Trade ManagementMicro E-mini Nasdaq-100 Index Futures (Sep 2026)CME_MINI:MNQU2026SidgateKnowing my Opening Hour Model (OHM) is a prerequisite. IF you don't know it THEN you can scroll back and learn it. Trade Management Step 1. Trade Hinge #1 a. bto 1 contract @ pullback to the lip b. stop-loss: 100 points from the sweep c. profit-taker: 62 points Step 2. If Stop-Loss Hits a. do nothing b. wait for hinge #2 to form Step 3. Trade Hinge #2 a. bto 2 contracts @ pullback to the lip b. stop-loss: 100 points from the sweep c. profit-taker: 62 points Step 4. Why This Works a. hinge #2 forms lower b. hinge #2 has more trapped inventory c. hinge #2 has higher expansion probability d. position size increases only when structure improves e. risk remains constant (100 points) f. reward remains constant (62 points) g. system remains stable and repeatable Hinge #2 is always a better trade than hinge #1. It forms lower, has more trapped inventory and has higher expansion probability. Hinge #2 recovers hinge #1's loss without martingale risk, because hinge #2 is structurally stronger. Using today as an example of this trade management And assuming 1 MNQ contract And assuming this was a set-and-forget trade: Trade #1 Hinge S-2 failed = $200.00 loss Trade #2 Hinge S-2 Low-Tier failed = $200.00 loss Trade #3 Hinge S-2 Lower-Tier bot 4 contracts x 62 x 2 = $496.00 profit Trade #4 Hinge S-2 Lowest-Tier lip = 62 x 2 = $124.00 profit NOTE After several macro-shocks, the auction is building a new floor. The most important price shelves are drawn. They are referenced from a 3m FRVP 7/27 @ 11:03 - present. When drawing FRVP values always use the smallest time frame possible for greater accuracy. I'll be adding today's hinges in the "Add note" section.