I am on vacation this week. See you later. 
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Here is my setup dedicated to immediate counter-trend moves (my favorite setup), based on price extremes.
The gray and green GMMAs are wide apart, and the price action is vertical. You need a reaction level to sell. In terms of price action, there was no swing high, but a superb H1 SSB.
I’m not a fan of projected Ichimoku 'flats' because you can find them everywhere, which makes them irrelevant. However, a 'flat' that has actually been touched—especially on H1, which is the 'royal' timeframe for intraday—is really solid.
I saw the move, but I didn't trade it: a 4-point spread before 9:00 AM is too much for me. Too bad. But the logic holds up: a great reaction timeframe, a level that was 'touched' rather than projected from out of nowhere, and above all, a good assessment of the price exhaustion (which isn't always easy to spot).
The gray and green GMMAs are wide apart, and the price action is vertical. You need a reaction level to sell. In terms of price action, there was no swing high, but a superb H1 SSB.
I’m not a fan of projected Ichimoku 'flats' because you can find them everywhere, which makes them irrelevant. However, a 'flat' that has actually been touched—especially on H1, which is the 'royal' timeframe for intraday—is really solid.
I saw the move, but I didn't trade it: a 4-point spread before 9:00 AM is too much for me. Too bad. But the logic holds up: a great reaction timeframe, a level that was 'touched' rather than projected from out of nowhere, and above all, a good assessment of the price exhaustion (which isn't always easy to spot).
Dax only.
A bit of counter-trend scalping on the immediate reaction. There were clear support levels for a bounce, accompanied by strong candles on M1. If M1 candles are small, it doesn't work: the price needs to expend a lot of energy to react sufficiently against a level; if it takes its time without getting exhausted, the reaction is likely to be weak. Edit: My usual daily goal of 200 points is almost reached (+187). I’m going to wait patiently for a good setup to pick up the remaining points. After that, I’m done for the day. {image}
Yesterday, I was scalping while following the CLASSICAL GMMA and Super Guppy trends
..... but not today 
!!Reminder: With Super Guppy, you enter in the direction of the Super Guppy trend, on a pullback, and ONLY if all the blue moving averages are clearly separated from one another. No overlapping allowed; otherwise, switch timeframes to find that specific setup.
(Super Guppy : post 459 )
Dax only.
{quote} Yesterday, I was scalping while following the CLASSICAL GMMA and Super Guppy trends
==> one dedicated to immediate counter-trend trading, which is the one explained in this thread.
==> and another for trend scalping using GMMA and Super Guppy. I’ve barely mentioned the latter because it doesn't involve Ichimoku (the main theme here).
I’m thinking about creating a dedicated thread for this trend setup since it performs well; I believe it could help traders who are still finding their way. At the very least, it could give them some ideas—which is also the goal of this current thread, by the way. This thread isn't a trading journal.
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- #468
- Apr 29, 2026 10:03am Apr 29, 2026 10:03am
- Joined Aug 2010 | Status: absolute beginner | 5,464 Posts
trading is like dancing, don't think and just listen to the music!
- #470
- Apr 29, 2026 11:25am Apr 29, 2026 11:25am
- Joined Aug 2010 | Status: absolute beginner | 5,464 Posts
{quote} H1 is the king of intraday. A clear M1 overshoot against a H1 level , and it's a no-brainer: you take the trade.
i learned a lot from "inthebox" thread about H1 and H4 engulfings, i can recommend, he is a specialist.
trading is like dancing, don't think and just listen to the music!
On my charts, there are two markers concerning the SMA 100:
the slope inversion threshold from 100 periods ago (-100),
and another from 90 periods ago (-90).
Why ==> Quite simply to anticipate where the SMA 100 slope inversion threshold will be 10 periods into the future. Will this threshold vary much? If so, how?
*Price has a very difficult time breaking through an SMA 100 that has a slope opposite to its own immediate movement.
*Checking timeframes from M1 to M5-M6 allows you to verify if the price is moving against the SMA 100. Most of the time, if it does, corrections will occur.
The goal is to add an edge to our trading using the GMMA x 5 (post 1): when they are bearish, and the SMA 100 is bearish—with the -100 and -90 inversion thresholds far from the current price—any sudden spike upward will be a high-probability sell setup. This is often a way to capture many points through multiple sell entries.
In any case: a price only reverses sustainably if its 1-minute SMA 100 changes slope. If this change is not possible, expect strong corrective moves or a ranging phase (accumulation).
So, the questions to ask yourself are:
Are the GMMA x 5 bullish or bearish across timeframes from M1 to M5?
Are SMA 100 bullish or bearish on M1? M2?... etc
It isn't necessary for every single indicator to align in the same direction, but you must understand what you are doing: if you buy a bearish excess onM1 while the overall GMMA x 5 and SMA 100 bias is bearish, you must use ashort Take Profit or Break Even, because you are trading in total counter-trend.
the slope inversion threshold from 100 periods ago (-100), and another from 90 periods ago (-90). Why ==> Quite simply to anticipate where the SMA 100 slope inversion threshold will be 10 periods into the future. Will this threshold vary much? If so, how?*Price has a very difficult time breaking through an SMA 100 that has a slope opposite to its own immediate movement.
*Checking timeframes from M1 to M5-M6 allows you to verify if the price is moving against the SMA 100. Most of the time, if it does, corrections will occur.
The goal is to add an edge to our trading using the GMMA x 5 (post 1): when they are bearish, and the SMA 100 is bearish—with the -100 and -90 inversion thresholds far from the current price—any sudden spike upward will be a high-probability sell setup. This is often a way to capture many points through multiple sell entries. In any case: a price only reverses sustainably if its 1-minute SMA 100 changes slope. If this change is not possible, expect strong corrective moves or a ranging phase (accumulation). So, the questions to ask yourself are: Are the GMMA x 5 bullish or bearish across timeframes from M1 to M5? Are SMA 100 bullish or bearish on M1? M2?... etcIt isn't necessary for every single indicator to align in the same direction, but you must understand what you are doing: if you buy a bearish excess onM1 while the overall GMMA x 5 and SMA 100 bias is bearish, you must use ashort Take Profit or Break Even, because you are trading in total counter-trend.
Dax only.
- #474
- Apr 30, 2026 7:56am Apr 30, 2026 7:56am
- Joined Aug 2010 | Status: absolute beginner | 5,464 Posts
trading is like dancing, don't think and just listen to the music!
- #476
- Last Post: May 2, 2026 2:43pm May 2, 2026 2:43pm
On my charts, there are two markers concerning the SMA 100:
