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A focus on the importance of support and resistance levels

Support and resistance levels are the lost art of trading any market. In using support and resistance zones, I also use various MA's (Moving Averages) to assist me in finding the perfect entry. Now no trading strategy is completely waterproof. The market will act and react however it wants to, and a multitude of factors can drastically alter price action so take this advice at your own risk. I'm looking to provide a series of videos to assist me in providing this information in a more clear and more concise manner. Support is a zone at the bottom of a trend or series of trends that acts as a trampoline, or (support) to the upside. Resistance acts as a ceiling, or (resistance) that favors movements to the downside. Draw these zones using either a rectangle on higher timeframes or two horizontal lines. There's not a single price that can act as either support or resistance. To create a larger margin of error, we use these zones. These zones usually make up anywhere from 20-30 pips, depending on the symbol in question. Use the MA's to show you where the trend is heading. Bring in other factors such as market sentiment, geopolitics, economic statistics, news breaks, and anything else that can act as confluence in determining where the market may go next. I use anywhere from 3 to 5 levels of confluence before I even think about entering the market. NEVER impulse trade. I also suggest never trading pre-news. When a red folder news event occurs, the market can shake, or "whipsaw" causing price action to rubberband in either direction. These moves are aimed to close retail traders' accounts, and the market wants nothing more than to take your money.

More to come in a future idea - stay tuned.

Happy trading, and as always, use responsible risk management when trading any financial market.

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