CTC Fusion Doctrine
Structure Doctrine
Structure is the WHEN layer. It defines when the environment is safe, hostile, aligned, forming, or ending. Structure is the regime engine and the first filter in the Fusion Model.
- C0 — Hostile: trend against you, no alignment, no entries, Fusion disabled.
- C1 — Neutral: unclear trend, structure forming, Fusion/PA may lead.
- C2 — Aligned: trend aligned, structure leads, continuation entries allowed.
- W0 — No Trend: no direction, no entries, Fusion disabled.
- W1 — Early Trend: trend forming, structure lagging, PA may lead.
- W2 — Trend Forming: structure improving, Fusion active, PA often leads.
- W3 — Trend: structure aligned, structure leads, continuation entries.
- W4 — Pullback: trend pullback, structure leads, continuation entries.
- W5 — Exhaustion: trend weakening, entries risky, Fusion cautious.
- W6 — Termination: trend ending, no entries, Fusion disabled.
- MAE‑safe: entries allowed, Fusion allowed, PA allowed.
- MAE‑danger: no entries, no Fusion, no PA overrides, no exceptions.
PRE → WIN → B → A → END
- PRE: trend forming, no continuation entries.
- WIN: trend established, continuation entries allowed.
- B: continuation, trailing allowed.
- A: weakening, tighten stops.
- END: trend ending, exit.
Price Action Doctrine
Price action is the WHERE layer. Structure defines when entries are allowed; price action defines where they occur. Fusion decides who leads.
Impulse → Sweep → Reversal → Pullback → Break → Continuation
- Impulse: liquidity event, never trade it.
- Sweep: manipulation, never treat as opportunity.
- Reversal: transition, not an entry.
- Pullback: only valid entry window.
- Break: only valid trigger.
- Continuation: trend resumption.
- Micro‑Pullback: 1–3 candles, small range, fast continuation.
- Liquidity Sweep Pullback: sweep + rejection + controlled pullback.
- Structural Pullback: HL/LH, BOS, clear structure.
Impulse → Sweep → Reversal → Pullback → Break
At session opens, impulse, sweep, and reversal are ignored. The first controlled pullback is the setup; the break is the entry.
Fusion Doctrine
Fusion is the interpretation layer that decides who leads: structure or price action. It sits between structure (WHEN) and price action (WHERE) and determines when entries are allowed, blocked, or overridden.
- Structure Leads: C2 + W3/W4 + MAE‑safe + HTF aligned.
- Price Action Leads: session opens, impulse‑before‑structure, sweep → reversal, structure lagging, not blocking.
- Structure Blocks: MAE‑danger, TZ, W0, W6, HTF hostile.
- Never trade the impulse.
- Always trade the pullback.
- Structure must not block you.
- Price action leads at session opens.
- Structure leads during continuation.
- First pullback after reversal is high‑probability.
- Stops go behind the pullback.
IF Structure Leads:
Entry = Pullback inside W3/W4
Trigger = Break of pullback
Stop = Behind pullback
IF Price Action Leads:
Entry = First pullback after impulse/reversal
Trigger = Break of pullback
Stop = Behind pullback
IF Structure Blocks:
Entry = None
Session Doctrine
Sessions (London, NY) are volatility engines that temporarily distort structure. Fusion interprets these distortions and decides when price action may override lagging structure.
Impulse → Sweep → Reversal → Pullback → Break
Impulse, sweep, and reversal are ignored. The first controlled pullback is the setup; the break is the entry.
- Structure lags, price action leads, Fusion overrides structure.
- Entry: first controlled pullback after reversal.
- Trigger: break of that pullback.
- Often extends or reverses London.
- Same pattern: sweep of London high/low → reversal → pullback → break.
- Price action leads; structure lags; MAE‑danger must be off.
Even during sessions, structure blocks entries when MAE‑danger, TZ, W0, W6, or HTF hostile are present. Fusion cannot override these.
Execution Doctrine
Execution is the HOW layer. It turns structure, price action, and Fusion into deterministic entries, stops, and management.
- Only pullbacks are entries.
- Only breaks are triggers.
- Only pullbacks define stops.
- Lifecycle defines management.
- Structure defines safety.
- Session Pullback: PA leads at London/NY.
- Continuation Pullback: structure leads in C2/W3–W4.
- Reversal Pullback: after sweep → reversal, structure not blocking.
- Trigger: break of the pullback high/low, clean, not wick‑only.
- Stop: behind the pullback, never behind impulse/sweep/reversal.
WIN → B → A → END
- WIN: hold, no trailing.
- B: trail behind structure.
- A: tighten stops, reduce exposure.
- END: exit, no re‑entries.
Workflow Doctrine
Workflow turns Fusion into a daily operating system: HTF workflow, session workflow, and execution workflow stack into a deterministic routine.
- HTF Workflow: context and bias.
- Session Workflow: environment and opportunity.
- Execution Workflow: action and precision.
- Pre‑London: HTF trend, structure, danger zones, alignment, bias.
- London: session pattern, structure state, Fusion condition, window, trigger, stop.
- Post‑London: review trend, structure, danger zones, continuation.
- NY: same session workflow as London.
- Post‑NY: review lifecycle, structure, HTF, prep next day.
Scenarios Library
The Scenarios Library is the pattern recognition engine of the Fusion Model. Each scenario is a complete Fusion environment: structure state, price action state, Fusion condition, entry window, trigger.
- L1: London impulse → pullback → break (classic, PA leads).
- L2: London sweep → reversal → pullback → break.
- L3: London fakeout (impulse → sweep → reversal → real pullback).
- L4: London double impulse (trap, wait for real pullback).
- L6: London continuation (C2/W3, structure leads).
- L7–L10: HTF hostile, MAE‑danger, W6 → structure blocks.
- N1: NY impulse → pullback → break (classic).
- N2: NY sweep of London high/low → reversal → pullback.
- N3: NY continuation of London trend (structure leads).
- N4–N5: HTF hostile or W5/W6 → structure blocks.
- C1: classic C2/W3 continuation pullback.
- C2: deep pullback in C2/W4.
- C3: micro‑pullback continuation.
- C4: continuation after sweep.
- C5: continuation after HTF pullback.
Drills & Training
Drills and training turn doctrine into muscle memory: Fusion drills, chart exercises, entry tests, and trap tests build recognition, precision, and safety.
- F1: identify structure state (C/W/MAE/lifecycle).
- F2: identify PA state (impulse, sweep, reversal, pullback, break).
- F3: identify Fusion condition (structure leads, PA leads, blocks).
- F4–F6: entry window, trigger, stop drills.
- F7–F10: session pattern, structure lag, blocks, continuation environment.
- Entry tests: is this a pullback, valid pullback, first pullback, valid trigger, valid stop?
- Trap tests: impulse entry, sweep entry, reversal entry, fake pullback, MAE‑danger, W0/W6, HTF counter‑trend, early/late triggers.
Masterclass
Masterclass scenarios are full Fusion environments: multi‑step walkthroughs that combine structure, price action, Fusion, sessions, execution, traps, and management.
- London Impulse Model: impulse → sweep → reversal → pullback → break (PA leads).
- London Fakeout Model: fake pullback ignored, real pullback traded.
- NY Reversal Model: sweep of London high/low → reversal → pullback → break.
- Continuation Trend Model: C2/W3, structure leads, W3/W4 pullback → break.
Fusion Codex
The Codex is the compressed, selector‑ready logic of the entire Fusion Model. It is the canonical block for automation, indicators, and rule engines.
- C0 = hostile → block.
- C1 = neutral → PA may lead.
- C2 = aligned → structure leads.
- W0/W6 = block; W1/W2 = PA may lead; W3/W4 = structure leads; W5 = caution.
- MAE‑danger, TZ, W0, W6, HTF hostile = absolute block.
Impulse → Sweep → Reversal → Pullback → Break → Continuation
- Impulse, sweep, reversal = ignored for entries.
- Pullback = only entry window.
- Break of pullback = only trigger.
- Structure Leads: C2 + W3/W4 + MAE‑safe + HTF aligned → continuation pullback.
- PA Leads: session open, impulse‑before‑structure, sweep → reversal, structure lagging, not blocking → first pullback after reversal.
- Structure Blocks: MAE‑danger, TZ, W0, W6, HTF hostile → no trade.
IF MAE-danger OR TZ OR W0 OR W6 OR HTF hostile:
NO TRADE
ELSE IF SessionOpen OR Impulse-before-Structure OR Sweep→Reversal:
Price Action Leads
Entry = First Pullback
Trigger = Break
Stop = Behind Pullback
ELSE IF C2 AND (W3 OR W4) AND MAE-safe AND HTF aligned:
Structure Leads
Entry = Pullback
Trigger = Break
Stop = Behind Pullback
ELSE:
NO TRADE