9. 4H / 6H Profiling

9.1 Key 4H Session Windows

Community insight

• 2am is the London reversal window; 6am and 10am are the NY continuation/reversal windows. — Garrett — "4H Profiling", 12:30

Time	Function
2am	London reversal, 2–5am
6am	NY continuation / reversal, 8–10am; also a decoupling / PSP observation window
10am	NY continuation / reversal, 10am–12pm; also a re-sync / SS observation window

Any reversal profile essentially needs to take out the previous candle high / low.

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9.2 Ideal 4H Profile

Community insight

• Any reversal profile essentially needs to take out the previous candle's high or low. — Garrett — "4H Profiling", 14:38
• The ideal profile: the daily high/low wick forms from SMT manipulation, expansion creates the candle body, and the 4H candle aligns with that expansion. — Garrett — "4H Profiling", 20:30
• If the previous week hit a key level or expanded, expect the reversal early in the new week — Monday can trade back into the range. Even if price continues, it should retrace first, e.g. to PWEQ. — Garrett — "4H Profiling", 26:30
• GxT reversal sequence: if the new HTF (4H) candle's small wick supports expansion, that reversal candle is tradable; if not, wait for the next 4H candle. — Garrett — "4H PO3 Made Mechanical", 03:06

Ideal profile:

1. Daily high / low wick forms from SMT manipulation;
2. expansion creates the candle body;
3. the 4H candle aligns with the expansion direction.

If the previous week hit a key level or expanded, reversal is more likely early in the following week. Even if price continues in the original direction, it should retrace first, for example to PWEQ.

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9.3 Aligning 4H / 6H with Daily Logic

In the daily procedure, check:

1. where daily is going;
2. whether the 4H / 6H profile supports the daily direction;
3. whether the 4H / 6H is forming reversal / continuation / decoupling;
4. whether 30m / 1H price action is clean.

If daily logic and 4H / 6H profiling do not align, wait rather than forcing a trade.

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9.4 Large Wick Filter

If the current MTF candle has a large wick, do not rush the trade. Wait for a new open.

Large Wick On	Wait For
H4 large wick	New H6 open
H6 large wick	New H4 open
H1 large wick	New 90m open
90m large wick	New H1 open

To fade a 6H candle, wait for 4H alignment.
To fade a 4H candle, wait for 6H alignment.

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9.5 When a 10am Reversal Is Higher Probability

Community insight

• A 10am reversal is generally low probability, but it becomes higher probability specifically when the AM drivers already traded into a key level and failed to reverse there. — Garrett — "4H Profiling", 19:03

Generally avoid looking for a 10am reversal. It becomes higher probability specifically when the AM drivers (8:30 / 9:30) already traded into a key level but failed to reverse there, for example because the level was far from the open or was only reached late in the candle. That failed reversal sets up the reversal at 10am instead.

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9.6 Protraction Profiles

Community insight

• The whole field of protraction profiling boils down to one if-then statement: if London does this, then New York does that. Studying London's price action tells you what to anticipate from New York. — Afyz — "Protraction Profiles", 2:48
• When trading a Judas swing profile, don't expect a market structure shift before entry — you're expecting the entire London-to-New-York swing to be reversed against, so a proper MSS won't print until price is already well through your entry. — Afyz — "Protraction Profiles", 28:26
• To trade a bearish London reversal, you need a specific Asia framework first: Asia opens high and either consolidates or manipulates into a key level, then London sells off from Asia's high. For a bullish London reversal, Asia needs to open low or consolidate instead. — Erik — trade recap, 10:45
• A large-range London expansion straight towards the day's draw invalidates all three session profiles for that day, regardless of which one was expected — it exhausts the daily range early, leaving New York high-resistance and unlikely to offer a clean one-sided continuation. — AM — "Daily Profiles", 12:22
• By average share of the daily range and rate of closing in the daily candle's direction, Asia contributes roughly 17% of range and closes with the daily bias only about 58% of the time, London roughly 23% and 62%, while New York contributes roughly 60% of the range and closes with the daily bias about 86% of the time — the clearest statistical case for why New York is the session actually worth demanding a continuation from. — AM — "Daily Profiles" session breakdown, 6:33

Protraction means manipulation into a key level of greater than 1H significance (a swing, FVG, order block, or breaker), ideally followed by a change in state of delivery and, optionally, an SMT at the sweep. Session behaviour predicts the day’s move with a simple rule: if London does X, New York does Y. Three profiles:

• Classic protraction: London manipulates into the key level roughly between 2–3am and expands away by around 8am. New York then continues London’s expansion.
• Delayed protraction: London manipulates later, roughly between 2–3am and 8am, forming the daily wick. New York then reverses London’s direction rather than continuing it, keying off the same higher-timeframe level.
• Judas swing (void protraction): London does not manipulate into the key level at all — it expands straight towards the draw instead. New York then supplies the missing manipulation, often right at the open, before the true expansion resumes. This intraday low / high, not London’s, becomes the low / high of the day.

Recognising which profile is forming lets you anticipate whether New York should continue or reverse London’s move, rather than reacting to it after the fact.

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9.7 GXT Sequences

Community insight

• If the current 4H candle has already reversed and expanded, a retracement inside it isn't a new setup — it's the same candle waiting for a realigning swing before the existing expansion resumes. — Garrett — "3 Types of GXT Sequences", 4:29
• For the reversal sequence, the small-wick filter still gates the entry: if the confirmed reversal candle's wick supports expansion, trade it directly; if not, wait for the next higher-timeframe candle rather than forcing it. — Garrett — "3 Types of GXT Sequences", 3:04

Profiling a higher-timeframe candle (for example a 4H candle) with a lower-timeframe swing produces one of three sequences:

• Continuation sequence: the new higher-timeframe candle opens within a lower-timeframe candle 3 that the previous higher-timeframe candle’s reversal created — regardless of how that previous candle itself closed. The market cannot reverse without a swing point, so requiring one here is the same logic as anywhere else.
• Reversal sequence: the new higher-timeframe candle is itself a reversal candle whose low / high is confirmed by a lower-timeframe swing formation. If that candle’s wick is small enough to support expansion, trade the reversal directly; if not, wait for the next higher-timeframe candle instead of forcing it.
• Aligned sequence: the current higher-timeframe candle has already reversed and expanded, so a retracement inside that same candle is not a new setup — it is only waiting for a realigning lower-timeframe swing (often confirmed by a strength switch) before the existing expansion can resume within the same candle.

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