Part 2 · Build the plan

04Make the daily close consistent

The pattern depends on where the day starts and ends.

Use one broker feed for the whole test and record the day boundary.

Item	Practice setting
Initial market	EUR/USD only
Chart	Daily candlesticks, no indicator
Day boundary	Prefer 17:00 America/New_York; verify the broker convention
Sunday candles	Skip any signal involving a shortened Sunday candle
Price type	Record whether prices are bid, ask or midpoint
Time zone	Use the named time zone, not a fixed UTC offset
Platform	Verify stop orders, expiry, protective exits and linked cancellation

The daily clock (New York time).

Hypothetical illustration, not real market data.

Honest note

Two brokers can show different daily candles for the same market. A pattern on one feed may not exist on another.

Key takeaway

Inspect the candle data window for exact highs and lows; never estimate them from the picture.

Try it

Find your demo platform's daily close time and write it at the top of your trade ticket.

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