Entry model · v1.0
SAC — Sweep & Close
Two-candle reversal model: the signal candle raids the previous candle’s high or low (the sweep), then CLOSES beyond its opposite side (the close). The signal candle’s continuation-side extreme is the Draw on Liquidity — reached before the invalidation roughly 70–75% of the time in the source material — and entry comes on the retracement back into the signal candle’s range, never at the signal close.
- LONDON
- NY AM
- MIN R:R 2:1
- RISK 0.5%
Required
Every box checks or there is no trade
- Previous candle’s high and low marked — the two liquidity levels in play
- Signal candle SWEEPS one side — trades beyond the previous high or low
- Signal candle CLOSES beyond the opposite side — a wick back inside is a sweep, not SAC
- Signal candle shows displacement — stronger and faster than the candle it swept
- Primary DOL marked: the signal candle’s continuation-side extreme
- Invalidation marked: the swept extreme taken first means the model failed
- Enter on the RETRACEMENT into the signal range / a PD Array — never chase the signal close
- Patience: the retrace may come bars or days later — let the limit rest or let it go
- Stop beyond the invalidation extreme plus a margin — never exactly at the high/low
Optional confluence
Not mandatory — each one adds weight
- First candle opposite-colored to the signal candle — preferred, backtest per instrument
- Close direction agrees with HTF order flow — trend-aligned SACs travel further
Warnings
If one of these fires, stand down
- The DOL is often close — targets beyond it need independent HTF justification
- Consolidation sweeps both sides repeatedly — stand down; SAC is low-frequency by design
This checklist ships inside the workstation: the Decision Cockpit scores every rule against the live chart and holds the plan at “needs confirmation” until the required boxes check. Where the model is automated, the backtester replays the same rules over years of history — no lookahead, stop-first fills.
Run this model on live data
SAC — Sweep & Close is loaded in the playbook. Free in open beta — no account.
Discipline
The model is half the trade.
Respect the calendar
High-impact news is engineered liquidity. Stand aside 30 minutes around red folders unless news volatility is explicitly your model.
Consistency over perfection
Execute the same model the same way every time. A mediocre model executed consistently beats a brilliant one executed randomly.
Prove it on paper first
New model? Backtest it, then forward-test in replay or demo for a full sample before risking money. The market will still be there next month.