Hey, wizards! Happy Wednesday and welcome on another Educational Post for the week. Today, we are gonna be talking about trade entry criteria and checklist. In other words, what we should look for before opening a position.
First and foremost, we should analyse multiple timeframes and identify the direction of a specific market. As identified on the table, different types of traders examine different timeframes. The most common timeframes used by scalpers are M15, M5 and M1. H1 and H30 are popular among intraday type of investors, D1 and H4/H3 are commonly used by swing traders.
After analysing different timeframes and getting the overall picture of a chart, we start identifying various key zones. This could be support and resistance areas, supply and demand zones, Fibonacci retracement levels, descending/ascending trendlines and so forth.
After having identified crucial key levels, we start looking for more confirmations to backup our bias. Candlestick patterns (doji, hammer, engulfing), Top/Bottom/H&S figures, Indicators (EMA, RSI, MACD etc.) can be utilised as valid instruments to confirm our ideas.
All in all, going through the steps identified above are important before opening a transaction. In addition, remaining patient, keeping it simple, and following risk-to-reward principles are as equally important.
First and foremost, we should analyse multiple timeframes and identify the direction of a specific market. As identified on the table, different types of traders examine different timeframes. The most common timeframes used by scalpers are M15, M5 and M1. H1 and H30 are popular among intraday type of investors, D1 and H4/H3 are commonly used by swing traders.
After analysing different timeframes and getting the overall picture of a chart, we start identifying various key zones. This could be support and resistance areas, supply and demand zones, Fibonacci retracement levels, descending/ascending trendlines and so forth.
After having identified crucial key levels, we start looking for more confirmations to backup our bias. Candlestick patterns (doji, hammer, engulfing), Top/Bottom/H&S figures, Indicators (EMA, RSI, MACD etc.) can be utilised as valid instruments to confirm our ideas.
All in all, going through the steps identified above are important before opening a transaction. In addition, remaining patient, keeping it simple, and following risk-to-reward principles are as equally important.