Lionheart Invest’s Trading Strategies
Turning market intuition into consistent execution.
The Reality of Learning to Trade
Learning how to trade can be mentally and emotionally exhausting.
Online, you’ll find hundreds of “magic formulas” — but in reality, there’s no one-size-fits-all approach.
After over 5 years of trading financial instruments, the biggest lesson I’ve learned is this:
Intuition is a trader’s greatest tool.
You can spend all day analyzing charts, studying indicators, and collecting data…
But if you can’t decide when to enter the market, you’re not trading — you’re spectating.
The Trader’s Edge: Intuition
Intuition isn’t something you can be given.
It must be sharpened through countless hours of practice.
The market is designed to fool you — that’s why 75% of retail traders fail to generate profit.
Your advantage comes from reading between the lines and understanding where price action is trying to go.
I can give you the tools and the direction, but you must put in the time to develop the instinct.
Because once you have it, entering the market becomes a confident decision — not a guess.
Why Execution is Everything
We research. We speculate. We study fundamentals.
But without a clear plan for what type of trade we’re looking to execute, none of that matters.
We research. We speculate. We study fundamentals.
But without a clear plan for what type of trade we’re looking to execute, none of that matters.
Markets can shift in seconds.
A cargo ship capsizes, blocking a major trade route like the Amazon River, spiking commodity prices.
An unexpected viral outbreak shuts down economies, forcing investors to flee to safe-haven assets like the USD.
Events like these happen more often than you think — and they can flip the market instantly.
That’s why execution is the last, but most important, step in any strategy.
It’s the difference between:
Dream and reality
Vision and future
Wish and outcome
Terms You’ll See in My Strategies
D/OB – Daily Order Block
4h/OB – 4-Hour Order Block
These are key zones I monitor for potential trade setups. You’ll learn exactly how I use them in my process.
Trading isn’t about predicting every move. It’s about being ready, confident, and decisive when the moment comes.
Lionheart’s Core Trading Concepts
Two simple yet powerful setups we count on.
Order Block Entries
(4H or Daily)
- When the market trends toward an Order Block (OB), it often reacts in the opposite direction once it reaches a favorable zone.
- Look for reversals when price enters this zone.
The OB acts like a “trap” for price, where large players may step in and push the market away.
Imbalance Retracements (4H or Daily)
- An imbalance is when price moves quickly in one direction, leaving unfilled orders behind.
- We watch for price to retrace into this imbalance before
continuing the main trend.
- My Optimal Trade Entry (OTE) target is around the 0.682 Fibonacci retracement level.
Case Study: Q3 2021 — Spotting Key Market Moves
Trades we identified during a volatile quarter in the EUR/USD market.
Entry was placed slightly below the 0.5 Fib level — this helps account for volatility.
The setup formed an OTE that flipped the market from downtrend to uptrend. Because trend reversals can be volatile, we positioned the entry conservatively to avoid being stopped out by price spikes.
In this scenario, the strategy was to follow the overall downtrend by identifying a retracement level where price might pull back before continuing lower. The 4h liquidity zones were the primary areas of interest, offering potential entry points aligned with the trend.
In this scenario, the strategy was to follow the overall downtrend by identifying a retracement level where price might pull back before continuing lower. The 4h liquidity zones were the primary areas of interest, offering potential entry points aligned with the trend.
Not every OB should be mistaken for a point of reversal. In this case, we’re looking at a 4H OB spanning 2 weeks, compared to a daily OB with a 50-day range. Here, you’re trading against the trend, and the previous high failed to break prior highs. It’s generally better to trade with the trend rather than against it, and if a trend reversal were to occur, it likely wouldn’t start from a level like this.
A better approach would be to switch to a short position, placing your entry just below the OB — this could lead to a successful trade.
This is another example of a trade that aligns with the trend, targeting a retracement zone for liquidity. Here, a 4H liquidity zone is used to collect before continuing the move. Think of it like Monopoly — you stop, collect, and keep going.
This is another example of a trade that aligns with the trend, targeting a retracement zone for liquidity. Here, a 4H liquidity zone is used to collect before continuing the move. Think of it like Monopoly — you stop, collect, and keep going.
This setup is like comparing Tiger Woods to Scottie Scheffler (if you know, you know).
At first glance, this 4h imbalance zone may seem like the perfect place for price action to pull back before continuing its downtrend. You’d be half right—because without seeing the bigger picture, you’d miss the real play.
Price action eventually moves into a large, untouched 4h order block (OB), which signals more-than-average volatility. In situations like this, placing your entry at the 0.5 Fibonacci retracement isn’t ideal. As shown, the trade barely avoided being stopped out—proving that your entry should never have been at that level in the first place.
Another example of a rookie trade setup. Price action has just entered a major “support zone” — or what some might call it — which often signals an upcoming break in market structure. In this case, the setup is positioned to continue the existing trend, not reverse it. This approach misses the mark and is not the ideal execution for the scenario.
Another example of a rookie trade setup. Price action has just entered a major “support zone” — or what some might call it — which often signals an upcoming break in market structure. In this case, the setup is positioned to continue the existing trend, not reverse it. This approach misses the mark and is not the ideal execution for the scenario.
This setup can be tricky to read. You might think about going long after seeing the break in market structure, but the consolidation in the blue box tells me otherwise — buyers aren’t committed. If price truly wanted to push upward from that level, it would be obvious. Since that’s not the case, I’d look for an OTE for price to retrace upward, collect liquidity, and then likely continue downward. I say “likely” because it could also stay in a sideways range, but after touching a 4h OB, I’m expecting a full U-turn and more downside.
This is not a setup I would ever consider, even though it technically would have worked out. Taking a long position immediately after a short is a fast track to building bad habits — and in these markets, bad habits almost always lead to quick losses.
This is not a setup I would ever consider, even though it technically would have worked out. Taking a long position immediately after a short is a fast track to building bad habits — and in these markets, bad habits almost always lead to quick losses.
What a trade this could have been—nearly 197 pips of uninterrupted movement. The reaction from the daily order block fueled six straight days of upward momentum. While greed can be tempting, executing this kind of setup with discipline could yield an exceptional return. Personally, I would have placed short limits at each OTE along the downtrend, but since price hasn’t retraced to them yet, this area should be considered your next entry point.
Understanding the bigger picture can save you from losing half of your trades. In this case, the market entered an accumulation phase lasting 43 days (shown in the blue zone). If you assume price will simply continue where it left off after more than a month of consolidation, you’re mistaken. Even if I had a short position ready as soon as I saw that 4h imbalance, I would have canceled it once I recognized what the market was doing.
Consistency is key—checking price action daily ensures you don’t miss important moves. Ten to fifteen minutes of chart review is enough once you know what to look for. Trading accumulation or distribution zones is challenging because they’re sideways markets with no clear OBs or imbalance zones to target. In these conditions, you must rely on other trading skills, which I won’t cover here.
Seeing the bigger picture can save you from losing trades. Here, the market spent 43 days in accumulation (blue zone). If you think it will just continue after a month of consolidation, you’re wrong. I would’ve canceled any short entry once I saw the market’s direction.
Check price daily—10–15 minutes is enough when you know what to look for. Accumulation and distribution zones are tricky since they’re sideways markets with no clear OBs or imbalance zones. They require different skills I won’t cover here.
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