Elliott Wave, Wyckoff, VSA, Head and Shoulders

Learn a multi-timeframe trading strategy combining Elliott Wave, Wyckoff, VSA, and Head and Shoulders for NQ and SP500 futures on 5m, 15m, and 60m charts.

Published · Updated · Methodology: Mixed

Part of: Chart Patterns

  • Methodology: Mixed
  • Content type: strategy
  • Timeframes: 60 minutes, 15 minutes, 5 minutes
  • Markets: NQ (Nasdaq 100 Futures), SP500 (S&P 500 Futures)

Indicators used

  • Elliott Wave
  • Wyckoff
  • VSA (Volume Spread Analysis)
  • Head and Shoulders (Inverse)

Source video

Decoded from: NQ cuando tienes cercano al 100 & de probabilidades en una operación by jordi marti — watch the original

Key timestamps:

  • 0:00 - Introduction to multi-timeframe analysis
  • 0:50 - 60-minute chart analysis with Elliott Wave
  • 2:50 - 15-minute chart analysis with Wyckoff and VSA
  • 4:50 - 5-minute chart analysis for entry confirmation with Head and Shoulders and Elliott Wave
  • 6:50 - Combining probabilities for a successful operation

Strategy overview

This entry is less about any single pattern than about how four different reading frameworks — Elliott Wave, Wyckoff, Volume Spread Analysis and the inverse head and shoulders — can be stacked on the same instrument so that each one answers a question the others cannot. The premise of a top-down approach is that a chart pattern means something different depending on the structural context it appears in: the same 5-minute formation is either a continuation of a larger impulse or a countertrend trap, and only the higher timeframe can tell you which.

The source video works through NQ (Nasdaq futures) in exactly that order. The 60-minute chart is read with Elliott Wave to establish where price sits in the larger sequence; the 15-minute chart brings in Wyckoff and VSA to judge what volume and spread say about who is absorbing or distributing at that level; and the 5-minute chart is where an inverse head and shoulders, cross-checked against the wave count, is used to time the actual entry. Each timeframe narrows the question rather than repeating it — structure, then intent, then trigger.

The video is titled "NQ cuando tienes cercano al 100% de probabilidades en una operación" and comes from jordi marti, a Spanish-language futures channel, so the framing is that of maximum confluence: waiting until several independent methods agree before acting. Worth being clear about what confluence does and does not do — it is a filter that reduces how often you trade, not a guarantee about any individual outcome, and no combination of frameworks removes uncertainty from a market. This page covers the concept and the structure of the analysis as presented in the source; the video itself is the reference for how the author applies it bar by bar.

Topics

elliott wave strategy · wyckoff trading strategy · vsa trading · head and shoulders pattern · multi-timeframe analysis · nq futures strategy · sp500 futures strategy · swing trading strategy · 15 minute strategy · pine script · tradingview strategy · price action trading · trading strategy

Frequently asked questions

What does multi-timeframe confluence mean in practice?

It means requiring several independent readings of the market to agree before taking a trade. In this analysis, the higher timeframe defines the structural context, the middle timeframe assesses volume and participation, and the lowest timeframe provides the entry pattern — a setup is only considered when all three point the same way.

Why combine Elliott Wave, Wyckoff and VSA instead of using one method?

Because they describe different things. Elliott Wave is a framework for the shape and sequence of price movement, Wyckoff describes phases of accumulation and distribution by larger participants, and VSA reads the relationship between volume and the spread of individual bars. Used together, they are meant to cross-check each other rather than duplicate the same signal.

What is an inverse head and shoulders and why is it used on the lowest timeframe here?

An inverse head and shoulders is a three-trough formation where the middle low is the deepest, commonly read as a bottoming or reversal pattern. In this analysis it appears on the 5-minute chart as an entry trigger — the pattern is not the thesis on its own, it is the confirmation that the higher-timeframe thesis is starting to play out.

Does a high-confluence setup mean a high-probability trade?

Confluence filters out setups that lack agreement between methods, which typically means fewer trades rather than certain ones. Any claim about probability should be evaluated on your own data — test the approach on historical charts and record results before assuming it transfers to live conditions.

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