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THE BEAUTIFUL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CHART PATTERNSBefore I get into this it is important that you know the points A and B are not valid wave tags but are only on the chart for illustrative purposes. When I first got into the markets, I found myself sticking to a bias based on any first sign or pattern I found on the chart. The beginning of my forex journey is a story full of losses and blowing of accounts. But that is a story for another day. As time went on I observed and realized that the market is dynamic and hence different patterns develop as time proceeds and most time these patterns interact with each other. Since this revelation, I've been able to effectively know when to exit a trade and when it's safe to hold a position until it hits my target. Citing an example above with the CADCHF. I took a short trade from point A about two weeks ago following the rejection of the upper weekly trendline and a break of a lower timeframe ascending channel. Riding to point B I realized I was approaching an area which has previously served as support and is in confluence with a lower daily trendline yet to be confirmed . But I decided to hold on bearing in mind that there was a possibility to break those barriers at the time. As you can see price bounced from Point B and naturally one would panic and dump their position, but not if you know your stuff. Instead of leaving I moved my stop loss right above the suppl zone as you can see on the chart because a break above that would indicate a move to the upside. Observe how price rejected that level and formed a right shoulder right at the supply zone showing that the market wants to move lower. This is how I effectively manage all my position- constant analysis to check for confirmation and invalidation levels. This is how every trader should treat their positions...with care and attention :) Hope you all take something out of this.
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by dtonysav
30% WIN RATIO AND STILL PROFITABLE?-Trading psychology and Risk Hello traders! -READ THIS DESCRIPTION FOR MORE INFORMATION! -This tutorial is for people who are struggling with RISK MANAGEMENT and MONEY MANAGEMENT. In this tutorial i will show you how to be profitable with 30% ratio. But first i will explain you what is risk and reward. -Risk is amount of money or percentage what are you willing to risk(lose). -Reward is amount of money or percentage that you want to achieve. When you decide to start trading or you are already trading but still struggling with risk and money management you should follow my advice to improve your trading. I will give you few things to consider when you are trading forex markets. I will give you 4 tips to follow to become more profitable: 1.Don't risk more than 3% of your total capital! -Lets say you have 1000$ account and you want to start trading,you decide to risk 3% of your capital and that is 30$ with risk reward ratio 1:1 and you won 6 trades,you made +30$ of total profit.You have 60% win rate and you made only 3% of total return.WHY?I will explain in next paragraph! 2.Focus on RISK REWARD RATIO! -With proper RISK REWARD RATIO you can win more % and more money while you have less than 60% win rate,let me explain! Lets say you have 1000$ on your account and you decide to enter a trade.You are willing to risk 3% of your total capital BUT now your RISK REWARD RATIO is 1:3 What that means? That means that you are risking 3% to make 9% and with even lower win ratio you can be still profitable,you can survive this long term game! -Lets say you have 60% win ratio like in previous situation but with 1:3 RISK REWARD RATIO.You won 6 trades and lose 4 BUT you lost 4% and you make 18% and at the end that is +12% of total return on your capital.You see same win ratio percentage but with way more better results than with 1:1 RISK REWARD RATIO! -You lost 40$(4% of total account balance) and you win 180$(18% of total account balance). -You put stop loss lets say 50 pips and you put take profit at 150 pips for example. 3.Let winners run and cut your losses at proper time! -Lets say you put your stop loss 100 pips above you sell order and the price went strong bullish and you see that the price will hit your stop loss but you hope that trend will reverse or something like that,...Don't do that! WHY? In trading you should be aware that your emotions will affect your final results! -When trading you will feel lot of different emotions such as;fear,joy,hope,greed,impatience and so on. Let me explain something about that emotions for you! -FEAR-You face fear in few situations,first situation is when your trade is in profit but you have fear of losing that trade and you close with few pips in profit instead letting it run until profit target,...Second situation where you face fear is when you put too much orders of same pair and all pairs went in negative direction. -ADVICE FOR YOU:Risk amount that you can cover with win trades,lets say risk 1 to get 3 and if you lose 3 trades you will cover your loses with that one trade and do not open to much same positions! -JOY;Joy is good in life but in trading can be very very bad!WHY??? Lets say you won 3 trades in the row and now you feel very happy and you think that you are master of trading now,...In next trade you decide to put bigger lot and you lose that trade,What now? In one trade you lost all your profit from your previous win trades or even more! -ADVICE FOR YOU:Sometimes you will win sometimes you will lose but that is part of the game,it is okay to celebrate your wins but you need to be aware that loses are part of the game too.Also when you win some trades do not increase your lot to much because you think you are now master of forex. -HOPE;It is good to have hope in life(health,health of your family) but in trading hope can erase you all account balance!HOW? -Lets say you put trade and you see that trade is going in wrong direction and you know that price will hit your stop loss but you HOPE that trend is going to change somehow but at the end you ended up with loss,and you known that you are going to lose and you did not cut off that trade because of HOPE! -ADVICE FOR YOU;Cut off your losing trades and let your winners run! -GREED;Remember this;BEARS WIN,BULLS WIN BUT PIGS ALWAYS GET SLAUGHTERED!-What that means?Pigs are greedy and greed will destroy your confidence and your account balance. -ADVICE FOR YOU;Let your winners run and don not be greedy when you see little profit and you decide to close the trade,do not over trade,if you have bad day,you have more loses than wins,do not trade more because all you want is profit.You will have new opportunity tomorrow! -IMPATIENCE:Impatience is big enemy of traders!Always be patient and disciplined about your trading! 4. 30% AND STILL PROFITABLE?-Do not focus on money focus on % -I will show you simple formula how to calculate your RISK REWARD RATIO and this is how it goes; -1:3 risk reward ratio with 30% win rate, so you have 7 loses and 3 wins if you take 10 trades. = -7x1+3x3 = -7+9 = +2% I will explain you why is like this; -You lose 7 trades and per every trade you lose 1% so you lost 7 trades and that is 7% -You won just 3 trades BUT with 1:3 risk reward you get for every win 3% in return so that is 3x3=9% At the end you ended up with +2% in profit with just 30% win rate! Lets do another example but with 1:4 RISK REWARD RATIO -1:4 risk reward ratio with 30% win rate,you lose 7 and you win 3 if you take 10 trades. = -7x1+3x4 = -7+12 = +5% -Look at this now 30% win rate and you are still profitable! -With 1:4 risk reward ratio you can lose 7 trades and win JUST 3 trades and you are still profitable! -You lose 7(-7x1 ) trades but for every trade that you lose,you lose 1% and for every win trade you win 4% in return so that is 3x4=12 -At the end you ended up with +5% in profit with just 30% win ratio! 5.CONCLUSION At the end i will tell you what you need to learn from this; -Don not risk more than 3% -Focus on RISK REWARD RATIO -Do not let emotions ruin your trading -Do not focus on money focus on %(total return at the end of trade) THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR READING THIS TUTORIAL ABOUT TRADING PSYCHOLOGY! -If you like this content please support me with like and follow me for more new tutorials and analysis!
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by lCrn49
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BTCUSD: resistance resisted. The end for bulls?Hello guys and gerlz! Having successfully foreseen BTC bullish rally from 7Keks to 9Keks it is now my time to reconsider trading idea. I am only saying what I see from charts and nothing more. Following the dump #BTC has approach first S/R level being 8450 from where bulls stepped out strong. Price now is fighting for 8680 which pushes from above. What can I expect next?: Bullish scenario: If bulls break out 8680 I see good chances at least to test 8840. Any successful attempt to hold above this level make me think we go back to 9Keks pretty soon and higher onwards. Case 1 breakout happens from current price. No further liquidity probe is needed to make a shot. Case 2 breakout needs more power which sends price back towards 8470 level, i.e. the lower range of the zone. Eventually bulls break out targeting first 8840. Bearish scenario: Current support fails and price deeps down towards next buyer zone 8200 where new consolidation takes place. Please please please!!! DO NOT forget to comment and like my analysis, agree or disagree, regard to disregard! Action is better than no action! Appreciate it! Love you all! Trade safely!
BYBIT:BTCUSD.P
by rfelchuk
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Can LVS still go higher? Maybe, but headwinds are getting strongEARNINGS PREVIEW UPDATE: Las Vegas Sands had a banger of a year, returning 30+ % for people who got in before August 2K19. Dividends and margin improvement were mainly responsible since Macau sales have been declining. New infastructure investments will be completed this year in Macau and legalized sportsbetting in the USA should definitely beef up profits. But, With such a great year behind us can this rally continue? Earnings will be key here. Headwinds include the Coronavirus outbreak which will further hurt Macau sales going into Chinese holiday season, amazing returns last year, and most likely a shrinking dividend. Its competitiors all look like better value buys as well. /// % Growth TTM w/ Competitors www.tradingview.com /// Here for information puposes. Please comment any thoughts, biases, or opinions. Some Articles: www.nasdaq.com finance.yahoo.com www.benzinga.com
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by kingmidasLXIX
Figure "Cat Ears" A rare bear figure. BCN / BTC exampleAn example of this figure is on a BCN / BTC coin. A very rare figure, sometimes found in its various versions on altcoins. I have never met her on TOP 10 altcoins. This formation is generated by the fact that a major player (altcoin market maker) for a long time holds one price zone (usually this is the area where the main position was set) and all attempts to raise the price and reverse the trend fail. At one point, the strength and desire to keep this zone are running out and there is a breakthrough of the scalp level (zone of support of the figure). The Cat Ears shape is a bear formation. It arises only in a bear market and predicts a further decline in prices. Visually, it resembles a combination of the "Double Peak" and "Failed Cup" formations. The figure "Cat Ears" is named because of the apparent external resemblance to the ears of a cat. The figure is a rare, but reliable figure, and gives a clear price goal. The usual duration of the formation of the "Cat Ears" figure is from 10 to 60 days. This figure is very misleading in the sense that the presence of a horizontal cluster zone (“scalp”) gives a false impression that the price has reached very strong support. The left and right ears try to deceive the trader, making them believe that the price shows signs of strong interest of buyers. In fact, the return of the price to the scalp line (support) after the formation of the right ear is an indication that interest in purchases is short-term. ________________________________________ Phase shaping. "Cat ears" is formed of 6 phases: 1) Downtrend. Price is in a strong downtrend. 2) Pause . The price pauses for a while and fluctuates in sideways movement. 3) "Left ear. " The price shoots up, then quickly returns, forming the "left cat's ear". 4) The scalp . The price again fluctuates in lateral movement, forming a "cat scalp." 5) "The right ear. " Price fires a second shot, but returns again, forming the "right cat's ear." 6) Breakthrough. Continuation of the downtrend. The price breaks through the scalp line (support line) and the downtrend continues. _______________________________ Various formation options "Ears" left / right - can have different heights. The scalp line may be slightly above or below phase 2 (“pauses”). In most cases, this figure is formed during 6 phases, but in very rare cases it happens that phase 2 - “pause” is absent. Or vice versa, when phase 2 is very long and volatile, and it appears that the price is on the “reinforced concrete bottom”. But, then further formation of the “Cat Ears” figure - makes it clear that the downtrend will continue. All these variations of this figure have only one continuation - the resumption of a downtrend. _______________________________ Formation and volume change. As one would expect, during the formation of the “Cat Ears” figure, the volume is usually average or even at low values. Short-term volume increases may occur at the tops of the left and right “ears”. The lowest volume is observed in the "scalp" phase (between the "Ears"). Penetration of the Scalp support line can occur with a high volume, and any attempt to roll back to the scalp line is usually accompanied by a low volume. Often, volume surges can be observed at the beginning of phase 2 and at the lower points of the left ear. There are sometimes cases when the volume on the right “ear” is higher than on the left. This is due to the fact that when the price returns to the scalp line after the formation of the right ear, there are many traders who bought at the last local peak and suffer losses. Roughly speaking, traders who believe in growth are trying to get out of position. Thus, the increased volume on the right “ear” may be similar to the behavior of the volumes in other cases, when the crowd is also trapped at the top. In the case of the “Cat Ears” figure, the price has already tried twice to go up (left and right “ears”), but could not do this and returned to the scalp line (support). If the price then falls below this line, negative technical factors will appear that will trigger panic sales. The downtrend will continue. It should be noted that the behavior of volumes is not significant for this figure, except in special cases, since the figure itself is a fairly strong bearish signal. ___________________________________ Setting target when working with a figure. After breaking through the support on the scalp line, we can expect a decrease in height in percent from the top of the Ear to the level of the Scalp. It is also important if the price is being traded in your favor, and according to the plan you should already fix the profit, then it is advisable to stay in position while you get additional profit instead of the planned one. But always remember - greed begets poverty.
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by SpartaBTC
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EurJpy bearish divergence, sell approaching set up .Eurjpy looks to be in an ideal sell set up looking at divergence, resistance zone plus trend line we can hope that it drops to tp 1 and 2 indicated by the green dotted line. This also fits in nicely with our chfjpy sell that we have active. And just to touch on that be patient guys its normal for this to happen possibly a sl hunt by the bigger players, we just need to be patient. But be sure to stick to your risk management as that is the most important. Today is my Bday so im going out, hope yall have a wonderful day. Dev.
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by Dev5777
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