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Cipher30 Entry Checklist
Risk First · Valid Setup · Then How Good
Check it before you click buy
Risk has to clear first, then the four core pieces, then the verdict tells you how good it is.
1 Risk first
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Reward : Risk3.00 : 1
Risk if stopped—
Funded account — amounts in US Dollars (USD).
Type your stop distance (points), lot size, and the value-per-point (Broker settings) to see the amount at risk.
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Not sure of the value? Calibrate from a real order
Drag an order on your platform, read its TP line (e.g. “−1,630.26 ZAR, 9966 points”) and enter the amount, the points, and that order’s lot — it back-solves the exact value-per-point for your broker.
2 The setup — all four needed to be valid
✓Inside bar — price coiled inside the prior candleTap to confirm it’s presentInside bar
✓Double Top formed — your reversal patternTap to confirm it’s presentDouble Top formed
✓Neckline respected — retested and held — this is what makes it validTap to confirm it’s presentNeckline respected
✓Engulfing candle confirmed — your green light — it closedTap to confirm it’s presentEngulfing candle confirmed
◈ Your level — the mother-wick line(s)
Level strengthStrong
1 wick · 4H — a 4H wick = 4 hours of price respecting this level; a daily = a whole day. Higher timeframe + more wicks layered = far more proven liquidity.
3 Confluences — the more that stack, the higher the grade
✓Market structure — clear HH/HL (up) or LH/LL (down)Tap to confirm it’s presentMarket structure
✓Following HTF bias — trading the higher-timeframe directionTap to confirm it’s presentFollowing HTF bias
✓HTF + lower TF aligning — both timeframes point the same wayTap to confirm it’s presentHTF + lower TF aligning
✓Strong psychological number — big round level at the patternTap to confirm it’s presentStrong psychological number
✓Order block marked — the candle the move came fromTap to confirm it’s presentOrder block marked
✓FVG / gap marked — imbalance price tends to revisitTap to confirm it’s presentFVG / gap marked
✓Liquidity swept first — stops grabbed before the turnTap to confirm it’s presentLiquidity swept first
✓Right session — London / New YorkTap to confirm it’s presentRight session
4 Mindset
✓Calm & on-plan — not angry, bored, rushing, or revenge tradingTap to confirm it’s presentCalm & on-plan
✓OK to lose this — I've accepted the risk before clickingTap to confirm it’s presentOK to lose this
! Invalidations — any one says NO
✓Against HTF bias with no reason — fighting the higher timeframe blindlyTap if this is trueAgainst HTF bias with no reason
✓No confirmation yet — I'm guessing — pattern not actually confirmedTap if this is trueNo confirmation yet — I'm guessing
✓Price already ran — chasing — move is gone, no clean entry leftTap if this is truePrice already ran — chasing
✓High-impact news about to hit — red-folder event in the windowTap if this is trueHigh-impact news about to hit
✓Structure says the opposite — market structure disagrees with my ideaTap if this is trueStructure says the opposite
NO TRADE
Set your stop distance (points) and a take-profit of at least 1:3. Risk comes first.
New to this? What each piece means
Risk first. Reward must be at least 3× what you risk (1:3). If it isn't, the trade is locked — no exceptions. That single rule protects the account more than anything else.

The 4 core (all required to be valid): an inside bar (price coiled inside the last candle), a reversal pattern (double top/bottom or H&S), the neckline respected (it retested and held — this is what makes the pattern valid), and a confirmation candle (your green light, closed, no guessing). Miss one — it's not a setup.

Supporting confluences (psych number, order block, FVG, liquidity swept, higher-timeframe inside bar, session) only identify and strengthen. They turn a valid setup into an A+ — but they can never make an invalid setup valid.

Mindset. Even a perfect setup loses if you're tilted. Be calm, on-plan, and OK to lose the risk before you click.
Under 1:3 the trade is locked, full stop. Miss any of the four core pieces and it's not a valid setup. Supporting confluences only push a valid setup toward A+. Saves on this device · education, not financial advice.
Your numbers
Add the R result to each logged trade to track your real win rate and whether A+ setups out-earn the lean ones.
No logged trades yet. Run the checklist, log a valid setup, then add its R result here.
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