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A opening range is when the market opens at a particular time such as for the year, month, week and day or session in forex. The market sets a high, a low and reviets those highs and lows but fails to break through creating the range. I personally need to see price test a level at least twice making a type of double top, double bottom forming the range. opening...

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Breakouts and pullbacks are both points of entry. A breakout is when price sets a high and or low and later pushes through (breaking out) setting a new high or low. According to my personal trading plan, trading breakouts are more of an aggressive entry point due to the potential for false breakouts and possibly poor risk - reward. It is vital to wait for the...

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All Warfare Is Based Upon Deception: This was spoke by the 6th century Chinese general Sun Tzu. "All my rules in trading and the foundation of my trading plan itself is based off the book The Art Of War". So how do I apply this quote to the markets: The goal in trading is to accurately predict the future price of an asset and to profit off your predictions....

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An opening range is when the market opens at a particular time such as for the year, month, week and day or session in forex.The market sets a high, a low and reviets those highs and lows but fails to break through creating the range. I personally need to see price test a level at least twice making a type of double top, double bottom forming the range. opening...

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Market condition are the foundation to every strategy. There are 2 primary market condition Trend and Range, ether the price is making new highs or lows (trending) or is stuck between a previously established high and low (ranging). Within these 2 types of market conditions comes sub conditions such as that the market can only move in 3 directions up (bull...

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The symmetrical triangle is a trend continuation pattern. this pattern starts out with an impulse move followed by a period of consolidation. The consolidation forms lower highs and higher lows forming the sideways triangle. once price starts to squeezes together the momentum buildup usually shouts price back into the direction of the trend, The first Impulse...

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Consists of 3 candlesticks. The first candle is a down candle. The second candle creates a newlow and is a relatively small Candle. This can be a doji or hammer type of pattern. The third candle is a strong bullish candle that reverses the first 2 candles. NOTE: This is only a valid formation when at a key level of support. TRIGGER: Buy on the open...

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Consists of 2 candlesticks where the first candle is a down candle. Both candles should have fairly large bodies and small or non-existent shadows. The second candle is a bullish candle that closes above the midpoint of the first candle. NOTE: This is only a valid formation when at a key level of support and I like to see a new low on the second candle. ...

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Consists of 2 candlesticks. The size of the first candle is not important. The second candle should be a large bullish candle that creates a new low yet closes higher than the first candle. NOTES: his is only a valid formation when at a key level of support. TRIGGER: Buy on the open of the next candle after the close of the Bullish Engulfing. ...

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The hammer is a bullish candle formation that forms at the bottom of a downtrend. It begins with strong selling at the open but ends up closing near the open. It suggests price action may rise in the near future. NOTE: This is only a valid formation when at a key level of support. The longer the wick to the downside the stronger the reversal signal. The...

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The Doji is a candle formation whose opening and closing price are virtually the same. Visually, a Doji looks like a cross or plus + sign. It represents market indecision and suggests a potential for price reversal. NOTE: This is only a valid formation when formed at a key level of support or resistance. The longer the wicks the better and also the doji...

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Consists of 3 candlesticks. The first candle is an up candle. The second candle creates a new high and is a relatively small candle. This can be a doji or hammer type of pattern. The third candle is a strong bearish candle that reverses the first two candles. NOTE: This is only a valid formation when at a key level of resistance. TRIGGER: Sell on...

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Consists of 2 candlesticks where the first candle is an up candle. Both candles should have fairly large bodies and small or nonexistent shadows. The second candle is a bearish candle that closes below the midpoint of the first candle. NOTE: This is only a valid formation when at a key level of resistance. TRIGGER: I don't often use this formation...

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Consists of 2 candlesticks. The size of the first one is not important. The second one should be a large bearish candle the creates a new high yet closes lower than the first candle. NOTE: This is only a valid formation when at a key level of resistance. TRIGGER: Sell on the open of the next candle after the close of the Bearish Engulfing candle. ...

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The hanging man is a bearish candle formation that forms at the top of an uptrend. It begins with a strong sell off at the open but ends up closing near the open. It suggests price action may decline in the near future. NOTE: This is only a valid formation when at a key level of resistance. The hanging man can be both a positive or negative candle it...

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The shooting star is a candle formation that closes below the open and has an upper body wick at least twice as large as the body. It is a bearish reversal pattern and suggests price action may decline in the near future. NOTE: The higher the wick and the lower the close with little to no lower wick the better and more powerful the reversal. In order to...

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The 1-2-3 Reversal occurs very frequently and has a very high success ratio. This pattern occur at the end of trends and swings and they are an indication of a change in trend. They can also be found within a trading range and within other patterns as well. They take place when the directional momentum of a trend is diminishing. Price Pushes into a high or...

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The head and shoulders are trend reversal patterns. They form at the end of a trend and makes a kind of triple top or bottme but only with the middle pick reaching into a higher high or a lower low and the lift and right picks being equal thus making a sort of head with 2 shoulders. After this pattern is clear you would wait until price breaks the neckline for...