what the 5-minute ORB playbook is
the 5-minute ORB playbook is a free guide that lays out a complete opening range breakout (ORB) algo for ES — the exact settings, entry, stop, and target rules behind a 5-minute opening range strategy on the E-mini S&P 500.
it's a 19-page PDF, and it's free — no purchase, no account, and no upgrade required.
how to get it
the playbook has its own page. go here and enter your email to get it:
the email field sits right under the headline, next to the get the 5min ORB playbook button. that form is the way in — there's no separate download button on the page itself.
you'll also find it, along with every other free edgeful resource, on the free resources page — the get playbook button there takes you to the same page.
saving your own copy
the playbook is a PDF, so once it's open in your browser:
click the download icon (the down arrow) at the top-right of the PDF viewer — the viewer itself is just the preview
no download arrow? press Ctrl+P (Cmd+P on Mac) with the PDF open and choose Save as PDF
on mobile, tap the screen once to bring up the toolbar, then use the download / open-in option
signed up but it never arrived?
first, check your spam and promotions folders — that's where it usually is.
if you've already put your email in and it still hasn't shown up, you don't need to request it again. reach out through the in-app chat with the email address you used and we'll get you a copy.
what's inside
the guide walks through the full ES ORB setup, start to finish:
what the ORB is — and why 5 minutes works better than 15 on ES
the exact settings behind the playbook's backtest — every parameter spelled out
entry, stop loss, and profit target criteria for each parameter
the single filter the strategy uses to skip the low-quality days
annotated charts of winning and losing trades, plus the optimization process behind the settings
the opening range is the first 5 minutes of the session (9:30 – 9:35 AM ET), and trades are taken on the close of the first candle that breaks outside that range.
trading it with edgeful
the playbook is built on edgeful data, so two tools make it much easier to run:
the ORB report — check the breakout and breakdown rates for your ticker, session, and lookback before the open. see how to read and trade the ORB report
the edgeful ORB TradingView indicator — it plots the opening range high, low, and breakout levels automatically. find it under invite-only in TradingView
to match the playbook, set the opening range to 09:30 – 09:35 and use the NY session on ES.
a note on the data and your results
the playbook reports its own backtest, run on one ticker, one session, and one stretch of time. that's the strategy's historical result, not a promise of future returns — and it'll look different on a different ticker, a different session, or a different window, so pull your own data before you trade.
it's also worth being clear about what the playbook is: a framework, not a signal service. none of it runs itself — you still set it up, check the report, and size the trade for your account. getting it to work takes screen time, customization, and reps. paper trade it before you size up.