MaxFO (Máximo de Fake) is a specialized indicator designed to detect fakeouts during the U.S. pre-market session, giving traders a structured way to anticipate false moves and time their entries on the first real impulse.

It’s based on a refined version of the classic Asian session box used in Forex — but adapted specifically to the U.S. equities and futures markets.

🧠 What Does It Do?

MaxFO automatically detects the pre-market range, specifically:

• The 1-hour period before the U.S. regular session opens
• It then plots two calculated extension levels:
  • +1.27 and –0.27 deviations from the range
  • These are known as “fake maximum levels“

These two zones are statistically relevant as the market often:

• Touches one of these levels first, creating a fake breakout
• Reverses strongly, forming the real directional move of the day

By identifying these zones, you can wait for the trap, and then ride the first true impulsive leg of the session — a key technique used by professional day traders.

📈 How to Use It

• Use on intraday charts (1M–15M recommended)
• Observe price reaction around the fakeout levels (+1.27 or –0.27)
• Look for reversal signals or confluence from other indicators (like ATA, Delta Divergence, or PowerTrend)
• Enter on confirmation after the fakeout, with the goal of capturing the real directional move

💡 Ideal For:

• US session scalpers
• Futures and index traders (ES, NQ, YM, etc.)
• Traders who use trap-based setups or look for liquidity sweeps
• Those familiar with Asian box logic in Forex

🔍 Why It Works

Many institutional moves begin by faking out retail traders — the MaxFO indicator helps you anticipate and visualize where that trap is likely to occur based on statistical extensions from the pre-market range.

It transforms uncertainty into a repeatable, rule-based setup.

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