Hey traders, In this post, I will share with you my strategy to apply a trailing stop. Please, note that I am applying a trailing stop only in trend-following trades and only when a trade is opened on a key level. I trade price action patterns, so the following technique will be appropriate primarily for price action traders. Moreover, my entries are...
Hey traders, In this post, we will discuss 3 very important market situations that every trader must be able to recognize: breakout, retest, and fakeout. ❗️ Please, note that the essential element of all these terms is structure: vertical and horizontal key levels. 📍 Breakout is a situation when the market breaks the identified horizontal support or...
Have you ever considered using the Ichimoku Cloud, a powerful and versatile technical analysis tool that goes beyond traditional chart analysis? 💜 If you appreciate our guides, support us with boost button 💜 Discover the Ichimoku Cloud, technical analysis tool developed by Japanese journalist Goichi Hosoda in the late 1960s. This method visually represents...
Hey traders, In this article, we will discuss a very common pattern that is called gap. In technical analysis, the gap is the difference between the closing price of the previous candlestick and the opening price of the next candlestick. 📈Gap up represents a situation when the price bounces up sharply at the moment of a transition from one candlestick to...
Having an Eagle Eye from above on the sector gives us an overall perspective how the group of companies with similar business might perform. Having seen the performance or out performance of the sector we can than fine tune our direction towards one or two top companies of that particular sector or the companies that look best on charts in that particular sector...
In the today's post, we will discuss the essential element of price action trading - a pullback. There are two types of a price action leg of a move: impulse leg and pullback. Impulse leg is a strong bullish/bearish movement that determines the market sentiment and trend. While a pullback is the movement WITHIN the impulse. The impulse leg has...
What Are Initial Balances? Initial balances refer to a specific time frame at the beginning of a trading session, typically the first few minutes or hours when a market opens. During this period, traders closely observe price movements and volume to gauge market sentiment and establish trading strategies for the rest of the session. How Initial Balance Trading...
Hello traders, This is the complete breakdown of my favourite ICT Day Trading Model. This is so easy to replicate on any two time frames. One must be higher, while the second one which is for entry should be lower. The higher time frame is for market direction, orderflow, trend. Identify your discount and premium levels on higher time frame. above 50% of your...
In the video I talk through the two trades namely trading continuation with Trend and then trading Countertrend Reversals. Both have their own price action points but are very different. I review a continuation trade and the setups I look for when trading from level to level...but the main focus on the video is trading Reversals which can be very rewarding but...
Here are the entry conditions in detail: Before getting in a trade, find your trend confirmation signals. They let you know which direction the market is moving in. Trend confirmation signals (for a buy): - 2 candle lows above the cloud (shows that the trend has changed) - Lagging line above the cloud - Price/Lagging line has to be above the trendline Trend...
Bullish Market Structure: Bullish Vibes! It's all about making Higher Highs and Higher Lows. When you spot this pattern, you're riding the wave of optimism in the market, and it's your chance to seize the moment and soar with the bulls. Consolidation Market Structure: Consolidation Market Structure is all about lateral movement, where the market forms Equal...
In the video I review my trades on the DOW Jones Index for the session and talk through the setups, price action and reasoning for the trades. I also talk through the overall bias for the session and the missed opportunity from my sessions plan. Feel free to join in our live trading room....link in the signature below. ** If you like the content then take a look...
In this video I take a look at the psychology of a phase of Price Action that we traded in out Live Trading Room. I review the key price action that I am looking for to get involved in the action for a new momentum push up/down. Our aim in trading is always to enter a trade in the 'unknown' as traders start to realise they are on the wrong side of the...
Prepping a market for daytrading is an important part of my process and understanding and identifying the KEY LEVELS is the major part of that process. We have to build a Price Action picture of what may happen and what levels may be targeted so we will be ready for a trade. Understanding who (buyers or sellers) is getting caught off side and levels the market is...
Whats up gold gang! .. price has closed above the monthly level .. 1000 pips ish in a week wow! thats crazy im expecting a small retracement before lifting off once more for gold this week .. the candle closed with no top wick, so a retrace is likely before more upside due to the ongoing conflict in Israel Ill be back later for the official outlook .. until...
As you can see market forces react on investor attitude with spirits, investors make decisions based on their mood and statistics. We see gold chart is jumping from fear territory, fashioning greed in mood, while Yen-Rub is plummet from the euphoria. While other assets symbolize peril for this manner, we believe market forces move in cycles in the twinkling of an...
As you can see last months correlations between Yuan-Ruble pair with gold spot prices present good levels to take long and short positions to hold them for a month. To do this look at the bottom of the chart where are prices of commodities and pairs which play role in current geopolitics related to the said arbitrage opportunities. Look for big upside swings to...
HOW TO MANUALLY DRAW THE MASTER PATTERN CONCEPTS # STEP 1 - Identify the Contraction Phase The contraction phase consists of a tightening of price where there is a simultaneous lower high and higher low, this is where the supply and demand equalize in the market. This is a leading indication that volatility is coming next. You want to look for places where...