Two requirements
Entry 1 does not fire on its own. The session must first produce a structural anchor — 〜Midas. Midas forms when the session sets a meaningful extreme: a low that anchors the call side, a high that anchors the put side. Without Midas, there is no Entry 1. The anchor has to exist before the entry logic evaluates anything.
Once Midas is present, the second requirement is a line cross. The session tracks two structural lines derived from price structure — a supply line above and a demand line below, both built from the ♖Rook. For a call entry, price must cross above the supply line. For a put entry, price must cross below the demand line. That cross, with Midas already present, is the trigger.
Location decides what happens next
The cross fires the trigger, but the ▬Initial Balance decides what happens at that moment. The IB range — the high and low of the first hour — divides the session into zones. Where price sits within those zones when the cross happens determines whether Entry 1 executes immediately or waits.
The logic is straightforward: if price is already stretched too far in the direction of the trade, entering there means buying into extension rather than into structure. The system recognizes this and responds differently.
A call entry that fires while price is already in the upper zone — the top third of the IB range or above the IB High — is blocked. The session has already moved too far up to offer clean risk on the call side. Same logic for puts: if price is already deep in the lower zone when the put trigger fires, the entry holds rather than executing.
The Exec 🎯
When both conditions are met — Midas present, line crossed — and price is in a structural location, Entry 1 executes immediately. The 🎯 marks the bar. The session has granted permission on the right side, at the right place. This is the cleanest form of the signal: everything aligned at once.
The exec marks the beginning of the campaign clock. Everything that follows — the Kijun cross, the IB break, the band pierce — traces back to the moment the 🎯 printed.
The Hold ⏳
When the trigger fires at an extended location, Entry 1 prints as a Hold. The 🎯 does not appear. Instead, ⏳ marks the bar and the system records the level where the cross happened. The signal is real — the structural conditions were met — but the location is working against the trade.
At this point, the trader has two choices. The first is to treat the Hold like an Exec and enter immediately. The structure is still valid. Midas is present, the line was crossed, the session did trigger permission on that side. The risk is that you are entering at an extended price, and a retrace back through the level becomes a larger adverse move than if you had entered at a better location.
The second choice is to wait. The Hold marks a specific level. The session now watches that level for confirmation — and that confirmation is the Reclaim.
The Reclaim 🧿
The Reclaim has one path. After a Hold, price must retrace — move past the blocked level in the wrong direction — and then cross back through it. When that re-break happens with momentum confirmed, the 🧿 prints and the deferred entry triggers.
If price never retraces past the Hold level, there is no Reclaim. The ⏳ stays on the chart. The session moves forward to E2 — the Kijun cross — which becomes the next entry opportunity on that side.
The Key 🔑
While the Hold is active, a second signal can appear: the 🔑. It fires the moment momentum turns ON in the direction of the trade — three consecutive bars moving with statistically significant force in your direction. That is the only condition. Z3 is ON, the 🔑 prints.
The 🔑 is independent of the Reclaim. It can appear before a 🧿, alongside one, or on its own when no Reclaim ever triggered. Either way it signals the same thing: momentum has activated on your side during the Hold window. It is a valid entry on its own.
Is E1 a trade?
Entry 1 marks the first structural permission of the session — not a trade order. Whether to act on it is entirely the trader's decision. The system has confirmed two things: Midas is present and a structural line was crossed. That is meaningful. But the campaign is still early. Kijun has not confirmed. The Initial Balance may not have resolved yet.
Experienced traders may choose to enter at E1 under specific conditions — steep angle on the move, volume confirming, multiple bishops aligned in the same direction. When those are all present, E1 can be acted on. When they are not, the signal is worth watching, not trading. The next confirmation — E2 — is coming.