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> **💡 Tip:** US Futures open at 8:30 AM CST, but equities open at 9:30 AM EST. Adjust ORB timing depending on the market you're trading.

===== 🔹 Strategy 1: Opening Range Breakout (ORB) =====
  * **Setup**: Price breaks 15-min high/low with strong momentum or volume spike.
  * **Ideal Time**: 8:30–9:15 AM CST
  * **Entry**: Above high or below low of 15-min open range
  * **Stop Loss**: 3–4 ticks below entry
  * **Take Profit**: 6–8 ticks or key level retest
  * **Platform Combo**: TradingView to mark OR, Tradovate to execute


**📈 Visual Example – ORB Breakout at 8:47 AM CST**
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=== 🧪 ORB Quick Checklist ===
  * Mark 8:30–8:45 AM CST range (for futures)
  * Look for strong momentum or volume breakout
  * Wait for breakout + confirmation (e.g., engulfing candle, volume surge)
  * Enter on break + retest (optional)
  * Place tight SL just below/above range
  * Target: 6–8 ticks or next key level
===== ⏰ What is the 15-Minute Opening Range? =====

The **15-minute opening range** refers to the **high and low of the first 15 minutes** after the market opens.

==== 🕒 Why It Matters ====
  * Captures the market's **initial volatility and sentiment**
  * Often influenced by **institutional orders** and **news reactions**
  * Key zone for **breakout strategies** like the ORB (Opening Range Breakout)

==== 📈 How to Use It ====
  * Mark the **high and low** from **8:30 to 8:45 AM CST** (for US Futures)
  * Watch for a **breakout** above or below this range
  * **Entry**: Triggered by **momentum breakout** or **volume spike**
  * Add confirmation:
    * Retest of the range
    * Volume surge
    * Strong candle pattern (e.g., engulfing)

==== 🔁 Strategy Tie-In ====
This range is the foundation for the **Opening Range Breakout (ORB)** strategy:
  * Don’t predict — **react** to the breakout when it happens
  * Focus on **momentum and timing**, not guesswork


=== 🚫 ORB (Opening Range Breakout) ===
**Example:** 
 
  * **Between 8:30–8:45 AM CST, price forms a 15-min opening range.** 
  * **At 8:47, it breaks** above the high with a large bullish candle and strong volume.  

  * **Trade Entry:** Long above the OR high.  
  * **Stop Loss:** 3–4 ticks below breakout candle.  
  * **Target:** +6–8 ticks or next resistance zone.  

**Why it worked:** Momentum breakout confirmed by volume and timing right after the OR window.

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