THE GITAUS Strategy — Complete Logic

An institutional order flow strategy that captures liquidity sweeps during London and New York killzones. Based on Smart Money Concepts (SMC) — the same methods used by institutional traders to manipulate retail stop losses.

Core Concepts

Asian Range

The Asian session (19:00–00:00 NY) creates a well-defined price range. Retail traders place stops above/below this range. Smart money targets these stops as liquidity.

Liquidity Pool

Liquidity Sweep (Stop Hunt)

Price breaks above Asian high or below Asian low to trigger stop losses, then reverses. This is the trap — retail gets stopped out, smart money enters the real move.

Entry Trigger

H4 Bias (Trend Filter)

The H4 candle direction determines trade direction. We only trade WITH the higher timeframe trend. No counter-trend entries.

Direction Filter

Killzone Timing

Entries only during institutional trading hours — London open (02:00–05:00 NY) or New York open (07:00–10:00 NY). Outside these windows, no signals are taken.

Time Filter

Entry Rules (Detailed)

LONG Entry — All conditions must be true:

  1. Asian session has ended and range is locked (high and low recorded)
  2. H4 candle is BULLISH (close > open)
  3. Current session is London or New York killzone
  4. Current candle low dips BELOW Asian low (sweep)
  5. Current candle closes ABOVE Asian low (reclaim)
  6. No position is currently open
Entry: Close of sweep candle  |  SL: Below Asian low  |  Exit: 20 M15 bars (5 hours)

SHORT Entry — All conditions must be true:

  1. Asian session has ended and range is locked (high and low recorded)
  2. H4 candle is BEARISH (close < open)
  3. Current session is London or New York killzone
  4. Current candle high spikes ABOVE Asian high (sweep)
  5. Current candle closes BELOW Asian high (reclaim)
  6. No position is currently open
Entry: Close of sweep candle  |  SL: Above Asian high  |  Exit: 20 M15 bars (5 hours)

Exit Logic

Time-Based Exit

Close after 20 M15 bars = 5 hours. This is the winning configuration. Removes emotion and avoids overthinking exits.

PRIMARY — ACTIVE

Opposite Signal Exit

Close when opposite hot zone signal fires. Tested but less profitable than time exit.

TESTED — NOT USED

H1 Structure Break

Exit on H1 break of structure. Added complexity without improving results.

TESTED — NOT USED

Disabled Filters (Tested & Removed)

Fair Value Gap (FVG)

Requires price to be in a 3-candle imbalance gap. Added too many filters, reduced trades without improving win rate.

REMOVED

Order Block (OB)

Requires last opposing candle before impulse move. Similar to FVG — over-filtered the strategy.

REMOVED

H1 Break of Structure

Requires H1 to confirm directional shift. Delayed entries and missed good setups.

REMOVED

THE GITAUS vs Purge Line — Head to Head

Metric THE GITAUS Purge Line
Win Rate61%36%
Profit Factor2.081.12
Net P&L ($10)+$91.02+$12.40
Return+910%+124%
$/Day$10.12$1.38
Profitable Weeks81%54%
Max Drawdown18.3%42.7%
Blowup RiskNoneUS100 blew up at scale

Monthly Performance (US100 — 0.0391 Lot)

TradingView Indicator

A visual TradingView indicator with 3 alert types for pre-execution notifications:

15 MIN

Setup Forming

Asian range locked, H4 bias set. Prepare for killzone entry.

5 MIN

Price Approaching

Price near Asian high/low sweep level. Entry imminent.

NOW

Entry Confirmed

Sweep complete, signal fired. Execute at market.

File: pine/ict_us100_hotzone_indicator.pine — 329 lines, Pine Script v6