Today, I'm excited to introduce you to two effective trading strategies designed for Renko charts. Renko charts, unlike traditional Japanese candlestick charts, focus solely on price movements, offering traders a unique perspective on market trends and opportunities. Before diving into the strategies, let's first understand the basics of Renko charts and how they...
An update from the last summary: Stating the obvious but the recurring pattern did not play out. This was a painful past couple of days but some realizations that I will walk through here for anyone who may be on a similar journey or realizations. “Buy high and sell low” or “buy support and sell resistance” are simple words to speak, to walk through in back...
Repeatable patterns. Something to watch on the 25 tick / 15 minute Renko chart for CL. This first image is late January. I’ve marked some areas of interest and where we could be in the pattern and something to watch. This is from today’s price action. Pay close attention to the action of the indicators between the two highlighted periods of time.
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This is a current view of CL and some details on the consolidation that is showing up on the 50 and 25 tick charts. February resistance levels are getting tested again. The 10-tick short-term chart has shown some strength but now showing divergence as price hits the larger blocks resistance levels. 10-tick chart 25-tick chart 50-tick chart
Part 7: Some Examples of Analysis with Indicators First, let’s look at some of the key indicators that are included in the charts. Regardless of the brick size (10,25, or 50), all charts will have the same configuration. DEMA (12-period and 20-period) : These moving averages are designed to react more quickly to price changes than a traditional simple...
Part 6: How to Incorporate a Stop/Loss Strategy Incorporating stop-loss strategies into trading using Renko charts and options involves careful consideration of market dynamics, the specific characteristics of options trading, and the unique aspects of Renko charts. Here are some approaches tailored to this trading strategy: 1. Setting Stop Losses Based on...
Part 5: Devising a Strategy Based on Buying Calls/Puts When trading crude oil (CL) using options like puts or calls, the strategy involving Renko charts and pattern recognition can be finely tuned for option trading. The choice between puts and calls will depend on the identified trend and pattern signals across the three brick sizes. Here are scenarios that...
Part 4: Incorporating Patterns with Strategy Incorporating pattern recognition into a trading strategy using three different brick sizes for Renko charts can enhance decision-making by providing multiple perspectives on market momentum and trend reversals. Applying this to the WTI (CL) market, using short-term, medium-term, and long-term views with different...
Part 3: Patterns in Renko Charts Renko charts, like other charting methods, have identifiable patterns that traders look for as indicators of potential market movements. These patterns are appreciated for their simplicity and effectiveness in highlighting trends and reversals without the noise of minor price movements. Here are some common patterns observed in...
Part 2: Devising a Strategy with Renko Devising a trading strategy using Renko charts with three different brick sizes for the same market, like crude oil, and analyzing them on the same time scale can provide insights into market trends and momentum at various levels. The following is one of many possible approaches: 1. Choose Brick Sizes Select three...
Today we continue our deep dive into support and resistance levels and explore how traders can effectively utilize Renko charts and Donchian channels to identify these price zones. Renko charts, known for their simplicity and ability to filter out market noise, provide a unique perspective on price movement. We'll discuss how Renko charts work and demonstrate...
The Renko chart is a potent tool that has grown in favor among technical analysts. Renko charts, which are derived from the Japanese word "renga," which means brick, offer a distinctive viewpoint on price action by ignoring the concept of time and concentrating only on price changes. This publication will explore the idea of Renko charts, explain how they're made,...
Elliott Wave Theory is a popular technical analysis tool used by traders to predict market patterns and trends. Developed by Ralph Nelson Elliott in the 1930s, this method is based on the idea that financial markets move in repetitive cycles or waves. In this comprehensive guide, we will discuss the fundamentals of Elliott Wave Theory and explore how Renko charts...
This is not a chart reading - and i'll keep it super short ... this is just a quick reminder that we have many powerful tools that we can use to enhance our analysis and trading outcomes.. too many that we sometimes forget to use them. The above chart shows a great example of that .. I was going thru the daily analysis and thought i should share this note with...
Incorporating a timeframe into the Renko Strategy The Renko charts on Trading view with the plan that I'm enrolled in will allow for a Renko chart's timeframe from 1 minute to 1 day or longer. Although Renko charts are supposed to factor out time, a timeframe is still used to 'set' the block which is an important concept to the trading strategy When publishing...
Weekly candlestick Linear Regression indicator x3 with STD set to 1, 2, and 3 respectively. I set the color gradient to 25% on 1, 15% on 2, and 5% on 1 to differentiate the color. On the weekly charts, I set the lookback period to 45 for 45 weeks Pivots (standard pivots) on a Yearly timeframe x2. One set to 'traditional' and one set to 'camarilla' (I'll cover...
I recently attended a talk by Stephen Hoad on behalf of the STA for the CISI, where he discussed his use of Renko charts. Well, it piqued my interest and I decided to take a closer look myself. Renko charts were invented in Japan, they ignore time and just use price changes that meet a minimum requirement, which to my mind sounds exactly like Point & Figure...