LTH
Life Time Group Holdings, Inc.
stock NYSE

Yep…at least one LTH has been slowly selling for a while now and hasn’t stopped yet. That’s just one that I know of because that wallet has been closely tracked by many.

Hi, gold deserves a place in all portfolios. I have physical gold secured stored away via a pro broker audited every year , instead of bonds. My main drive to buy this during covid was the enormous fiscal stimulus. My thesis was this would create inflation. This played out well, I intent to hold as gold is a 5000 year proven store of wealth but have a max 10 % position. When you invest in ETF there is still a counterrisk. Altough the run up is high and we might see a correction as a LTH i still think my thesis is valid. I am not a believer in a big reset but consider this 10 % position a airbag and some kind of antifragile investment. If we get more inflation or a index correction doing justice to the current weak underlying economy and geopolitical outlook, , fiat money will be more under pressure with perhaps new QE policies by BOE, ECB and FED to save liquidity. Central banks are still buying gold, the big funds are slowly in adding gold now, and retail is still mainly assleep. If these forces strengthen supply and demand will take over and gold will go up most likely. I avoid mining, way too complex to do research on as a outsider. GL

# From Random Entries to Systematic Profits: My Journey with ICT Trading
After years of random entries and emotional trading, I finally cracked the code. Here's exactly how I built a profitable trading model - and I'm sharing the automated strategy I created so you can follow along.
🔗 **Free Strategy:** [https://www.tradingview.com/script/xvq3f4Qw-MW-Futures-Liquidity-Scalper/](https://www.tradingview.com/script/xvq3f4Qw-MW-Futures-Liquidity-Scalper/)
# 📚 Step 1: Understand Where the Money Actually Is
The first lesson that changed everything: **retail traders lose because institutions hunt their stops.**
Think about it - where do most traders place stops?
* Below recent lows (for longs)
* Above recent highs (for shorts)
These areas are called **liquidity pools**. Banks and institutions need this liquidity to fill their large orders. Once you understand this, you stop being the hunted and start hunting with them.
**How the strategy helps:** It automatically identifies and marks buy-side and sell-side liquidity pools so you can see exactly where stops are clustering.
# 📚 Step 2: Learn to Recognize Fair Value Gaps (FVGs)
After liquidity gets swept, price often leaves behind **Fair Value Gaps** \- these are imbalances where price moved too fast and left "unfilled" areas.
Two types matter:
* **SIBI** (Sell-side Imbalance, Buy-side Inefficiency) → Bearish
* **BISI** (Buy-side Imbalance, Sell-side Inefficiency) → Bullish
Price tends to return to these gaps before continuing in the intended direction. This is where institutions get their entries.
**How the strategy helps:** Automatically detects and highlights FVGs with customizable size filters.
# 📚 Step 3: Master Session Timing (First Presentation)
Not all trading hours are equal. ICT's "First Presentation" concept teaches that the best setups occur during specific windows:
* **Asia (18:00-00:00 ET)** \- Sets the range
* **London (02:00-05:00 ET)** \- Often the manipulation move
* **NY AM (08:30-12:00 ET)** \- Where the real move happens
* **NY PM (13:30-16:00 ET)** \- Continuation or reversal
**How the strategy helps:** Each session is configurable. You can enable/disable any session based on your testing.
# 📚 Step 4: Add Orderflow Confirmation
Don't just enter at any FVG. Use **orderflow** to confirm direction:
* **STH/STL** (Short-Term Highs/Lows) - Recent structure
* **ITH/ITL** (Intermediate-Term) - Swing structure
* **LTH/LTL** (Long-Term) - Major structure
For a long, you want price to be above key ITL/LTL levels. For a short, below key ITH/LTH levels.
**How the strategy helps:** Includes filters for all orderflow levels so you only take high-probability setups.
# 📚 Step 5: Use Direction Filters
Stack the odds in your favor:
* **NDOG/NWOG** \- New Day/Week Opening Gaps show institutional bias
* **EMA Direction** \- Use 9/18 EMA on daily/weekly for trend
* **Macro Windows** \- Trade only during high-volume periods
* **Correlation Filters** \- Avoid conflicting markets
**How the strategy helps:** All these filters are built-in and configurable.
# 📚 Step 6: Manage Risk Like a Funded Trader
The strategy includes actual funded account rules:
* Topstep 50k/100k/150k presets
* AMP Live rules
* Custom profit targets and loss limits
This teaches you to trade with discipline even on a sim account.
# 📚 Step 7: Build YOUR Model
Here's the process I followed:
1. **Start with defaults** \- Run a backtest on ES/NQ
2. **Pick ONE session** \- I started with NY AM only
3. **Add ONE filter** \- Test with ITH/ITL filter first
4. **Measure results** \- Track win rate and profit factor
5. **Iterate** \- Add/remove filters based on data
6. **Paper trade** \- Minimum 30 trades before going live
7. **Scale slowly** \- Start with 1 contract
8. **Journal everything** \- Note what works and what doesn't
# 📊 My Results
After 6 months of optimization:
* Win rate: \~55-60%
* Profit factor: 1.4-1.8
* Best pairs: ES, NQ (15m-1H charts)
* Best session: NY AM
Your results will vary based on your filters and risk tolerance.
# 🎯 Key Takeaways
1. **Stop fighting institutions** \- Trade WITH the liquidity sweep, not against it
2. **Wait for FVGs** \- Don't chase, let price come to you
3. **Session matters** \- NY AM is where the money moves
4. **Filter aggressively** \- Better to miss trades than take bad ones
5. **Risk management is everything** \- The funded account rules will save you
# Get Started
The strategy is **completely free**. Add it to your favorites and start backtesting:
🔗 [https://www.tradingview.com/script/xvq3f4Qw-MW-Futures-Liquidity-Scalper/](https://www.tradingview.com/script/xvq3f4Qw-MW-Futures-Liquidity-Scalper/)
**Pro tip:** Don't use all features at once. Start with liquidity + FVG + one session, then add filters as you understand them.
Questions? Drop them below - happy to help anyone on their journey.
*Disclaimer: Trading involves substantial risk. Past performance is not indicative of future results. This is educational content, not financial advice. Always backtest thoroughly and paper trade before risking real capital.*