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Box-Fractal model

A model based on fractal highs and lows, confirmation logic, and Fibonacci-relative entry and stop placement.

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The Box-Fractal model uses one detected fractal as a compact structural box. The fractal high and fractal low become the reference base, effectively acting as the 0 and 1 of an internal Fibonacci map from which entry and stop are derived.

The important nuance is confirmation. The model does not trade simply because a fractal existed. Price must first move beyond one of the fractal extremes according to the chosen confirm timeframe and confirm-price mode, and only then are entry and stop calculated from that same structural base.

Main parameters you usually tune

  • The timeframe where fractals are searched.
  • The fractal type and the candle count: 3 or 5.
  • confirmation: timeframe plus price mode; the confirm timeframe cannot be higher than the fractal timeframe itself.
  • lifetime: how many minutes the formation remains relevant from the moment the fractal appears.
  • PD-entry and stop level inside the box-derived Fibonacci space.

Why traders like this model

It gives a compact, mechanical base for both entry and stop.

It is especially useful when you want a model to react to a discrete structural object rather than to a broad discretionary interpretation.

It works well in setups where entry should be allowed only after a structural extreme is confirmed rather than on the bare existence of that extreme.

Box-Fractal config in Lazy Trader

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PLAN menu

PLAN is the root canvas: it is where risk, entry/stop/take, and the links to every other menu become one executable scenario.

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END AT menu

END AT defines when the plan stops looking for new positions, which is different from instantly flattening every already-open trade.

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TIME menu

TIME is where session logic lives: windows, overnights, weekday permissions, daily close, Friday close, and broker-specific timing constraints.

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Automatic direction detection

This section explains the combined logic of Direction plus Start After, which is where many users actually shape the market bias of the plan.

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DIRECTION menu

Direction defines whether the plan is fixed long-only, fixed short-only, or dynamically biased through box, MA, or swing logic.

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START AFTER menu

Start After does not pick the side of the trade; it defines what must happen before the plan is allowed to begin evaluating entries at all.

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MODELS menu

Models are the executable entry modules inside the plan, and the menu is built to let many different model types coexist under one scenario.

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STATUS canvas

Status canvas merges Direction, Start After, End At, Time, and Models into one live state map, so you can see what is aligned, what is still pending, and why the plan is running or waiting.

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Position Manager

Position Manager gives each open trade its own chart-level button and lets you adjust takes, breakeven, stop-loss, and level sizing without leaving the Lazy Trader workflow.

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Base config

Base config is the shared risk and management layer that sits under each model and keeps model-specific logic from drifting into risk chaos.

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Larry-Williams model

Larry-Williams works with range extremes and supports both direct breakout continuation and return-entry logic after a raid back into the range.

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Classic Structure family

Classic Structure is the shared logic layer for three related pages: trend continuation, primary liquidity sweep, and reversal structure.

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Classic Structure Trend

Classic Trend participates on a pullback inside the active structure without requiring the structure direction itself to flip.

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Classic Structure via primary liquidity sweep

This variation opens on the first important structural violation and reads it as a sweep rather than as a full structural reversal.

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Classic Structure Reversal

Classic Reversal becomes relevant only when structure itself turns; it is not just a pullback model with a different stop.

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Moving Averages model

The MA model does more than “touch the fast average”: it also validates the nearest eligible fractal to the left before opening.

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Balanced Price Range (BPR)

BPR is the imbalance-compression model: it works with the overlap between opposite inefficiencies and lets you choose how deep into that balance zone entry should happen.

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Strategy optimization and tester workflow

Optimization is where the guide stops being descriptive and becomes operational: save several plan configs, iterate them in the tester, and read the journal by model contribution.

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