Waiting for a daily close above the resistance by 3% margin is a trading tactic Edwards & Magee discussed in their book Technical Analysis of Stock Trends.
For some of you this might be a too late entry. Remember that trading tactics can be different for each trader/investor.
As there is no perfect stop-loss placement, there is also no perfect entry condition. Sometimes you can miss the breakouts due to gap openings. I'm sure many of you managed to position well into this H&S continuation breakout.
There are several ways to trade a chart pattern. From anticipatory positions before the breakout to buying during re-test after a breakout...
However, there is only one way to identify a text-book classical chart pattern. This one was a H&S continuation.
Edwards and Magee discussed the H&S continuation chart pattern with this example from 1930s.
Similar H&S continuation chart patterns in play. #EUROPE
I will write a couple of points on #VOLUME. It's a #THREAD. I get a lot of questions regarding volume confirmation on chart patterns. Here is my story with volume as a supporting indicator.
I learned #technicalanalysis and charting with the default chart setup of volume at the bottom of each chart. I know how to read volume with price charts.
Around the subprime mortgage crisis and the financial meltdown, I was managing the largest fund in AUM in the UAE and a sizable one in the MENA.
Trying to pick tops and bottoms in a trend is a low probability event.
Identifying an existing trend and trying to capture the trend periods is a high probability event.
First you are going in the direction of the existing trend. There is momentum in your favor.
Second, you have "better" levels of stop placement incase you are wrong.
Better meaning, levels that are actually recognized by market participants as they are formed by the battle (supply & demand) during their transactions.
$BTC One last comment on this: Unless you are quick to reverse position, do not trade the breakdown from the recent #symmetricaltriangle looking consolidation. Given that we are very close to the apex, it will not behave according to text-book. (1)
So what should you look for? What is the sweet spot?
I will look for: If breakdown from consolidation, a possible sell-off and a reversal candlestick around 30K. A doji, hammer, bullish engulfing? If I see one of those I will weigh the possibility of a bear trap. (2)
If there is a bear trap, given that we are still above the year-long average, that will offer a great entry with a stop below whatever the reversal candlestick can form (BIG IF). Treat with care. We are already few steps away from current conditions. (3)
Reminder: Not all pattern breakouts will challenge you. Some will and some will rally to price target. The ones that will challenge you are unavoidable. Your main motivations should be to cut losses on the failed ones and try to capture the most in rallying ones.
In a strong market environment, you win rate can be ıncreased by focusing on bullish chart patterns. But that's it. The metric that you can control and will make the difference for you will be $ amount you make/$ amount you lose on average.
Given that there are so many moving parts and uncertainties involved, my suggestion is to simplify your trade identification and focus on select few patterns that you are comfortable trading.
Btw, when I was managing funds in MENA, I was trading Saudi Arabia (bigger and liquid part of any MENA fund) and that was adding my work days to 6.
I feel for #cryptocurrency traders. You need some time to unwind, think, read & study. 7 days a week... come on.
For #cryptocurrency traders out there that are still in front of charts on a weekend, here are some updates for you, some well-defined ranges on select few:
$BTCUSD Rising wedge is still in play. 43K can become the target as a breakdown from wedge can retrace back to the beginning of wedge.
Edwards & Magee discussed H&S acting as a continuation chart pattern with a 1936 example. Somewhere in between, new smart authors, thought new generation chartists that H&S can only form as a top or bottom reversal. WRONG.