Entry Models module · lesson 23 of 32

No-trade conditions

Build a repeatable chain: context → trigger → entry → invalidation.

3 min · 7 steps

  1. Step 1 · A skip as work

    You write skip conditions in advance.

    Then “I don't want to miss it” can't argue with the plan. Missing even one setup condition means no trade.

    Setup conditionsscheme
  2. Step 2 · No MSS

    Lows got swept, but no MSS means no setup.

    SOL 15m, Aug 23, 2025: price swept the 198.41 low and closed back above. No close above 200.82; at 01:15 it broke 198.11.

    Rule: no MSS within 10 candles means you drop the markup, no trade.

    SOL· 15m · Aug 22–23, 2025real chart · Binance
    21:0022:3000:0001:301target 200.96MSS 200.82entry 198.50stop 198.11−1R
    zonesweepentry without MSS
  3. Step 3 · Stop wider than the limit

    Stop wider than your rules allow: you skip the trade.

    BTC 4h: the stop is $958 away, 1.9% of price. Your rulebook caps it at 1%.

    This trade played out: +1.6R. Skipping by the rule sometimes costs you a win, and that's fine.

    BTC· 4h · Feb 16–27, 2024real chart · Binance
    Feb 16Feb 20Feb 241target 52 985entry 51 438stop 50 4801.9%
    zonesweepMSSentry
  4. Step 4 · News

    News nearby: the stop won't hold.

    ETH 15m, Feb 7, 2023, Powell's speech: the 17:45 candle moved $36 — more than price moved in the 6 hours before it ($21).

    Rule: don't enter within 15 minutes of news — check the calendar before the session.

    ETH· 15m · Feb 7, 2023scenario · Binance candles
    11:4513:4515:4517:4519:45!
  5. Step 5 · Find it yourself

    Where did it become clear there's no trade?

    SOL 15m, Sep 10, 2024: price swept the equal lows. Tap the candle after which the setup is off.

    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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    SOL· 15m · Sep 9–10, 2024real chart · Binance
    21:0022:3000:0001:3003:00equal lows 133.44
    zonesweepentry without MSS
  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

    Without every setup condition, there's no trade.

    to your checklist

    If not every setup condition is met, I skip — and I count the skip as work.

    A checklist item before entry. Not checked automatically — you tick it yourself.

    Sweep without MSSscheme

Practice on the chart

Next is the trainer: test the rule on a chart where you don't know the answer yet.

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