Janus Trader 2025

Smart Money & Trend strategy combines Smart Money Concepts (SMC), trend-following indicators, and a custom MACD histogram to identify high-probability reversal and continuation setups. It is designed for traders using MetaTrader 4 and works best on the M5 timeframe or higher, across any currency pair or index.

Setup & Indicators

Platform: MetaTrader 4
Timeframe: 5 minutes or higher
Pairs: All Forex pairs, indices, and commodities

Indicators Used (all default settings unless stated):

1. Heiken Ashi Smoothed (multi-timeframe)

   • For clear visual trend and candle momentum

2. Step One More Average 2.3 (mtf)

   • A colored moving average to identify trend direction and changes

3. Averages Confidence Bands 9.0

   • Confirms pullback areas and trend strength

4. LuxAlgo Smart Money Concepts

   • To identify:

     • CHoCH (Change of Character)

       BOS (Break of Structure)

       EQL / EQH (Equal Low / High)

       Liquidity zones

       Supply and Demand zones

5. MACD Tape of EMA (12,26,9)

   • A histogram-style MACD that uses color-coded confirmation of momentum shifts and crossovers

Buy Rules

Entry Conditions:

1. CHoCH Bullish or BOS Up appears (LuxAlgo Smart Money Concepts)

2. Price retraces to a Demand zone (light blue area)

3. Heiken Ashi turns green + Step MA is white or green

4. MACD Tape flips from red to green with a blue dot below zero (momentum confirmation)

Entry Trigger:

• Enter at the first bullish candle close after confirmation of above rules.

Stop Loss:

• Below the most recent swing low or the demand zone

Take Profit Options:

• 1:1.2 or 1:5 RR at previous structure high or near Supply Zone

  Or scale out at BOS / EQH / CHoCH bearish

Sell Rules

Entry Conditions:

1. CHoCH Bearish or BOS Down appears

2. Price retraces to a Supply zone (brown zone above price)

3. Heiken Ashi turns red + Step MA is red or orange

4. MACD Tape flips from green to red with a red dot above zero

Entry Trigger:

• Enter at the first bearish candle close after confirmation

Stop Loss:

• Above the most recent swing high or supply zone

Take Profit Options:

• 1:1.5 or 1:2 RR at previous structure low or near Demand Zone

  Or scale out at BOS / EQL / CHoCH bullish

Exit Rules

• Manual Exit if opposite CHoCH or BOS appears

  MACD Reversal: Exit when the MACD tape flips color and crosses the zero line in the opposite direction

  Heiken Ashi Candle Color Shift signals trend weakening

Conclusion

This strategy allows for both trend-following and reversal trades by combining:

• Market structure (CHoCH, BOS)

  Visual trend filters (Heiken Ashi + Step MA)

  Zone-based entries (Supply/Demand)

  Momentum confirmation (MACD Tape)

It provides both discretionary and rule-based traders with strong visual and structural confirmation before entering a trade.

Tips for best results:

• Use H1 or M30 for zone identification, and M15 or M5 for execution

  Avoid trading during major news events unless you’re experienced

  Mark key daily/weekly highs and lows for additional confluence

Submit by Janus Trader

Time Frame 30min

Trade:oil

Indicators:

TCCI indicator

Arrow buy-Sell indicator

Make doubly sure you are set to the 30 minute M30 time frame. You can see above

that we have two trade arrows. A trade is confirmed if the TCCI is green both sides ofthe candle with an up buy arrow or red both sides of the candle with the arrow for aMake doubly sure you are set to the 30 minute M30 time frame. (see pdf in attach).

In the picture below US OIL Trading System in action.

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