Strategy rules.
Complete execution model.
Patrick Wieland's published strategy notes describe a momentum-first process rather than a blind level break. The 15-minute chart supplies the larger candle structure; the 3-minute execution chart uses VWAP, the 8, 21 and 51 EMAs, and MACD as a directional momentum filter. For a long, price should hold above VWAP, the EMAs should be visibly fanned in bullish order, and a clean breakout through a relevant level—such as the pre-market high—must show participation rather than immediate rejection. The entry is deliberately delayed: price pulls back or forms a flag for at least four candles while preserving the breakout level and preferably the 21 EMA, then the long triggers when a later flag candle breaks the previous candle's high. Structural risk sits below the flag low. Partial profit is set at the next pivot or resistance, with the remainder trailed while the 8/21 EMA structure stays intact. NQ is the primary contract because Patrick's public futures content and recent trading are repeatedly centered on Nasdaq during the New York morning.
Strategy logic · entry, invalidation and objective map.
