pattern-recognition.md

What problem does it solve?

This Skill helps traders avoid guesswork by systematically detecting Smart Money Concepts (SMC) pattern sequences and only recommending actions when confirmations meet defined quality thresholds.

Core Features & Use Cases

• SMC structure and event detection: Identifies AMD phases (accumulation → manipulation → distribution), liquidity sweeps, Market Structure Shift (MSS), Break of Structure (BOS), displacement quality, and Fair Value Gaps (FVG).
• Context-aware filtering: Enforces rules like waiting when structure is unclear, prioritizing structure over indicators, and validating premium/discount directionality.
• Confidence scoring for execution decisions: Produces a final state (WAIT / PREPARE / VALID SETUP / HIGH-CONFIDENCE SETUP) using a structured scoring model tied to the detected components.

Use case example: If you are trading EUR/USD or XAU/USD around major session timing, you can run this skill to determine whether liquidity is swept, whether MSS and BOS are valid, and whether the retracement target aligns with premium/discount to decide whether to execute or wait.

Quick Start

Use the pattern-recognition.md skill to analyze your selected trading pair and output the final state, confidence score, and rationale for the current market structure.