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Quick Start Guide and Complete Setup Examples

PostedFebruary 16, 2026
UpdatedFebruary 16, 2026
ByBWT Bob - The TickProphet

This section provides complete sample strategy configurations for different trading styles and experience levels. Each example includes every relevant parameter setting.

Quick Start: Your First Strategy

Step 1: Choose Your Entry Module

Recommendation for Beginners: Start with the Volatility Stop Module or ORB Module.

Why:

  • Volatility Stop: Clear signals, visual confirmation, works on all timeframes
  • ORB: Time-based, predictable entry windows, excellent for part-time traders (Premium Module or Elite Members Only)

Step 2: Enable Basic Filters

Minimum Recommended Filters:

  1. Precision Trend Filter HTF (for multi-timeframe confirmation)
  2. Session Times Filter (trade only during best hours)
  3. Trading Days Filter (avoid risky days)

Step 3: Set Conservative Trade Management

Start with:

  • 1 contract total
  • Single profit target
  • Fixed tick stop loss
  • Breakeven stop enabled
  • Daily loss limit MANDATORY

Complete Strategy Examples

Example 1: ES Day Trading (Beginner-Friendly)

Goal: Learn the system with conservative settings on ES (E-mini S&P 500)

SETUP SECTION (Group 001-010)

Entry Modules (Group 001):

  • Volatility Stop Module: 1 (Enabled)
  • All other modules: 0 (Disabled)
  • Ignore Reversal Signals: Unchecked
  • Show Historical Trades: Unchecked (live trading only)

Volatility Stop Module (Group 002):

  • Trend Sensitivity (Multiplier): 1.8 (conservative)
  • Volatility Lookback (Period): 14
  • Smoothing Period: 1
  • Paint Bar: Checked
  • Show Arrow: Checked
  • Show Price: Checked

Info Bar (Group 010):

  • Display P&L Info: Checked
  • Display Stop Trading Reason: Checked
  • Display Session Summary: Checked

FILTERS SECTION (Group 100-110)

Entry Filters Control (Group 100):

  • Filters Enabled: 1 (On)
  • Trade Direction: Both
  • Precision Trend Filter: 1 (On)
  • Precision Trend Filter HTF: 1 (On)
  • Session Times Filter: 1 (On)
  • Trading Days Filter: 1 (On)
  • All other filters: 0 (Off)

Session Times (Group 101):

  • Session Begin Hours: 9
  • Session Begin Minutes: 30
  • Session End Hours: 15
  • Session End Minutes: 30

Trading Days (Group 102):

  • Monday: Checked
  • Tuesday: Checked
  • Wednesday: Checked
  • Thursday: Checked
  • Friday: Unchecked (avoid Fridays initially)
  • Sunday/Saturday: Unchecked

HTF SECTION (Group 300-301)

HTF Data Series (Group 300):

  • Bars Period Type: Minute
  • Value: 60 (60-minute HTF)
  • All other defaults

Precision Trend HTF (Group 301):

  • Sensitivity: 1.8
  • ATR Average Period: 14
  • Smoothing Period: 1
  • MA Type: 0 (SMA)
  • Background Color: Checked
  • Background Long: Dark Sea Green
  • Background Short: Misty Rose
  • Background Opacity: 0.4

TRADE MANAGEMENT SECTION (Group 400-407)

Entry Orders (Group 400):

  • Order Type: Market
  • All other defaults

Stop Loss (Group 401):

  • Stop Loss Calc Mode: 0 (Ticks)
  • Stop Loss (Ticks): 24
  • Breakeven Stop: Checked
  • Breakeven Trigger (Ticks): 12
  • Breakeven Offset: 2 (cover commissions)
  • ATR Period: 14

Trailing Stops (Group 402):

  • Trail Stop Type: Bars
  • Trail Stop Trigger Type: Ticks
  • Trail Stop Trigger (Ticks): 16
  • Trail Stop Amount: 3 (3 bars)
  • Tick Offset: 0

Trail Stop Reset #1 (Group 403):

  • Enable: Unchecked (keep it simple for now)

Trail Stop Reset #2 (Group 404):

  • Enable: Unchecked

Position Sizing (Group 405):

  • Position Sizing Mode: FixedQuantity
  • Trade Bracket 1 Qty: 1
  • Trade Bracket 2 Qty: 0 (disabled)
  • Trade Bracket 3 Qty: 0 (disabled)
  • Trade Bracket 4 Qty: 0 (disabled)

Profit Targets (Group 406):

  • Target Calc Mode: 0 (Ticks)
  • Profit Target #1 (Ticks): 16
  • All others: 0 (disabled)
  • Profit Target #1 CORE: 0 (disabled – using trail stop instead)

Daily P&L Limits (Group 407):

  • Trading Limits On: Checked ⚠️ CRITICAL
  • Daily Profit Target: $400
  • Daily Loss Limit: $300 ⚠️ CRITICAL
  • Max Winners: 5
  • Max Losers: 2 ⚠️ CRITICAL
  • Trailing Drawdown: $400

Example 2: NQ Scalping (Intermediate)

Goal: Higher frequency scalping on NQ (E-mini Nasdaq) with quick targets

KEY DIFFERENCES FROM EXAMPLE 1

Primary Chart: 1-minute bars

Entry Modules:

  • Volatility Stop Module: 1
  • Trend Sensitivity: 1.4 (more sensitive for scalping)
  • Volatility Lookback: 10 (shorter for 1-min bars)

Filters:

  • Precision Trend Filter: 1
  • Precision Trend Filter HTF: 1
  • Session Times Filter: 1
  • MA1 Filter: 1 (add 20 EMA filter)

HTF Setup:

  • Value: 15 (15-minute HTF for 1-min primary)
  • Sensitivity: 1.4

MA1 Filter (Group 107):

  • MA1 Filter Type: EMA
  • MA1 Period: 20
  • MA1 Direction: LongAbove_ShortBelow
  • Show MA1 On Chart: Checked

Session Times:

  • Begin: 9:30
  • End: 15:00 (avoid last 30 min for scalping)

Stop Loss:

  • Stop Loss (Ticks): 16 (tighter for NQ scalping)
  • Breakeven Trigger: 8
  • Breakeven Offset: 4

Trailing Stops:

  • Trail Stop Type: Ticks
  • Trail Trigger: 12
  • Trail Amount: 12 (12-tick trail)

Position Sizing:

  • Bracket 1 Qty: 2
  • Bracket 2 Qty: 1
  • Bracket 3 Qty: 0
    Total: 3 contracts

Profit Targets:

  • Target #1 (Ticks): 10 (quick scalp)
  • Target #2 (Ticks): 20 (runner)
  • Target #1 CORE: 1.0 (move to BE when T1 fills)

Daily Limits:

  • Daily Profit: $800
  • Daily Loss: $500
  • Max Winners: 8
  • Max Losers: 3

Example 3: Opening Range Breakout (ORB) – Part-Time Trader

Goal: Trade the first hour breakout, perfect for traders with day jobs

COMPLETE SETUP

Primary Chart: 5-minute bars

Entry Modules (Group 001):

  • ORB Module: Checked
  • All others: Unchecked
  • Ignore Reversal Signals: Unchecked

ORB Module (Group 005):

  • Show ORB Indicator: Checked
  • Indicator Mode: Basic
  • Entry Mode: Pullback
  • Pullback Mode: CloseWithin
  • Pullback Offset (Ticks): 3
  • Max Bars for Pullback: 10
  • Pullback Timeout (Bars): 0 (disabled)
  • OR Distance Entry Limit %: 0 (disabled)
  • Minimum OR Size (Ticks): 15
  • Maximum OR Size (Ticks): 50
  • OR Start Hour: 9
  • OR Start Minute: 30
  • OR End Hour: 10
  • OR End Minute: 0 (30-minute opening range)
  • Signal Lookback: 1

Filters:

  • Filters Enabled: 1
  • Trade Direction: Both
  • Precision Trend Filter HTF: 1
  • Session Times Filter: 1
  • Trading Days Filter: 1

HTF Setup:

  • Bars Period Type: Minute
  • Value: 60
  • Sensitivity: 1.6

Session Times:

  • Begin: 9:30
  • End: 12:00 (only trade morning session)

Trading Days:

  • Mon-Thu: Checked
  • Fri-Sun: Unchecked

Stop Loss:

  • Stop Loss Calc Mode: 6 (Opening Range)
  • % of Opening Range: 70
  • Stop Calc Mode: Ticks
  • Breakeven Stop: Checked
  • Breakeven Trigger: 15

Trailing Stops:

  • Trail Stop Type: Bars
  • Trail Trigger Type: TargetFilled (activate after Target #1)
  • Trail Amount: 3 bars
  • Tick Offset: -2

Position Sizing:

  • Bracket 1: 2
  • Bracket 2: 1
  • Bracket 3: 0

Profit Targets:

  • Target Calc Mode: 4 (Opening Range)
  • Target #1 (% OR): 100 (full OR size)
  • Target #2 (% OR): 200 (2× OR size)
  • Target #1 CORE: 1.0

Daily Limits:

  • Daily Profit: $600
  • Daily Loss: $400
  • Max Winners: 0 (disabled – ORB only gives 1-2 chances)
  • Max Losers: 2

Example 4: CL (Crude Oil) – Volatility Trading (Advanced)

Goal: Capture large moves in volatile CL market

KEY SETTINGS

Primary Chart: 3-minute bars

Entry Modules:

  • Volatility Stop Module: 1
  • Trend Sensitivity: 1.2 (very responsive)
  • Volatility Lookback: 10

Filters:

  • Precision Trend Filter: 1
  • Precision Trend Filter HTF: 1
  • Session Times Filter: 1
  • ADX Filter: Checked

HTF Setup:

  • Value: 30 (30-minute)
  • Sensitivity: 1.4

ADX Filter (Group 110):

  • ADX Period: 14
  • ADX Minimum Value: 30 (strong trend required)
  • Show ADX On Chart: Checked

Session Times:

  • Begin: 9:00 (CL opens 9 AM ET)
  • End: 14:00

Stop Loss:

  • Stop Loss Calc Mode: 3 (ATR)
  • Stop Loss (ATR): 2.5
  • ATR Period: 14
  • ATR Calc Mode: Static
  • Breakeven Trigger (ATR): 1.5
  • Breakeven Offset: 5

Trailing Stops:

  • Trail Stop Type: VolatilityStop
  • Trail Trigger Type: ATR
  • Trail Trigger (ATR): 2.0
  • Trail Amount: 1.0 (1 bar back VStop)
  • Tick Offset: -3

Trail Stop Reset #1: Enabled

  • Type: Ticks
  • Trigger (ATR): 4.0
  • Amount: 20 (20-tick trail)

Position Sizing:

  • Bracket 1: 3
  • Bracket 2: 2
  • Bracket 3: 1
    Total: 6 contracts (for experienced traders with adequate capital)

Profit Targets:

  • Target Calc Mode: 3 (ATR)
  • Target #1 (ATR): 1.5
  • Target #2 (ATR): 3.0
  • Target #3 (ATR): 5.0
  • All CORE stops: 1.0

Daily Limits:

  • Daily Profit: $2,000
  • Daily Loss: $1,200
  • Max Losers: 3
  • Trailing Drawdown: $1,500

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