M5 decides bias — structure and impulse direction. M1 handles entry — retest, reclaim, or pullback hold. Hard time stop: if the idea has not worked within a defined window, I exit even if the protective stop has not been hit. Gold can drift you into a larger loss while you wait for "your level" to be respected out of stubbornness.
No stacking five indicators to bless the click. If M5 bias is unclear, there is no M1 entry. If M1 is chaotic, I do not invent precision — I either wait for M5 clarity or pass.
I review time-stop exits separately from stop-outs. They teach different lessons about patience versus stubbornness.
The time stop is written in minutes on the card so I cannot renegotiate it while gold is chopping me.
- Do you use a time stop on gold scalps?
- What M5 cue is mandatory before you open M1?
