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Jan 2, 2022 8 tweets 3 min read Read on X
This thread is about the technical setups I use day in/out to trade the markets📒

1⃣Wedge break (WB)
2⃣Wedge break pullback (WBPB)
3⃣Breakout Retest short (BORS)
4⃣Breakout Retest Long (BORL)
5⃣Breakout 10ema PB (BO10PB)
6⃣Breakout 21ema PB (BO21PB)

That's my playbook 👇
1⃣ Wedge break (WB)
Price forming a orderly pullback contained by a down trend line (DTL)

I buy on the DTL breakout ideally on higher than avrg. volume Image
2⃣ Wedge break pullback (WBPB)
After the WB, you often have a pullback to the kma's (10/21), we then find support and follow through on the upside.

I usually buy on the intraday WB (15min/1 hour) Image
3⃣ Breakout Retest short (BORS)
After a base breakout, the BORS takes place when price comes back testing the BO pivot within a couple days only.

I buy the bullish candle on the retest. Image
4⃣ Breakout Retest Long (BORL)
Sometimes we breakout with a lot of strength, but we pullback during a couple weeks back to the BO level in a wedge pattern.

I either buy the BO pivot retest OR the wedge breakout Image
5⃣ Breakout 10ema PB (BO10PB)
When the breakout is powerful & buying pressure is sustained, we don't always get a BO level retest. In that case we might only get a pullback to the 10dma.

I buy the intraday wedge break or tight action at the ema. Image
6⃣ Breakout 21ema PB (BO21PB)
Just like the BO10PB, we often retrace to the 21dma after the breakout. Gives a good low risk entry. Image
➕ BONUS : SECOND ENTRY (SE)
Try a first time to bounce of level, retrace back to it and bounce higher & on higher volume (higher low).

If you see that bonus price action at key levels (KMA's & pivots), it indicates that buying pressure in really building up. It's super bullish Image

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