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Understanding the Universal Trading Model

Oct 12, 2024

Price Action Model 7: Universal Trading Model

Introduction

  • Focus on sell-side low resistance liquidity runs and fractals.
  • Applicable to all trading styles: position, swing, short-term, day trading, scalping.
  • Focus on sell-side market maker profile, specifically sell-side delivery seeking liquidity.

Key Concepts

  • Liquidity Draw: Higher time frame level absorbing liquidity.
  • Market Maker Sell Model: 2 profiles - buy and sell; both involve sell-side delivery.
  • Fractals: Used to determine market patterns and behaviors.

Setup and Strategy

  • Identify sell-side market maker profile.
  • Recognize when the market is poised to move lower based on liquidity draw.
  • Target levels of liquidity below the market.
  • Define the range of opportunity between identified liquidity targets.
  • Market Structure Breaks: Crucial in identifying shifts in market trends.
  • Fair Value: Key point for determining market entry.

Liquidity Distribution Profile

  • Analyzing distribution of buy-side and sell-side liquidity.
  • Recognizing the pairing of orders for fair value gaps.
  • Using historical levels of buy-side and sell-side to anticipate future movements.

Fractal Analysis

  • Recognize the cycle of market movements: accumulation, distribution, reaccumulation, and redistribution.
  • Understand higher probability setups by breaking down higher time frame structures.

Trading Execution

  • Use of Balanced Price Range: Acts as natural support/resistance.
  • Focus on Rejection Blocks: Important for determining potential reversal points.
  • Recognize opportunities for Optimal Trade Entries based on identified levels.

Practical Application

  • Market Maker Models:
    • Identify buy and sell opportunities within the model framework.
    • Recognize the role of institutional order flow.
  • Weekly and Daily Analysis: Understanding long-term and short-term liquidity runs.

Conclusion

  • The model provides a framework for predicting market behavior.
  • Emphasis on understanding liquidity distribution rather than relying solely on charts.
  • Encourages patience and focus on specific setups within defined models.

Additional Insights

  • Tape Reading: Understanding market behaviors without visual charts.
  • Algorithmic Perspective: Recognizing the structured nature of market movements.
  • Continual Learning: Repeated review of models can enhance understanding over time.

Notes

  • The content is complex and requires multiple reviews for mastery.
  • Emphasis on long-term analysis rather than short-term predictions.
  • Integration of theoretical models with real-world application, particularly on how liquidity runs are engineered and executed.