Tasuki Gap Trade

Entry Logic

• Exact entry trigger: Buy on the open of the next candle after the three-candle pattern.
• Confirmation requirements: A three-candle continuation pattern. A long bullish candle, followed by another bullish candle that gaps up. The third candle is bearish and closes inside the gap, but does not fill it.
• Timeframe required: Daily chart.
• Location context: In an established uptrend.
• Market condition requirement: A trending market.

Exit Logic

• Profit target(s): A measured move target.
• Scaling out rules: N/A.
• Trailing stop rules: Use the 20-day moving average.
• Exit on signal failure: A close below the low of the first candle.
• Exit on opposite signal: A strong bearish pattern.
• Exit on time expiration: N/A.
• Exit on momentum loss: N/A.

Stop Loss Structure

• Hard stop location: Below the low of the first candle.
• Soft stop rules: N/A.
• Maximum dollar loss per trade: 1% of capital.
• Maximum percent loss per trade: N/A.
• Structural stop placement: Below the pattern.

Risk Management Framework

• Risk per trade: 1%.
• Maximum daily loss limit: 2%.
• Maximum weekly loss limit: 5%.
• Maximum drawdown allowed: 15%.
• Risk-reward ratio requirement: 1:3.

Position Sizing Model

• Recommended sizing approach: Fixed risk.
• Volatility-based adjustment: N/A.
• Conviction-based sizing (A+/A/B setup): A+ for a pattern with a large gap. A for a standard pattern. B for a pattern with a small gap.
• Scaling in rules: N/A.
• Scaling out rules: N/A.

Trade Filtering

• Market conditions to avoid: A downtrend.
• Specific setups required: A clear Tasuki Gap pattern.
• Stock/instrument requirements: Any liquid instrument.
• Time of day restrictions: N/A.
• Chop/news avoidance rules: N/A.

Context Framework

• Trend direction assessment: Continuation of an uptrend.
• VWAP relationship: N/A.
• Moving average relationship: The pattern often forms above key moving averages.
• Range location: In the middle of a trend.
• Higher timeframe alignment: The weekly chart should be in an uptrend.

Trade Management Rules

• When to move stop to breakeven: After a 1R move.
• When to scale out: N/A.
• When to add size: N/A.
• How to handle fast moves vs slow moves: Let it run.

Time Rules

• Optimal trading window: N/A.
• Times to avoid: N/A.
• Session-specific notes: N/A.

Setup Classification

• A+ setup criteria: A perfect pattern with a large gap and high volume.
• A setup criteria: A standard pattern.
• B setup criteria: A pattern with a small gap.
• C setup criteria (avoid): A pattern in a downtrend.

Market Selection Criteria

• Instrument requirements: Any liquid instrument.
• Volume/liquidity requirements: High volume.
• Volatility requirements: N/A.

Statistical Edge Metrics

• Expected win rate: 65-70%
• Average win size: 3R
• Average loss size: 1R
• Profit factor: 2.0 - 2.5
• Expectancy per trade: 1R.

Failure Conditions

• Market conditions where strategy fails: When a trend is ending.
• Specific scenarios to avoid: A pattern where the third candle fills the gap.

Psychological Rules

• Key mental discipline requirements: The ability to hold a winning trade.

Advanced Components

• Market regime detection: N/A.
• Volatility/liquidity filters: N/A.
• Correlation filters: N/A.
• Multi-timeframe alignment: The weekly chart should support a bullish bias.

Location

• Where this setup is strongest: In a strong, established uptrend.
• Where this setup is weakest: At the end of a trend.
• Location changes outcome: Yes.