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Charts Museum!!!👨‍🏫Hello, my dear traders🙋🏻. Welcome🌸 to the Charts section📈. My name is Pejman, and this is the Museum🖼️ of Technical Analysis in Tradingview. I'm your tour leader on this visitation, and we will get to know all the Charts well together📊. I'll provide the necessary information about each Chart and answer your questions✅. 🚫So during this tour, please don't eat🍟or touch the charts🙅🏻😄. But it would help if you tried everything you learned at home.👍🏻😉 And if you have any questions, ask me in the comments👨‍💻. In the previous post, I reviewed the life story of technical analysis💹. I said that the best friend of technical analysis was the Chart📉, which didn't separate from technical analysis all these years🤝🏻. On the other hand, I said that fundamental analysis was closely related👥 to the Chart and fundamental information was also present in the charts. So the Chart plays a significant👌🏻 role in the market. (Definitely, the monitor🖥️ plays an essential role in using the computer🧑🏻‍💻 otherwise, we should all look at our motherboards💽😄.) If you're a beginner and want to join us, read the previous post so that you can take the critical steps in learning technical analysis one by one.📃 Now, let's start this post with an example.😊 Each book can contain different information, but the amount of information obtained from each book is different and depends on you.📖 For example, maybe an adult learns valuable information about life from a children's storybook and likes that. Or perhaps a child, despite his age, will relate to a science book about astronomy and like it.👨‍🔬📕 So the amount of information we get depends entirely on us.💁 Regarding the charts, each Chart, like any book, gives us different information, but what you get from each Chart or which type of Chart you are comfortable with is entirely up to you.🙇‍♂️ So, like a good bookseller, I have to tell you all the information about my books so you can use the book that suits you.😉 But ultimately, the choice is yours. The customer is always right. 😂👌 So let's start this tour right away because learning the charts is one of the essential steps in this path.🏃‍♂️ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information about a price or stock can be displayed using different charts📊, and in the Tradingview platform, it is possible to use the best charts and even customize them🔧⚙️. Charts are traders' working tools, like a painter👩🏻‍🎨 who paints with his tools🖌️🎨. Everyone likes to have the best tools🛠🥇. In the TradingView platform, you can adjust your tools in any way you like👨🏻‍🔧. On the other hand, if you get a Pro+ or Premium account, you can use most of the features for charts.✅️ In the following, we will get to know these features and facilities🙆🏻‍♂️. Before starting the explanation, I used SWOT to easily understand the content in each chart, and I tried to share the information simply and based on the existing facts.💁‍♂️ SWOT stands for Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats. SWOT analysis facilitates a realistic, fact-based, and data-driven examination of information strengths and weaknesses.📈📉 We will check these characteristics in all the charts. So let's dive into the types of charts, learn about their advantages & disadvantages, and even compare them with each other. 👇 Let's go through the chart types in order of Tradingview's formation. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bars Chart :📊 The Bar Chart is very similar to Candle charts in terms of the information it provides. This chart shows us information using horizontal and vertical lines. Bar Charts give us four types of information about an asset. This information is called OHLC , in which O means the Opening price, H is the Highest price, L signifies the Lowest price and C represents the Closing price of a bar in a time frame.💵 Each vertical line represents price changes over a time frame. The horizontal lines on the left indicate the bar's opening price, and the horizontal line attached to the bar on the right side shows the closing price of that bar.➡️ Also, other information is obtained by continuing the vertical lines from above and below. When a bar has an extra line at its bottom, that means the end of this line represents the bar's lowest price. The upper line also represents the highest price in that time frame. Finally, I want to say that bars charts and candles chart may seem a bit complicated, but they can reduce our trading mistakes with the information they provide.🙅‍♂️ For sure, choosing which type of chart you can trade better with is entirely up to you. In the Tradingview platform, you can change the colors of the bars and customize your chart. 🔁 I have to say that this option is not available on some platforms, and if you can’t see the colors & the chart is only seen in black, using this chart will be a bit confusing.😟 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Candles Chart :🕯 You might have seen the Candles chart or heard their name. This type of chart has become the most popular among traders. What do you consider is the cause of the popularity of this type of chart? Now that it's time for the most popular chart among traders let me talk more about the advantages and disadvantages of this chart. However, certain things about this chart have made it the most popular chart. Candles are like the scoreboard of a stadium, which shows the result of the match between buyers and sellers in a time frame. Candles have a body & a wick like a real candle, and these wicks show the same highest and lowest price in a time frame. The body of the candle also indicates price changes. If the color of a candle is red, the price has decreased from the time of opening to closing. And on the contrary, if the candle is green, the price closed higher than when it was opened. In my opinion, this type of price display has a better visual effect. It can be an essential reference for making trading decisions, guessing the next candlestick, continuing a trend, or finding the reversal trend. Candlesticks can form patterns alone or in pairs that help us predict the subsequent movements of the chart. Candlestick patterns are either a continuation of a trend or reversal patterns, which generally have more number and variety and are even more helpful. If you need to become more familiar with reversal candlestick patterns, check out the post below. Also, most indicators work best with candle charts. If indicators are relevant to a particular trading system, often candlestick charts are required. Candlestick charts display who controls a market or market sentiment over a given time frame. Through various candlestick patterns and formations, such as the Doji Patterns, etc. A trader can assess the overall bias over a specific time horizon. Overall, Japanese candlesticks are clear, simple, and easy to describe. But definitely, there are some disadvantages. One of these disadvantages is Apophenia(A tendency to relate unrelated things to each other). It is a mental bias to see patterns in things that are accidental. Our brains want to see patterns, and so they do. We are also looking for meaning, so we find meaning in meaningless things. By combining technical analysis, we see patterns in random data and attach importance where there is none to said data. Candlestick charts are great for this trap. When I was a beginner and couldn't control my emotions, I often saw trends the way I wanted to & this was far away from logic. You can escape these emotional traps by practicing and studying to decide with logic and thinking. Don't worry; as I said, you can count on my help because we will travel together on the technical analysis training road. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hollow Candles Chart : This chart looks very similar to the Candles chart, but it may look a little more complicated, and as a beginner, you may need help understanding the meaning of these candles at first glance. The system and function of candlesticks & hollow candles are entirely the same, and the difference between them is their appearance. But still, I will write some points about this chart. This chart shows OHLC the same as Candles and Bar charts, but on some platforms, it may be seen in colors other than the default colors (green and red - black and white). But in general, this chart will show the price fluctuations entirely, and because of the similarity to the candle chart, it is less used. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Column Chart : As you can see, this chart consists of colored rows. For example, the green row indicates a price increase, and the red row shows a decrease. It may give us incomplete information for trading, but if you want to compare statistics with each other or get information quickly and with a simple glance, these charts are suitable. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Line Chart : I want to examine the Line chart, which is the simplest type of Chart.➡️ A line chart consists of points connected by a line, and these points only represent the final price ( closing price ) of a currency or share. This Chart can be suitable for comparing the information with each other at a superficial glance because it doesn't have any extra data. Apply two line charts on top of each other and see correlations between different assets. Line charts are less used for trading; Because a line chart consists of points connected by a line, and these points indicate the closed price in a time frame and give us less information. There are some other charts similar to line charts that are suitable for comparing information, which I will discuss below. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Area Chart : This Chart shows the changes in one or more sets of data and can be checked with other variables, but usually, the second variable is time, and the price is measured relative to time. This Chart will be suitable for comparing two or more charts. I put the advantages and disadvantages of this chart in the picture like other charts. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Baseline Chart : You may have noticed the similarities and differences between this chart and the Line and Area charts. The Baseline chart looks similar to the above charts but with different levels; it provides us with more information than these two charts. By default, there is a hypothetical line, as the average price line in the middle of this chart. When the area is green, the price is above the average level, and if the area is red, the stock or currency is traded below the average price level. You can adjust the baseline level. This level has a comparative aspect, and this type of chart is very suitable for checking the market's fluctuations. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- High-Low Chart : This chart provides us with more information than the line and area chart. But this chart is not complete and does not show the opening or closing price & it only expresses the price changes from the lowest to the highest amount in a time frame. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Heikin Ashi Chart : The Heiken Ashi chart is well-known among traders, like the candles chart, and was first used in Japan. By filtering price fluctuations and averaging between two consecutive candles, this Chart makes it easier to identify trends and helps traders avoid market excitement. Take a look at the below chart to get to know this type of chart better. I have to say that this chart type is helpful in the stock market and commodity market, which is associated with more gaps because they determine the price direction without gaps. So if you feel it can be useful for you, test this chart along with your other strategies. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Renko Chart : This type of chart does not pay attention to time, so the time axis is not present in its structure. This chart consists of sections called bricks or blocks, for which the amount of price change is determined, and the minor changes are not taken into account. Each block shows a price move covering a user-defined number from the recent close. If the user selects ten numbers, each block will represent a ten-number movement in either direction. New blocks will only form when the price moves by the set amount of numbers. However, these can be tricky because more price movement can happen than expected. The Renko chart is one of the oldest and most famous Japanese charts. You can use this chart any time frame if you have a Pro + or Premium account on the Tradingview platform. Otherwise, you can only have this chart in the daily time frame. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Line Breaks Chart : These charts are excellent indicators of momentum. Each bar is called a "line," A new line will form if the new closing price is higher than the current close or the new close is lower than the last 3 bars. You can change this number to any number of lines in the past. But the most popular number among traders is "three lines in the past." For this reason, this chart is also known as three broken lines. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Kagi Chart : Now it's the turn of a fancy line chart with a formula. The Kagi chart works established on price and discounts the time axis. Think of it as someone's finger showing you, "We reached -this- high & then -this low” 😂. Kagi lines do not reverse unless the price changes the minimum amount. However, what defines what gets plotted is if the price moves by more than a specified percentage from the most recent close. The color of the lines will change based on new highs and lows. If the new high is higher than the previous high, the color changes to green & if the new high is lower than the previous one, it would be red, signaling weakness in price. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Point & Figure Chart : Point and Figure charts were initially developed as a price recording system and later became technical analysis charts. Before computers entered the world of Technical Analysis, this chart was widely used. Still, fewer people use it these days due to the complexity of understanding this chart and the limited information it provides. These charts are like Renko blocks. The X's denote bullish moves, and the O's designate bearish moves by a set number. All the rules involved in Renko blocks apply here; however, these charts look additional. These simple charts focus only on significant price movements and completely filter out noises (minor price movements). The unique aspect of these charts is that, unlike Candles, Line, and Bar charts, the time isn't directly considered in the chart. Sometimes we can obtain good results and price targets from these charts, which are sometimes very special and significant. So if you are curious to learn point & figure charts do more research (remember to practice a lot😊. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Range Chart : The last chart of this museum is another chart related to the price movement. This chart may look like a bar chart, but I have to say that it's not. It contains some of the information that the bar chart had. If you add this chart, you will see that it has a different time frame than other charts. 100 ranges; As the name indicates, it includes 100 of the latest price movements you can see in different time frames. But, it has more than 100 ranges, and you can determine the number of these movements, which varies from 1 to 1000.
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by pejman_zwin
41
Technical Analysis !!!👨‍🏫Hello, my trader friends🙋🏻. I want to tell you the story of Technical Analysis, its advantages & disadvantages. We're even gonna learn about its branches. Like any other science, Technical Analysis has come a long way, and it's still evolving. But why should we learn it and know it well?🤷🏻 When you're trading, you may be afraid or greedy. But how do professional traders control these two?🤔 Let me start with a simple example. If someone turns off the lights & challenges you in a new room, you will feel scared or lack confidence because you don't know that place. But if the challenge happens in your bedroom or home🏡, you'll feel more powerful 💪🏻 and confident because this environment is familiar & you can act better.✅ Fear is caused by the unknown. When you don't know this market, you can't get good results (or at least permanent good results). So follow this page to conquer all the peaks⛰️ of Technical Analysis together🙌🏻 and learn from A to Z of it. Also, I'm a fellow traveler on this route🛤️, not your tour guide. So, if you have any questions, ask me in the comments💬. My trader fellas, let's take one step👣 at a time because taking long and hurried steps will only hit you harder. I'm with you in all these steps🪜 & get started with the first type of market analysis. Technical Analysis is old. I mean, it's almost 300 years old📜, but it doesn't like to talk about its age, so we couldn't find the exact information about its birth date🗓️😑. Maybe it’s from Japan⛩️🎌 and was born in the 18th century, or perhaps its date of birth is in the Middle Ages. But there is some more information that I'm sure about. For example, in 1879, the Technical Analysis found a friend by the name of Chart📈, and they have not separated until today. Let's skip this story and be serious☺️. Technical analyzers believe that everything is in the Chart. In Technical Analysis, there is all the necessary information for trading, such as entry points, exit points, market volume, stock prices in the past and present, etc. (The Chart is a complete encyclopedia for Technical analyzers!!🤦🏻😶 ) There is another type of analysis that examines the available information about a stock (from the founder of a stock or company to the cost and income and even the company manager's records), called Fundamental. But the Technicalists say that even some of the Fundamental information is in the Chart! 😐 Overall, Technical and Fundamental are both complementary to each other and opposite to each other. But both are related to the Chart. (These three have a complicated relationship; I mean, there is a love triangle, so we should stay out of it !!🤫😂 ) Let's skip the joke. All these things are just like the gears⚙️ of a car, but it's not enough. You need to follow more rules in the market to pass the finish line🏁 with your trading car🏎️ . Don't worry cause I'm gonna tell you everything you need to know to win🏆 this trade racing with your strategy car. Now that we have learned a little about the history of Technical Analysis, it is better to learn about its contents. The price chart, our most important resource and tool in Technical Analysis, consist of the price-time, Charts, and Candles. But these candles🕯️ existed 100 years before bar and dot charts.📊📉 In 1700, a Japanese man named Huma realized that the price of rice depended on the emotions of traders in addition to supply and demand. Candles show these feelings with their colors. For example, the green candles🟢 show trust and good feelings among people who invested in a stock.🤑 But red candles🔴 indicate doubts or hopelessness of people about a stock, and they sell it.😞 I don't know why I remembered Moody's octopus doll🐙 :) But candles tell you the feelings of other traders just like these dolls. But only its color is not essential. Can you guess the other important factors about candles? I will tell you the rest of them soon.😉. Have you heard that history repeats itself? By looking carefully🧐 at the old charts, some creative people found that the prices behaved similarly to their past. They realized that the candles make interesting shapes next to each other, and they made these shapes repeatedly in different periods.🔁 They formed different geometric shapes and patterns & continued to make these shapes until today :) Let's accept that the Chart is creative and artistic! 🎨🖌️😊 For example, they found a shape called a Head & Shoulders Pattern. This type of pattern will cause a downward trend⤵️ in the Chart. I tried to find it & place it on someone's Head & Shoulders to remember it better. 😁 Many patterns can be found in any chart, and I have already taught the reversal patterns in my previous posts, But I want to go over all the patterns in detail again in the future, so let's dive into the other contents of Technical Analysis.👇 Using formulas, mathematical🧮 ratios, and advanced calculations, indicators were created that can generally show the market's present and past and give a relative opinion about the future (Please don't get the indicators wrong with magic 8 ball🎱 or Professor Dumbledore's wand✨. ) Let's be serious about it. Maybe you know that indicators depend on the two factors of time and place of price. In terms of time🕦, they are divided into two categories: leading and lagging. In terms of price movement💹, they are divided into three categories: trend indicators, oscillators, and volume indicators. The indicator that I made the above meme for is a leading oscillator. Now it’s time to go for the other various tools that are made by using numbers🔢 and people’s actions in the market. A person named Nelson Elliott made a useful tool, although, after his death, many people worked on this tool and improved it until today it reached us, but we are going to discuss it better in the following posts like the rest of the contents of Technical Analysis.😉 But I have to say Elliot believed that the market is not disordered and always repeats a repetitive cycle, and Eliot called these repeated movements waves. According to him, if you can perfectly identify the repeating patterns in the price, you can predict how the price will change (or not change) in the next phase. Eliot published his experiences and theories in a book called the waves principle, which I recommend if you want to get good information in this field; it's better to start from the origin of this theory. I think there is no better definition for the word "Wave" than sea waves🌊, and I tried to draw Elliot waves like sea waves reaching the shore. 🏖️ In the end, I want to say that whatever style of analysis you have or whatever type of Chart you use, in the future, this machine will not go the right way without following a series of principles. Suppose you have the best car in the world, but you neither know how to drive nor the rules. It can be guessed that you will either crash with someone or break the car💥. You should have risk management along with your trading system, and don't forget that no trading system is perfect.🙅🏻 It is better to try each method on demo accounts before making real trades. Of course, you can count on me and ask any questions you may have.🙂💭 In the following posts, I’ll talk more about the things that have been said and introduce you to good trading systems that can be obtained from any method. I'm by your side so that if you are a beginner, you can find your own way, and if you know the market, we can learn the basics of this market better & together🤝🏻. Wish you happiness, health & success guys🙋🏻.
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by pejman_zwin
75
53 Important Trading Acronyms and AbbreviationsHere are 53 trading acronyms and abbreviations to remember and apply to your trading. I’ve also listed them in alphabetical order to make it easier to spot! ATH - All Time High ATM – At the Money ATR – Average True Range BB – Bollinger Bands B/O - Breakout Be - Bearish BE - Break even BOS - Break of Structure Bu - Bullish CFD – Contract for Difference DD – Drawdown DMA – Direct Market Access EMA – Exponential Moving Average E/R - Earnings Report ETF – Exchange Traded Fund FA - Fundamental Analysis FOMC – Federal Open Market Committee FOK – Fill Or Kill FX – Foreign Exchange (Forex) GTC – Good ‘Til Cancelled HH - Higher High HL - Higher Low HOD - High of Day HFT – High Frequency Trading HTF - Higher Time Frame ICO – Initial Coin Offering IPO – Initial Public Offering ITM – In the Money JBTD – Just Buy the Dip LH - Lower High LL - Lower Low LOD - Low of Day L/S – Long or Short LTF - Lower Time Frame MA – Moving Average MACD – Moving Average Convergence Divergence MS - Market Structure OI – Open Interest O/N - Overnight OTC – Over the Counter OTM – Out The Money NFP - Non Farm Payrolls P&L – Profit and Loss PIP – Percentage In Point PRE - Pre Market R/R - Risk / Reward RSI – Relative Strength Index S/R - Support and Resistance SL - Stop loss TA - Technical analysis TF - Time Frame TP - Take profit YTD - Year To Date Can you think of anymore? Let me know in the comments. Trade well, live free. Timon (Financial trader since 2003)
JSE:J200Education
by Timonrosso
1
Donchian Channel Indicator: The Complete A Trader's GuideChannel forex trading strategies are very popular among traders. This fact is because the channel within which the quotes move is regularly formed on any instrument, any time frame, and can be used in a variety of ways (breakout strategy, rebound strategy, etc.) as a ready-made trading tactic. There are Linear Progression Channels, Bollinger Bands, Fibonacci Channels, Envelopes, Ichimoku Channels, and Donchian Channel, which is created based on the Donchian Channel Indicator. It will become the main character of our today`s article. Let us consider in more detail the principle of its use and the rules for placing orders. The Donchian Channel Indicator: Description And Main Signals Richard Donchian is one of the legendary traders of the last century. He was the originator of the Turtles trading system. As it often happens, the peak of his popularity and success came to him late, at a respectable age. Donchian was a true workaholic, giving much energy to trading and creating effective trading theories. His works were used by a lot of traders, some of which were included in the top ten of the best market professionals, for example, Linda Raschke. Initially, the Donchian Channel was developed for trading by breakout strategies when the price goes out of the channel and crosses one of its borders. As a rule, a new powerful trend starts at such moments. What Does The Donchian Price Channel Look Like? The algorithm looks like two curves, one of which corresponds to the upper limit of the corridor and the other - to the lower one. The upper curve shows the price maximums for the selected time period. The lower boundary shows the levels of price lows, also for a certain period of time. When price minimums/maximums are updated, the lines are rearranged and the channel width decreases or increases depending on the market situation. Another broken dotted line runs in the center of the channel. The price position relative to this line shows the market trend: When the price breaks out of the middle line of the channel from the bottom up and rises higher, it indicates the bulls' advantage in the market. Price is trending upwards. When the price crosses the middle line of the channel from top to bottom and goes lower, it indicates a bearish advantage in the market. The price goes downward. The Donchian Channel is also called a volatility indicator because it uses chart extrema in its calculations. The tool looks a bit like Bollinger Waves, but its lines are smoother and do not react as strongly to price changes as Bollinger Bands lines. Channel Boundaries Signals According to the indicator, trades can be opened at the moments of a breakout as well as a rebound from the channel borders. Signals arising when price breaks out a channel edge are called trend signals: If the price breaks out the upper level of the Donchian Channel from the bottom up and the breakout candle closes above it, this is a buy signal. An uptrend begins; If the price crosses the lower level of the Donchian Channel from above downwards and the breakout candlestick is closed under it, this is a sell signal. The downtrend begins. The breakout can be not only a true breakout when the boundary is crossed by the candle's body and the candle closes outside the range but also a shadow one. It can be called a shadow breakout, which was made by the candlestick's shadow, but the candlestick itself closed inside the Donchian Channel. The shadow breakout occurs before the price reverses after the rebound from the channel's boundary: If the shadow of the candlestick breaks out the lower boundary, and then the price returns to the channel and closes inside it, this is a signal of an upward reversal. You can place a buy order; If the shadow of the candlestick crosses the upper boundary, and then the price goes back inside the channel and closes there, this is a signal of a downward reversal. You may enter into a sell trade. A shadow breakout usually indicates a price reversal from the broken-out boundary. Price may not only break out the channel boundary but also rebound from it. In this case, the price moves inside the channel, and then, having touched one of its boundaries reverses in the other direction. Signals when the price rebounds from the Donchian Channel boundaries: If the price rebounds from the upper boundary of the channel, this is a sell signal; If the price rebounds from the lower boundary of the channel, this is a signal to buy. Changing the channel width also indicates a change in the market situation. For example, if the Donchian Channel becomes narrow, it indicates a flat. The market is calm at the moment, the volatility is low. When the price extremums are updated, the channel starts expanding, indicating the increase in market volatility: If the channel expands as a result of updating price lows, you can open a sell trade; If the channel expands as a result of updating price highs, you can open a buy trade. Even though the Donchian Channel is quite an effective tool, it is not recommended to open positions only by its signals. It is necessary to use additional tools for signal confirmation. Calculation Of The Donchian Channel Indicator To plot the Donchian Channel, we should use the absolute minimum and maximum of the quote for the definite period. The upper boundary of the channel is drawn through the specified maximum, and the lower – through the minimum for the same period. In the time period, only the number of candlesticks is always considered. For example, period 10 for the D1 chart is equal to 10 days, for the H1 chart – to 10 hours, and for the M5 – to 50 minutes. In other words, a breakout of a 10-day channel on the D1 chart means that the 10-day maximum is broken out when the upper boundary of the channel is broken out, or the 10-day minimum when the lower boundary of the channel is broken out. In other words, the upper boundary is equal to the maximum value of the quote for the selected period, the lower boundary – to the minimum value, and the average boundary is equal to the sum of the upper and lower bounds divided by 2. Donchian himself used the value of the channel period 20 for daily charts because it equals the average number of working days in a month. But we can experiment with the period value, considering that we can trade in any time frame. The most popular and well-proven variants are 18, 24, and 55. Donchian Channel + RSI Trading Strategy Let's consider an example of a simple trading strategy based on the Donchian Channel and RSI oscillator signals. Chart time frame – H1. Currency pair – any currency pair with average or high volatility. Positions may be opened on the rebound of the price from the boundaries of the Donchian Channel. The RSI indicator will confirm the rebound signal, coming out of the oversold or overbought area. A long position may be entered under the following conditions: The price reaches the lower boundary of the Donchian Channel, fails to break it out, and turns in the opposite direction. Either there was a shadow breakout and the price returned to the channel limits. RSI exits the oversold area, breaking out the 30 level from the bottom to the top. Take Profit should be set on the upper curve of the Donchian range. Stop Loss can be placed outside the lower boundary of the Donchian Channel. A sell order may be made under opposite conditions: The price reached the upper boundary of the Donchian Channel. It fails to cross the upper boundary of the Donchian Channel, it rebounds and turns in the opposite direction. The second option - a shadow breakout occurs and the chart returns to the channel. The oscillator has left the overbought area, breaking out the line of 70 downwards. Fixing Take Profit should be set at the lower border of the Donchian Channel. A protective Stop-Loss can be placed outside the upper boundary of the Donchian Channel. Donchian Channel + MACD Trading Strategy This strategy involves opening a trade at the Donchian Channel boundaries breakout moments. Trading will be done based on the trend. To confirm the signals of border breakout a trend oscillator MACD is used. The time frame of the chart is M15. The asset to be traded should have medium or high volatility. It is possible to open a long position, provided that: The Donchian Channel begins to widen in the direction of the uptrend. The maximums of the chart begin to increase sequentially; The candlestick breaks out the upper boundary of the Donchian Channel and closed above it; The MACD indicator is above zero, and the histogram is increasing. If all three conditions coincide, it is possible to open a buy order. Stop Loss is placed behind the local minimum. Profit can be fixed by Take Profit, calculated using the formula SL*2, or manually when the opposite signal is received. You may enter a short position when receiving the following signals: Donchian Channel corridor begins to expand in the direction of the downtrend; The price minimums start to decrease consistently; The candlestick crosses the lower level of the channel and closes under it. The MACD indicator is below zero, the histogram is decreasing. If all three signals coincide, one can open a short position right away. Stop Loss is placed behind the local maximum. The profit can be fixed by Take-Profit, equal to at least two Stop Losses. You can also fix the profit manually by closing the order when the signal to the contrary appears. Advantages And Disadvantages Of The Donchian Channel Indicator The Donchian Channel has its own characteristics. Among the advantages, we can note its simplicity and efficiency. The indicator consists of only three lines, which are superimposed over the chart of price movements. The Donchian Channel gives sufficiently high-quality signals. However, it may sometimes be wrong in low time frames, as there is market noise on such charts. Therefore, it is recommended to combine it with other indicators. Donchian Channel perfectly combines with oscillators, such as RSI, Stochastic Oscillator, MACD, etc. While trading price breakouts, the Donchian Channel is combined with trend indicators - Parabolic SAR, Power Fuse, MACD, Moving Average, etc. Conclusion Although the Donchian Channel signals look simple, they have already proven to be effective. Understanding the basis of channel formation, you can make your own "add-ons" to the strategy, such as using the MA as an additional indicator, etc. To better filter, the signals, try combining them on the chart with other indicators and oscillators.
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by FOREXN1
9
Point and figure (Part 2)Box size: The minimum price movement required for a new column to be added to the chart. Reversal amount: The number of Xs or O's in a column before a new column is added. Support and resistance levels : Areas where the price has difficulty falling below (support) or rising above (resistance). Price targets: The level at which a trader expects the price to reach. Stop-loss levels : The level at which a trader exits a trade to limit their losses. Double top and double bottom: A chart pattern that is formed when a security's price reaches a high or low level twice and then falls back. This can indicate a trend reversal and a potential buying or selling opportunity. Triple top and triple bottom: A chart pattern that is similar to the double top and bottom but the security's price reaches the high or low level three times before reversing. Breakout strategy : A strategy where traders buy when the price breaks above a resistance level or sell when the price breaks below a support level. Trend following strategy: A strategy where traders buy when the price is in an uptrend and sell when the price is in a downtrend. Mean reversion strategy: A strategy where traders buy when the price is undervalued and sell when the price is overvalued, based on historical price levels. It's worth noting that point and figure charting is a discretionary method of technical analysis, and it requires a certain level of experience and knowledge to correctly interpret the chart and to use the strategies mentioned above.
NSE:NIFTYEducation
by pratik2358
Learn point and figure chartPoint and figure charting is a type of technical analysis that is used to identify trends and potential buying or selling opportunities in a security's price. Unlike traditional bar charts, which display a security's price and volume over a while, point and figure charts only show price movements, disregarding the passage of time. The chart is constructed using a grid, with X's and O's plotted on it. An X is plotted when the security's price increases above a certain level, known as the box size. Conversely, an O is plotted when the price falls below that level. The box size is the minimum price movement required for a new column to be added to the chart. The point and figure chart are read by looking for patterns of X's and O's. A series of consecutive X's indicates an uptrend, while a series of consecutive Os indicates a downtrend. The number of Xs or O's in a column before a new column is added is known as the reversal amount. Support and resistance levels can also be identified by analyzing the chart. Support levels are identified as areas where the price has difficulty falling below, while resistance levels are identified as areas where the price has difficulty rising above. Traders can also use point and figure charts to set price targets and stop-loss levels. The price target is the level at which a trader expects the price to reach and the stop-loss is the level at which a trader exits a trade to limit their losses. In point and figure charting, a double top or double bottom is a chart pattern that is formed when a security's price reaches a high or low level twice and then falls back. This can be a sign of a trend reversal and could indicate a buying or selling opportunity. Another pattern is the triple top and triple bottom, which is similar to the double top and bottom but the security's price reaches the high or low level three times before reversing. It's worth noting that point and figure charting is a discretionary method of technical analysis, and it requires a certain level of experience and knowledge to correctly interpret the chart. It's more commonly used in stock trading, but it can also be applied to other securities such as futures and commodities.
NSE:NIFTYEducation
by pratik2358
Can I Learn Forex On My Own?A question that is frequently asked is "Can I Learn Forex On My Own?". Like any other ability, learning how to trade currencies can be self-taught through books, the internet, and practise. The learning process can be substantially accelerated and your chances of success increased, though, by having a mentor. You can discover when learning to trade independently that you are lacking crucial knowledge or have inaccurate beliefs about specific trading tactics. A mentor can offer direction and explanation, clearing up any misunderstandings and bridging any knowledge gaps. A mentor can also offer insightful criticism on your choices and assist you in recognising and breaking any negative habits you may have formed. A mentor might also introduce you to fresh techniques and equipment that you might not have found on your own. Expert traders can assist you avoid the common blunders that inexperienced traders frequently make because they have a lot of information and experience to draw from. Additionally, a mentor can act as a sounding board—someone you can talk to about your analysis and breakdowns, and receive a second view from. They can help you discover areas that need improvement and provide a strategy for doing so. Instead of having to learn everything on your own, it is far faster to learn from someone who has previously gone through the process and has the necessary information and expertise. The accountability element is another advantage of having a mentor. Having a mentor can improve your motivation to succeed and hold you responsible for your actions since you have someone to answer to. Having a mentor can significantly shorten the learning curve and improve your chances of success, even though it is possible to study FX trading on your own. A mentor can offer insightful advice, criticism, and encouragement that will speed up your progress and help you avoid frequent pitfalls. The two main ingredients for success in any endeavour are accountability and motivation, both of which mentorship may assist with.
BITSTAMP:BTCUSDEducation
by opes_trading_group
📈 What Are the 10 Fatal Mistakes Traders Make 📉Trading is exciting. Trading is hard. Trading is extremely hard. Some say that it takes more than 10,000 hours to master. Others believe that trading is the way to quick riches. They might be both wrong. It is important to know that no matter how experienced you are, mistakes will be part of the trading process. That’s why you should be prepared to expect them and if possible not make them. Easier said than done you would say and you will be completely right. That is why I have compiled a list of trading mistakes that you should be trying to avoid. Real-life trading will show you how “easy” that could be. 1) Trading without having a predefined trading plan The first fatal trading mistake that traders make is trading with no plan. Having a written predefined trading plan will help you for two reasons. Trading depends on several aspects, which include the situation in the markets around the world, the status of overseas markets, the status of index futures such as Nasdaq 100 exchange-traded funds. Considering index futures is a wise option for evaluating the overall market conditions. Make a to-do list and build a habit of researching the market before calling your shots. This will not only keep you from taking unnecessary risks, but it will also minimize your chances of losing money. 2) Over-leveraging Over-leveraging is the second mistake of “what are the 10 fatal mistakes traders make”. Over-leveraging is a two-edged sword. In a winning streak, it could be your best friend, but when the trend changes, it becomes the greatest enemy. Recent talks about banning leverage higher than 1:50 for experienced and 1:25 for new traders in the UK have been a result of a lot of traders losing their money too fast. Whether it will happen next year or not is a matter of time for us to see. This is good news for most inexperienced traders because it will somehow limit their exposure. It will allow them to follow their money management rules easier. For greedier and more impatient traders, this is terrible news. Fortunately, this might lead to a better result in their performance in the long term, as well. Over-leveraging is a dangerous way to believe you can make more money quicker. A lot of traders are misled into this way of thinking and end up losing all their money in a short period of time. Some brokers are offering insane amounts of leverage (like 1:2000) that can lead to nothing more than oblivion. Therefore, one needs to be extremely careful when selecting those levels and the brokers that represent them. That’s why diversification among different brokers is probably the best strategy. 3) Staying glued to the screen a) Set entry rules Computer systems are more effective for the purpose of trading because they don’t have feelings about the things that go into the trading environment and they are neither emotionally attached to the factors that are in one way or the other related to trading. Moreover, computers are capable of doing more at a time as compared to mechanical traders. This is one of the several reasons that more than 50% of all trades that occur on the New York Stock Exchange are computer-program generated. A typical entry rule could be put in a sentence like this: “If signal A fires and there is a minimum target at least three times as great as my stop loss and we are at support, then buy X contracts or shares here.” Computers are more rational when it comes to taking quick decisions following a set of rules. No matter how experienced traders are, sometimes they tend to be hesitating in taking a decision no matter what their rules state. b) Set exit rules Normally, traders put 90% of their efforts into looking for buy signals, but they never pay attention to when to exit. At times, it is difficult to close a losing trade, but it is definitely wiser to take a small loss and continue looking for a new opportunity. Professional traders lose a lot of trades each day, but they manage their money and limit their losses, which leads to a profitable trading statement for them. Prior to entering a trade, you should be aware of your exits. There are at least two for every trade. First, where is your stop loss if the trade goes against you? This level must be written down. Mental stops don’t count. The second level is your profit target. Once you reach there, sell a portion of your trade and you can move your stop loss on the rest of your position to break even if you wish. As discussed above, never risk more than a set percentage of your portfolio on any trade. 4) Trying to get even or being too impatient What are the 10 fatal mistakes traders make? Rule number 4 is patience. Patience in FOREX trading eventually pays off as it allows you to sit back a bit and wait for the right trading setup. Most traders are too eager to jump in and trade whenever any opportunity arises. This is probably due to our human nature and the eagerness to make a “quick buck”. But if there is one thing that ensures a high probability of winning, it is having the patience to grasp all the necessary information before you trade. This apparently will take time as there are many factors involved in it, such as the forming of trends, trend corrections, highs, and lows. Impatience to look at these matters could result in loss of money. It could be helpful sometimes to take a break and allow oneself to have the time to look at the bigger picture, instead of focusing too much on one aspect. Remember that a single transaction might resonate in a series of future losses if executed at the wrong moment. It takes time and patience to wait for the market correction before you commit to a trade. BUT IT TAKES TIME…Some traders fail to realize that being successful will take time. They often fall prey to their own impatience in the hope of earning fast money. It could be a rough environment, and charts might be hard to read, so it is wise at times to step back in order to avoid costly mistakes. Don’t rush things out, or try to enter a trade at all costs by just following your gut. The market could be quite tricky and often does send out the wrong signals. Wait patiently for the best opportunities to align themselves and then act mercilessly. 5) Ignoring the trend “The trend is my friend“- another cliche sentence, which has helped me stay on the right side of the market for as long as I am a trader. If you think about trading the way I do, it could be a boring business, but at least one that makes money. I am not really interested in quick returns. I am not interested in penny stocks. I am not interested in the most popular trades that everyone is talking about. I like to do my own analysis. The more boring a trade looks, the better for me the trade is. Always consider the trend before placing the trade! 6) Having a bullish/bearish bias Folk wisdom says that if you throw a frog in boiling water, it will promptly jump out of it. But if you put the frog in lukewarm water and then slowly heat the water, by the time the frog realizes that the water has become boiling, it will already be too late. Studies of decision-making have proven that people are more likely to accept ethical lapses when they occur in several small steps than when they occur in one large leap. This statement also explains nicely the unfortunate process of unprofitable trading. Once you are in a losing position, you don’t realize if it slowly accumulates into a big loss. You have your own bias and it might lead you into obscurity. That is why one of the most important elements of successful trading is objectivity. It is also one of the hardest elements of mastering the field of trading. Inattentional blindness is definitely not helpful to human psychology and when it comes to trading, it could be detrimental. 7) Little preparation or lack of strategy Make sure that you close any unnecessary programs on your computer and reboot your computer before the day begins, this refreshes the cache and resident memory (RAM). Several trading systems allow you to set up the environment according to your needs, set it up in a way that allows for minimal distractions and helps you keep an eye on each in and out, alongside. Keep in mind that a flaw in the trading system can be costly. Make sure you have valid proof that your trading strategy does return positive results on a consistent basis. Do not rush into trading before that. 8) Being too emotional Trading the markets is like stepping into a battlefield- you need to be emotionally and psychologically prepared before entering the field, otherwise, you are stepping into a war zone without a sword in your hand. Make sure you have checked three things before you start trading: 1)you are calm, 2)you had a good night’s sleep, and 3) you are up for a challenge. Having a positive attitude towards trading is extremely crucial. If you are angry, preoccupied, or hung over then you are at a bigger risk of losing. Make sure you are completely relaxed before you step into the market, even if you have to take yoga classes, it is totally worth it. 9) Lacking money management skills Rule number 9 of the “What are the 10 fatal mistakes traders make” list is money management. Risking between 1% to 2% of your portfolio on a single trade is the best way to go. Even if you lose while betting on that amount you will be capable enough to trade some other day and make up for your losses. The amount of risk a trader can take is the amount he thinks he will be able to get back the next day. It is a wise option to start with a smaller amount and slowly and gradually increase the percentage. You can come back to point number 2 “Over-leveraging” and read it again. Having the right money management skills is probably one of the most important traits of a profitable trader. And of course- it is one of the most common mistakes among the losing traders. 10) Lack of record keeping Keeping records is key to being successful at trading. If you win a trade, you should note down the efforts and the reasons that pulled you towards the trade. If you lose a trade, you should keep a record of why that happened in order to avoid making the same mistakes in the future. Note down details such as targets, the exit, and entry of each trade, the time, support and resistance levels, daily opening range, market open and close for the day, and record comments about why you made the trade and lessons learned. You should save your trading records so that you can go back and analyze the profit or loss for a particular system, draw-downs (which are amounts lost per trade using a trading system), average time per trade (in order to calculate trade efficiency), and other important factors. Remember, this is a serious business and you are the accountant. CONCLUSION: What are the 10 fatal mistakes traders make?? Successful paper trading does not ensure that you will have success when you start trading real money and emotions come into play. Successful paper trading does give the trader confidence that the system they are going to use actually works. Deciding on a system is less important than gaining enough skills so that you are able to make trades without second-guessing or doubting the decision. There is no way to guarantee that a trade will return profits. This is the actual beauty of trading and being consistent is based on a trader’s skill set and his/her eagerness to improve. Keep in mind winning without losing does not exist in the world of trading. Professional traders know that the odds are in their favor before entering a trade. It is a continuous process of making more profits and cutting down losses which might not ensure a win every time, but it wins the war. Traders or investors who don’t believe in this adage are more viable to making losses. Traders who win consistently treat trading as a business. While it’s not a guarantee that you will make money, having a plan is crucial if you want to become consistently successful and survive in the trading battle.
Education
by FOREXN1
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