The CTS Strategy Suite
Ten rules-based systematic futures trading strategies. Select any strategy below to see details and pricing.
GEX levels are optional — all strategies run fully without them. Paste your own levels each morning for enhanced filtering, or subscribe to the CTS GEX Morning Briefing for daily market structure analysis.
Master Sniper Predator CVD
TREND FOLLOWING | CVD ORDER FLOW
The flagship CTS trend following strategy. The Master Sniper Predator CVD combines a three-EMA trend stack with ADX trend
confirmation and institutional CVD order flow filtering. Entries only fire when the EMA structure is aligned, ADX confirms the trend has momentum, and CVD shows institutional buying or selling activity on the signal bar.
Seven pre-configured asset profiles cover ES, NQ, GC, CL, SI, HG, and 6E futures — each with optimized stop loss, take profit, and session parameters for that instrument.
KEY FEATURES:
• EMA 9 / 21 / 200 trend stack with ADX confirmation
• CVD HIGH BULL / HIGH BEAR required for entry
• Seven+ asset profiles: ES, NQ, GC, CL, SI, HG, 6E
• Automated stop loss, take profit, and breakeven
• Daily loss limit and profit cap
• GEX level integration — up to 20 levels
• Direction filter: Allow Long / Allow Short toggles
• Dashboard: trend, ADX, CVD state, position, P&L
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Master Sniper Predator Original
TREND FOLLOWING | PURE PRICE ACTION
The higher-frequency sibling of the Master Sniper CVD. Same three-EMA trend stack and ADX confirmation — without the CVD
order flow gate. Every valid EMA pullback in a confirmed trend fires an entry, giving you more trade opportunities at slightly
lower average conviction per trade.
Ideal for traders who want a pure price action trend following system or who are newer to systematic trading and want more
practice opportunities before adding the CVD layer.
KEY FEATURES:
• EMA 9 / 21 / 200 trend stack with ADX confirmation
• No CVD requirement — every valid pullback fires
• Seven asset profiles: ES, NQ, GC, CL, SI, HG, 6E
• Automated stop loss, take profit, and breakeven
• Daily loss limit and profit cap
• GEX level integration — up to 20 levels
• Direction filter: Allow Long / Allow Short toggles
• Dashboard: trend, ADX, position, P&L
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Sweet Spot Sniper
NQ SPECIALIST | DUAL-SESSION SCALPER
A dual-session NQ pullback scalper with a higher timeframe EMA trend filter. Trades two sessions: 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM
and 1:00 PM to 3:30 PM Eastern. Within each session it looks for pullbacks to the 21 EMA in the direction of the confirmed
5-minute trend.
Two profit targets — TP1 at 20 NQ points and TP2 at 50 points — with an ATR trailing stop on the second contract
after TP1. The dual-session design captures both the morning and afternoon asset trend windows while avoiding the lunch chop. This strategy can be used with all futures assets as well.
KEY FEATURES:
• Multi-timeframe EMA trend filter
• ADX minimum confirmation
• Dual session: 9:30-12:00 and 1:00-3:30 ET
• Two targets: TP1 20pts, TP2 50pts
• ATR trailing stop after TP1 hit
• Automatic breakeven after TP1
• GEX level integration — up to 20 levels
• Direction filter: Allow Long / Allow Short
• Daily loss limit and max daily losses counter
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Contrarian Trend Tracer
MEAN REVERSION | RANGING MARKETS
A contrarian mean-reversion strategy for YM futures on ranging days. When ADX confirms the market is ranging, the
Contrarian fades Bollinger Band extremes confirmed by RSI oversold or overbought conditions and a Supertrend direction
filter. This strategy can be used with all futures and is the ideal complement to the Master Sniper suite — on trending days the Sniper works, on ranging days the Contrarian works.
KEY FEATURES:
• Bollinger Band extreme touch required
• RSI below 30 for longs, above 70 for shorts
• Supertrend direction filter
• ADX ranging gate — only trades when market is ranging
• Momentum body filter
• Automatic breakeven when profit exceeds 1x ATR
• Configurable session filter
• Dashboard: SuperTrend, ADX, RSI, BB position, BE status
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Sniper
GOLD SPECIALIST | LONDON-NY OVERLAP
A gold futures specialist strategy built for the London to New York overlap session from 7:00 AM to 1:00 PM Eastern —
the highest liquidity window in the gold futures market. Same EMA pullback structure as the Master Sniper suite, optimized with ATR-based stops calibrated for gold's volatility profile. This strategy can be used on all futures assets.
KEY FEATURES:
• EMA 9 / 21 / 200 trend stack with ADX confirmation
• London-NY overlap session: 7:00 AM - 1:00 PM ET
• ATR-based stops optimized for gold futures
• Automatic breakeven after take profit hit
• GEX level integration — up to 5 levels
• Direction filter: Allow Long / Allow Short
• Daily loss limit and profit cap
• Dashboard: trend, ADX, GEX proximity, position, BE status
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Range Specialist PRO + CVD
MEAN REVERSION | BB FADE + CVD
A Bollinger Band fade strategy for ranging market conditions. When ADX confirms the market is ranging, the Range Specialist
fades touches of the upper or lower Bollinger Band confirmed by Stochastic RSI. An optional CVD filter adds institutional order flow confirmation for the highest-quality fade entries.
Two-target system: TP1 at the Bollinger Band midline, TP2 at 2x the initial risk for the second contract.
KEY FEATURES:
• Bollinger Band extreme touch required
• Stochastic RSI overbought / oversold confirmation
• ADX ranging gate — only trades when market is ranging
• Optional CVD confirmation filter
• Two targets: TP1 at BB midline, TP2 at 2x risk
• Automatic breakeven after TP1
• GEX level integration — up to 5 levels
• Direction filter: Allow Long / Allow Short
• Dashboard: ranging status, StochRSI, CVD, position
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Opening Range Breakout PRO + CVD
Opening Range Breakout Setup
One trade per day, every day. The first 15 minutes of the session — 9:30 to 9:45 Eastern — define the opening range. The first CVD-confirmed breakout of that range is the entry. One systematic trade, then done for the day. Three stop loss options, optional gap filter to skip distorted opening days, and optional trailing stop after TP1. The most disciplined entry in the CTS suite.
KEY FEATURES:
• Opening range defined 9:30-9:45 AM ET automatically
• One trade per day — locks out after first entry
• CVD order flow confirmation (optional)
• Three stop loss options: midline, opposite side, ATR
• Gap filter: skip days with abnormal overnight gaps
• Two profit targets with optional trailing stop
• GEX level integration — up to 5 levels
• Daily loss limit
• Dashboard: session phase, ORB levels, range height, CVD
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Price Action Candlestick PRO
PATTERN RECOGNITION | PA SCORE SYSTEM
A systematic five-pattern candlestick recognition strategy with a four-component PA Score quality ranking system. Detects Engulfing, Hammer/Shooting Star, Morning/Evening Star, Harami, and Doji patterns — then scores each signal on trend alignment, RSI positioning, wick confirmation, and volume to produce a 0-100% quality rating. Set your minimum PA Score threshold and only take the signals that meet your quality standard.
KEY FEATURES:
• Five pattern families: Engulfing, Hammer/Shooting Star, Morning/Evening Star, Harami, Doji
• PA Score: 4 components, 0-100% quality rating
• Trend filter (EMA 200), RSI filter, volume filter
• ATR-based stop loss and take profit
• Automatic breakeven after configurable trigger
• GEX level integration
• Session filter with configurable hours
• Dashboard: pattern name, PA Score, filters, position
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Price Action Candlestick PRO ULTIMATE
FLAGSHIP | PATTERN + CVD + GEX
The most advanced strategy in the CTS suite. Everything in PA Candle PRO plus three institutional-grade additions: CVD order flow confirmation requiring HIGH BULL or HIGH BEAR activity, full GEX level integration from your GEX provider, and a
five-component PA Score that scores every signal on trend, momentum, wick structure, GEX proximity, and CVD. A score of 100% means all five institutional confirmations aligned on the same bar as the pattern. These are the entries worth building a trading business around.
KEY FEATURES:
• Five pattern families (identical to PA Candle PRO)
• PA Score UPGRADED: 5 components, 0-100% quality rating
• CVD filter: HIGH BULL for longs, HIGH BEAR for shorts
• GEX integration: paste full GEX string each morning
TradingView / NinjaTrader: up to 20 levels via paste field thinkorswim: up to 8 levels via individual inputs
• Direction filter: Allow Long / Allow Short toggles
• Session filter: configurable start and end times
• Automatic stop loss, take profit, and breakeven
• Daily loss limit and profit cap
• Dashboard: pattern, PA Score, CVD, GEX loaded, position, win rate, day P&L, can trade status
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Hybrid GEX
GEX Level (Bounce/Break)
GEX-native level strategy for NQ. Unlike every other CTS strategy, GEX levels ARE the signal here — Bounce and Break entries fire directly off GammaWall, CallRes, PutSup, and the GEX1–10 ladder, with priority-weighted level selection and HVL used as a regime/bias marker. Includes direction filter, breakeven management, MAE bail-out, and alerts. No news filter — this is the one strategy in the suite without one. This strategy can be used with all futures assets as well.
KEY FEATURES:
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GEX levels ARE the signal — Bounce and Break entries fire directly off GammaWall, CallRes, PutSup, and the GEX1–10 ladder, not a technical indicator with GEX layered on top
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Priority-weighted level selection — automatically resolves which nearby GEX level price is actually reacting to, so it doesn't flip-flop between two close levels
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HVL regime bias — uses the day's High Volume Level as a bullish/bearish bias filter, separate from the levels it trades off of
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GEX-target exits — the automated strategy targets the next opposing GEX level as profit target, with ATR-based stop-loss
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Breakeven management + MAE bail-out — moves to breakeven at a configurable trade progress %, with an early-exit safeguard if a trade moves too far against entry
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Direction filter and alerts — full long/short control plus entry, exit, and signal alerts