3 levels. one entry. one rule. Zinc's full process for trading the initial balance. the entry, the exit, the data, and every filter he runs before he takes a trade. download the playbook and run it yourself, in two sessions a day.
once the initial balance forms at 10:30 ET, only two outcomes are possible. either the side you're targeting breaks (validation, take profit), or the opposite side breaks first (invalidation, stop loss). no in-between.
the by-rejection subreport answers one specific question: when one level of the IB forms first (either the high or the low), how often does the opposite level break first? this is the direction filter Zinc's strategy is built around.
nothing held back. the entry, the exit, the 4 numbers Zinc checks every morning, the divergence rule that prevents the worst losses, position sizing, and a full trade walkthrough from pre-market to TP.
the range that forms 9:30–10:30 ET, why almost every day breaks it (SPY 97.56%, QQQ 95.12%), and the three things that can happen to the rest of the day. the foundation everything else sits on.
limit at the 50% midpoint. TP at the breakout level, SL at the opposite level. 1:1 R:R by definition.
how to pick which side to target. SPY low first → 83.58%. QQQ low first → 80.30%. the math behind every entry.
when to enter 7 minutes early and when to wait. the journal entry that built the rule and the loss it came from.
the highest-leverage filter in the playbook. 7 divergence days, 0/7 broke the right direction. when to sit on your hands.
same rules, second session. MES, MNQ, and Gold. the 15-minute front-run window and why globex moves cleaner.
Friday May 2nd on MNQ from pre-market to TP. then how Zinc sizes: 12% of max drawdown per trade, MES vs MNQ by range.
Zinc is a futures trader known for IB trading in the futures community. the strategy in this playbook is the one he runs every day across the NY and globex sessions. written down with every rule, every filter, every nuance from his journal.
27 pages. every rule, every filter, every nuance. yours to keep.
