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PO3 locked rules template one
accumulation -> manipulation -> 15m FVG
Template coded in system: No
No Jack template. Generic po3_midnight_open.yaml uses a midnight-open accumulation, not his 10:00 4H open.
The trade in his words
When a new 4H candle opens, box the accumulation. Mark the nearest 15m FVG. Wait for the manipulation (fakeout), then an entry confirmation; stop at the manipulation low/high; target the high/low you need.
A+ checks 40 tagged trades (no structured trade records yet)
A+ setup checklist (all must pass)
J1 Accumulation box when the new 4H candle opens JlyaRai4Du8 @ 7:38 · “look for a accumulation of price ... right when this new four-hour candle opens”
J2 Nearest 15m FVG marked JlyaRai4Du8 @ 7:53 · “look for the nearest 15-minute fair value gap closest to price”
J3 Manipulation (institutional fakeout) happens JlyaRai4Du8 @ 2:57 · “the second part of a power of three is called a manipulation. That is this institutional fake out”
J4 Entry confirmation after the reversal; stop at the low, target the high JlyaRai4Du8 @ 3:43 · “once price starts to reverse and we get some sort of entry confirmation ... stop loss at the low, and target whatever high”
Locked rule set (draft v0.1, 2026-10-04 AEST)
01. Instrument & data
Enable ........................... True
Instrument ...................... not stated (no locked universe)
NarrativeTimeframe .............. 4H [YT JlyaRai4Du8]
ExecutionTimeframe .............. 1m [YT JlyaRai4Du8]02. Sessions
Enable ........................... True
TimeZone ........................ America/New_York
StartLooking .................... 10:00 (new 4H candle open) [YT JlyaRai4Du8]03. Bias
Enable ........................... not stated
BiasMethod ...................... not stated04. Setup
Enable ........................... True
PO3Phases ....................... Accumulation → manipulation → distribution; trade distribution only [YT JlyaRai4Du8]
ManipulationLiquidity ........... Nearest 15m FVG (fallback 5m, occasionally 1H/1m) [YT JlyaRai4Du8]
TapFormsHTFWick ................. True (4H wick low for longs / high for shorts) [YT JlyaRai4Du8]05. Entry
Enable ........................... True
EntryTrigger .................... 1m: fake-out-side FVG disrespected, then a bias-side FVG/IFVG respected [YT JlyaRai4Du8]06. Stop loss
Enable ........................... True
StopMode ........................ 4H manipulation low/high (no tick distance stated) [YT JlyaRai4Du8]07. Take profit
Enable ........................... True
TargetMode ...................... 1:1–1:2 or accumulation highs/lows [YT JlyaRai4Du8]08. Risk & limits
Enable ........................... not stated
MaxTradesPerDay ................. not stated
RiskPerTrade .................... not stated (no fixed %)09. Filters
Enable ........................... not stated
NewsFilter ...................... not stated
Tuning 1 Jan – 30 Apr · four months testOut-of-sample 1 May – 31 Jul · three months testHoldout 1 Aug – 14 Sep · about six weeks testCommission $5 round turn, NQ
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Lock the rules before testing
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.
Name the instrument and the data file. Times are New York time, prices are rounded to the tick, and contract roll weeks are removed. The same cleaned data is used in every window.
This is the only window where settings can be adjusted. Rank settings by net profit after commission. Anything with fewer than 100 trades doesn't qualify. Keep the top 20 and lock them.
Out-of-sample: 1 May to 31 Jul (three months test)
Run the locked settings once, exactly as they are. No changes after seeing the results. A setting passes if it makes a net profit and has a profit factor above 1.
A trade only counts if it passes the trader's written A-plus checklist at entry: right session, liquidity swept, bias agrees, entry model confirmed, and stop and target where the checklist says. Failures are logged as B or C trades and kept out of the results.
Every known real A-plus trade from the trader's videos or posts is traced through the A-plus definition, each filter (session, bias, sweep, timeframe, news, caps), the Roman/ZZ entry path (trigger, confirmation, order type, expiry) and the fill. Record the exact step where each one dies. Misses are fixed in the next version, never the current one.
Every result shows, in order: test number, instrument, length in words, average trade, profit factor, win rate, equity curve; then average signed ticks, trade count and drawdown.
Windows run in order, with no extra out-of-sample passes and no retuning after a peek. Under 100 trades or under about three months is a diagnostic, not a pass.