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  • #1
  • First Post: Edited Dec 16, 2025 8:17am Dec 11, 2025 11:45am | Edited Dec 16, 2025 8:17am
dunno what say really ,

currently experimenting with wick fills, maybe i want some input.

if the candle is green the upper wick gets filled, if the candle is red the lower wick gets filled

eg, green candle, next candle fills the top wick but first it must make a bottom wick,

exceptions: dojis , indecision candles , close to strong support resistance, not black and white rules, experience taken into consideration

image 1 is last 3 days results , 15m 30m and 1h timeframes
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  • #2
  • Dec 11, 2025 12:05pm Dec 11, 2025 12:05pm
at 0.01 lots per £100 , would risk average a few % per trade, its supposed to be 1-1 RR but play it by ear

so last 3 days i would have made 20.54% , which is insane i know , but thats what it is
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  • #3
  • Dec 11, 2025 12:09pm Dec 11, 2025 12:09pm
if the 15m the 30m and 1h all end with a nice green candle with wick for example, and im feeling it, id be placing 3 trades , as im treating the different timeframes separately , hope this is making sense.

so id wait for a bottom wick to form first them place a buy stop at the break of the body high

tmora ill post some live trades and tmoras results
  • #4
  • Dec 12, 2025 12:06am Dec 12, 2025 12:06am
Good angle, novel approach. I roughly understand your idea: the upper shadow of an upward candlestick or the lower shadow of a downward candlestick will likely be filled by subsequent candlesticks. I believe that when this happens across all timeframes (large, medium, and small), it can greatly increase the win rate, combining trading within larger timeframes with trading within smaller timeframes, rather than viewing each timeframe in isolation. Of course, these are just my guesses; I haven't actually used this method before. Another piece of information: I'm a programmer, and I can create indicators for this strategy for you once you've developed an effective trading method.
  • #5
  • Dec 12, 2025 2:09am Dec 12, 2025 2:09am
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  • #6
  • Dec 12, 2025 4:14am Dec 12, 2025 4:14am
It's not completely clear to me, after 2nd wick is made, then 1st wick is filled, then buy or sell in that direction?

So, that would be a trend continuation method with watching price action in the mix, entry on the breakout low or high?

Please show some real trades perhaps, with details.

Thanks.
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  • #7
  • Dec 12, 2025 5:11am Dec 12, 2025 5:11am
I think it goes as follow: we have a bullish candle that makes a nice wick. The next candle makes a bearish wick, then pushes up. Trade has to be open at candle open so that profit is taken when this candle fills previous bullish wick. Correct?
  • #8
  • Dec 12, 2025 6:15am Dec 12, 2025 6:15am
Quoting Kktu
Good angle, novel approach. I roughly understand your idea: the upper shadow of an upward candlestick or the lower shadow of a downward candlestick will likely be filled by subsequent candlesticks. I believe that when this happens across all timeframes (large, medium, and small), it can greatly increase the win rate, combining trading within larger timeframes with trading within smaller timeframes, rather than viewing each timeframe in isolation. Of course, these are just my guesses; I haven't actually used this method before. Another piece of information:...
when all timeframes 15m 30m 1h align, i end up taking 3 trades, this goes with what you say about ''across all timeframes (large, medium, and small), it can greatly increase the win rate'' which i agree with , i think you are correct , but i think i can still treat them separately, and when they do allign im taking a bigger trade for the increased probability , so might work out nice over time
  • #9
  • Dec 12, 2025 6:16am Dec 12, 2025 6:16am
Quoting Erebus
It's not completely clear to me, after 2nd wick is made, then 1st wick is filled, then buy or sell in that direction? So, that would be a trend continuation method with watching price action in the mix, entry on the breakout low or high? Please show some real trades perhaps, with details. Thanks.
you only buy if previous wick is green only sell if previous wick is red, im gonna try post some trades today ,
  • #10
  • Dec 12, 2025 6:18am Dec 12, 2025 6:18am
Quoting lorecavoli
I think it goes as follow: we have a bullish candle that makes a nice wick. The next candle makes a bearish wick, then pushes up. Trade has to be open at candle open so that profit is taken when this candle fills previous bullish wick. Correct?
so yea bullish candle : looking for buys , but rather than trade at open of candle , ive been waiting for a bottom wick first. then a buy stop at the break of the previous candle body high
  • #11
  • Dec 12, 2025 6:20am Dec 12, 2025 6:20am
i didnt take this trade but its happening now 15m xauusd

so the 15 was bearish , it made a small top wick and then filled the previous bearish wick


i kinda dont wanna sell gold right now, if you look at the PA lol, again not black and white rules experience comes into play, but it still played out
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  • #12
  • Dec 12, 2025 6:30am Dec 12, 2025 6:30am
Quoting iamhewho
{quote} so yea bullish candle : looking for buys , but rather than trade at open of candle , ive been waiting for a bottom wick first. then a buy stop at the break of the previous candle body high
The candle body is from Open to Close, normally we would NOT describe the body having a high or low.

Hopefully you mean the high of the wick, in which case, it's a breakout entry as I said earlier.

Let's see what you got.
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  • #13
  • Dec 12, 2025 6:31am Dec 12, 2025 6:31am
so took the 30 min just then , sell stop triggered 1- rr
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  • #14
  • Dec 12, 2025 6:33am Dec 12, 2025 6:33am
Quoting iamhewho
so took the 30 min just then , sell stop triggered 1- rr {image}
and i just closed , fast as that , 1.01% profit , and market is bullish af , this strategy seems very forgiving


so next trade opportunity would be the 12:45 my time, and only 1 trade, where as a half past the hour its a potential 2 trade and on the hour its a potential 3 trades
  • #15
  • Dec 12, 2025 6:34am Dec 12, 2025 6:34am
Quoting Erebus
{quote} The candle body is from Open to Close, normally we would NOT describe the body having a high or low. Hopefully you mean the high of the wick, in which case, it's a breakout entry as I said earlier. Let's see what you got.
ok i see what you mean , the previous body close or open would be better
  • #16
  • Dec 12, 2025 6:44am Dec 12, 2025 6:44am
so next trade is setting up on the 15m

im gonna wait for a top wick no matter how small , place a sell stop , try for 1-1 rr , o want iot to fill most of the wick at least

i wouldnt normally take this trade we are so bullish , but lets see me get a loss ,
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  • #17
  • Dec 12, 2025 6:45am Dec 12, 2025 6:45am
Quoting iamhewho
so next trade is setting up on the 15m im gonna wait for a top wick no matter how small , place a sell stop , try for 1-1 rr , o want iot to fill most of the wick at least i wouldnt normally take this trade we are so bullish , but lets see me get a loss , {image}

see now it just filled the wick before candle closed ,


no wick no trade

so next opportunity is in 15 mins , the big one , the hour close where potential 3 trades
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  • #18
  • Dec 12, 2025 6:55am Dec 12, 2025 6:55am
so the 1 h candle is coming up , at the moment the wick is to small , i hope we can all agree we wouldnt bother with that, we want reasonably healthy wicks
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  • #19
  • Dec 12, 2025 6:57am Dec 12, 2025 6:57am
Quoting iamhewho
so the 1 h candle is coming up , at the moment the wick is to small , i hope we can all agree we wouldnt bother with that, we want reasonably healthy wicks {image}

also i dont like the 15 min wick like this, if i waick is way bigger than the body, ive been skipping it , i dunno if i should or not, i need data i guess
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  • #20
  • Dec 12, 2025 7:00am Dec 12, 2025 7:00am
and there it is , the wick was way to small it filled the wick straight away
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