Step 1 — The hourly picture
Before we lean Higher or Lower on your short expiry, we check the 1-hour chart so the small timeframe isn’t fighting the bigger move.
What we look at on 1H
- • Slow vs slower averages: a 50/200 style simple moving average cross frames bullish or bearish bias.
- • Price vs those rails: closes above or below the slower average reinforce the label.
- • Tailwind boost: when the scalp direction agrees with that hourly lean, the strength-style score gains a fixed bump.
- • Headwind dampener: fading a strong hourly trend trims or blocks the opposite micro call.
Step 2 — Trending or choppy?
We use an ADX-style read to guess if price is trending (ride the move) or ranging (more back-and-forth).
ADX roughly above 25: momentum trades get a bit more room; counter-trend is riskier.
ADX roughly below 25: bounces off highs and lows are more common; breakouts can fake out.
Why 14 bars?
A two-week lookback on the hour chart is a common compromise: reactive enough for swings, smooth enough to ignore single prints.
Step 3 — Time of day (sessions)
Tokyo, London, and New York behave differently—liquidity and typical range size change. We lightly adjust how strict we are before flashing a directional signal.
Trend and breakout ideas get a bit more respect—still not every break is real; keep size sensible.
JPY and AUD pairs often matter more; we tilt a little toward range-style caution.
We ask for a stronger internal score before saying UP or DOWN—fewer calls, hopefully less chop.
Step 4 — Putting it together
We like to see several checks pointing the same way before a strong UP or DOWN. Each “yes” nudges the match score higher.
Tools we mix in
How the match score grows
- • Base idea from blended indicators
- • Bonus when the hourly trend agrees
- • Small tweaks for session (London, Asia, etc.)
- • Penalty when you’re trading against the bigger picture
Timeframes you can pick
From a few seconds up to a daily-style bar—choose the one that matches your option length or chart on Pocket Option, Quotex, IQ Option, and similar apps.
Try demo first
Run Japanese Bot next to your broker’s demo account until you see how often you agree with the card. No cost except a bit of time—and much cheaper than learning with real losses.