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MNQ Ichimoku Kijun Pullback Reclaim Long
A public playbook for the MNQ Kijun pullback reclaim long that passed Strategy Lab filters.
40 trades / 55.0% win / 2.40 profit factor / +10.10 avg pts.
What This Setup Is
An Ichimoku-style continuation setup that uses the Kijun as a pullback reference, then waits for price to reclaim and hold before going long.
Why It Fires
The Kijun often acts like a mean reversion reference inside a trend. In mild risk-on and normal volatility, a reclaim can signal buyers are defending the trend instead of letting it roll over.
Exact Trigger Checklist
- Chart: MNQ 1-minute bars with Ichimoku references available.
- Trend must be intact before the pullback.
- Price pulls into or below Kijun and then reclaims it.
- Required filter: regime_label+prior_vol_regime=mild_risk_on+normal.
- Risk model: Kijun reclaim invalidation with a 2R target.
Good Conditions
- The Kijun pullback is orderly rather than a liquidation move.
- Risk regime is mild risk-on and prior volatility is normal.
- The reclaim holds on the first retest.
- Cloud or nearby resistance is not directly overhead.
Avoid Conditions
- Price accepts below Kijun after the reclaim attempt.
- The cloud is flat and price is chopping through it.
- Prior volatility regime does not match the saved filter.
- The setup fires after the trend has already exhausted.
Setup Anatomy
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Tier 1: MNQ Ichimoku Kijun Pullback Reclaim Long. An Ichimoku-style continuation setup that uses the Kijun as a pullback reference, then waits for price to reclaim and hold before going long. Filter: regime_label+prior_vol_regime=mild_risk_on+normal. Research sample: 40 trades, 55.0% win, 2.40 PF, +10.10 avg pts.
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