The Parabolic SAR (Stop And Reverse) is the brainchild of J. Welles Wilder who also invented the RSI indicator. It is a versatile trading indicator with unique properties. In this trading guide, you’ll learn how the Parabolic SAR through several trading strategies. Guide Overview Introduction to Parabolic SAR How To Calculate The Intuition Behind Parabolic […]
Trading the Bollinger Band Squeeze
This Bollinger Bands tutorial introduces the Bollinger Squeeze trading strategy. John Bollinger designed the Bollinger Band Squeeze as a way to profit from markets that are poised to break out of a consolidation area. This innovative tactic uses not just Bollinger Bands but also a related metric called Band Width. To get an in-depth understanding of the […]
The Complete Breakaway Gap Trading Guide
Gaps, or windows, are a vital feature on charts that show up in daily (and above) price charts. These gaping holes in your chart are the result of extreme supply and demand imbalances. And the gap pattern with the best reward-to-risk ratio is the breakaway gap. As a swing trader, you cannot ignore gaps. Gaps […]
MACD Basic Trading Setup (With 6 Detailed Examples)
Gerald Appel’s Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) is a standard indicator that you’ll find in every technical analysis package. While there are many sophisticated MACD trading strategies, it’s best to start with a basic approach. In this tutorial, you’ll learn to appreciate how the MACD works by examining a basic MACD trade strategy Gerald Appel […]
Piercing Line Candlestick Trading Guide With Chart Examples
The Piercing Line is a dramatic candlestick pattern. This bullish formation packs two formidable price action concepts: climax and reversal. Here, you’ll learn this superb candlestick pattern through three detailed charts. But first, let’s run through a short primer on the Piercing Line candlestick pattern. How To Identify The Piercing Line Candlestick Pattern The Piercing […]
3-Step Pullback Trading Method
This 3-step method for trading pullbacks comes from Richard Deutsch’s excellent Udemy course. It uses the Keltner Channel to identify trend momentum and tradeable pullbacks. From there, it relies on price action to select the best pullbacks for entering the market. Note: I’ve interpreted the source material with my observations to form the trading rules […]
