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# Entry Conditions

### <mark style="color:$primary;">GENERAL SETTINGS</mark>

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* <mark style="color:$primary;">**Limit Backtest Window**</mark> – Restricts backtesting to a specific date range.
* <mark style="color:$primary;">**Start / End**</mark> – Defines the backtesting period.
* <mark style="color:$primary;">**Delay entry until position closes**</mark> – Prevents new trades until the current position is closed.
* <mark style="color:$primary;">**Invalidate sequence on opposing condition**</mark> – Cancels an active trade sequence if an opposite signal appears.

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### <mark style="color:$primary;">**LONG & SHORT ENTRY CONDITIONS**</mark>

These settings define the conditions for entering **long (buy)** and **short (sell)** trades. Each condition is checked sequentially to confirm an entry signal.

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* <mark style="color:$primary;">**Condition 1-3**</mark> – Detects bullish/bearish price structures such as **Break of Structure (BOS), Change of Character (CHoCH), Liquidity Prints, or Fair Value Gap (FVG) Mitigations and other SMC**.
* <mark style="color:$primary;">**Condition 4-5**</mark> – Compares price metrics (e.g., **close price equals another value**) for additional validation.
* <mark style="color:$primary;">**Condition 6**</mark> – Allows filtering by specific trading sessions (time-based entries).
* <mark style="color:yellow;">**Step**</mark> – Defines the sequence in which conditions must be met before confirming an entry.

Long and short entries mirror each other but apply to opposite market directions.

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