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Trading AUDUSD | Judas Swing Strategy 21/08/2024Last week, the Judas Swing strategy produced just two trades, both on EURUSD. It served as an excellent lesson in risk management; despite having one win and one loss, we concluded the week with a profit, securing a 1% gain. Even during a slow week, we concluded on a positive note, and it's these small victories that sustain a trader's enthusiasm for the new opportunities each week brings. As is customary, at 8:25 AM EST, we commenced the day by reviewing the essential items on our Judas Swing strategy checklist, which comprises: - Setting the timezone to New York time - Confirming we're on the 5-minute timeframe - Marking the trading period from 00:00 - 08:30 - Identifying the high and low of the zone We now wait for the high or low of the trading zone to be swept, which would guide our bias for the session. After 1 hour and 35 minutes, the low of the zone was swept, indicating that we should look for buying opportunities during this trading session After 35 minutes, there was a break of structure (BOS) to the buy side, leaving behind a Fair Value Gap (FVG). Now, all that remains is to patiently wait for price to retrace into the FVG, presenting us with a trading opportunity The subsequent candle formed a bearish marubozu, closing the gap left from the previous upward move. We executed our trade after the candle's closure, as it met all the criteria on our checklist After executing our trade, we experienced minimal drawdown as the position quickly turned profitable. These are the types of trades we all hope for, aren't they? All we need to do is wait for our Take Profit (TP) to be reached, right? Let's observe the outcome. Price got close to our TP and then began retracing. This is the moment when traders who have not thoroughly backtested their strategies might panic and close their trades prematurely. Some may consider moving their stop loss to break even; however, our backtesting data shows that this approach does not benefit us in the long run, as price may hit the break even point and then proceed in our anticipated direction. Therefore, in such situations, we should not panic; instead, we patiently wait for either our TP or Stop Loss (SL) to be triggered. Price returned to our entry point, and at this juncture, traders who risked more than they could afford are likely experiencing an emotional roller coaster. However, we remained undisturbed since we only risked 1% on this trade with the aim of achieving a 2% return After 3 hours and 30 minutes, our Take Profit was triggered, and our patience paid off as we hit our target on AUDUSD, resulting in a 2% gain from a 1% risk on the trade.This trade served as an excellent illustration of the importance of patience and adherence to your trading plan. We hope you have gained some insights from this.
by CleoFinance
Ontology | Long Term Profits PlanHello traders! At this very moment, while we have BTC ranging, there are a lot of good opportunities from coins that have dropped a lot! ONT is one of the beautiful gems that hasn't moved yet as it should be. We are very early, and here's my plan of action: 1) Price has bottomed out, and we can notice the range and size of the candles in the lowest demand zone got extremely small and condensed, which means volatility is contracting. There is definitely going to be a huge expansion, and we want to be early before this happens! So, make sure to get a position on the Demand zone as shown on the chart. Possible confirmations would be: 1) a breakout of the 0.51 price mark if you want to play a conservative and higher probability trade. 2) Also, make sure there is a very fully closed candle above this price. 2) TARGETS: We have a very strong supply zone in which price has struggled and triggered a sell-off right away, so 2.5- 3 would be a top seller zone. If this zone gets pierced through successfully, then sit back, my friend, because ONT is taking a ride to the ATH. Chart is very clean and clear, too. The ATH target has no other obstacles other than the 2.5–3 mark. This idea is to spot for the long term. This asset is still in balanced mode; there hasn't been a breakout of the range yet. However, it's worth noting that we are sitting in a demand zone, which is a very beautiful and rare opportunity to have. I hope you find it useful and are able to take advantage of this idea. Kina Tip of the Day: Take profits partially even when they don't seem much because, in the long run, they will grow in a balanced way with the rest of the portfolio. Keep it shiny ⭐ Kina, The Girly Trader
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by KinaStar