The MTF System
The MTF System is a discretionary multi-timeframe market structure framework focused on alignment, timing and trapped positioning.
The framework is heavily influenced by the work of Stacey Burke and James Dalton, combining multi-timeframe context, auction principles and time-based execution into a highly selective decision-making process.
It focuses on three recurring market plays, each executed through the same three-step framework:
Context → Setup → Entry
Plays
• Trend Continuations after pullbacks or trapped positioning
• Parabolic Expansions following periods of compression and imbalance
• Reversals after exhaustion, failed continuation or structural breakdown
Context
The foundation is multi-timeframe alignment across the monthly, weekly and daily structure.
This provides the directional context and helps identify whether the market is trending, balanced or exhausted. Rather than predicting direction, the objective is to identify which type of opportunity is most likely to develop.
Setup
Within that context, I focus on key structural reference points such as previous highs, lows and closes, as well as session-based market structure through the 9-1-5 framework.
These levels help identify where opportunities are likely to develop and which side of the market is vulnerable.
Entry
Execution is built around timing and trapped positioning.
Using the Open Box framework, I look for situations where traders become committed on the wrong side of the market around important time and price levels. These positioning failures often provide the catalyst for the next directional move.
Philosophy
The framework is highly mechanical in preparation and analysis, but discretionary in execution.
The objective is not to predict the market, but to identify favorable conditions, wait for alignment, and participate only when context, structure, timing and positioning come together.
