Asian range fade
Tests mean reversion at a specifically defined Asian-session boundary.
Keep the chart simple
What needs to be in place first
- Pair, timezone and daylight-saving rule are fixed
- Range width sits inside tested bounds
- No disqualifying regional event is due
See asian range fade from both sides
Choose a direction and follow the chart from setup to entry, stop and planned exit. The method stays the same; only the directional comparisons reverse.
Entry is above the trigger, invalidation is below the setup and a profit exit is above the entry.
- EEntryLONG ENTRY / NEXT M15 OPEN
- SStop / risk limitLONG STOP / EXCURSION BUFFER
- TTargetLONG TARGET / FROZEN MIDPOINT
The range is frozen at 06:00 before the trade window. A breach of no more than 0.40 ATR below the low closes back inside, leading to next-open entry toward the unchanged midpoint; the stop is 0.20 ATR beyond the excursion and 08:00 is the hard time exit.
A second long attempt, a breach greater than 0.40 ATR or a high-impact event inside the protected window is outside this method.Check the market first
Range width at 06:00 is 0.75 to 2.0 × ATR(14), and displayed spread is at or below 1.5 pips.
Wait for the entry rule
Enter at next M15 open toward the frozen midpoint after the first qualifying same-bar reclaim.
Place the stop before entry
Stop 0.20 × ATR beyond the excursion extreme. Risk 0.25% of equity and round down to 0.01 lot.
Know how the trade ends
Exit at the frozen midpoint or at the 08:00 UTC bar open, whichever comes first.
Worked example: 00:00–06:00 UTC range reclaim
This version of Asian range fade chooses one answer for every decision so you can repeat it. Treat the settings as a starting point to test, not as proven or recommended parameters.
EUR/USD and GBP/USD M15 UTC candles; both directions.
Build the range from candles opening 00:00 through 05:45 UTC; trade 06:00–08:00 UTC only.
One fade attempt per pair per day; no entry during the 00:00–00:15 rollover bar.
Plot the completed 00:00–06:00 UTC high, low and midpoint and freeze them at 06:00.
Add Wilder ATR(14) on M15 and record displayed spread.
Mark pre-scheduled EUR, GBP and USD high-impact events before the session.
Give every tool one job
Direction, timing, volatility and risk are different questions. This stack assigns them rather than asking one indicator to do everything.
Defines the boundary and midpoint before the fade window begins.
Requires price to return inside rather than fading every first touch.
Scale range, excursion and cost eligibility without predicting reversal.
- Range width at 06:00 is 0.75 to 2.0 × ATR(14), and displayed spread is at or below 1.5 pips.
- Price excursions beyond an edge by no more than 0.40 × ATR and closes back inside on the same M15 candle.
- No high-impact event occurs from 30 minutes before entry through the 08:00 time exit.
Enter at next M15 open toward the frozen midpoint after the first qualifying same-bar reclaim.
Stop 0.20 × ATR beyond the excursion extreme. Risk 0.25% of equity and round down to 0.01 lot.
Exit at the frozen midpoint or at the 08:00 UTC bar open, whichever comes first.
Cancel after one attempt, after 08:00, on range/spread/event failure, on an excursion larger than 0.40 ATR, or if next-open gap exceeds 0.25 ATR.
Use a constant 1.2-pip spread and 0.2-pip adverse slippage per fill; zero commission and no rollover charge in the defined window.
Move through the chart one decision at a time
- 00:00–06:00: build
EUR/USD forms a 25-pip range from 1.0820 to 1.0845; ATR at 06:00 is 20 pips, so width is 1.25 ATR.
- 06:00: freeze
Range edges and 1.08325 midpoint are fixed; spread is 1.1 pips and the event window is clear.
- 06:30: excursion
Price trades to 1.0815, a five-pip breach below the range low and within the eight-pip maximum.
- 06:30 close: reclaim
The same candle closes at 1.0822, back inside; this is the first eligible attempt.
- 06:45: enter
Enter long at next open plus slippage; stop is four pips below the 1.0815 excursion and target remains 1.08325.
- By 08:00: resolve
Record midpoint, stop or mandatory 08:00 exit; no second fade is allowed after any outcome.
A rejected example
Reject a reclaim when the excursion is 0.7 ATR beyond the range. The method treats that as possible expansion rather than stretching its fade definition.
Common variations
- Separate variant only: 23:00–05:00 UTC construction window.
- Separate variant only: opposite-edge target.
- Separate variant only: require a two-candle failed break and reclaim.
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