Part E · Loop — Chapter 16

The bi-weekly ritual checklist

After this: run the whole system in one sitting every two weeks, leave limit orders behind, and touch nothing until the next review.

The ritual on one page

Every step is a filter. Most review days end at one of the "do nothing" exits, and that's the system working. Buttons only get pressed at the end, and only as pre-placed limit orders. His "99% of the time is waiting" is built in.

flowchart TD
  O[0 · Open book: positions + old orders] --> A[1 · BTC context: HTF 200s, range, RS]
  A -->|breakdown / puddle| N[Do nothing · vacation mode]
  A --> B[2 · 4-sec scan: BTC → ETH → alts]
  B -->|can't name it / down / untradable| N
  B --> C[3 · Trend proxy: 200s TF it respects]
  C --> D[4 · Confluence: 200s + structure + gray box]
  D -->|one part only| N
  D --> E{5 · Regime?}
  E -->|chop ≥3 flips| N
  E -->|range| R[Range rules: bid lows, TP mid/highs]
  E -->|trend| F[6 · Setup: limit order at HTF zone]
  R --> G
  F --> G[7 · Stop where reasons flip · size = risk$ ÷ stop%]
  G --> H[8 · TP ladder by level merit · keep core]
  H --> Z[Close the platform until next review]
  N --> Z
    

▶ Doing Nothing 10:44 ▶ Watchlist W10 0:06 both

0 · Open book

1 · BTC context

2 · 4-second scan

3 · Trend proxy

4 · Confluence

5 · Regime

6 · Setup, placed as a limit order

His LTF reclaim entries don't fit a two-week cadence. The adapted version is his Setup A: bid the stacked HTF zone in advance and let price come to you.

Set once on review day. Filled or not, look again in two weeks.

7 · Stop and size

8 · Take profit and exit

Otherwise: do nothing