Mark Fisher introduced the moving average fake-out trading setup in his book, “The Logical Trader“. This trading strategy uses moving averages to find false counter-trend moves (fake-outs). As Mark Fisher mentioned, you can use this concept to enter a trading position or a trading bias. The moving averages in this strategy do not use the […]
Three-Bar Inside Bar Pattern
Johnan Prathap introduced the three-bar inside bar pattern in the March 2012 issue of Technical Analysis of Stocks and Commodities. Essentially, this trading setup enhances the standard inside bar break-out trade by adding a trend context and a follow-through confirmation. Read more: Inside Bar Trap – Hikkake Trading Trading Rules For Three-Bar Inside Bar Long Trade […]
Candlestick Patterns With A Moving Average
Candlestick patterns have little value without the right trend context. Hence, a popular trading setup uses candlestick patterns with a moving average. The moving average provides a simple way to find the trend context. This review assumes a basic understanding of candlestick patterns. Look at the Encyclopedia of Candlestick Charts (Wiley Trading) by Thomas Bulkowski for a solid […]
Jjrvat’s Price Action Trading
This is a scalping trade approach imparted by jjrvat on the Elite Trader forum. This is an approach and not a setup per se. You can define the setup yourself once you “get it”. This forum thread by jjrvat has influenced me deeply in understanding price action. The basic idea here is to have a […]
Trading the Bollinger Bands (Squeeze)
Bollinger Squeeze is a trade setup by John Bollinger, using his very own Bollinger Bands. Bollinger Bands is a channel formed by two vertically displaced moving averages: one displaced upwards by two standard deviations and one displaced downwards by two standard deviations. The typical parameters refer to a simple moving average and standard deviation based […]
Moving Average Channel Day Trade
This day trading setup by Jake Bernstein uses a moving average channel to figure out trend and key support and resistance levels. For our review, we will build a moving average channel with a 20-period SMA of highs and lows. (Read: Displaced Moving Average Channel Trading Strategy) Trading Rules – Moving Average Channel Day Trade Long Day […]
