Killzones SMT + IFVG detectorKillzones SMT + IFVG Detector
Summary
This strategy implements a specific intraday workflow inspired by ICT-style concepts.
It combines:
Killzone session levels (recording untouched highs/lows)
SMT divergence between NQ and ES (exclusive sweep logic)
IFVG confirmation (3-bar imbalance + width filter + inversion guard)
and an optional smart exit engine
The components are not simply mashed together: they interact in sequence.
A setup only confirms if all conditions line up (time window → untouched level sweep → divergence → valid IFVG → confirmation candle → risk filter).
Workflow
Killzones & session levels
Tracks highs/lows inside default killzones (19:00–23:00, 01:00–04:00, 08:30–10:00, 11:00–12:00, 12:30–15:00, chart timezone).
Stores untouched levels forward; sweeps trigger candidate signals.
SMT divergence (exclusive sweep)
Bullish SMT : one index sweeps its low while the other remains above its session low.
Bearish SMT : one index sweeps its high while the other remains below its session high.
Detection supports “Sweep (Cross)” or “Exact Tick.”
Session IDs are tracked so once a side has fired, later re-touches can’t re-trigger .
IFVG confirmation
Locks the first valid 3-bar IFVG after SMT.
Confirmation requires a candle close beyond the IFVG boundary in the direction of the close.
IFVGs must meet a minimum width filter (default 1.0 point).
Inversion guard: ignores IFVGs already inverted before SMT.
Optional “re-lock” keeps tracking the latest IFVG until confirmation/expiry.
Smart exit engine
Initial stop from opposite wick (+ buffer).
Fixed TP (default 40 points).
Dynamic stop escalation at progress thresholds (BE → 50% → 80% of target).
Safety gates
Weekend lockout (Fri 16:40 → Sun 18:00).
Same-bar sweep of high & low cancels setups.
Max initial stop filter skips oversized setups.
Optional cooldown bars.
Alerts
SMT Bullish/Bearish : divergence detected this bar.
Confirm Long/Short : IFVG confirmation triggered.
Default Strategy Properties (used in screenshots/backtests)
Initial capital: $25,000
Order size: 1 contract
Commission: $1.25 per contract per side
Slippage: 2 ticks
Backtest window: Jun 16, 2025 – Sep 14, 2025
These settings are intentionally conservative. If you change them, your results will differ.
How to use
Apply on an NQ or ES futures chart (1–5 min).
Choose your killzones and detection mode.
Select confirmation symbol (NQ, ES, or “Sweeper”).
Enable/disable IFVG re-lock.
Review signals and use alerts for automation if desired.
Limitations
Strict filters reduce trade count; extend backtest window for more samples.
Works best on NQ/ES; not validated elsewhere.
Past performance is not indicative of future results.
This is an educational tool ; not financial advice.
ES
Baseline Cross Qualifier Volatility Strategy with HMA Trend BiasFor trading ES on 30min Chart
Trading Rules
Post Baseline Cross Qualifier (PBCQ): If price crosses the baseline but the trade is invalid due to additional qualifiers, then the strategy doesn't enter a trade on that candle. This setting allows you override this disqualification in the following manner: If price crosses XX bars ago and is now qualified by other qualifiers, then the strategy enters a trade.
Volatility: If price crosses the baseline, we check to see how far it has moved in terms of multiples of volatility denoted in price (ATR x multiple). If price has moved by at least "Qualifier multiplier" and less than "Range Multiplier", then the strategy enters a trade. This range is shown on the chart with yellow area that tracks price above/blow the baseline. Also, see the dots at the top of the chart. If the dots are green, then price passes the volatility test for a long. If the dots are red, then price passes the volatility test for a short.
Take Profit/Stoploss Quantity Removed
1 Take Profit: 100% of the trade is closed when the profit target or stoploss is reached.
2 Take Profits: Quantity is split 50/50 between Take Profit 1 and Take Profit 2
3 Take Profits: Quantify is split 50/25/25.
Stratgey Inputs
Baseline Length
37
Post Baseline Cross Qualifier Enabled
On
Post Baseline Cross Qualifier Bars Ago
9
ATR Length
9
Volatility Multiplier
0
Volatility Range Multiplier
10
Volatility Qualifier Multiplier
2
Take Profit Type
1 Take Profit
HMA Length
11
Pullback Traps v. 0.1Trading Strategy for scalping the CME_MINI:ES1! and CME_MINI:MES1! futures on the 5 min. time frame.
The strategy will count legs and look for failed pullbacks and failed second entries where shorters get trapped.
How to use:
When a trap occurs (Marked with green light) place an order one tick above the high of the trap and enter on next candle
If entry doesn't happen on next candle and it has a lower high, move entry to one tick above high of that candle.
Keep doing the above until you enter or until a candle is marked with a blue light and the text Trap Dead.
If you see Trap dead and you haven't entered, quickly cancel your order.
What is green light?
A second or later pullback down away from the uptrend. When the green light is present the shorters haven't made a 1 point profit and short scalpers are trapped.
What is blue light?
1. Shorters made their 1 point profit and trap is dead. Cancel your trade. Or...
2. Shorters hit their stop loss and you're probably in a trade now and about to profit.
Profit and stop loss:
Numbers are done with profit 5 ticks and stop loss 30 ticks.
Should I have a stop loss 6 times greater than profit?
Probably not. The numbers you see here are made with these profit and stop loss figures but I don't advice it in real trading.
The numbers look good on this backtest but in reality a few bad trades would ruin everything.
This was made purely for fun and sim trading - Feel free to do your own testing and show the resulsts.
GG ES Scalp IBTT Momentum Strategy v1.0Script for Scalping the ES. Apply it to a 15 second chart. The Momentum Multiplier is a float input and the lower the number the less conservative the strategy is. It doesn't fire signals everyday but its pretty accurate. Send me a message to get access.
CME_MINI:ES1!
ABUs EurorampThis strategy backtests the opening ramp of Europe at 9am European time, which is 2am Chicago time ( CME ES timezone ) on the ES Futures Contract.
The following conditions are embedded in the strategy:
- Market entry at 2 am Chicago time
- Size = 2 contracts
- Stop = -5 points
- TP 1 = +3 points (1 Contract)
- Stop to Break even (entry + 0.5) after TP 1 is reached
- Set a TP 2 stop to +5 if entry is +10 points
- Close all positions EOD RTH
As the script entry / stops / TPs work on candle closes, best is to use the strategy on the 5min chart.
Cowabunga System from babypips.comPlease do read the information below as well, especially if you are new to Forex.
The Cowabunga System is a type of Mechanical Trading System that filters trades based on the trend of the 4 hour chart with EMAs and some other familiar indicators (RSI, Stochastics and MACD) while entering trades base on 15 minute chart.
I have coded (quite amateurishly) the basic system onto a 15 minute chart (the 4 hour settings are coded as well). The author says the system is to be traded off the 15 minute chart with the 4 hour chart only as a reference for trend direction.
4 Hour Chart Settings
5 EMA
10 EMA
Stochastics (10,3,3)
RSI (9)
Then we move onto the 15 minute chart, where he gives us the trade entry rules.
15 Minute Chart Settings
5 EMA
10 EMA
Stochastics (10,3,3)
RSI (9)
MACD (12,26,9)
Entry Rules - long entry rules used, obviously reverse these for shorting.
1. EMA must cross above the 10 EMA.
2. RSI must be greater than 50 and not overbought.
3. Stochastic must be headed up and not be in overbought territory.
4. MACD histogram must go from negative to positive OR be negative and start to increase in value.
What I did.
1. Set the RSI and Stochastic levels to avoid entries when they indicate overbought conditions for long and oversold conditions for short (80 and 20 levels).
2. Users can input specific times they want to backtest.
3. User's can configure profit targets, trailing stops and stops. Default is set it to was 100 pips profit target with a 40 pip trailing stop. (Note, when you are changing these values, please note that each pip is worth 10, so 100 pips is entered as 1000.)
The Cowabunga System from babypips.com is another popular and active system. The author, Pip Surfer, continues to post wins and losses with this system. It shows there is a lot of honesty and integrity with this system if the author keeps up to date even 10 years later and is not afraid of sharing the times the system causes losses.
As an example of this, here is post he shared just last week . It's almost like a journal, he gives specific times and reasons why he entered, lets the readers know when he was stopped out, etc. I think that what he does is equally important as his system.
To read more about this system, visit the thread on babypips.com, click here.
Free Strategy #08 (Combo of #01 and #02) (ES / SPY)This strategy was designed to be traded on daily data on the ES and SPY—the strategy was originally developed for NinjaTrader, which displays daily ES data based on RTH hours instead of 24 hours (1440 minute) like TradingView does, so we are presenting the results on the SPY until we figure out how to overcome this hurdle.
The strategy combines the two ideas from strategy #01 and strategy #02 .
Strategy #08
Quantity 100
Slippage: 2 ticks
Commission: 4.95 per order
Net Profit: 26,044.60
Max Drawdown: 3,947.60
Buy and Hold (Custom)
Quantity 100
Slippage: 2 ticks
Commission: 4.95 per order
Entry Long: 1993-02-01 @ 43.99
Exit Long: 2017-07-28 @ 246.34
Net Profit: 20,225.10
Max Drawdown: 9,042.00
Free Strategy #02 (ES / SPY)This strategy was designed to be traded on daily data on the ES and SPY—the strategy was originally developed for NinjaTrader, which displays daily ES data based on RTH hours instead of 24 hours (1440 minute) like TradingView does, so we are presenting the results on the SPY until we figure out how to overcome this hurdle.
Strategy #02
Quantity 100
Slippage: 2 ticks
Commission: 4.95 per order
Net Profit: 10,118.30
Max Drawdown: 4.037.60
Buy and Hold (Custom)
Quantity 100
Slippage: 2 ticks
Commission: 4.95 per order
Entry Long: 1993-02-01 @ 43.99
Exit Long: 2017-07-28 @ 246.34
Net Profit: 20,225.10
Max Drawdown: 9,042.00
Free Strategy #01 (ES / SPY)The strategy was designed to be traded based on daily data on the ES and SPY--the strategy was originally developed on NinjaTrader using approximately 50% out of sample data with a slippage of 1 tick on the ES. This is our first strategy that we converted from NinjaTrader to TradingView, so if you see any issues with our conversion, please let us know as we are still learning TradingView Pine Script.
Comparative Relative Strength Strategy Backtest Comparative Relative Strength Strategy for ES
You can change long to short in the Input Settings
Please, use it only for learning or paper trading. Do not for real trading.









