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C%&C re'$ired disclimer: &rding foreign exchnge on mrgin crries high level of ris"# nd
my not !e s$it!le for ll investors. &he high degree of leverge cn wor" ginst yo$ s well
s for yo$. (efore deciding to invest in foreign exchnge yo$ sho$ld cref$lly consider yo$r
investment o!)ectives# level of experience# nd ris" ppetite. &he possi!ility exists tht yo$
co$ld s$stin loss of some or ll of yo$r initil investment nd therefore yo$ sho$ld not invest
money tht yo$ cnnot fford to lose.
C%&C *+,- .1 / ypotheticl performnce res$lts hve mny inherent limittions. No
representtion is !eing mde tht ny cco$nt will or is li"ely to chieve profits or losses similr
to those shown. n fct# there re fre'$ently shrp differences !etween hypotheticl
performnce res$lts nd the ct$l res$lts s$!se'$ently chieved !y ny prtic$lr trding
progrm. ne of the limittions of hypotheticl performnce res$lts is tht they re generlly
prepred with the !enefit of hindsight. n ddition# hypotheticl trding does not involve
finncil ris". ri!les s$ch s the !ility to dhere to prtic$lr trding progrm in spite of
trding losses s well s mintining de'$te li'$idity re mteril points which cn dversely
ffect ct$l rel trding res$lts.
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Content
Introduction
Overview 4
Section 1 – Trends
&he 5yth f 5r"et &rend 6
ow &o ncrese &he Profit!ility f Any 7ystem 8
ow &o 9etermine &he &rend 10
ht s A &rend 9rwdown 13
Protecting Aginst oltility 1
-xercise 16
&he +ltimte 7ol$tion 18
Section 2 – Patterns
ow &o 9rw &rend ,ines 1;
-xmples: <ood &rend ,ines s. (d &rend ,ines 20
=&ringles# %lgs# edges...> 22
ow &o &rde Chrt Ptterns 2
-xercise 28
*ecogni?ing Chrt Ptterns 31
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Introduction
&his report ws written to ill$minte the top mis$nderstood %orex res nd
help %orex trders s$cceed nd sty profit!le. &he informtion is presented in
red!le wy for !eginners s well s dvnced trders tht wnt to t$ne $p
their trding pproch nd increse their s$ccess rte. @o$ will lern !y
stressing the common mist"es nd often reveling o!vio$s !$t $nderestimted
trding techni'$es.
5ost trders strt !y s"ing the correct '$estion: =hts the c$rrent mr"et
trendB># !$t then most of them fil to determine the trend correctly nd lmost
ll trders miss the next importnt '$estion: =ow reli!le is the c$rrent
trendB>
f yo$ dont t"e the trend into cco$nt# yo$ will often !e tric"ed into plcing
low winning/pro!!ility trdes. &rend is yo$r friend. (y following the trend it
cn only !e !etter. ($t yo$ hve to disting$ish !etween the rel trend nd very
tempting price ction tht wnts to ply with yo$r emotions.
@o$ will lso $nderstnd the !sic principles !ehind chrt ptterns# how to drw
strong trend lines# how to recogni?e the ptterns nd how to trde them. e
lwys "eep trding simple nd therefore we foc$s only on the most reli!le
chrt ptterns. ith the following "nowledge# yo$ will !e !le to spot theptterns leding to explosive price movements nd then trde profit!ly with it.
-n)oy
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Overview
e will cover two different !$t close res tht ll s$ccessf$l trders hve
mstered:
Section 1 – Trends
• &he =!$y nd hold> strtegy is ded tody. 9o mr"et trends existB
• &he common pproch in ll trend following systems
• &r$e story: simple trding system tht mde fort$ne for one fmo$s
trder nd his investors
• ne =tric"> tht will m"e the difference !etween losing Dor !re"ing/
evenE nd winning
• &he common mist"e: seemingly =strong $ptrend> is followed !y hrd
fll
• ow to identify the rel trend $sing p$re price ction
•
hich trend is more reli!le nd how to comp$te the trend reli!ility• Another common mist"e: 7top ,oss not reflecting the c$rrent mr"et
voltility
• hich mr"ets to void nd how reli!le trends increse s$ccess rte
Section 2 – Patterns
• &he g$idelines to drwing good trend lines. (re"ing thro$gh strong
trend line res$lts in mssive nd profit!le move.
• 7everl exmples of good nd !d trend lines nd the common mist"es
• =&ime !om!s> constr$cted !y trend lines
• &he definite strtegy to enter n order# plce yo$r 7top ,oss nd t"ing
profit
• +sing the =Pro)ection 5ethod> to determine the =&"e Profit> Point
•
ntelligent softwre tht cn recogni?e strong trend lines nd chrtptterns
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Section 1 – Trends
The myth of market trend
&rend following hs !een the !est style of trding for the pst 30 yers. &here
were times when trders mde fort$nes )$st !y following the trend or following
simple system !sed on two moving verges crossover. &he =!$y nd hold>
strtegy tht ws so pop$lr !y trders !o$t decde go is ded tody.
,oo" t the -+*F+79 chrt from Gn$ry 2001 $ntil G$ly 200H. &he $ptrend ws
pretty strong most of the time. f yo$ p$shed the =($y> !$tton# yo$ wo$ld win
most of the time even with poor trding system. &he consistent rise of the
e$ro over the dollr ws giving yo$ cler sense of the overll trend.
7ince G$ly 200H# it loo"s li"e everything hs chnged. &he trend direction is
$ncler# no!ody "nows wht is going to hppen next nd people re serio$sly
prepring for the coming collpse of the single -$ropen c$rrency. (y the wy#
for $s D%orex trdersE it wo$ld !e nothing !$t nother opport$nity to m"e
profit# so "eep smiling.
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9oes it ll men tht mr"ets re not trending todyB f co$rse they re
trending &rends exist nd they cn !e trded $p nd down for profit. &here will
lwys !e short/term trends in ny mr"et# the only '$estion is when 7o# the
!ig '$estion isI>how do we find the !est trending mr"et nd not miss the
opport$nity of t"ing trding signls in the direction of strong trendB> @o$ will
find definite nswer soon.
&he !elief tht trend following is n o$tdted trding techni'$e is only prtilly
tr$e. t is tr$e tht there is hrdly ny mr"et with cler overll trend direction.
@o$ co$ld follow the temporry trend only if you are able to determine the
trend correctly. &his is the point where so mny trders fil. A pir moving $p
on 30/min$te time frme cn ct exctly contrry on n ho$rly time/frme.
-ven if yo$ find rre coincidence – c$rrency pir moving in the sme
direction on ll time frmes – yo$ still need to "now =how well” the market
is trendin to void very short/term trends. &he sol$tion is smrt nd simple.
!ow to increase the "rofitability of any system
(efore yo$ discover the most simple nd effective method to determine the
trend# lets see wht itJs good for. All the trend following systems re !sed on
one common pproch:
=($y the dips in n $ptrend nd sell the rllies in downtrend.>
,ets revel one simple trding system tht ct$lly mde fort$ne for one
fmo$s trder nd his investors. &he system =9onchin 4 K 20> is nmed fter
him. ere is the set/$p.
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n the chrt !ove# yo$ see two indictors L the !l$e line nd the red line. &he
!l$e line is the indictor 75A 4 Dstnds for simple moving verge with period
4E nd the red line is 75A 20 Dsimple moving verge with period 20E.
9onchins ide ws very simple:
1# $uy when the blue line crosses the red line u"wards
2# Sell when the blue line crosses the red line downwards
-ven 4/yer old child co$ld do this Act$lly# there is nothing specil !o$t
this system. All trend following systems re li"e this. 7ome systems re more
dvnced# with more sophisticted indictors# !$t the common pproch is to
!$y the dips nd sell the rllies .
If everyone could do this% then what&s the money makin secret'
&he nswer is tht 9onchin $sed this system in strong !$ll mr"ets. @es#
trending mr"ets &his importnt note is the "ey to consistent profits s
ill$strted in the chrt !elow.
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&he first trde ws profit!le !ec$se it ws mde in the direction of the strong
trend. &he next trdes led to losses s the mr"et ws t$rning $p nd down
witho$t cler direction. Profits mde in the first trde wo$ld !e t"en !c" in
series of losses.
ow 9onchin delt with it ws smrt. e ignored ll trding signls when the
red line ws not going $p on t lest 4 degree ngle. e wo$ldnt t"e ny
losing trdes fter the first trde !ec$se the red line is not trending t ll. t is
in so clled choppy ?one . 7o why ws 9onchin !le to m"e fort$ne from
s$ch simple system while others co$ld notB (ec$se others wo$ld throw this
system wy s not profit!le &he only =tric"> ws to follow good trend nd
not t"ing ny other trdes.
(hat is the lesson from this story'
f yo$ "now how to determine the mr"et trend correctly# it co$ld m"e
difference !etween losing or !re"/even nd winning. 9onchin $sed simple
moving verge to determine the trend nd filter trding signls.
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1. hen the mr"et ws trending# he t$rned his system on.
2. hen the mr"et ws in choppy ?one# he t$rned his system off nd
ignored ny trding signls.
ht yo$ cn do is )$st the sme with ny trding system or ro!ot.
9etermining the trend $sing simple moving verge cn !e replced with
more sophisticted# verstile techni'$e tht yo$ will lern in the next pges.
!ow to determine the trend
7ome people lern from their mist"es# !$t smrt people lern from other
peoples mist"es. 7o lets strt with exmples of wrong !$t very common
pproch to mr"et trend nlysis.
ht yo$ see in this chrt is explosive price movement tht is $s$lly the res$lt
of news relese. All !ro"ers# pltforms nd vrio$s c$rrency tools re
indicting =strong $ptrend># tempting people to )$mp in nd m"e profit.
ht hppens next is# t !est# choppy ?one# or hrd fll.
ht is ct$lly in the chrt re few consec$tive long green cndlestic"s. &his
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is not rel trend# !$t immedite price ction# tempting trders to initite
trdes nd experience costly nd pinf$l exercise. &o void flling into this
trp# yo$ need to foc$s on longer trends. &his is wht rel trend loo"s li"e:
&he price is consistently rising with no s$dden chnges or explosive
movements. @o$ cn expect tht this trend will contin$e nd yo$ sho$ld t"e
only !$llish signls. !vio$sly the trend wont lst forever nd yo$ cn even
hve !d l$c" !y entering the mr"et t the end of the trend# !$t the odds
work for you. t simply cnnot !e !etter. &here re 100s of free or proprietry
indictors to identify the trend !$t !elieve or not# no indictor is !etter thn the
h$mn eye. As Al!ert -instein sid:
=5"e things s simple s possi!le# !$t not simpler.>
Now lets revel the esy !$t the most effective method to identify the trend.
1. Moom the chrt inFo$t to show !o$t 200 !rs. Notice tht 200 !rs on
dily chrt Dor 200 trding dysE correspond to 1 yer.
2. Connect the lower left corner with the $pper right corner. f the line
overlps with the price !rs severl times Dthe more times# the !etterE#
yo$ hve fo$nd reli!le $ptrend. 7ee the exmple !elow.
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3. Connect the $pper left corner with the lower right corner. f the line
overlps with the price !rs# yo$ hve fo$nd reli!le downtrend.
As yo$ see# the mr"et is li"e se wve nd it "eeps on going $p nd down.
7ometimes the dips re too deep to consider it reli!le $ptrend# or the rllies
re too high to consider it reli!le downtrend. nowing the =trend reli!ility>
is the "ey to discover the real and reliable trend. 7o# how do we determine if
the trend is reli!le# or whether it is !etter to sty offB &he !est wy is to forget
ny lgging indictors# !$t to $se p$re price ction.
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(hat is a trend drawdown
&rend drwdown is comp$ted from p$re price ction nd so is the !est wy to
determine the trend reli!ility. t simply tells yo$ how deep the price went
ginst the c$rrent trend. @o$ will pprecite this method in the next prgrph
=Protecting ginst voltility>.
Now# t"e loo" t the chrt !elow.
&he !l$e line indictes the deepest move ginst the c$rrent trend. n this
exmple it is 233 pips. &he whole move in this chrt is HH2 pips.
&he trend drwdown is:
233 F HH2 O cc 26
Not !d. Conservtive trders wo$ld prefer the trend drwdown to !e !elow
20 s it is more reli!le. &he Q!ig dogsJ prefer trends with drwdown even
!elow 14. 7$ch trends exist lmost every dy in t lest one %orex chrt.
&rends with drwdown !elow 10 re very rre# !$t when they pper# they
re gold mines L yo$ cn esily chieve winning percentge !ove ;0.
&he lower trend drwdown O the more reli!le trend O the greter s$ccess rteO the more consistent profit
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One more im"ortant note)
ow mny !rs sho$ld we $se to define the trendB e hve $sed 200 !rs in
the exmples !ove. t is compromise L not too m$ch# not too little. f yo$
were to $se only 20 !rs# yo$ wo$ld ris" entering the short/term explosive
mr"et movements which re not rel trends s we hve explined !ove. f
yo$ were to $se 400 !rs# yo$ wo$ld hrdly find ny c$rrency chrt with trend
drwdown !elow 20. (efore we show yo$ how to systemticlly pic" the !est
trending pirs nd time frmes every dy# lets loo" t how to $se the trend
drwdown in the most importnt spect of trding L $sing 7top ,oss
Protectin aainst volatility
,oo" t the chrt !ove. &he trder who plced the 7top ,oss right fter
entering the mr"et deserves gret ppl$se !$t the pro!lem is# the 7top ,oss
is too tight <ive the mr"et eno$gh spce to !reth or the 7top ,oss will !e hit
very '$ic"ly.
7ome trders $se fixed n$m!er of pips# something li"e 40 pips or 100 pips...
this is !d 7top ,oss hs to reflect the c$rrent mr"et voltility. As" yo$rself:
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=when did the price go s deep s my 7top ,ossB> f it hs hppened severl
times in the c$rrent chrt# why wo$ld yo$ thin" yo$r 7top ,oss will not !e hit
nowB
The ideal Sto" *oss should be reater than the trend drawdown#
,isten to the mr"et# not to the pips. n the exmple !ove# the 7top ,oss
sho$ld !e t lest 233 pips. &oo m$chB ell# $se smller lot si?e. f yo$ trde
1 minilot nd R233 is !ove yo$r ris" tolernce# then $se microlots. r dont
t"e the trde. &he worst thing yo$ cn do is $se smll pip vl$e )$st !ec$se
yo$ wnt smll ris". Act$lly# yo$ wo$ld ris" more !ec$se if yo$ dont give
the mr"et eno$gh spce to !reth# the 7top ,oss wo$ld li"ely !e hit regrdless
of how good yo$r trding system Dor reli!le the trendE is.
@o$ wo$ld do well if yo$ wo$ld $se the trend drwdown S 1 pip s the pip
vl$e for the 7top loss D233 S 1 O 23 pips in the exmpleE. f yo$ wnt to
increse the s$ccess rte !$t on the other side# increse the ris" when
compred to the profit potentil# yo$r 7top ,oss sho$ld !e set t m$ch sfer
1.4 x trend drwdown.
Sto" *oss + 1#, - trend drawdown + 1#, - 2.. "i"s + cca .,/ "i"s
7ome trders wo$ld prefer even 2 x trend drwdown O 66 pips. 7$ch 7top
,oss wo$ld !e sfe eno$gh from the wild mr"et. ts ll !o$t sttistics.
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0-ercise
Now its time for little exercise. ere re two chrts with o!vio$s $p nddown trends.
&he mxim$m drwdown indicted !y the !l$e line strts from the high t8H.66 nd ends t the low t 8H.1H. &he trend drwdown in pips is:
#33 – #1 + /#4 54 "i"s6
Now lets clc$lte the percentge drwdown. &he visi!le $ptrend strts from
the low t 86.06 nd the mxim$m high is t 8;.40.
&he overll move in the c$rrent chrt is:
7#,/ – 3#/3 + .#44 5.44 "i"s6
&he percentge drwdown is:
4 8 .44 + cca 149
No do$!t# the trend with drwdown !elow 14 is solid. Plce the 7top ,oss t
lest ; pips !elow the initil entry point.
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n the next chrt# there is downtrend.
&he trend drwdown in pips is:
1#./3, – 1#27,, + /#/11/ 511/ "i"s6
Now lets clc$lte the percentge drwdown. &he visi!le downtrend strts
from the high t 1.32H3 nd the mxim$m low is t 1.26H2. &he overll movein the c$rrent chrt is:
1#.2. – 1#232 + /#/3/1 53/1 "i"s6
&he percentge drwdown is:
110 F 601 O cc 1H
&he trend reli!ility is moderte. Plce the 7top ,oss t lest 111 pips !ove
the entry point.
The ultimate solution
9iscipline nd ptience re the two "ey points to s$cceed in the %orex mr"et.
7top h$nting the mr"et for every potentil trde. Prepre !efore trding.
7cnning few c$rrency pirs on ll time frmes cn t"e yo$ !o$t 14
min$tes# !$t the conse'$ences re invl$!le. Pic" only the !est trending
c$rrency pirs nd time frmes nd ignore ll other $npredict!le movements.
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&rde less# profit more. A few g$idelines:
1. Trade only if the trend drawdown is below 2/9#
Dprefer!ly !elow 14E.
2. If the trend drawdown is below 1,9# yo$ cn !e consistently
profit!le even with simple trding system s$ch s =9onchin 4 K 20>
Dpge 6E.
3. If the trend drawdown is below 1/9# yo$ hve fo$nd gold mine
@o$ cn simply enter the mr"et in the trend direction with ;0
s$ccess rte.
&he :ore- Trendy $ltimte sol$tion scns 3 %orex pirs on ll time frmes for
yo$ every second. t clc$ltes the trend drwdown for ech chrt nd shows
the most reli!le trends sorted !y reli!ility !sed on yo$r preferences.
Clic" here to wtch video how it wor"s
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Section 2 – Patterns
!ow to draw trend lines
5ost trders thin" tht drwing trend lines is ll !o$t connecting vrio$s highs
nd lows. itho$t proper "nowledge K experience# yo$ wo$ld see them
everywhere# however not ll trend lines sho$ld !e considered. f yo$ follow the
g$idelines to drwing good trend lines# there is high chnce tht the price will
respect yo$r trend line nd get repelled !y it# or it will !re" thro$gh the trend
line res$lting in mssive nd profit!le move. ,ets strt with some !sics.
1. &he u""er trend line D!l$eE connects t lest two lower highs# so it is
sloping down.
2. &he lower trend line D!l$eE connects t lest two higher lows# so it is
sloping $p.
3. &he red trend line in the chrt is little controversil when it comes to
disc$ssion. t is o!vio$sly n $pper trend line Dconnecting two highsE#
!$t it is sloping $pC 7$ch trend line lone is not vlid $nless we del
with =edges> nd =%lgs> s yo$ will see in the next pges.
*emem!er: n $pper trend line is sloping down# while lower trend line is
sloping $p.
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0-am"les) ;ood Trend *ines vs# $ad Trend *ines
hen the price !re"s thro$gh strong trend line# it goes f$rther# offering yo$
gret profit potentil. @o$ cn drw mny trend lines in one single chrt# !$t
there re severl g$idelines to choose only the strongest trend lines:
1. Prefer trend lines with more than two touchin "oints#
D&rend lines !ecome stronger the more times they re testedE.
2# The touchin "oints should not be too close toether#
3. *oner trend lines are stroner than shorter trend lines# ,onger
trend lines re lso seen on the $pper time frmes# so more trders re
wre of them.
n the exmple !ove the to$ching points re very close together forming n
$nreli!le trend line. &here is no other to$ching point on the rest of the trend
line.
n the next exmple !elow# the two to$ching points re not so close together#
!$t the trend lines re too short. < ood trend line should be at least ,/
bars lon. &here exist m$ch !etter $pper nd lower trend lines in this chrt sshown in the previo$s pge.
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=ow let&s see some ood trend lines>
&he trend line !ove hs 3 to$ching points nd cn !e considered s m$ch
stronger thn trend lines in the previo$s exmples. &he points re evenly
distri!$ted nd the trend line is long eno$gh. All three g$idelines re met
perfectly.
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Now this trend line is monster t is long eno$gh with 4 to$ching points. @o$
my notice tht there re two gro$ps of two points tht re too close together#
!$t this is not pro!lem s long s the other points meet the g$ideline. Treat
a rou" of close "oints as one ?bi "oint”#
?Trianles% :las% (edes###”
Now tht yo$ "now how to drw trend lines# yo$ re one step wy from
discovering the oldest mr"et phenomenon: chrt ptterns. @o$ re !o$t to
lern incredi!ly reli!le price formtions tht hve time nd time gin provided
$s with consistent profits.
&he $pper nd lower trend lines re forming trianle s seen in the next
chrt. As the price is oscillting !etween the two !o$nding lines# the !$yers nd
sellers re in t$g of wr# nd event$lly the price will !re" thro$gh one of the
lines L no!ody "nows which one n the next pges yo$ will lern how to
prticipte in this explosive move.
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:allin wede is li"e tringle# !$t !oth trend lines slope down. *ecll tht the
!ottom line lone wo$ld not !e vlid trend line. @o$ !egin !y drwing the
$pper trend line nd then yo$ complete the wedge or tringle Dit depends on
which line hs more to$ching pointsE.
ne importnt note: the u""er and bottom trend lines must convere so
that the "rice is bein s@ueeAed#
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&he flg pttern is encompssed !y two prllel lines. &he price is not s'$ee?ed
!y the trend lines# !$t it is moving inside the chnnel formed !y the trend lines.
:las are usually seen as the market "auses after a bi move before
continuin its main trend#
All the presented ptterns !ove re in n $ptrend. &he $ptrend does not need
to !e perfect# the price !efore the pttern is )$st rising. Chrt ptterns fter
downtrend re similr. e will foc$s only on contin$tion ptterns # tht is#
!$ying in n $ptrend nd selling in downtrend. @o$ my her !o$t reversl
ptterns # !$t trding ginst the trend re'$ires lot of experience. 5ny !n"s
hve crshed nd mny fort$nes were lost !ec$se of st$!!orn trders trying
to pic" the tops nd !ottoms. &rend is yo$r friend# so "eep it simple
!ow to trade chart "atterns
Now its time to revel the definite strtegy to enter n order# plce yo$r 7top
,oss nd t"e profit# so yo$ dont need to wtch the mr"et nd yo$ dont let
yo$r emotions control yo$r trding.
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The best way to enter the market is by
usin ?Sto" Orders” and ?*imit Orders”#
hen the orders re plced# they re locted on the !ro"ers server# so yo$ cn
sfely leve yo$r trding pltform. &his !rings yo$ freedom from trying to spot
the !est entry point.
&he entry r$le is simple:
1. f yo$ trde pttern in n $ptrend# "lace a $uy Sto" Bust above the
u""er trend line# here exctlyB @o$ my wnt to plce it 4 pips
!ove the trend line to spot the rel !re"o$t. &he dvnced pproch is
to reflect the mr"et voltility s we will disc$ss it lter.
2# Place a Sto" *oss Bust below the lower trend line#
3. f yo$ trde pttern in downtrend# yo$ do )$st the opposite L plce
7ell 7top order !elow the lower trend line nd 7top ,oss !ove the
$pper trend line. 5ore in the -xercise.
&he interesting prt is when to &"e A Profit. 5ny trders enter the trde
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!lindly witho$t ny ide where to exit Notice tht the 7top ,oss !elow the
trend line reflects the c$rrent mr"et voltility. t is not Dnd never sho$ld !eE
fixed n$m!er of pips. &he sme sho$ld hold for the &"e Profit. @o$ cnnot )$st
decide tht 40 pips is eno$gh nd yo$ wo$ld exit the position. 40 pips is very
different on min$te time frme nd dily time frme.
There are two reat methods to find the Take Profit level)
1. ProBection method L esy
2. :ibonacci method L $sing severl &"e Profit levels# little complex#
!$t !etter
,ets foc$s on the first oneT The ProBection ethod.
1. 5es$re the gretest width of the pttern.
2. &his pip vl$e will !e $sed for the &"e Profit.
+se the sme method for tringles# wedges# flgs or single trend lines. As the
mr"et !re"s from the choppy ?one# it normlly trvels t lest the pro)ected
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distnce.
ne note !o$t the flas and wedesD
As the price trvels !etween the !o$ndry lines# it hppens tht the trend line
is not !ro"en nd the pttern !ecomes deeper# or even no more vlid. n s$ch
cse cncel the order nd plce new one to reflect the c$rrent sit$tion.
7ometimes the sit$tion is not going s yo$ hd plnned nd the price !re"s
thro$gh the other trend line. &hen simply cncel the order nd forget the
pttern. *ther not t"ing the trde thn t"ing !d trde is the "ey of
s$ccessf$l trding. &here will !e plenty of other opport$nities
eep in mind tht chrt ptterns cn pper nd dispper# or morph into
nother ptterns. An emerging pttern is not confirmed $ntil the relevnt trend
line is !ro"en.
0-ercise
%irst# lets loo" t the clen chrt !elow. &here re severl significnt highs nd
lows tht cn !e connected with trend line. (efore the choppy ?one we see
minor $ptrend# so we re going to complete the pttern nd plce !$y order.
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&here is )$st one wy to drw the two trend lines tht meet the g$idelines.
&hese trend lines re forming tringle pttern.
1. Place a $uy Sto" order Bust above the u""er trend line.
2# Place a Sto" *oss Order Bust below the lower trend line#
3. &he distnce of the highest high nd the lowest low of the pttern is ;3
pips# so this is the pip vl$e for the &"e Profit.
As the pttern contin$es to grow# yo$ cn replce the ($y 7top order !it
lower to the trend line# !$t its not necessry. %inlly# the $pper trend line is!ro"en# the ($y 7top order is exec$ted nd the &"e Profit is hit
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<nother e-am"le)
A minor downtrend is preceding some pttern. &he lower trend line is o!vio$s.
ht !o$t the $pper trend lineB ts not completely o!vio$sT there re severl
wys to complete the pttern into tringle# wedge or flg. e wo$ld prefer
flg !ec$se tringle or wedge wo$ld !e too wide nd the &"e Profit wo$ld !e
too fr D$nless yo$ $se more complex %i!oncci techni'$e for severl &"e
Profit levelsE.
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Now the well/"nown techni'$es re mde in the opposite direction:
1. 7ell 7top order !elow the lower trend line#
2. 7top ,oss !ove the $pper trend line#
3. Pro)ected &"e Profit.
&he trend line is !ro"en# the 7ell 7top order is exec$ted nd we m"e money in
downtrend $ntil the &"e Profit is hit. As we $se single &"e Profit level# the
downtrend contin$es witho$t $s... let it o>
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