Strategies

Strategies — Strategy Selector Entry Point

One of the five entry-point commands for Tradecraft. Starts here when the question is "which strategy should I use?" rather than "analyze this symbol." Tells you the right approach for the current regime + asset class, then drills into the specialist skill.

Invocation

/tradecraft:strategies [NAME] [SYMBOL]

# examples
/tradecraft:strategies                        # overview + selector
/tradecraft:strategies ict                    # deep-dive on ICT Smart Money
/tradecraft:strategies smc XAUUSD             # SMC guide tuned for gold
/tradecraft:strategies breakout US30          # breakout guide for US30
/tradecraft:strategies scalp EURUSD           # scalping guide for EURUSD

• [NAME] — optional. One of: ict, smc, breakout, scalp, swing, trend, mean-reversion. Omit to see the full selector.
• [SYMBOL] — optional. When present, tailor the answer to that symbol.

What Claude Should Do

No args — show the selector table

Tradecraft strategies — pick one based on regime + style

Strategy                  Best regime      Timeframe   Specialist skill
──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
ICT Smart Money           trending+pullback  M15-H4    /tradecraft:ict-smart-money
SMC (beginner-friendly)   trending           M15-H4    /tradecraft:smc-beginner-pro-guide
Order-block entry         trending pullback  M15-H1    /tradecraft:zone-refinement-sniper-entry
Breakout (opening range)  range breaking     M5-H1     /tradecraft:gold-orb-ea
Momentum breakout         trending           H1-D1     /tradecraft:dan-zanger-breakout-strategy
Scalping                  high-liquidity     M1-M15    /tradecraft:xtrading-analyze
Swing                     D1 trend           H4-D1     /tradecraft:master-trading-workflow
Regime classifier (pre)   any                any       /tradecraft:market-regime-classifier

Not sure which? Run /tradecraft:strategies <YOUR_SYMBOL> and we'll recommend.

With a NAME arg — deep-dive

Invoke the specialist skill directly and summarize its core rules in 5-8 bullets (entry, invalidation, target logic, when NOT to use, position sizing note).

Example for ict:

ICT Smart Money (deep-dive)

Specialist: /tradecraft:ict-smart-money
When to use: clean H4 trend with a pullback to a displacement zone on H1/M15
Structure concepts: BOS, CHoCH, order block, fair value gap, liquidity pool
Entry: 50% retrace of the order block AFTER a liquidity sweep in the opposite direction
Invalidation: H1 close beyond the order block
Targets: next internal liquidity, then external
When NOT to use: ranging / news-driven / low-liquidity sessions
Next step: /tradecraft:pair-analyze <YOUR_SYMBOL> H1 standard

With NAME + SYMBOL args

Same as above, but (a) call market-regime-classifier for that symbol to confirm the strategy fits the current regime, (b) show a concrete entry zone if the regime matches, (c) pipe the user to /tradecraft:pair-analyze <SYMBOL> <TIMEFRAME> as the next action.

Strategy Name Aliases

Design Rules

• Never list more than 8 strategies in the selector. Keep it one-screen.
• Every row has a working /tradecraft: command the user can copy-paste.
• Deep-dive sections max 8 bullets — not a textbook, a reference card.
• If the user asks about a strategy not in the alias table, route to /tradecraft:search <name> for a broader match instead of inventing one.
• Always end with a concrete next step (usually /tradecraft:pair-analyze <SYMBOL> or /tradecraft:recommendations).

Related

• strategy-selection — underlying strategy-picker logic this wraps
• ict-smart-money, smc-beginner-pro-guide, zone-refinement-sniper-entry, dan-zanger-breakout-strategy, gold-orb-ea, xtrading-analyze, master-trading-workflow — specialist strategy skills this routes to
• market-regime-classifier — upstream regime check that gates strategy suitability
• analyze / recommendations / markets / search — other four entry points