The Score and the Tiers

Goal: Compute a tier from component scores and explain what a tier does and does not mean.

Add it up:

| Component | Max |

|-----------|-----|

| HTF Bias | 2 |

| Sweep / Near | 3 |

| Fakeout | 2 |

| DMI / ADX | 2 |

| Weekly Fib | 2 |

| Daily Fib | 1 |

| Volume | 1 |

| BBWP | 3 |

| CME Gap | 1 |

| Total | 17 |

A tier is a threshold on this score. Nothing more, nothing less: LEGENDARY ≥ 8, PREMIUM ≥ 6, STANDARD ≥ 4.

Two readings of the same number matter.

First: a LEGENDARY at 9 means at least four or five independent dimensions agreed at once. Independence is the point — volume does not know what the weekly fib is doing. When unrelated measurements stack, the setup is structurally crowded in your favor.

Second: a tier is not a probability and not a position-size instruction. LEGENDARY does not mean "size up" — it means the asymmetry is present for the taker who manages risk. M09 is the management.

Note the ceiling math: 17 is the theoretical max, but real signals live in the 4–11 band. Perfect-17 conditions essentially never coexist — compression (BBWP cold) and confirmed directional control (ADX) pull against each other. Treat 8+ as rare air, not as "barely half of 17."

Takeaways

▸ Nine independent dimensions, 17 possible points, three tier floors (8 / 6 / 4).
▸ Independence between dimensions is why confluence means something.
▸ Tier ≠ size. Tier = how many things agree.

Checkpoint

Answer all questions correctly to complete the lesson. Misses reset for another pass — no penalty.

1. Full sweep-reclaim (3) + HTF aligned (2) + cold BBWP (3), nothing else. Tier:

2. The two heaviest dimensions:

3. A score of 7 with all gates passed fires as:

4. Why does dimension independence matter?