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Different Ways to Manage Your TradesFinding the perfect trade setup is just one part of the equation. How you manage that trade can be the difference between consistent profits and missed opportunities. In this video, I’ll break down the different ways you can manage your trades and how each method impacts your results.
We’ll cover essential trade management techniques, including setting fixed take-profits and stop-loss levels, using trailing stops to lock in gains, scaling out of positions with partial profits, and actively monitoring trades for dynamic adjustments. Each method has its own strengths and weaknesses, and the key is finding what aligns with your trading style, risk tolerance, and market conditions.
I’ll also share insights on how I utilize trade management to maximize returns while keeping risk under control. Whether you prefer a hands-off approach or actively managing your trades in real time, this video will help you refine your execution and make smarter decisions.
Watch the full breakdown now, and let me know in the comments, how do you manage your trades?
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What to do after you missed a big price move (Example: EUR/USD)There was a big fast move in EUR/USD last week.
The ‘European currencies’ did especially well versus the US dollar, including GBP/USD and USD/CHF as well as the ‘Skandies’ SEK/USD and NOK/USD.
If you rode the move, then job done. If you did ride the move up, you might have taken full profits already - or maybe you are leaving a little bit of the position open to ride any continuation of the move.
But, what to do if you missed it completely?
Explosive moves in the market usually mean traders who were on the ‘losing’ side step out for a while, having lost confidence in their view. For example if you were bearish and the market makes a significant move higher - you’re probably going to be a lot less confident in your bearish view - but perhaps also not ready to take an opposite bullish view. The loss of sellers in the market can see the up-move continue with minimal pullback.
This might suggest buying any small dips to ride the next leg higher, and emotionally it would offer some salvation to capture the second leg of the move even if you missed the first leg. However, what you are doing here is ‘chasing the market’.
One trouble is that after a big move in the market, there is no definitive place to put your stop loss, except at the beginning of the move - which is now far away. That's a bad risk: reward.
It is tempting to place a closer (more manageable) stop loss under lower timeframe levels of support - but then you find yourself trading an unknown strategy that requires different rules to follow because it is based on a lower timeframe.
And indeed, after a sharp move in the market - there is still a chance for a sharp pullback to match. Why? Because buyers quickly take profits on their unexpected quick gains, which will create selling pressure into minimal support - because the next support level is far away.
A sharp pullback would mean an opportunity to buy into the uptrend at a lower level, closer to the previous support. But then the flipside of the sharp pullback is that it raises questions over the sustainability of the initial move.
Probably the biggest takeaway here is not to think about this ‘explosive’ move in isolation.
Instead of forcing a trade, consider:
1. Waiting for the right setup in the same market. If your strategy is based on structured breakouts, wait for the next clean consolidation or pattern before re-engaging. A big move often leads to a new setup—but forcing a trade in the middle of a volatile move isn’t a strategy, it’s FOMO.
2. Looking at uncorrelated markets. Just because EUR/USD already made a big move doesn’t mean you have to trade it now. If you want to be in at the start of a move, shift focus to another market that hasn’t yet made its move.
3. Sticking to your edge. If your strategy works over hundreds of trades, don’t abandon it just because one market moved without you. The next opportunity will come—if not in this market, then in another.
Again, the best trades don’t come from reacting to what already happened, but from positioning for what’s about to happen. If you missed the move, accept it, reset, and wait for the next high-quality setup—whether in the same market or somewhere else.
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US30 Trading Strategy That’s Been Proven to WorkThis strategy is backtested over trades and works best during the New York session (9:30 AM - 12 PM EST).
Here’s how it works:
Step 1: Identify Key Levels
These are the support & resistance areas where institutions place big orders.
Look for previous highs, lows,
Step 2: Wait for a Liquidity Grab
Banks love to trick retail traders by creating fake breakouts.
We wait for price to break a key level, trap traders, then reverse.
Step 3: Enter on Confirmation
Once we see a liquidity grab, we wait for a strong rejection candle (pin bar, engulfing, etc.).
Entry is placed at the close of the confirmation candle.
Step 4: Set Stop Loss & Take Profit
Stop loss: Just beyond the liquidity grab.
Take profit: At least 2x the stop loss distance for a 1:2 risk-reward ratio.
Set Up & Data Collection | Day 1 of 21 | Back Test With Me21-Day Backtesting Plan
A Step-by-Step Challenge to Master One Pair and Develop an Unshakable Trading Edge
Backtesting is the foundation of trading mastery. This 21-day plan is designed to help you deeply understand GBPUSD, refine your strategy, and build the confidence needed to trade with precision. Each day introduces a specific focus, challenge, and takeaway, progressively strengthening your ability to read market movements.
Week 1: Laying the Foundation – Market Structure & Patterns
📅 Day 1: Set Up & Data Collection
Task: Gather at least 6 months of historical GBPUSD data on your charting platform.
Challenge: Define your testing parameters (e.g., timeframe, session focus, lot size).
Takeaway: Clarity in what you’re testing prevents randomness in your results.
Are you up for our 21 Day Backtesting Challenge?
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How to Predict Market Highs - Lows with Gann Astro Trading.How to Predict Market Highs & Lows with Gann Time & Price Theory
Gann Planetary Time Cycles | The Only Proven Way to Predict Market Reversals With 95% Accuracy.
In this in-depth Video, we explore Gann Astro Trading and uncover how Gann’s time and price square techniques can help predict major market reversals. By understanding Gann’s planetary cycles, you’ll learn how planetary movements influence price action and how traders can use this knowledge for precise entry and exit points.
🔹 What You Will Learn in This Video:
✅ How Gann used planetary cycles to forecast market trends
✅ The connection between time and price and how they square for reversals
✅ Identifying market turning points using planetary trend lines
✅ The significance of planetary longitudes and key angles (e.g., 135°, 180°) in trading
✅ Using major planetary pairs (e.g., Mars-Uranus, Saturn-Sun) to find support & resistance
✅ How traders subconsciously react to planetary movements and price levels
✅ The importance of using long-term charts for accurate forecasting
✅ Finding a universal price conversion for a stock, forex pair, or commodity
📈 Why Gann’s Astro Techniques Work:
Gann believed that financial markets move in harmony with planetary cycles. By applying his time cycles and planetary movements, traders can decode price action and anticipate future highs and lows.
Gann Astro Trading | The Secret to Predicting Market Reversals with Planetary Cycles
Gann Astro trading is a highly advanced market forecasting method that combines W.D. Gann’s time and price principles with planetary cycles, astrology, and mathematical timing techniques to predict market movements with unmatched precision. Gann believed that markets are not random but move in cyclical patterns influenced by celestial forces, planetary transits, and natural laws. By decoding these cycles, traders can anticipate highs, lows, reversals, and trend shifts before they happen, gaining a significant edge in forex, stocks, and crypto trading.
This strategy goes beyond conventional technical analysis by integrating astro-financial patterns, Gann angles, the Square of Nine, and harmonic time cycles to identify the exact moments when time and price align. When this happens, explosive market moves occur, creating high-probability trade setups with minimal risk. Whether you are a day trader or a long-term investor, mastering Gann Astro trading can help you forecast major market turning points, trade with confidence, and maximize profits while minimizing uncertainty.
Traders who apply Gann’s planetary time cycles understand how astro-trading indicators, retrogrades, conjunctions, and planetary aspects influence market behavior. Learning this powerful yet hidden method allows you to see what most traders miss, making it one of the most profitable and accurate trading techniques available today.
Master Your Emotions: The 3 Trading Psychology Hacks Most traders don’t struggle because they lack a strategy—they struggle because emotions get in the way. After coaching hundreds of traders, I’ve seen the same patterns over and over: hesitation, FOMO, revenge trading, and self-doubt.
I get it. I’ve been there too. You see the perfect setup but hesitate. Or worse, you jump in too late and watch the market turn against you. It’s frustrating, but there’s a fix.
In this video, I’m breaking down the biggest trading psychology mistake I see and the simple 3-step process that has helped my students trade with confidence, even in the most volatile markets.
If you’ve ever felt like your emotions are sabotaging your trades, this is for you. Let’s fix it.
Kris/Mindbloome Exchange
Trade Smarter Live Better
How to Set Multiple TPs...for BeginnersHey Rich Friends,
I wanted to share how I find multiple TPs for my Forex trades using free tools and only 1 technical indicator. This strategy is perfect for beginners because it is easy to follow and has clear confirmations for entering and exiting a trade in profit, even if it hits your Stop Loss.
I keep my charts clean and let price action do the talking. Here's my setup:
✅ Session Breaks & Horizontal Lines – I mark the previous day’s highs, lows, and key levels to identify potential areas of interest.
✅ Stochastic for Entries & Exits – I use the Stochastic indicator to time my trades when the price reacts at my key levels (80 and 20 are very important here!)
✅ Horizontal Lines = Potential TPs – Instead of setting a take profit, I let the market tell me when to exit based on price action around these levels.
Less noise, more precision. Drop a "7" if you made it to the end of the video and let me know if it was helpful!
Peace and Profits,
Cha
SOLUSD: How to Draw Quarter's Theory LevelsApplying Quarter’s Theory to SOL/USD helps traders identify key psychological price levels where institutional players might step in. With Solana’s volatility, these quarter levels (25%, 50%, 75%, and full dollar increments) act as crucial areas for potential reversals or breakouts.
Current Market Outlook
SOL/USD is currently trading around a major quarter level, signaling a potential shift in momentum. If buyers push above $150, the next logical upside target is $175, while a breakdown could send prices back to $125—both key quarter points.
How to Trade It
Aggressive traders can enter at quarter levels with tight stops, aiming for quick price movements.
Conservative traders should wait for a breakout confirmation and a retest before executing trades.
Renko charts can help filter noise and confirm trend strength, making it easier to spot clean setups.
Is SOL/USD Gearing Up for a Big Move?
With SOL/USD sitting at a crucial level, the next move could be significant. Will we see a drop toward $125, or is a deeper pullback coming? What’s your take? Drop a comment below!
AUDUSD: How to Draw Quarter's Theory LevelsThe Quarter’s Theory , popularized by Ilian Yotov, is based on the idea that the market moves in predictable 25, 50, and 100-pip increments. When applied to AUD/USD, these psychological price levels become crucial for identifying potential reversals and breakouts.
Current Market Outlook
AUD/USD is currently trading near a key quarter level, indicating a potential reaction zone. The pair is hovering around 0.6500, a psychological price barrier that often serves as support or resistance. If buyers step in, the next upside target is 0.6750, while a break lower could send prices to 0.6250.
How to Trade It
Aggressive traders can look for confirmations near quarter levels and enter trades with tight stops.
Conservative traders might wait for a breakout and retest before committing.
Combining Quarter’s Theory with Renko charts can help filter out noise and confirm strong trends.
Will AUD/USD Hold or Break?
Quarter’s Theory gives traders a structured way to navigate price movements. Whether AUD/USD holds or breaks through the current quarter level will determine the next significant move. Are you watching these levels? Drop your thoughts below!
MINDSET: Trading is The Only True Path to Financial FreedomFinancial freedom—it’s the goal everyone chases but few ever reach. The world sells you a million ways to get rich: grinding a 9-to-5, climbing the corporate ladder, starting a business, investing in real estate. But the truth? Trading is the only path that offers complete financial autonomy. No bosses, no employees, no overhead—just you, the markets, and the ability to scale your wealth indefinitely.
The Illusion of Traditional Wealth-Building
People spend decades in careers that leave them dependent on someone else’s paycheck. Even business owners and investors face external risks—regulations, economic downturns, and unpredictable market shifts that limit their control.
Trading, however, is a pure meritocracy. The market doesn’t care about your background, degrees, or connections. It rewards skill, discipline, and adaptability.
Why Trading Stands Alone
Unlimited Earning Potential – Unlike a job, where your salary is capped, trading offers the ability to scale indefinitely.
Complete Time Freedom – Once profitable, you decide when and how much you work. A few well-placed trades can replace weeks of grinding at a traditional job.
No Middlemen – You don’t need clients, customers, or employees. Your success is fully in your hands.
Geographical Independence – As long as you have an internet connection, you can trade from anywhere in the world.
The Harsh Reality: Trading Isn’t Easy
Now, let’s be real—most traders fail because they treat it like a lottery ticket instead of a skill.
They chase signals, blow accounts, and then blame the markets. But those who master the psychological and technical aspects of trading gain something no job or business can provide: total financial sovereignty.
Are You Ready to Take Control?
Trading is the only financial vehicle where you set the rules and have the power to create generational wealth—without relying on an employer, a system, or a customer base.
The real question is: Are you willing to put in the work to claim that freedom?
Let’s talk in the comments.
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Understanding ICT’s Framework for Price Delivery | Smart Money 📊 In this video, we break down ICT’s framework for price delivery, explaining how smart money moves price efficiently through liquidity pools and imbalance zones. We cover:
✅ Market structure & liquidity
✅ How price seeks inefficiencies (FVGs & Imbalances)
✅ The role of algorithmic price delivery
✅ How to anticipate price movement using ICT concepts
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2025 ICT Mentorship: Institutional Market Structure Part 22025 ICT Mentorship: Lecture 3_Institutional Market Structure Part 2
Greetings Traders!
In Lecture 3 of the 2025 ICT Mentorship, we dive deep into the core principles of market structure, focusing on how institutions truly move the market. Understanding this is essential for precision trading and eliminating emotional biases.
Key Insights from the Lecture
🔹 Distinguishing Minor vs. Strong Swing Points – Learn to differentiate between structural noise and true market shifts.
🔹 Marking Market Structure with Precision – Objectively analyze price action to refine your decision-making process.
🔹 Institutional Market Structure Techniques – Align with smart money to enhance accuracy and consistency.
Why This Matters
Mastering market structure allows traders to anticipate price movement, reducing impulsive trades and reinforcing a disciplined approach. By integrating institutional strategies, we position ourselves for more accurate and confident executions.
Stay focused, keep refining your skills, and let’s continue elevating our trading game.
Institutional Market Structure Part 1:
Enjoy the video and happy trading!
The Architect 🏛️📊
Profit and Learn: Is the U.S. Dollar Still Money?In this episode of Profit and Learn, we dive into the future of the U.S. dollar. Is it still the undisputed king of global finance, or is its dominance fading? With rising competition from alternative assets, central bank policies, and global de-dollarization efforts, we explore whether the dollar remains the ultimate store of value, medium of exchange, and unit of account.
Join us as we break down market sentiment, policy threats, and the role of crypto and commodities in shaping the dollar’s future. Is the dollar “too strong” for its own good, or are we seeing the early signs of its decline?
💰 Is the dollar still money? Tune in to find out!
"Gann’s Secrets: Time Cycles, Square of 9 & Market Reversals"Gann’s Trading Secrets | Gann Time Cycles, Gann Square of 9, and Predicting Market Reversals
📌 Topics Covered in This Video:
- The Power of Gann 90 in Market Cycles
- Gann Time Cycles & Gann Market Timing
- Gann Fibonacci levels & Gann Price Levels
- Gann Fan & The Billion-Dollar Trade
- Gann Square of 9 & Price Movements
- The 90-Year Gann Market Cycle & Financial Crises
- How to Use Gann’s Methods in Modern Trading
📌 Why You Should Watch This Video:
- Learn how to forecast market tops and bottoms using W.D. Gann’s techniques.
- Understand how Gann time cycles and Gann price action align in market movements.
- See real-world examples of how Gann’s methods predicted historical market crashes and reversals.
- Discover how major traders, including George Soros, unknowingly used Gann's principles to execute billion-dollar trades.
📌 Timestamps: Gann’s Trading Secrets | Gann Time Cycles, Square of 9, and Predicting Market Reversals
00:00 ▶️ Introduction
00:43 ▶️ W.D.Gann
01:35 ▶️ His Contribution to Technical Analysis
02:19 ▶️ Core Principals
04:13 ▶️ Price and Market Cycles
04:52 ▶️ What is Swing Chart?
06:32 ▶️ Gann Square of 9
07:12 ▶️ Gann's Relentless Study of Markets
07:37 ▶️ The Role of Astrology in Market Cycle
08:13 ▶️ Key Natural Market Turning Points
09:12 ▶️ Gann's 50% Rule
09:58 ▶️ The Three Key factors in Gann Trading
10:13 ▶️ The Price
14:07 ▶️ Gann Fan
14:43 ▶️ The Core Concept of Time-Price Balance
19:02 ▶️ The Role of Geometry in Gann's Work
19:41 ▶️ The Power of the Number 3
24:37 ▶️ The 90-Time Cycle in the Market
27:40 ▶️ Famous Trader George Soros
29:52 ▶️ Historical Economic Depression
30:35 ▶️ 2019 as a Key Time Cycle
31:10 ▶️ Economic Conditions
Can we enhance the most popular Indicator on TradingView?I describe my implementation of the TTM Squeeze indicator, first coded by Lazybear and that became the most popular indicator on TradingView.
There's gotta be a reason for that to be the most popular, right? I wanted to find out and make it much easier to navigate as well as adding to it with my own touch.
Hope you enjoy it.
How to Trade With Cookie's A.I. Engulfing ScreenerIn this video, I break down how to use **Cookie's Engulfing Band Screener**, a powerful tool designed to filter out false engulfing signals and improve trading accuracy.
🚀 **How It Works:**
✔️ **Trade signals inside the band are false.**
✔️ **Valid trade signals occur when price breaks or touches the upper/lower band.**
✔️ **Sell Entry** – When price touches or breaks above the upper band.
✔️ **Buy Entry** – When price touches or breaks below the lower band.
✔️ If price re-enters the band after breaking out, another entry signal is triggered.
🎯 **Key Features:**
✅ Works on any timeframe
✅ Automatically places buy/sell labels at the right spots
✅ Alerts for trade entries so you never miss an opportunity
✅ Helps you avoid bad trades and focus on high-probability setups
🔥 **Why Use This?**
I've found this to be extremely effective in improving my trading accuracy, cutting out noise, and refining my entries. If you're looking for a simple yet powerful way to trade engulfing patterns with confidence, this is for you!
📈 **Watch the full breakdown and start trading smarter today!**
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