Bias signal rules

Each session can trigger two bias signals, the morning’s A.M. bias signal, and the afternoon’s P.M. bias signal. The A.M. price levels are calculated from

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Basic Concepts video

Reviewing each of an entire week’s mornings in its Bias Strategy context for real examples… Scroll down for the sidebar notes displayed in the video.

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Bias signals overview

The bias system compares price action to a fixed price during a fixed time, to determine the target and/or range for the next 60-90 minute

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Bias sponsorship

A bias window’s price action that develops in its label’s direction is considered “strong-handed”, or “weak-handed” if the contrary direction develops. That is context for

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Bias-up / Bias-down

An active bias that triggers a target at the next higher resistance is labeled “Bias-up”, and a signal targeting the next lower support is labeled

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Bias signal flowcharts

The bias signal’s timing is fixed, at 10:15 AM ET and at 1:20 PM ET. All aspects of the bias logic are also fixed, and

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Bias windows

The bias system’s windows are fixed, which means that they open and close at the same time, each day. Price action that precedes a window

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Grace period – LATE bias

Probing a bias signal might not resolve cleanly and decisively at its 10:15 A.M. window or its 1:20 P.M. window. Touching or overlapping a bias

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Invalidated bias

A cleanly triggered A.M. bias signal at 10:15 or P.M. bias signal at 1:20 can be invalidated at the bottom of the hour at 10:30

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Left outstanding

The bias target or offsetting test of a cleanly triggered bias signal is often not met before the bias window lapses. If left outstanding, and

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No-bias

When price is between both signals at the A.M. 10:15 bias window, or at the P.M. 1:20 bias window, the status is NO-BIAS. The bias

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No-bias trending

Trending beyond either bias signal, after becoming too late to trigger, is “no-bias trending” that requires retracing to the broken bias signal. -The requirement is

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Overnight bias level tests

Bias levels are calculated from patterns that formed by that session’s close. Their prices can be responsive if tested, triggering a reaction or an acceleration.

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Renewed bias

Exceeding not only the bias signal but also its target at 10:15 or 1:30 will trigger RENEWED BIAS-UP or RENEWED BIAS-DOWN. There is no grace

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Reverse bias

A passive bias is triggered when a bias signal’s probe has not been maintained when the bias window opens. This is labeled “Reverse bias”, because

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Synthetic bias signal

REVERSE BIAS will trigger when a bias signal test is held through the A.M. bias window at 10:15. Holding a test of both bias parameters

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