dcmcalderon

LEARNING THE ROPES - another descending triangle

Short
dcmcalderon Updated   
BITMEX:XBTUSD.P   Bitcoin
Been reading Technical Analysis and Stock Market Profits - Richard Schabacker

2nd Margin Trade while applying the concepts! (Tho bending some lol)

SHORTING because:
- Overall Downtrend
- RSI is about to meet resistance
- Forming a descending triangle (Book's strategy is to enter on breakout with significant volume. I'm jumping the gun with a stop loss at 7120. - Minimize draw down and get a better R/R since next supports are at 6200 and 5800)
---> Volume diminishing
---> Price in a decline
- Testing strong resistance at 7000. Strong rejection at 7200. Unable to form higher low after the breakout of a falling wedge at 15min (Sign of strong selling pressure)

SPECIFICS:
- Entry at 6950
- Stop loss at 7120
- Target 1 - 6200
- Target 2 - 5800
Comment:
Fucc. That was intense. Going down now. (This is stressful. Entry on breakout is the more conservative + less stressful + safer play)

- Bearish divergence on RSI and rejected at the RSI trend line on 1HR.
Comment:
Downside to trading in the range aka jumping the gun:
- Other patterns might form, you have to guard it if ever the pattern goes against your trade.
e.g. The pattern I saw was descending triangle, but it's developing into a Head and Shoulders. Lucky for me, I'm still at short. Position is at 50% as of the moment. Will add 50% at the break of the neck.

LESSON: ALWAYS WAIT FOR THE PATTERN TO DEVELOP. THEN TRADE ON ITS BREAKOUT. REAAAALLY IMPORTANT.

- Moved my stop to 7300 before I got stopped out.

Disclaimer

The information and publications are not meant to be, and do not constitute, financial, investment, trading, or other types of advice or recommendations supplied or endorsed by TradingView. Read more in the Terms of Use.