DislikedAnd looking at the longer term chart might tell a story like this. Once you understand 'your' story of price movement, you can use that define your the positions you are willing to take, based and what you expect price to do.
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DislikedAnd looking at the longer term chart might tell a story like this. Once you understand 'your' story of price movement, you can use that define your the positions you are willing to take, based and what you expect price to do.
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Dislikedso to play this would you get long on break of wedge? or break and retest of 82442?Ignored
DislikedOptions are not trades. Just an anticipation of how price might move. If it does not, no problem. However, if price ends up behaving in the way you expected, then it allows you to look for an entry (on a lower time frame usually).Ignored
Dislikedso the falling wedge was just a speculation trade we would just have bought at market? not wait for retrace to support again?Ignored
DislikedThe Falling Wedge Pattern was not Speculation
Being able to identify Pattern set ups takes a lot of guess work out of trading being able to see set ups and direction for trades
Naked Chart
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Trading is catching a move, not 100% of the move but part of the move. Trying to catch the whole move will get you into false break outs and Stop Loss hits.
The idea was:
1) I posted a chart pattern
2) I waited for Pattern to confirm
3) Entered knowing: A) Why I got in B) Knowing...Ignored