Journal a daily review of the daily price action on M15
★ Journal any trades taken

Importance of Journaling
★ Tracking Performance
★ Emotional Awareness
★ Identifying Strengths and Weaknesses
★ Improving Discipline and Consistency
★ Developing Self-Accountability
★ Learning from Mistake
★ Enhancing Risk Management
★ Building Confidence
★ Optimizing Future Trades

My Journal Format
★ Trade Title
★ Date
★ Net P/L
★ RR
★ Trading Model
★ Entry Model
★ Rules Broken
★ Notes
★ Entry Chart