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"History Repeats Itself" The Importance Of Historical Areas i disscussed the importance of historical areas on all charts and the saying " history repeats itself " is % right u should strongly believe it. and if we applies this to the GBPUSD pair I will see a very good potential in selling it now as the same area ( 1.30300 - 1.30200 ) did this before and pushed the price more that 300 pips easily.
tell what u think in the comments.
NZD/CHF Reversed Head And Shoulders Will Change The trend Soonon the 4H timeframe we are witnessing a reversal pattern that might change the game for NZDCHF. according to the chart u will see that the neckline is close to a trendline we need to wait and see a 4H candlestick close above that neckline to confirm the reversal movement in this chart.
once we get the confirmation we can enter a buy trade directly or wait for a nice retest to confirm the upside movement.
Fibonacci : The Best Trading Tool, How To Use It Correctly in this video i am sharing with u all my secrets in using the Fibonacci Tool. in my trading journey this was the best most precise trading tool i have ever used. it has so many advantages such as:
1- giving u the entry point.
2- easy and precise stop loss placements.
3- early indication if the wave has failed.
watch the video and an don't forget to take a screenshot of the levels settings, Good luck all.
Never Underestimate A Simple Setup USDCHF +120 Pips Update: simple and easy setups sometimes are the best so never underestimate ur trade and have second thoughts about it on 2 conditions:
1- u enter from strong area of resistance or support.
2- u don't enter against the trendline or the general direction of the pair.
the price is creating very decent waves and also it will hit 71% fib level that will be at the same are of the trendline so putting a sell trade around this are will be great opportunities
How to start Trading?I'm very active in a few communities (the Tradingview official Discord for example) and one of the most asked question is: How do I start trading?
Let me try to give you a blueprint on what to do to at least get some foot in the ground!
Lets make something clear: you are learning a new job here! thread it that way and you will have the best chances!
(No job on this planet can be learned in just a few weeks, you need months and years to get on a level you can be sell-employed)
I give you a fast-track on certain things but make sure you research every point more then I provide still, this is just the blueprint.
After that, its you that has to study. no one can help you there..
--- Candles ---
OHLC (Open High Low Close) is all you need, its the founding blocks on 99% of TA out there!
Open and Close are the values when the candle opened/closed on the timeframe you are on.
High and Low is the highest and lowest value trades were happening while in the timeframe (also called: Wicks).
Volume is also something you hear a lot and is important to know, it shows how much was traded in that candle (shows the power~)
--- TA (Technical Analysis) ---
With TA we try to predict a probability in future prices to find opportunities in the market.
Across Tradingview there are thousands and thousands of indicators available to you, we just need to focus on the biggest and most common ones for the start.
RSI
MACD
Moving Averages (simple, exponential, smoothed, and so on..)
Price trends
Support and Resistance
Volume
Start with those 6 and work your way through all of them, analyse how they work, what they mean, where they come from and you have a good knowledge for future improvements.
(yes, you probably don't need all of them, its just a good base to have)
--- Trading Terms and there meaning ---
Learn the following words and what they mean in the sense of trading:
- Long / Short
- Bid / Ask (combined with spread below)
- Crypto, Forex, CFD, Stocks, Options (Bonds, Shares, Indices...)
- Market Order / Limit Order (Stoploss, Profit Target)
- Leverage
- Margin
- Spread / Slippage (related to News)
there are a lot more to learn, but this will get you suited for the next few points.
--- Find your way ---
Find what you can do and what you can't do (some of us have family, a 9to5 job, other things) that will not let you trade every way.
Make yourself a time-table, a budget plan and then research on this criteria how you want to spend your trading-time.
(If you have a 9to5 job, you probably cant watch the chart on a minute timeframe, so strategies involving this is not suited)
--- Risk Reward ---
Calculate how much you need and with that information backtest your strategy to find out how profitable it is and then set your risk:reward ratio to the calculated risk you can afford to lose to still make the profit you need in the end.
Example: If you lose 2 trades with a RR of 1:5 and win another one, you won 3R (Lost 2 = -2R, Won 1:5 so + 5R = 3R - its not precise, as there is slippage and commissions). If you are happy with 2R, then thats the way you trade from now on.
Keep this always the same as the math dont lie but your feelins will try to betray you (thats the psyochology part that comes up next)
This point is very, very important to understand and to learn and to adapt to your circumstances. if you don't do that, you will fail no matter what!
--- Psychology ---
Well, thats one of the major points and its very, very big.
Do a lot of research on this part and also use papermoney as kind of a challenge for yourself so if you lose it, you still get "mad".
baseline is: dont have feelings! it has to be all mathematical and mechanical.
--- Paper Trade ---
Yes, don't use your own money in the beginning, you can paper trade on Tradingview for free without any risk and you can test all the strategies/indicators on this planet for free and see how they perform.
Make challenges for yourself (so psychology is also trained).
Don't underestimate this point, paper trade for at least 6 month every day 6h to really grasp what you are up to, what you are doing, how to improve everything and to get the feeling for everything!
Once you went through those points you are given a toolbelt with a lot of tools, now its time to figure out what tool to use in what situation.
Research a lot of strategies and find something that works for you.. and then melt it into something useful!
Breakdown of SPX500 Internal / External Liquidity This is me doing a quick overview of SPX500 and what I'm learning and have learned so far from ICT about External and Internal liquidity. Drop down any question you guys have below, I tried to keep it brief and very simple.. But internal and external is just different kinds of liquidity based on what TF you are in because as you know the markets are FRACTAL. So liquidity resides within each and every trend and the market markets its way up and down targetting where these pools of liquidity are with the most $$.
Finding your optimal performance 🏃♂️Most traders spend a good bit of time looking at charts.
Well here is a chart we traders should all take a look at.
The chart shown is the Yerkes-Dodson Law.
The Yerkes-Dodson law is a proposition that people perform best at intermediate levels of arousal, and that performance is lower at high or low levels of arousal.
The theory behind this is visually represented by the graphic in this idea.
No arousal levels or a bored/laidback approach to life will mean no stress but no real performance in what you are trying to achieve or do.
However when arousal and stress gets too high by pushing to hard, performance starts to decrease.
It's about finding the right balance to achieve an optimal performance.
A certain level of stress about what you are trying to achieve motivates you to study, learn or train in order to do your best.
A sportsperson has to get bumped up before an event as well as train hard, But getting to worked up and training to hard could cause a decrease in performance when it comes to the event.
Pushing not hard enough to pass an exam will lead to a fail as you haven't studied or don't care, But also pushing to hard could lead to a fail as you've let stress and anxiety take over forgetting everything you studied.
Moderate levels of arousal is best for overall performance.
This theory can be applied to your trading.
Take a non interested approach or bored approach and you performance in this area will be affected. Less potential profits etc.
Get to focused on your trading or trade to hard could lead to poor performance along with a load of stress in your life.
You as an individual will have to self reflect and determine where you fit on the curve in the idea graphic.
If you fell more success, achievement and happiness can be had, by all means crack on and go for it!
However, if you are getting to a point where you feel you might have reached your limit, it could well be time to dial it back a bit.
Don’t push to hard for it that you go down the opposite side of the curve.
This theory can be applied to every aspect in your life by using it to balance all aspects of your life will also help your trading as well as work, relationships and everything else we all go through day to day.
Thanks for taking time to read this.
Darren 🙌
Is mindset holding you back 🤔Trading can be a rollercoaster of emotions.
Many traders are unaware of when their state of mind leads to underperforming trades and why it happens.
We are all different and unique when it comes to trading, and understanding the type of trader you are is essential to your success.
Traders can spend a lot of time studying technical indicators and strategies, but understanding the psychology driving your trading decisions is just as important.
The first starting point of getting on the right path in regards to trading psychology and emotions is by having the right one of two mindset choices.
There's two mindsets which will effect your trading results and progress massively.
They are 'Growth mindset' and 'Fixed mindset'
Of those two mindsets there is only a place for one when it comes to trading and that is 'GROWTH MINDSET'
The graphic on chart shows the difference between the two mindsets.
If you can't ditch the 'Fixed mindset ' you will never be able to progress in trading.
No matter how great of a trader you think you are, or how well you think you handle your emotions.
It's impossible to remove them from the equation completely when trading.
When emotions are combined with a 'Fixed mindset' mentality however you are going to feel emotional pain and loss of money when it comes to your trading.
Once you have learned to recognise your mindset, you can then begin the next important step of switching to the ' Growth mindset '
People with a ' Fixed mindset ' believe they are born with a certain amount of intelligence and that it is fixed for the rest of their lives.
People with a 'Growth mindset ' however know that intelligence is not fixed and that you can in effect grow your brain.
They see their traits as just a starting point and know that these can be developed by hard work, effort, dedication and challenge.
Having a growth mindset can improve your progress and attainment and this is crucial in being successful as a trader.
The brain can be developed like a muscle, changing and growing stronger the more it is used.
Your abilities are also very much like muscles they need training in order to perform at their peak.
You can learn how to do anything you want to do and you can get better at whatever that is with time and consistent practice.
Even if you have what you perceive to be a talent or ability for something, if you never practice that talent or ability you simply will never improve.
Applying this theory to your trading game will help you grow not just your accounts but as a person also.
Get that 'Growth mindset' and start believing in your ability to change.
Thanks for looking.
Darren 🙌
Technical analysis Question (BTC/USDT)G'day peoples, I have recently been learning about technical analysis and am wondering what some more experienced people think of my current analysis of the chart and my prediction. What I'm seeing on the charts is the likelihood for BTC to grow about 3 percent in the next day or two shadowing what it did on the 21st to 22nd of dec from 20.00 to 4.00 on the hourly timeframe. Would I be on point in this prediction? For more experienced traders: Where would the entry point be?
Thanks everyone who is able to give me some advice on this. :)
SLP YOU WILL LOVE THIS CHART!SLP Targets 1/2 met and this is a lovely chart for accumulating.
Target 1 was $0.098 HIT
Target 2 was a wick to 0.14 HIT
SLP still has 3 more short term targets shown on the chart.
Long term target is Weekly TF Cup and Handle $0.80
Red lines are Major Support
Blue lines are Major Resistance
White lines are Targets, Trendlines, Patterns
Yellow lines are Elliot Waves, Arrows, RSI, Price Action
NOT FINANCIAL ADVICE!
support zonesI thought to teach you a really simple concept, but that is often overlooked by beginners and experienced traders.
As you can appreciate from the chart different bars and zones has different volume. Also, a more experienced eye can analyse the spread of the candle and closes to gain different information, but this will be the topic of future webinars and discussion. Now, keeping it easy... we know that where there is a high volume it means the participants were really enthusiastic and they were trying to push prices lower or higher. These areas will in the future turn into support/resistance areas. This is because buyers or sellers have a psychological attachment to these areas, whether they bought/ breaking even, missed an opportunity or in profit. In the cases here highlighted strong support were posed buy buyers on these zones and seller were trying to push prices lower...Buyer won the fight so many sellers are underwater from these areas and they will look into break even at these areas and also possibly opening long positions as they felt like last time they lost profit opportunities, also traders late at the party will look to add or enter a new position as they expect the price to climb from these zones as they provided good support last time. So look for these areas to find good horizontal support zones. Also for the seak of the example, I used 30 min timeframe but remember that higher timeframes are more reliable and present stronger support zones where intraday timeframes show just local support and resistance zones.