Trade the manipulation candle on gold with a clean, rules based system. One candle sweeps the low or high of the candle before it, then closes back through it — that reclaim sets your bias. Buy bias or sell bias, one candle, one rule.

Full editable Pine Script for both tools: an indicator to trade by eye, and an automated strategy to backtest and run on a prop account. Nothing locked. Covers the 30-minute and 4-hour chart + indicator all in one package.

Backtested on Gold (XAUUSD), last 365 days, 100K account:

4-Hour

• Net profit: +$21,712 (+21.71%)
• Profit factor: 2.71
• Win rate: 57.89% (11 of 19)
• Max drawdown: $5,296 (4.22%), inside a typical prop limit

30-Minute

• Net profit: +$34,150 (+34.15%)
• Profit factor: 1.85
• Win rate: 59.72% (43 of 72)
• Max drawdown: $4,600 (3.61%), inside a typical prop limit

Bonus — NQ (MNQ, 4-Hour), 2019–2026: +$18,922 (+18.92%), profit factor 1.55, win rate 41.18% (49/119), max drawdown 4.42%.

Works on every TradingView plan including free. 30 second install: copy, paste into the Pine Editor, add to chart. Instructions included.

Optimised defaults built on recent price action. Not locked to gold — every input is open to retest on any instrument or timeframe.

One off, lifetime purchase. No subscription. Free updates.

Education only, not financial advice. Backtested and hypothetical results. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Test on your own data before risking capital.