Foundations
Chapters 1–4. How price actually moves, the IRL to ERL cycle, the vocabulary you need burned in, and the structure everything else is built on, including what makes a high or low protected.
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Liquidity-based price action for NQ futures. Fifteen chapters, four sub-models, one repeatable cycle. The same framework I use every session, written out from theory to execution.
The whole model
Six steps. That is the model.
Not a teaser. This is the entire framework. The fifteen chapters are the detail underneath it.
Find the draw
Where is the untaken liquidity on the higher timeframe? That is where price is going.
Mark the neckline
The trend running into that draw has a last significant opposing swing — the last lower high, or the last higher low. That is the neckline, and it is on the chart before the sweep.
Wait for the sweep
Price has to actually take it. A wick through the level, not a tap. Do not anticipate it.
Confirm the shift
An aggressive displacement has to close through that neckline. Slow grinds do not count.
Enter at fair value
Price retraces into the gap the displacement left. That is the entry, not the breakout.
Target the other side
Stop beyond the swept wick. Target the untaken liquidity opposite. ERL to ERL.
The same six, on a chart
Tap any marker to read what is happening at that point in the sequence.
Tap the numbers
1. The draw
Before the session, find the untaken liquidity on the higher timeframe: a previous day high, a weekly high, equal highs. Two groups have orders resting above it, shorts with their stops and breakout traders waiting to buy the break, and both of those are buys. That is why price is drawn there. Mark it and leave it. This is where price is heading first, and it is not where you take profit.
The AW Model
Fifteen chapters and fifty-three pages, from theory to execution. No email wall, no upsell at the end. Bias, the four setups, entries, stops, sizing, and how to backtest the whole thing before you risk a dollar.
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What’s Inside
- The IRL to ERL cycle, the engine behind every move, on every timeframe
- Four sub-models: Reversal, Continuation, IFVG, and protected highs and lows
- Structural stop logic, position sizing, and R-based trade management
- Session timing, backtesting method, and four printable checklists
Fifteen chapters, five parts
Bias, then setup, then execution, then review. Each part builds on the one before it, so read them in order the first time through.
The Models
Chapters 5–8. Higher-timeframe bias first, then the two setups, the AW Reversal and the Continuation, and the IFVG that confirms them.
Execution
Chapters 9–11. The daily routine, entry precision down to the candle, and the stop logic: structural stops sized by dollar risk and gated by R:R.
Alignment & Mistakes
Chapters 12–13. How to line up multiple timeframes without talking yourself into a trade, and the execution errors that quietly drain accounts.
Backtesting & Timing
Chapters 14–15. How to backtest this model properly instead of eyeballing it, plus the session timing reference for when these setups actually fire.
Quick Reference
The four cards worth printing: the Reversal checklist, the Continuation checklist, the risk and sizing card, and the red flags that mean stand down.
Part Two
Bias first, then the four models.
Every trade is one of them.
Bias comes first. You never take a setup against the higher timeframe. Once bias is set, every trade you take is one of these four. Each has its own trigger, its own invalidation, and its own place in the cycle.
The AW Reversal
Price sweeps external liquidity, fails to continue, then shifts structure the other way. The sweep has to come before the market structure shift. That sequence is the whole setup, and it is the highest probability reversal on the chart.
The Continuation Model
The trend is already established and you are joining it, not calling it. Price breaks structure in the direction of bias, retraces into fair value, and continues. Lower drama than the reversal, and usually easier to hold.
Start here
How to actually work through it
Reading it once front to back is not how anyone learns a setup. This is the order that works.
Read it once, quickly
No notes, no memorising. You are building a map, and a map is useless if you stop at every street.
Learn Part One properly
Everything is built on the IRL to ERL cycle and market structure. Without those the rest feels arbitrary.
Trade only Chapter 6
The AW Reversal is the parent setup. Everything else is a variation on it or a confluence layer for it. Stay there until it is boring.
Backtest twenty days
Chapter 14 is the exact process. Twenty days is where the numbers start meaning something.
Reading it takes about an hour. Being able to execute it takes a few months. That gap is normal, and anyone telling you otherwise is selling something.
Frequently Asked Questions
The questions I get asked most about the model. If yours is not here, ask me in Discord.
Is this actually free, or is there a catch?
Actually free. No paywall, no email gate, no upsell at the end of the PDF. I make my money trading. If you get something out of this and want to support it, use code AW when you buy an evaluation and I earn a commission, but nothing here is gated behind that.
Is this beginner-friendly?
Mostly. Part One assumes you know what a candlestick is and nothing else. It covers how price moves, the vocabulary, and market structure from scratch. Parts Two and Three move fast, so expect to reread them. If you have never placed a futures trade, read the whole thing before you risk anything.
Do I need Bloop to trade this?
No. The model is pure price action and works on any charting platform with nothing but a Fibonacci tool. Every level in it can be drawn by hand, and that is how you should learn it first.
Does this only work on NQ?
It is written for NQ futures because that is what I trade every day, and the session timing chapter is NQ-specific. The underlying logic of liquidity, structure shifts, premium and discount is not instrument-specific, but I have not personally verified the numbers anywhere else, so I will not claim it transfers.
How long does it take to get through?
The PDF is 53 pages and reads in about an hour. Actually being able to execute it is a different question. Plan on a few weeks of backtesting before you trade it live. Chapter 14 walks through how to backtest it properly.
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