The ARGPT Method Explained

The ARGPT Method Explained

What Is the ARGPT Method?

The ARGPT Method is a trading framework developed by Al Rizqi and documented through the ARGPT Trader Club E-Course.

At its core, ARGPT is not about finding a single indicator that tells you when to buy or sell. It is a structured way of looking at the market, starting from the higher timeframe, identifying meaningful liquidity levels, waiting for price action confirmation, and managing risk after the trade is executed.

The framework combines several concepts:

The important part is not simply knowing each component. The course emphasizes understanding how the components work together.

LEARN THE FULL ARGPT METHOD FOR FREE

This article is only an introduction. The complete ARGPT Trader Club E-Course goes much deeper into the framework, from trading mindset and platform setup to candle psychology, liquidity, entry, and risk management.

The original E-Course is presented as a seven-episode curriculum and was created from Al Rizqi's own trading experience, including more than IDR 150 million in accumulated losses during his learning journey.

The E-Course is available to the public for free.

You can access the free course materials and the video version through:

https://alrizqi.com/nav

The goal is simple: learn the framework, test it yourself, and develop your own ability to make trading decisions rather than depending permanently on signals or someone else's entries.

THE PHILOSOPHY BEHIND ARGPT

Before getting into charts, the ARGPT course begins with something more fundamental: mindset.

One of the central principles is that trading requires patience and a willingness to learn. The course argues that losses become especially expensive when they are not evaluated.

ARGPT also takes a strong position against blind dependence on signals, Expert Advisors, copy trading, or mentors.

The objective is not to make traders dependent on Al Rizqi. The course explicitly positions the material as a reference rather than a "holy book."

The goal is to understand the setup, test it, journal it, and eventually make the decision yourself.

This philosophy is important because the ARGPT Method is intended to develop a repeatable decision-making process rather than simply provide trade calls.

THE SEVEN PARTS OF THE ARGPT FRAMEWORK

Episode 1: Mindset & Framework

Build independence, patience, discipline, and a structured approach to learning.

Episode 2: Trading Accounts

Understand CFD, Futures, demo accounts, prop firms, and the progression toward live trading.

Episode 3: Trading Platforms

Use TradingView for analysis, MT5 or cTrader for execution, and AI tools as a second opinion.

Episode 4: Candle & Psychology

Read wick and body behavior and identify the core ARGPT candle patterns.

Episode 5: Indicators & Confluence

Use MA50/200, Fibonacci, VWAP, RSI, and ARGPT indicators within a defined hierarchy.

Episode 6: Liquidity & Entry

Identify liquidity, distinguish reversal from continuation, and combine the framework into an independent entry process.

Episode 7: Risk Management

Control risk per trade, calculate position size, structure SL/TP, manage runners, and understand compounding.

1. START WITH THE HIGHER-TIMEFRAME BIAS

One of the recurring principles throughout ARGPT is to avoid making decisions based solely on lower-timeframe movements.

The course uses higher timeframes such as H4 and Daily to establish the broader market context.

MA50 and MA200 are used primarily as bias filters rather than direct entry signals. Price structure is also important.

For example:

The purpose is to establish the environment before reacting to a lower-timeframe setup.

2. FIND WHERE LIQUIDITY IS LIKELY TO MATTER

Liquidity is one of the central concepts of the ARGPT Method.

The framework separates liquidity into external and internal references.

External Liquidity:

Internal Liquidity:

The course also uses higher-timeframe candle ranges, particularly H1 and H4 High and Low, as internal liquidity references.

The reason for emphasizing H1 and H4 is to reduce the noise that is more common on lower timeframes.

Don't look for an entry everywhere. First identify where the market has a reason to react.

3. WAIT FOR PRICE ACTION CONFIRMATION

Once a meaningful liquidity area has been identified, ARGPT does not simply enter because price reaches the level.

Candle behavior becomes the next layer of confirmation.

The course presents four primary candle entry patterns.

Pattern 1: Sweep + Engulfing

This is the standard pattern. Price performs a sweep around a support or resistance area and is followed by an engulfing candle in the opposite direction.

Pattern 2: Judas Swing + Engulfing

This pattern looks for a sweep against the prevailing direction, followed by a doji and then an engulfing confirmation.

Pattern 3: 75% Engulfing With Previous Context

The course notes that an engulfing candle does not always need to completely engulf the previous candle to be considered useful. However, the 75% version requires supporting context such as a significant preceding move, retracement, liquidity grab, another sweep, and additional confluence.

Pattern 4: Bills Candle

Bills Candle is presented as a pattern designed around a relatively small stop-loss structure.

The setup involves a significant move, a strong wick around a support or demand area, a retracement, a second interaction with the area, and a large engulfing move.

The course emphasizes that these patterns are not guaranteed signals. They are probability-based frameworks whose quality depends on context and confluence.

4. USE CONFLUENCE, BUT GIVE EACH FACTOR A DIFFERENT WEIGHT

One of the more important aspects of ARGPT is that not every indicator receives equal importance.

Primary:

Secondary:

Tertiary:

This hierarchy prevents the common mistake of treating every indicator as equally important.

5. FIBONACCI HAS TWO ROLES

In the ARGPT framework, Fibonacci is not simply used because it is popular among traders.

The course describes two main functions.

Finding Potential Reaction Zones:

The 50.0%, 61.8%, and 78.6% levels are used to identify potential reaction areas, particularly when they overlap with higher-timeframe liquidity.

Planning SL and TP:

Fibonacci can also be used to structure stop-loss and take-profit levels.

The key principle is that Fibonacci becomes more meaningful when it overlaps with another relevant market level.

A Fibonacci level by itself is not treated as sufficient confirmation.

6. DXY AS INTER-MARKET CONFLUENCE

ARGPT also incorporates DXY as an additional layer of market context, particularly when analyzing USD-related instruments such as gold, NASDAQ, and Bitcoin.

In the framework presented in the course:

The course specifically notes that gold tends to be more sensitive to DXY movements, while NASDAQ and Bitcoin can react with different timing and intensity.

DXY is therefore treated as a confluence rather than a standalone entry signal.

The ARGPT Method in three steps: mark the zones on H1, wait for confirmation on M5, execute with confidence
The ARGPT Method at a glance: mark the zones, wait for confirmation, then execute.

7. THE COMPLETE ARGPT ENTRY PROCESS

Once the individual components are understood, the ARGPT framework becomes a top-down decision process.

1. Check the HTF bias.

Review H4 or Daily structure, including MA50/200 and HH/HL or LH/LL.

2. Check DXY.

Determine whether DXY supports or conflicts with the broader bias.

3. Identify liquidity levels.

Mark previous session High/Low and H1/H4 High/Low.

4. Wait for price to reach the level.

Avoid entering in the middle of a move without a defined area.

5. Look for a candle pattern.

Search for a sweep, engulfing pattern, or Bills Candle at the relevant level.

6. Validate with Fibonacci.

Check whether the liquidity level also aligns with an important Fibonacci area.

7. Define SL, break-even, and TP.

Structure the trade around market liquidity and the actual price action.

8. Execute and manage the position.

Move toward break-even after the defined risk-reward milestone, secure partial profit, and allow the remaining runner to develop when appropriate.

The course describes this as a framework for thinking rather than a rigid checklist. The goal is to internalize the sequence until the decision-making process becomes natural.

8. RISK MANAGEMENT COMES BEFORE PROFIT

ARGPT does not treat risk management as an optional final step.

The final episode of the E-Course makes the argument that even a profitable methodology can destroy an account if position sizing and risk are poorly controlled.

The framework recommends starting with approximately 1% to 2% risk per trade. A medium-risk range of 2% to 5% is presented for more experienced traders and stronger setups, while risk above 5% is not recommended within the framework.

The fundamental rule is:

Determine the amount you are willing to lose first. Then calculate the position size.

Lot size should be a consequence of risk and stop-loss distance, not a number chosen because a certain profit target looks attractive.

9. PARTIAL TAKE PROFIT, BREAK-EVEN AND THE RUNNER

ARGPT also incorporates active position management.

Instead of requiring every trade to close at one predetermined target, the framework allows a position to be divided into stages.

The purpose of the runner is not to maximize every trade. It is to allow a position that has already become safer to participate in a larger move without requiring additional initial risk.

10. WHY RISK-REWARD RATIO MATTERS

ARGPT emphasizes risk-reward ratio because profitability is not determined by win rate alone.

For example, a strategy targeting 1:2 risk-reward theoretically needs a lower winning percentage to remain profitable than a strategy targeting 1:1, assuming the same risk structure and excluding costs and execution differences.

The course presents 1:2 as an important minimum threshold for real trading within the framework, with larger ratios becoming possible through runners and extended moves.

This changes the question from:

"How often am I right?"

to:

"How much do I risk when I am wrong, and how much can I make when I am right?"

11. WHERE AI FITS INTO ARGPT

The ARGPT E-Course also incorporates AI tools such as ChatGPT and Claude.

However, AI is explicitly positioned as a second opinion rather than the decision-maker.

The workflow described in the course is:

1. Use the ARGPT prompt. 2. Provide the AI with a screenshot of the chart. 3. Include the relevant trading instrument and broker context. 4. Review the AI's analysis. 5. Compare it against your own analysis. 6. Make the final decision yourself.

AI can help identify another perspective, but outsourcing the entire trading decision to an AI simply creates another form of dependency.

THE CORE IDEA BEHIND ARGPT

After going through the entire framework, ARGPT can be reduced to a relatively simple sequence:

1. Bias

Understand the higher-timeframe environment.

2. Liquidity

Identify where price is likely to interact with meaningful levels.

3. Reaction

Wait for price action such as a sweep and engulfing pattern.

4. Confluence

Check Fibonacci, MA, DXY, VWAP, RSI, or other supporting context.

5. Risk

Define the loss before deciding the position size.

6. Execution

Enter only when the required conditions are present.

7. Management

Protect capital, take partial profit, and allow runners to develop when appropriate.

The individual tools may look familiar to experienced traders. What makes the framework useful is the way they are organized into a decision-making hierarchy.

WANT TO LEARN THE FULL FRAMEWORK?

This article only summarizes the ARGPT Method.

The complete ARGPT Trader Club E-Course contains seven episodes covering mindset, trading accounts, platforms, candle psychology, indicators, liquidity, entry execution, and risk management.

I have made the E-Course available for free.

There is also a video version available so you can learn the material beyond the written guide.

Get the free course here: https://alrizqi.com/nav

The objective is not to blindly follow ARGPT. Learn the framework, backtest it, journal the results, challenge the assumptions, and determine whether it fits your own trading style.

RISK DISCLAIMER

The ARGPT Method and the information presented in this article are provided for educational and informational purposes only. They do not constitute financial, investment, or trading advice.

Trading financial markets involves substantial risk. No trading methodology can guarantee profits, and historical or personal trading results do not guarantee future performance.

Always conduct your own research, backtesting, and risk assessment before applying any trading methodology with real capital.

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