MARKET MOVERS
SIGNALS
E BOOK
A+ Unicorn
Model
Blueprint
For Profitable Trading
Presented By: Market Movers Signals
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Contents Overview
Comprehensive Guide
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Focus on Timing (TIME > Price)
3
HTF Structure
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HTF PD Array
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Identify Liquidity Levels
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Time Based Liquidity Sweep
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CISD + Timeframe Alignment
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Breaker Block + FVG
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The Strategy
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Example
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Comprehensive Guide
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What you will learn
Welcome to the “A+ Unicorn Model: Blueprint." This eBook will walk you through a powerful
trading strategy that combines multiple elements to identify high-probability trading
opportunities. We'll break down each step of the process, making it easy for beginners to
understand and apply.
What is the A Unicorn Model?
The Unicorn Model is a trading strategy that combines key trading concepts, focusing on
time, liquidity, and market structure. By aligning higher and lower timeframes, traders can
improve their chances of entering high-probability trades. You can use this framework on
most instruments, but we recommend liqudid instruments like NASDAQ, SP500 & EURUSD
Core Concepts
1. Time > Price
Timing is essential for trading. Price levels only matter if they occur during specific times.
Focus on trading during "Killzones" (key times of the day) for better trade probabilities.
2. Liquidity
Liquidity refers to areas on a chart where there is a concentration of orders (swing
highs/lows).
A "liquidity sweep" happens when price briefly pierces these levels and reverses.
3. Fair Value Gap (FVG)
An FVG is a gap where minimal trading occurred, representing an imbalance in price.
Look for FVGs overlapping with breaker blocks for stronger trade setups.
4. Breaker Block
A breaker block is a key area in the market where the structure shifts, indicating a
potential reversal.
It can act as support or resistance after price moves away from this area.
Focus on Timing (TIME > Price)
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The first step in applying the Unicorn Model is to focus on the right timing.
Open your trading platform and set your clock to New York Local
Time (EST).
Identify the relevant Killzones and Macro times for your trading instrument: For Indices:
Killzones For Indices:
Killzones For Forex:
Asia Range: 20:00-0:00
Midnight Open: 0:00
London Open: 2:00-5:00
New York AM: 8:30-11:00
New York Lunch: 12:00-13:00
New York PM: 13:30-16:00
Power Hour: 15:00-16:00
Asia Range: 20:00-0:00
Midnight Open: 0:00
London Open: 2:00-5:00
New York Open: 7:00-10:00
London Close: 10:00-12:00
Central Bank Dealing Range: 14:00-20:00
Pay special attention to these Macro times:
London: 2:33-3:00, 4:03-4:30
NY AM: 8:50-9:10, 9:50-10:10, 10:50-11:10
NY Lunch + PM: 11:50-12:10, 13:10-13:40, 15:15-15:45
Only take setups during these specific time slots to increase your
probability of success.
HTF Structure
(1h, 4h, Daily)
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HTF Structure
The foundation of the Unicorn Model begins with analyzing the higher time frame
(HTF) market structure.
Understanding HTF Structure: HTF structures (1h, 4-hour, daily, weekly) provide
a macro perspective of the market's trend direction and key swing points.
Look at the latest break of structure, as you can see below, Daily, 4h and 1h
structure are all bullish. This is what having a clear bias looks like:
Daily
4h
1h
HTF PD Array
(1h, 4h, Daily)
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HTF PD Array
Once you’ve identified HTF Structure the next step is to identify potential areas of
interest known as Premium/Discount Arrays (PD Arrays).
HTF PD Array Explained: The PD Array represents zones where price is either at
a premium (higher than equilibrium) or discount (lower than equilibrium) of the
current range (from swing high to swing low). Price should be in a premium area
for selling opportunities and in a discount area for buying opportunities.
Time Frame Alignment: Analyze market direction across multiple time frames,
ensuring that HTF bias aligns with LTF setups. Use a systematic approach to time
frame alignment:
HTF PD Array
Lower Time Frame Entry
Monthly PD Array
Daily or 4-hour entries
Weekly PD Array
4-hour or 1-hour entries
Daily PD Array
1-hour or 15-minute entries
4-hour PD Array
15-minute or 5-minute entries
1-hour PD Array
5-minute or 1-minute entries
Identify Liquidity Levels
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(1h, 4h, Daily)
Next, you'll need to identify key liquidity levels on your chart:
The concept of choosing the right liquidity in trading is a simple yet
often overlooked aspect that can greatly impact trading success.
Random highs and lows will not give you the same reactions as time based liquidity points.
In simple terms: TIME BASED LIQUIDITY = MORE LIQUIDITY
Time Based Liquidity - Cheat Sheet
(Ranked from strongest to weakest)
Monthly Highs/Lows
Weekly Highs/Lows
Daily Highs/Lows
4H Highs/Lows
1H Highs/Lows
Session Highs/Lows
06-07:30 Highs/Lows
Time Based Liquidity Sweep
(1h, 4h, Daily)
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Time Based Liquidity Sweep
The next key element is a time-based liquidity sweep, which occurs during highprobability trading times, known as Killzones.
Make sure that you’re trading in a Killzone or a Macro
Make sure that HTF Structure is clear
Make sure that price sweeps time based liquidity on a higher timeframe (4h, daily
etc.)
Make sure Price is in a PD Array
This is how you should visualize it:
Once you understand this and only then, it is time to learn
the Unicorn model on the lower timeframes (1m, 5m, 15m)
CISD + Timeframe Alignment
(1m, 5m, 15m)
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LTF Entry Model
Once all the HTF Criteria are met, the next step is identifying the Unicorn Model on
the lower timeframes like the 1m, 5m and 15m.
First Identify a Change in State of Delivery (CISD)
CISD Occurs when price sweeps internal liquidity and then closes beyond the open
of the move's first candle of the price leg that took out liquidity.
Open of the first
candle in the
price leg that
takes out liquidity
Close above
Use this as a Guide for Timeframe Alignment using this
model:
HTF PD Array
Lower Time Frame CISD
Daily PD Array
15m CISD
4-hour PD Array
5m CISD
1-hour PD Array
5m CISD or 1m CISD
Breaker Block + FVG
(1m, 5m, 15m)
Breaker Block + FVG
The confluence of a Breaker Block aligning with a
Fair Value Gap is crucial for the Unicorn Model.
What is a Breaker Block? A Breaker Block
represents a shift in market structure, where a
consolidation area is broken, indicating a
reversal in trend. In a bullish scenario, a breaker
block is formed by the last down candle before
a significant up move that sweeps liquidity. In a
bearish scenario, it’s the last up candle before a
significant down move that sweeps liquidity.
Overlap with FVG: When a Breaker Block
overlaps with an FVG, it adds more weight to
the setup. The FVG indicates an inefficiency in
the market that may need to be "filled" before
price resumes in its intended direction. The
overlapping of these two elements forms a
high-probability entry zone.
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The Strategy
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Now you’ve learned all the building blocks let’s put it all
together:
1. Start with HTF Analysis:
Make sure that structure aligns across the 1h, 4h an Daily
timeframe and make sure price is in a HTF PD Array.
2. Time Based liquidity sweep during Killzone
Identify a time based liquidity sweep during a killzone or a macro.
The sweep is also what should tap into the HTF PD array.
3. Confirm the Change in State of Delivery:
Confirm that price is actually reacting to the level by identifying a
Change In State of Delivery, using timeframe alignment.
4. Breaker Block + Fair Value Gap overlapping
Make sure that you enter right were a Breaker Block and a Fair
Value Gap is overlapping with eachother.
Stops and TP’s
Enter within the overlapping Area. Set stop-losses below the low
of the FVG formation candle for a bullish trade (or above the high
for bearish trades). You can also set your stops just above/below
the liquidity sweep to be more conservative.
Target opposing liquidity levels for exits or use a fixed risk to
reward ratio of at least 1:1 or more.
Example
EUR/USD - 16/10/2024
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For all you visual learners... this is how it should look: