Trading the Quarterly Range: Macro Timing for Big Swings Most retail traders only look at daily or weekly levels — but quarterly ranges (3-month blocks) reveal massive institutional movement. In 2025, macro traders use them to anticipate major swing reversals. Here’s the model: Break each year into Q1–Q4 On each quarter, mark: Quarterly high/low EQ (50%) FVGs and OBs on the quarterly chart Institutions often push price to quarterly highs/lows before reversing. For example, Q1 might rally to a Q4 high → price sweeps → reverses for Q2. This also gives timing clarity: End of quarter = profit-taking Start of quarter = new directional push Mid-quarter = possible range Pair quarterly structure with daily CHoCHs and you catch insane swing trades. This is how long-term traders bag 300–800 pips with surgical precision — not from luck, but from quarterly timing.