NY Opening Setup, Standard Deviation, FX Market Session, AMD

Execute a NY session Gold (XAUUSD) scalping strategy using ICT concepts, AMD, and Standard Deviation levels on the 1-minute chart. Identify reversals at key SD

Published · Updated · Methodology: ICT

  • Methodology: ICT
  • Content type: strategy
  • Timeframes: 1 minute
  • Markets: Gold (XAUUSD)

Indicators used

  • Standard Deviation
  • FX Market Session

Source video

Decoded from: NY Opening Setup for Gold (XAUUSD) | Complete Entry Strategy by Trade with setup — watch the original

Key timestamps:

  • 0:59 - Strategy is a scalping setup for NY session
  • 1:25 - Main concept is manipulation using Standard Deviation
  • 2:00 - Standard Deviation levels are -1, -2, -4 (reversal levels)
  • 2:40 - Entry module: IFVG (Inverse Fair Value Gap) for 1:2 trade
  • 3:00 - Timeframe: 1 minute, NY session (UTC -4, 7 am)
  • 4:15 - AMD (Accumulation, Manipulation, Distribution) structure explained
  • 6:50 - Rule 1: Market goes up from 7 am open, find sell-side liquidity, mark high/low, enter on IFVG at -1/-2
  • 8:10 - Rule 2: Market goes down from 7 am open, find low break, mark high/low, enter on IFVG at -2
  • 9:20 - Rule 3: Market distributes directly, take recent swing high/low, enter on IFVG at -1/-2
  • 10:40 - Indicator: FX Market Session (UTC -4, then -5 in summer)
  • 13:00 - SL: 20 pips above IFVG, or 50 pips for safe SL
  • 13:40 - TP: -2 level for 1:2/1:3 RR

Topics

ny opening setup · gold trading strategy · xauusd strategy · scalping strategy · 1 minute strategy · ict trading · amd strategy · standard deviation strategy · pine script · tradingview strategy · trading strategy · fx market session · inverse fair value gap

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