Candle Range Theory (CRT) Strategy

Learn the Candle Range Theory (CRT) strategy for Forex (GBP/JPY). This multi-timeframe approach uses 4-hour, 1-hour, and 15-minute charts to identify liquidity

Published · Updated · Methodology: Technical Indicators

Part of: Candle Range Theory (CRT)

  • Methodology: Technical Indicators
  • Content type: strategy
  • Timeframes: Daily, 4-hour, 1-hour, 15-minute
  • Markets: GBP/JPY, Forex

Source video

Decoded from: ⚠️ CRT REVELADO: Cómo Entrar al Mercado con Precisión de Cirujano by TRADE ELITE — watch the original

Key timestamps:

  • 0:30 - Introduction to CRT strategy and timeframes
  • 1:20 - 4-hour timeframe analysis for liquidity sweep
  • 2:20 - 1-hour timeframe analysis for liquidity sweep
  • 3:00 - 15-minute timeframe for order block formation and entry
  • 4:20 - Entry and stop loss placement
  • 4:40 - Take profit and risk management (1:2 ratio)
  • 5:40 - Aligning with daily timeframe for direction
  • 7:50 - Example of 15-minute entry and stop loss
  • 10:40 - Session timing for trading (London, New York, Asia)

Strategy overview

Candle Range Theory (CRT) reads a completed candle as a range whose high and low become the liquidity that the next candles hunt before the real move begins. What distinguishes this entry is how strictly the source organises that idea as a top-down cascade across four timeframes: the video moves from daily context down through the 4-hour and 1-hour charts, and only then to the 15-minute chart where the actual entry is prepared.

The structure is worth noting because it is unusually explicit. The creator does not look for a liquidity sweep once — he looks for it on the 4-hour chart, then again on the 1-hour, treating agreement between two adjacent scales as the condition for descending further. Execution detail is deliberately pushed to the end: the final stretch of the clip deals with order block formation on the 15-minute chart, then entry, stop placement, and target and risk management. That ordering is the argument the title makes when it promises "surgical precision" — precision here means narrowing the zone before committing, not any claim about how trades resolve.

The source is "⚠️ CRT REVELADO: Cómo Entrar al Mercado con Precisión de Cirujano" from the Spanish-language channel TRADE ELITE, and its "revealed" framing is presentation rather than evidence. No rule set was extracted for this entry, so this page does not carry a decoded breakdown — it maps the concept and the timeframe hierarchy the video uses to reach an entry, which is the part that transfers even when the specifics do not.

Topics

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Frequently asked questions

What timeframes does this version of CRT use?

The video works top-down through four: the daily chart for context, the 4-hour and 1-hour charts to identify the liquidity sweep, and the 15-minute chart for order block formation and the entry itself.

Why look for a liquidity sweep on more than one timeframe?

Checking the same event at two adjacent scales is a filter: a sweep visible on both the 4-hour and 1-hour charts suggests the move is a genuine run on resting orders rather than noise local to one chart. It reduces signal count in exchange for confirmation, which is the trade-off any multi-timeframe approach makes.

Is this CRT video in English?

No — it is from TRADE ELITE, a Spanish-language channel. The concepts it uses (liquidity sweep, order block, candle range) are the standard terms and are not language-specific, but the explanation itself is in Spanish.

Are the exact entry rules from this video available here?

No rule set was extracted for this entry, so this page covers the concept and the timeframe structure rather than a step-by-step method. Strategy Decoder extracts the structure of strategies from video sources where the source makes the rules explicit enough to decode; anything you build from a concept like this should be backtested before you risk capital.

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