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LITECOIN 15M SCALPING STRATEGYIf Bitcoin is the gold of cryptocurrencies, then Litecoin is the silver of cryptocurrencies. The only indicators you need are the following: On Balance Volume or the OBV – The OBV indicator is based on the idea that both the volume and the price activity are equally important. In this regard, the OBV combines both price and volume to show you the total amount of money going in and out of the Litecoin. The main idea behind the On Balance Volume indicator is that the Litecoin price will follow where the volume flow is going, volume precedes price! So, if Litecoin price is moving up, we want to see the OBV indicator rising signaling an inflow of money. Conversely, if the Litecoin price is moving down, we want to see the OBV indicator falling indicating an outflow of funds. We’ll also plot a 20-day moving average which it will be used to differentiate between what is normal volume activity and what it’s abnormal trading activity. The use of the 20-day moving average can also signal how severe the change in Litecoin price trend may be. Step #1: Wait for the OBV indicator to enter into a prolonged period of consolidation at the bottom of the window. In other words, what we look for is for the OBV indicator to spend some time in “oversold” territory. Technically the OBV doesn’t show overbought and oversold conditions in the market but, we only use these terms to describe the OBV location on the chart. The On Balance Volume indicator as the name suggests shows the volume activity, and when we see the OBV consolidating, usually this means the market is in accumulation process. But what is accumulation? Very simple, accumulation is the buying up of cryptocurrencies by the professionals. The buying it’s usually done in a manner that doesn’t attract attention on the price chart which is the reason why we use the OBV indicator to spot when the institutional buying happens. Step #2: Wait for a breakout above the OBV consolidation zone. When the professionals accumulate a cryptocurrency, it will usually trade sideways. The OBV indicator is the best indicator to outline when Litecoin is being accumulated. These ranges are deliberately created by the smart money to use fear and panic to shake out weak holders so they can grab as much of the available cryptocurrency at the lowest price. When all the available supply of a cryptocurrency is exhausted, then the smart money will mark up the Litecoin price or any other cryptocurrency. This process can be best visualized on the OBV indicator when we have a breakout above the consolidation zone created. The OBV indicator performs better if it’s used in conjunction with other indicators as well as your own judgment and common sense which brings us to the next step of our Litecoin strategy. Step #3: Buy Litecoin when we close above the 20-day Moving Average. We’re going to use the 20-day moving average indicator to confirm the OBV readings further. After the OBV indicator breaks above its consolidation and right away the Litecoin price breaks and closes above the 20-day moving average, we initiate a buy order. Step #4: Hide the Protective Stop Loss below the most important support level. Knowing where to place your protective stop loss is as important as knowing when to enter the market. That’s the way you manage risk! The best strategy to apply in this case is to place your protective stop loss below the most recent support level. If the smart money were really behind this move than the support level should hold. Otherwise, a break below will invalidate our market view, and we better be out of the market than fighting a losing trade. Step #5: Take Profit when Litecoin price closes below the 20-day Moving Average We take profits at the first sign that the market is about to reverse. When the litecoin price breaks and closes below the 20-day Moving average, that’s the most appropriate moment we want to take profits. Use the same rules for a SELL trade – but in reverse.
BITFINEX:LTCUSD
by Tradingstrategyguides
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Reversal? Low Volume & Downtrend BUT ADX rising(-DI above +DI)..I would feel more confident if the ADX (black line) is above 20 but in a falling state. In this case it looks as if it increasing... My interpretation of Volume and Price: Volume Share Price Interpretation Decline Uptrend Bearish Decline Downtrend Bullish Increase Uptrend Bullish Increase Downtred Bearish What are your thoughts on GLBS ? How do you translate volume and price increase/decrease? If you have recommendations or tips - please, let me know below at the comment section. /Pat
NASDAQ:GLBS
by maga22
GBPUSD - Buy at 1.3765 and 1.3742, Stop 1.3711Against a background of bullish weekly signals for sentiment, CABLE continues to track the upper band of a rising daily Keltner channel. There was limited movement in this currency pair Tuesday but it is the buying of a modest profit taking dip that emphasises the underlying tone. Therefore, this morning’s call is Bullish fat 1.3765 but leaving room to also buy a 1.3742 dip, yesterday's low. The risk is 1.3711 with upside targets of 1.3800, 1.3836, Asia’s high, and towards 1.3878.
by alan3cA
Opening QQQ Sep 15 Bear Call Spreadwww.tradingview.com Although QQQ tends to go its own way at times, it feels like a pause with the broader market. On the Chart The price has broken a long term rally and the same on On Balance Volume w ema. Both price and OBV are spending more time below shorter averages. Note the divergence OBV down when price up and now price looking to follow the volume down. I outlined the pennant on OBV it could be indicative of a change. Guess we will see which way :-). The bottom indicator is just a histogram of OBV - weighted moving average of OBV. I find it useful to help read possible volume related triggers. The histogram crosses zero when the OBV crosses the wma. This is neutral short as there is room for the price to go up and still profit. Position: short Sep 15 144 Call long sep 15 147 Call. This is a short (sold for net credit) vertical call aka bear call spread. Theta 1.85 - all else being equal this says the position will gain $1.85 per session through net decay in premium. (Premium drops, I buy it back for less = profit) max profit loss 113 / 187. Profit target is 50-55 approx 50%. The probability of making 50% is 74% so exiting there increases the win rate, reduces exposure and frees capital for other trades.
NASDAQ:QQQShort
by Tom1trader
SBUX time to slap the sleeping bear and run!SBUX has been dropping recently. But the stock seemed way oversold and people are tired of selling. I predict that the stock will rise couple(3% - 4%) percent BEFORE earnings. I am not sure about what happen right during/after earnings release. As you can see the MACD blue line starts to bend upward, in my opinion the price will rise a bit(but not home run) when MACD blue line crosses above orange line. This is confirmed by stochastic oscillator that it was in oversold region for a while. (Look at how beautiful those two stochastic upward lines are!) Moreover this price area is the peak of many smaller domes in the past months so this should be a strong support. What I am afraid of is On Balance Volume(OBV). OBV has a strong downtrend there is a risk that this stock continues to fall. I will put a stop loss somewhere but if you were to buy now please sell before earnings. In my opinion betting on earnings is like gambling, UNLESS you did a lot of coffee research.
NASDAQ:SBUXLong
by zhengster
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