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Weekend Range Monday Breakout Strategy for Crypto

Crypto • BTCUSD, ETHUSD, SOLUSD • M15 • Breakout
London/NY Overlap
08:00 - 14:30 UTC
Complexity: Intermediate
Max Risk 0.5% - 1.0% maximum equity risk per execution.
Target R:R Fixed 1:1.5 initial target for 50% size, with the remainder trailed via 20 EMA.
Break-Even Trigger Move stop loss to breakeven immediately once the 1.5R partial profit target is achieved.
Automation Rule-dependent

Pre-Trade Verification Checklist

Verify Weekend Bounds: Confirm the exact high and low prices from Saturday 00:00 UTC to Sunday 23:59 UTC.
Check Range Compression: Ensure the weekend range is less than or equal to 1.5x its 8-week average range.
Wait for Monday Window: Monitor price action strictly during Monday 08:00 to 14:30 UTC.
Confirm Breakout and Volume: Validate that an M15 candle closes outside the boundary with volume > 1.5x the 20-period volume MA.
Execute and Manage Risk: Enter trade, set stop loss at midpoint or 1.5x ATR, and target 1.5R partials.

Entry Execution Criteria

  1. Calculate and plot the absolute high and low established between Saturday 00:00 and Sunday 23:59 UTC.
  2. Compare the weekend range width against its 8-week simple moving average; if the range is greater than 1.5x the average, cancel all setups for the week.
  3. Wait for Monday between 08:00 and 14:30 UTC for an M15 candle to close entirely outside the weekend high or low boundary accompanied by volume exceeding 1.5x the 20-period volume moving average.

Take-Profit & Target Exit

  • Take 50% partial profit at a fixed 1.5R (Risk-to-Reward) target based on the initial stop loss distance.
  • Trail the remaining 50% position dynamically behind the M15 20 Exponential Moving Average (EMA), exiting when price closes on the opposite side of the EMA.

Invalidation & Emergency Exit

  • Price fails to close outside the range by 14:30 UTC on Monday, voiding the breakout attempt for the session.
  • Volume on the breakout candle is below 1.5x the 20-period volume moving average, signaling potential fakeout risk.
Stop-Loss Positioning

Placed at the weekend range midpoint or 1.5x M15 ATR from entry, whichever distance is closer.

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