5 factors to consider before doing an entryLosing is part of the game and the earlier you accept it the better it'll be for you. However, you shouldn't just lose. You should try and become as profitable as possible and all your losses should be clearly calculated and expected but not hoped for. That way the loss will not weigh down on you and affect you psychologically.
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Gold 3H sell update (posted on 5th Dec 2022)We had this 3H gold sell setup on 5th Dec 2022 that had failed to activate because price was in a rush downwards. So last week the setup activated although it rallied a bit higher than my expected entry to take sell orders at around 1805.80. However, the stop loss wasn't hit and the trade is still active. Let's see how it goes. ALWAYS APPLY PROPER RISK MANAGEMENT.
Last week's US100 buy entry updateUS100 once again dipped into the 4H order block at 11504 this week from which I anticipated demand to kick in following the previous setup last week. I anticipate DXY to drop further and that's why I think US100 might rally at least to fill a volume imbalance above last week's highs. Let's see how it plays out
Last week's DXY sell entry updateIf you've been following my setups then you probably saw this DXY setup that was most likely to sell off from a break of structure supply zone. However, since it didn't further break structure last week, it rallied a bit to run last week's short term highs. Let's wait and see how much lower price action will drop. Though with how price action is playing out, it may not drop as much and might only get to the 4H order block at 104.25
DXY 2H POSSIBLE SELLDXY has a strong bearish momentum and has already broken structure on the hourly timeframes. I therefore' think that it'll drop further to take run the short term lows created this week and possibly to also run an old week's low. R:R = 2.5. THIS SETUP DOESN'T GUARANTEE PRICE MOVEMENT. APPLY PROPER RISK MANAGEMENT
US1OO 15MIN POTENTIAL BUY UPDATECandlesticks are price messengers and tell us a lot about price. A look at the previous 4H candle shows impulse but it was also unable to break structure hence it'll most likely seek a deeper discount before potentially rallying for the void and imbalance above
US100 M15 POTENTIAL BUYIf price decides to clear those short term highs, it might inject bearish orders which could retrace downwards to mitigate at the bullish OB where I'll be willing to take my chances up to the end of the void and bearish OB above because I already have bullish impulse and BMS
US100 UPDATEThis setup would have worked quite fine but price decided to target last week's lows for liquidity runs. I hadn't anticipated that since I expected those lows to be run during a news event. However, I had warned that the setup had quite a high risk attached to it.
NZDUSD RESELL UPDATEI had marked that particular zone as a potential resell zone two days ago and it activated but there is no presence of market makers. Instead price is consolidating which means that they are accumulating retail traders entries to act as engineered liquidity for their large positions. So when they have enough retail traders positions they'll most likely spike price upwards or downwards to take out stop losses then rush price in one direction. So if you took my setup it's advisable that you exit or secure your profit. THIS ANALYSIS DOESN'T GUARANTEE PRICE MOVEMENT.
US30 1HSince US30 doesn't show any bullish impulse on 15min and other lower timeframes, I think it might trigger buy orders at the 1H order block below the current lows and rally to fill the 4H volume imbalance. The setup offers a 1:2 R:R. USE PROPER RISK MANAGEMENT
GOLD 1H RESELLGold is supposed to drop a bit further but since it has started a consolidation, it might move upwards to sell at a discounted price which I think might most likely be at the 1H OB which is my potential entry price. The OB is also at 61.8% fib retracement level which counts as an optimal entry. The setup offers a 1:3.5 risk to return. SL and TPs shown on chart. USE PROPER RISK MANAGEMENT.
CONSOLIDATION RANGE AND WHAT IT MEANSThere is a trick that market makers use and that is to create consolidations in order to induce retail entries. In text book practice, retail traders will always view a resistance or support level that has been tested more than once as a strong area to do entries because they feel it will hold price. As a result they put stop losses above or below the entry and these stop losses increase as market makers consolidate and incubate more retail traders entries. Remember market makers need these stop loss pools in order for them to open their huge positions so afterwards, they will run these stop losses, enter their orders and inject liquidity to move price very quickly. So beware not to buy at the current NZDUSD equal lows. You'll be trapped!
LIQUIDITY RUNSLiquidity runs occurs when price gives a false break out below a support or above a resistance and the purpose is usually to take out the stops or liquidity lying around those areas. This liquidity is then used by market makers to open their large positions in the opposite directions. When a false break out occurs below a support, stop losses belonging to retail traders are wiped out and retail break out sellers get trapped. The opposite happens at a resistance level. Liquidity run is my favorite strategy when I'm anticipating market reversals or at times retracements like what happened with dollar pairs yesterday (5th Dec 2022).
NZDUSD 4H UPDATEHad posted this in the morning and it worked out well. TP1 was hit which is 110 pips. That's more than enough pips for a day. If you want to keep holding make sure you move your stop loss secure your profits. There is a momentum bearish engulfing which indicates potential bearish continuation. I published a post on engulfing candles entries and you can use the zone within the bearish engulfing candle for a reentry. USE PROPER RISK MANAGEMENT