What it does
STDV AMD reads the trading day as accumulation, manipulation and distribution. It boxes the Asian range, watches London and the New York morning for a sweep of a key level, and marks the change in the state of delivery that signals a reversal, with standard-deviation projections for targets. It shares its engine with the STDV AMD Expert Advisor and shows the same trades in a record panel.
How it works
| Part | Rule (New York time) |
|---|---|
| Accumulation | Asian range 20:00–00:00 |
| Manipulation | In London (02:00–05:00) or NY AM (07:00–11:00), a run of opposing candles sweeps the Asian high/low, the London high/low (NY only) or the previous day's high/low |
| Reversal | CISD: a close beyond the open of the first candle of that run, back inside the swept level |
| Continuation | After −1 SD, a pullback of at least 50% that holds the manipulation extreme, then a CISD back in the trend direction |
| Projections | level(k) = CISD + k × (extreme − CISD); −1, −2, −2.5, −4 drawn, −2/−2.5 and −3.5/−4 as zones |
How to use it
Set the server-time offset first; every rule depends on New York time. Use it on M5 or M15 gold and index charts, and read the panel as a review of how the rules played out rather than as a forecast.
Settings
| Input | Default | What it changes |
|---|---|---|
| Server time minus NY | 7 | Session alignment |
| Asia start / end | 20:00 / 00:00 | Accumulation box |
| London window | 02:00–05:00 | Manipulation window 1 |
| NY AM window | 07:00–11:00 | Manipulation window 2 |
| NY PM window start | 13:30 | Afternoon window |
Limitations
The author's Strategy Tester research on gold found no setting that held up across all test periods; results that looked good on 2024–25 did not repeat on 2019–22 or on 2026 real-tick data. Use it to study session behaviour, not as a ready-made system. Wrong time-zone settings will misplace every session.