# A-B-C-D Model

A higher-timeframe A-B context selects lower-timeframe C setup and D confirmation for trading signals.

Canonical: https://prismaticalgos.com/compendium/algo/11214-a-b-c-d-model
Record ID: 11214
Catalog rank: 251 (reading order, not performance)
Snapshot: 2026-10-31 15:46 UTC
Family: Price Action & Market Structure (E)
Source: https://www.mql5.com/en/articles/24516
Evidence label (unverified): source_code

## Scope and limitations

These are machine-extracted research records, not verified trading systems. Catalog rank measures specification detail and claimed evidence, not profitability. The catalog extraction pipeline did not independently backtest these records. Its separate selected testing ledger does not validate the wider corpus. Rules, labels and parameters can be incomplete or wrong; consult the original source and its reuse terms.

No endorsement, ownership claim or source-code reuse permission is implied.

## Extraction warnings

No automated warnings recorded; this is not validation.

## Recorded profile

- symbols: any
- timeframes: D1, M1
- sessions: any
- market_regime: any

## Indicators

No indicator stack recorded.

## Recorded long-entry rules

- bullish displacement close above C high + buffer

## Recorded short-entry rules

- bearish displacement close below C low - buffer

## Recorded exit rules

- bullish sequence invalidation: trigger close < protected level - buffer
- bearish sequence invalidation: trigger close > protected level + buffer

## Recorded filters

- news filter
- max spread 2.0 pips

## Risk controls

- Stop loss: not specified
- Take profit: not specified
- Position sizing: not specified