Stoic Edge System: Range Model and Two Setups
The Range Model foundation, its two setups and two targets, and where the entry methods fit.
The Stoic Range Model is the foundation of the Stoic Edge System. Price consolidates, expands, then consolidates again. Mark the range before choosing an entry method.
Begin with the illustrated lesson
Use Start Here for the learning path, then read the complete Stoic Range Model, including the video and chart examples.
Two setups and two targets
| Setup | Response to study | Target 1 | Target 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweep and retest | Price passes a range boundary, returns inside, and holds the retest | Midpoint | Opposite boundary |
| Break and retest | Price leaves the range and holds a retest from outside | One range height beyond the broken side | Two range heights beyond the broken side |
For high H and low L, the width is H − L and the midpoint is (H + L) / 2. An upside break projects H + width and H + 2 × width. A downside break projects L − width and L − 2 × width. These are measuring objectives; price can reverse before reaching them.
The workflow
- Select the chart that owns the idea. Mark the range high, low and midpoint before the outcome.
- Locate price inside, at, or outside that range. Keep a smaller range separate and mark all its boundaries if you use one.
- Identify which of the two responses is developing. A touch or close through a line alone does not establish a held retest.
- Choose an entry method you understand. Record what would invalidate the idea and when you would wait.
- Mark the two range objectives. Record nearer obstacles separately, because they can affect management before a target is reached.
- Define the entry, stop, size, costs and management before risking capital.
- Review the decision before judging the outcome. Keep failed examples, ambiguous boxes and valid no-trade decisions.
Where the other methods fit
SBS, Golden SBS, moving-average 1-2-3 and PTB describe or time entries inside the range map. FibGeometry measures swings and expansion with its own anchors. The detailed 1-2-3 and PTB pages preserve their own conditions, chart-role rules and management lessons. They do not create additional foundation setups or require every trader to use a PTB.
The 1-2-3 reference distinguishes a developing boundary-break entry from the focused PTB approach. A trigger in the middle of the parent range does not establish a boundary setup; a smaller range needs its own marked boundaries.
Tools and risk
Compass adds optional context through its dots, caution states, ribbon and levels. Its 200 EMA display differs from the 200 SMA used in the moving-average lessons. Neither chooses the entry, stop, size or exit for you.
Read Risk and execution before practicing. The framework establishes no verified win rate or expected return. The 1-2-3 casebook teaches one entry method; it is not a performance record for the Range Model.