MSS + retest

3 min · 7 steps

1. Step 1 · MSS

   MSS gives the signal, the entry comes later.

   BTC 1h, Jul 12, 2024: after the sweep, price closed above 57 572 at 13:00. The impulse is strong, and you want in right now.

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2. Step 2 · Retest

   The entry comes on the FVG retest.

   The impulse left an FVG at 57 480–57 689. A limit at its upper edge waits for the retest, and price came back at 14:00.

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3. Step 3 · In R

   Retest vs impulse: the difference is in R.

   One stop, beyond the sweep, and one target. The entry sits $161 lower, and the same risk earns more R.

   on the impulse · 57 850

   +1.38R

   $1 308 to the stop

   on the retest · 57 689

   +1.71R

   $1 146 to the stop

   Here the target got hit. In the model sample it got hit in 25 of 88 trades: the retest improves R, but it doesn't make the model profitable on its own.

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4. Step 4 · No retest

   No retest, no trade.

   ETH 15m, Aug 20, 2025: MSS at 23:15, limit at 4 351.7. Price ran to the target without a retest and missed the limit by 6.3.

   A missed trade is not a loss. Chasing the entry gives the same stop beyond the sweep, but a worse R.

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5. Step 5 · Find it yourself

   MSS is in place — where's the limit order?

   ETH 15m, Aug 20, 2025, short after the MSS. Tap the level where you wait for the retest.

   Practice on the chart

   This is a Find it yourself task: tap a candle or a level, and the lesson tells you right away if you got it.

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6. Step 6 · How it shows up for you

   Practice on the chart

   This is the How it shows up for you step: the lesson finds trades on this topic in your journal.

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7. Step 7 · Rule

   A retest confirms the entry after an MSS.

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   MSS

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   FVG

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   retest

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   entry

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   I enter on the retest after the MSS — not on the impulse.

   “Early entry” goes on the stop list: a trade with this tag is a rule break, and your streak counts it.