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Recorded on 09-11-2021

Notes on May 9, 2022

1:03:56

John Dollery(Steady)

Liquidity Sweeps:

  • The principles relies on inducing forms of liquidity bullish or bearish before transitioning into a reversal

  • Seek prior highs or lows with the understanding the market is highly favorable to be drawn to and through this previous price level

  • Once clearing the board of liquidity (money/stops/break evens/buy, sell stop orders) the market will trend in the true direction in alignment with algorithmic principles


Entry techniques:

  • Liquidity Sweep

  • POI’s

  • SWHB/SWLB (swing high breaks/swing low breaks)

  • Asian Range

Optimal timings:

  • LDN: 7-9 am GMT

  • NY: 12-2pm GMT

  • LDN close: 3-5:30 pm GMT

  • Session based trading can apply to range plays and expansions with in a trending model

  • Times still apply for the begging of larger reversal once price has achieved its objective

Spotting liquidity:

  • Equal or relatively adjacent highs / lows

  • Singular wicks / lonely high low

  • Multiple zone of (area of highs and lows) typically through of a support or resistance

Timeframe relative:

  • All timeframe work with the same principle but the higher the frame, the more likely that the longevity of the move will be greater

  • Seek and destroy model

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]]> 742 LESSON 13:- BACK TESTING TIME FOR ENTRIES https://realcontrarian.com/2022/05/09/lesson-13-back-testing-time-for-entries%ef%bf%bc/ Mon, 09 May 2022 06:13:29 +0000 https://realcontrarian.com/?p=738 The post LESSON 13:- BACK TESTING TIME FOR ENTRIES appeared first on My Blog.

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Recorded on 07-10-2021

Notes on May 9, 2022

0:56:17

John Dollery(Steady)

Back Testing

Step 1: divide the days up and label

Step 2: find expected trend direction higher-timeframe structure and price action

Step 3: label targets and areas of interest

Step 4: create Asian range as the foundation on the Daily trend

Step 5: work between 4.1,15,5 min timeframes, this can be plotting POI’s, INE’s Liquidity Sweeps. SWHB/SWLB

Step 6: establish time frames in which price responded to your currency pair, Asia - LDN, NY, LDN close

Step 7: become familiar with the way price moves to establish entry techniques

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]]> 738 LESSON 11:- NEW YORK SESSION MOVEMENTS, CONTINUATION OR REVERSAL https://realcontrarian.com/2022/05/06/lesson-11-new-york-session-movements-continuation-or-reversal/ Fri, 06 May 2022 03:17:17 +0000 https://realcontrarian.com/?p=730 The post LESSON 11:- NEW YORK SESSION MOVEMENTS, CONTINUATION OR REVERSAL appeared first on My Blog.

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Recorded on 13-09-2021

Notes on May 6, 2022

0:40:22

New York Session

Holds the most amount of volatility

12 GMT - 4 pm GMT

NY executions time

There are only 2 movements we look for During New York.

We are either looking for continuation setups from London or reversals from LDN price play.

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]]> 730 LESSON 10:- LONDON SESSION TRADING MODEL https://realcontrarian.com/2022/05/06/lesson-10-london-session-trading-model/ Fri, 06 May 2022 03:15:59 +0000 https://realcontrarian.com/?p=726 The post LESSON 10:- LONDON SESSION TRADING MODEL appeared first on My Blog.

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Recorded on 09-09-2021

Notes on May 6, 2022

0:48:35

London Session

7am GMT - 10am GMT

Highest probability creating High or Low of the day

15  min, 5 min, 3 min

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]]> 726 LESSON 7:- BEARISH CANDLESTICK PATTERNS AND SCALE ENTRIES https://realcontrarian.com/2022/05/06/lesson-7-bearish-candlestick-patterns-and-scale-entries%ef%bf%bc/ Fri, 06 May 2022 03:11:42 +0000 https://realcontrarian.com/?p=714 The post LESSON 7:- BEARISH CANDLESTICK PATTERNS AND SCALE ENTRIES appeared first on My Blog.

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Recorded on 27-07-2021

Notes on May 5, 2022

0:49:06

John Dollery(Steady)

Shooting Star/PIN bar


How to identify

  • Bearish in body (black)

  • Wick rejection to the upside equal to or greater than body

  • Small if no wick to the downside

  • Confirmation of sellers liquidity


Where to find it / Purpose of it

  • The TOP of an uptrend

  • Areas of supply or resistance

  • Points of interest

  • Areas of premium price ranges

  • This is an indication that sellers are involved in the market potentially creating a TOP and indicated a shift order flow bearish


Timeframe usage

  • Weekly and daily provides future bias of direction

  • 4hour/3/2/1 timeframes, momentum timeframes confirmation of rejection intraday setups

  • 15/5 min intra day time frames potential entry confirmation


How to trade it

  • If order flow presents itself on higher time frames we look to scale into lower Time Frames trending structure and volume discrepancy to rebalance before continuing the trend

  • Highest probability usage will come when clearing a high first and closing back below as a shooting star, (liquidity, swept, reversal confirmed)


Characteristics of the price action



Bearish Engulfing


How to identify

  • Open close or prior and current candle must be on the same level

  • The bearish candle will be equal to or greater than the previous candle body


Where to find it / purpose of it

  • The top of an uptrend

  • Areas of supply or resistance

  • Points of interest

  • Premium price ranges upon bullish retracements

  • Confirmation of a HH


Timeframe usage

  • Weekly and daily provides future bias of direction

  • 4 hour/3/2/1 timeframes, intraday setups confirmation of rejection

  • 15/5 min, momentum timeframes potential entry confirmation


How to trade it

  • If price has additional confluences of supply we can use higher time frames as a continuation of bias. However, we want to scale down to find future entries

  • If we have a session-based confirmation we can consider using the prior bullied candle as a volume catalyst to be mitigated before trading a continuation

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]]> 714 LESSON 6:- BULLISH CANDLE STICKS AND SCALE ENTRIES https://realcontrarian.com/2022/05/05/lesson-6-bullish-candle-sticks-and-scale-entries%ef%bf%bc/ Thu, 05 May 2022 06:21:50 +0000 https://realcontrarian.com/?p=710 The post LESSON 6:- BULLISH CANDLE STICKS AND SCALE ENTRIES appeared first on My Blog.

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Recorded on 19-07-2021

Notes on May 4, 2022

1:06:04

John Dollery(Steady)

Hammer/Pin Bar


How to identify

  • Bullish in body (blue)

  • Wick rejection to the downside - equal to or greater than the body close

  • Small to no wick to the upside

  • Confirmation of LL


Where to find it/purpose

  • The bottom of a down trend

  • Areas of demans / support

  • Points of interest

  • Discounted price ranges upon bearish retracements

  • This is an indication that order flow has shifted bullish, buyers are present at this level and an indication of a shift in trend (either retracement or reversal)


Timeframe usage

  • Weekly and daily future bias of direction

  • 4 hour /3/2/1 timeframes intraday set ups

  • Confirmations of rejection area

  • 15/5 min momentum timeframes potential entry


How to trade it

  • If order flow presents itself on higher timeframes, we look to scale into lower timeframes and seek lower timeframes trend structure or volume discrepancies to rebalance before continuing trend

Order flow or price actions of candle sticks

Visual representation of order flow


Bullish Engulfing

How to identify

  • Open and close of prior and current candle must be at the same level

  • The bullish candle will be equal to or greater than the previous candle


Whare to find / Purpose

  • The button of a down trend

  • Areas of demans / support

  • Points of interest discounted price range upon bearish retracements

  • Confirmation of a LL


Timeframe usage

  • Weekly and daily provides future bias of direction

  • 4 hours / 3 / 2 / 1 timeframes intra day set ups

  • Confirmations of rejection area

  • 15/5 min momentum timeframes potential entry


How to trade it

  • If price has additional confluences of demand, we can use higher timeframes as a confirmation of bias. However we want to scale down to find future entries

  • If we have session based confirmations we can consider using the prior bearish candle and a volume catalyst to be mitigated before trading a continuation

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]]> 710 LESSON 4:- LIQUIDITY. INTERNAL & EXTERNAL RANGES. 3 DAY RUN STRATEGY https://realcontrarian.com/2022/05/05/lesson-4-liquidity-internal-external-ranges-3-day-run-strategy/ Thu, 05 May 2022 06:19:59 +0000 https://realcontrarian.com/?p=706 The post LESSON 4:- LIQUIDITY. INTERNAL & EXTERNAL RANGES. 3 DAY RUN STRATEGY appeared first on My Blog.

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Recorded on 05-07-2021

Notes on May 4, 2022

1:09:46

Lesson 4: Phase 1: Liquidity

  • Why is important and why does it happen

  • What is it

  • How to identify

  • Targets and executions

  • Internal and external liq

  • 3 day run reversal

Lesson 4: Phase 1: Inefficiency

  • True market gap

  • Why it happens

  • Purpose of it

  • True S/R

  • Equilibrium


Part 2: volume discrepancy

  • What is it

  • How to identify it

  • Refinement

  • Executions


Liquidity: money, wicks, highs and lows


All high and lows are relative to the time and price delivered

  • Weekly highs/lows

  • Daily highs/lows

  • Intra day highs lows

  • Momentum highs and lows

How to increase those risk to rewards is by understanding lower timeframe momentum but targeting higher timeframe rewards

Our favourable set ups come from trading above and below the highs and lows so if I'm below and a low I'm thinking about buying, if im above a high im thinking about selling


Internal and external liquidity

External: this is your higher timeframe significant swing highs and lows (points)

  • Form of consolidation

  • Or a trending model

Weekly daily and 4 hour = external ranges to look for


The reason they are external is because new HIGHs and LOWs have been created within the trend.

3 day run Model:

We are looking at price clearing the significant low and reversing structure

We look back a minimum of 3 days from the liquidity sweep and seek previous highs as targets


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]]> 706 LESSON 3:- BREAK OF STRUCTURE HIGH AND LOW TIMEFRAMES https://realcontrarian.com/2022/05/05/lesson-3-break-of-structure-high-and-low-timeframes%ef%bf%bc/ Thu, 05 May 2022 06:17:34 +0000 https://realcontrarian.com/?p=702 The post LESSON 3:- BREAK OF STRUCTURE HIGH AND LOW TIMEFRAMES appeared first on My Blog.

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Recorded on 29-06-2021

Notes on May 3, 2022

30:58

John Dollery(Steady)

Relative to the timeframe your working on 1 hour

When using BOS on lower timeframes to get tighter trade and entries

We use 1 day/ 4 hour / 1 hour POI’s VD’s INE’s


Once you get to area’s of supply and demand

Which will be dictated by the higher timeframes areas of interest

Look for intraday BOS for confirmation of trend reversal / continuation


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]]> 702 LESSON 2:- MARKET STRUCTURE PART 1. https://realcontrarian.com/2022/05/05/lesson-2-market-structure-part-1-%ef%bf%bc/ Thu, 05 May 2022 06:15:34 +0000 https://realcontrarian.com/?p=698 The post LESSON 2:- MARKET STRUCTURE PART 1. appeared first on My Blog.

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Recorded on 29-06-2021

Notes on May 3, 2022

44:41

John Dollery(Steady)

Lesson 2: Structure Part A

  • Types of movement

  • Trending movements

  • What determines a trend 

  • points within a trend 

  • retracements/impulses

  • Equally weighted movements

  • Higher timeframes / lower timeframes

Part B

  • Break of structures

  • complex pull backs

  • Continuations and reversals

Types of movement that the market is doing :

  • Impulse: trending

  • Retracements: pullbacks

  • Consolidation: side

  • Reversal: shift in direction

3rd wave provides highest probability of execution

Trade in bullish is buy low and sell high

We always anticipating once a new higher high has been formed

We can look for a new higher low to form


Market is ever only trying to do things

  • Search for liquidity

  • Rebalancing


Each timeframe is going to hold it’s own structure within the market

The higher timeframes are going to hold the most weight

Weekly and daily for trend cycles

4 hour and 1 hour 15 mins is your intra Day cycle

Intra session is going be 5, 3, 1 minutes

Its more important about where something is, than what it is.


A higher low can only be considered a higher low, if a new higher high has been created

A lower low can only be considered is created

When identifying trend from an intraday perspective: always remind yourself what is the purpose of the trend


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]]> 698 LESSON 1:- MARKET CYCLES, WEEKLY, DAILY, AND SESSION BASED https://realcontrarian.com/2022/05/05/lesson-1-market-cycles-weekly-daily-and-session-based%ef%bf%bc/ Thu, 05 May 2022 06:12:14 +0000 https://realcontrarian.com/?p=694 The post LESSON 1:- MARKET CYCLES, WEEKLY, DAILY, AND SESSION BASED appeared first on My Blog.

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Recorded on 24-06-2021

Notes on May 3, 2022

1:03:04

John Dollery(Steady)

Session based trading and weekly daily cycles

Basics different types of sessions fundamentals and timing

Medium: trend cycle and objectives for the week types of movements

Advanced: time of day day of week reactions times


Market cycles and weekly/daily trends

Sunday 10pm GMT 5pm EST

Friday 10pm GMT 5pm EST

Daily closures at 10pm each day


Asian Session - consider a consolidation market sideways but it can be the foundation for the days trading

  • AUD

  • NZD

  • JPY

London Session - most amount of volume

  • GBP

  • EURO

  • CHF

New York Session - most amount of volatility

  • USA

  • CAD

  • GOLD

Sunday night - watching for market gaps and monitoring price behaviour

Monday - highly favorable to retrace or rebalance prior weeks movement or return to area that could create our highs or lows

Tuesday - key for understanding this is highly favourable to being our high or low of the week. This has to be in alignment with our objectives to be valid

Tues and wed - high or low for the week

Wednesday - mid week reversal if tuesday has not reached objective points just yet. Alternative if movement has occurred tuesday

Thursday - final push into objectives or potential low high of the week depending of weekly trend

Friday - potential to expect 20-30% of initial weekly move


All of this is relative to your objectives being met

  • Higher time frame POI

  • Volume discrepancy fill

  • Liquidity grab


Step 3L time of day day of week

Identifying times of the day when markets behave

Asian session - look for tight ranges of 20 - 30 pips, this is were the market has gone sideways for the asian session, 12am (midnight) - 5am UK time, this is the range of price that can set us up of the day (consolodation)

London session - if we have a particular bias of direction for the day, we can anticipate that price will look to move in the opposite direction searching for liquidity or the ability to rebalance or mitigate 7am - 10am GMT UK time (expansion /retracement)

New york session - we look for continuations of london movement or a reversal or directional bias 12pm - 4pm UK time GMT  (continuation or reversal)


4 types of movement the market moves

  • Expansion

  • Consolidation

  • Retracemment

  • Reversal


 Step 4 probable time


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