liquidity_lookback How many execution bars back to find the swing. Higher = older references (more setups, older); lower = only recent liquidity.
Breaker + FVG
Unicorn
Sweep, displacement, breaker-block overlap with a fair-value gap.
5m execution · 1h context Get started
The setup, drawn
Here's what Unicorn looks like on the chart.
A stylised sample of a fired Unicorn setup with the entry, stop, and target(s) marked. Every historical trigger in Sentio renders the same overlays at the exact bar it fired.
Unicorn 5m execution · 1h context · sample trigger
Entry
Stop
Target
Structural checks
What has to be true for Unicorn to fire.
Every Unicorn setup runs through this checklist. If any required check is red, the setup stays in WATCHING — never gets promoted to ARMED or READY. When you review the setup in Sentio, each check shows green or grey so you can see exactly which conditions were true at trigger time.
- 01 Liquidity sweep on the execution timeframe
- 02 Displacement move within N bars of the breaker
- 03 FVG overlaps with the breaker zone
- 04 Entry inside the overlap tolerance
- 05 Higher-timeframe draw + context alignment
Parameters
Tune it to your own read.
Every parameter has a description and an interpretation note in the product. Change one, save, and the next scan tick uses the new value. Here are the ones traders adjust most.
breaker_search_bars Bars forward from the sweep to look for the breaker. Higher = more patience; lower = only immediate reversals.
displacement_bars Bars in which the expansion must produce the overlap FVG. Higher = accepts slower expansions; lower = only fast, decisive moves.
fvg_min_ticks Minimum FVG size in ticks. Higher = only meaningful gaps; lower = micro-gaps count too.
forming_min_context_hits How many of the 3 context rails must be satisfied to FORM. Higher = only fully-aligned setups form; lower = more lenient.
Not advice
What Unicorn is — and isn't.
Unicorn is a structural pattern detector. The entry / stop / target levels it surfaces are the levels the pattern implies; whether they are appropriate for your account, sizing, or session is your call.
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