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. you read it online or download it — no purchase, no upgrade required.
how to get it — the direct link
the fastest and most reliable way to get the playbook is the direct link below. it opens the PDF straight away — no login, no form, and no waiting on an email:
a couple of things to know — including why you might not see an obvious "download" button:
the link opens the PDF in Google Drive's viewer, right in your browser — you don't need an edgeful login (or a Google login) to read it
to save your own copy, click the download icon (the down arrow) at the top-right of the Drive viewer. that's the actual download — the viewer itself is just the preview
no download button on the resources page? that's expected — the free-resources page just opens the viewer, it doesn't have its own download button. the Drive download arrow above is the one to use
still don't see a download option? press Ctrl+P (Cmd+P on Mac) and choose Save as PDF — that saves a full copy either way
on mobile, tap the screen once to bring up the toolbar, then use the download / open-in option
requested it but it never arrived?
if you signed up to receive the playbook and it never landed in your inbox, you don't need to wait on it or request it again — just use the direct link above. it's the same PDF and it doesn't depend on any email being delivered. it's also worth a quick check of your spam and promotions folders for the original email.
if the direct link itself won't open for you, reach out through the in-app chat and we'll get you a working 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
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 — a 72.17% win rate across 115 trades and +$10,825 (about 108% on a $10k account) over 6 months on ES, one contract. that's the strategy's historical result, not a promise of future returns.
a couple of honest caveats. that result describes one ticker, one session, and one 6-month window — it'll look different on a different ticker, a different session, or a different stretch of time, so pull your own data before you trade. and 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.