Three-Step 9:30 Range Scalping — Strategy by nicolasnourgt
By nicolasnourgt
Performance Metrics
- Author: nicolasnourgt
- Symbol: IG:NASDAQ
- Timeframe: 1 minute
- Net P&L: +3,991.30 USD (+3.99%)
- Win Rate: 60.0%
- Profit Factor: 2.96
- Max Drawdown: 1,613.10 USD (1.58%)
- Total Trades: 5
Description
# Three-Step 9:30 Range Scalping Strategy Rules## Step 1: Mark the Levels (9:30 AM)- Wait for the **first 5-minute candle** starting at 9:30 AM EST to close- Mark the **HIGH** and **LOW** of this candle- Switch to **1-minute chart** for trading## Step 2: Find Your Entry (Trade for 1 hour only: 9:30-10:30 AM)### BREAK Entry- Need: **Fair Value Gap (FVG)** + **ANY** of the 3 FVG candles closes outside the range- FVG = Gap between candle wicks (3-candle pattern)### TRAP Entry - Need: Break outside range → Retest back inside → Close back outside again### REVERSAL Entry- Need: Failed break in one direction → Opposite FVG back into the range## Step 3: Trade Management### Stop Loss:- **Break/Trap**: Low/High of first candle that closed outside the range- **Reversal**: Low/High of first candle in the FVG pattern### Take Profit:- **Always 2:1 risk-to-reward ratio**- If you risk $100, you make $200## Key Rules:- ✅ **Body close** outside range (not just wicks)- ✅ Trade on **1-minute chart** only- ✅ Only trade **first hour** (9:30-10:30 AM EST)- ✅ **Fixed 2:1** take profit every time- ✅ One strategy, stay consistent**That's it. No complicated indicators, no higher timeframe bias, no guesswork.**