Every rule is written in full as a parameter list (sessions, setup conditions, entry, stop, target, max trades, bias) with a version number and a date before any data is run. Nothing changes once testing starts. Any change is a new version, and that version starts again at rule 1.
Not yet tested
Draft v0.1, written 2026-10-04 (AEST). Not locked until the first run. Source: Whisper transcript of seed YT DRGdxPl4yuY ("The Simple DTE Setup… One Setup For Life"); ez_trades_youtube/STRATEGY_NOTES.md.
01. Instrument & data
Enable ........................... True
Instrument ...................... not stated (NQ in David screenshot note)
ExecutionTimeframe .............. 1–5m [YT DRGdxPl4yuY]02. Sessions
Enable ........................... True
TimeZone ........................ America/New_York
JudasWindow ..................... ~09:30–10:30 (rarely past 10:00–10:15) [YT DRGdxPl4yuY]
Frequency ....................... ~2–3× per week; skip the day if absent [YT DRGdxPl4yuY]03. Bias
Enable ........................... True
Delivery ........................ Reaction from a 15m / 1H / 4H FVG [YT DRGdxPl4yuY]
NoLongInside1HBearishFVG ........ True until inverted by a 1H close (mirror for shorts) [YT DRGdxPl4yuY]04. Setup
Enable ........................... True
Target (LRL) .................... Low-resistance liquidity: 3 failure swings / untapped equal H/L into the HTF draw [YT DRGdxPl4yuY]
RequireOpenSweep ................ Sweep of pre-market extreme inside the HTF FVG [YT DRGdxPl4yuY]05. Entry
Enable ........................... True
EntryTrigger .................... V-shaped IFVG on 1–5m after the open sweep [YT DRGdxPl4yuY]06. Stop loss
Enable ........................... True
StopMode ........................ Short: above the inversion; long: at the low (spoken examples) [YT DRGdxPl4yuY]07. Take profit
Enable ........................... True
TargetMode ...................... HTF DOL (e.g. 8 AM low / equal lows) or 5m untapped FVG / LRL, ~1.5R (examples) [YT DRGdxPl4yuY]08. Risk & limits
Enable ........................... True
MaxTradesPerDay ................. 1 (one session, one setup, one trade) [YT DRGdxPl4yuY]
RiskPerTrade .................... not stated09. Filters
Enable ........................... not stated
NewsFilter ...................... not stated