πππPro Tip:πππ
Treat Support and Resistance as areas on your chart (and not lines). This applies to both horizontal and dynamic SR.
Treat Support and Resistance as areas on your chart (and not lines). This applies to both horizontal and dynamic SR.
ππππ Truth #4: Support and Resistance are the worst places to put your stop loss
I need not be an Einstein to guess where youβll put your stops.
Below Support and above Resistance, right?
An example:
Below Support and above Resistance, right?
An example:
So⦠how do you avoid it?
Well, you canβt avoid it entirely.
But here are two things you can doβ¦
ππΎ Set your stop loss a distance from SR
ππΎ Wait for candle to close beyond SR
Let me explainβ¦
Well, you canβt avoid it entirely.
But here are two things you can doβ¦
ππΎ Set your stop loss a distance from SR
ππΎ Wait for candle to close beyond SR
Let me explainβ¦
Set your stop loss a distance from SR
You can do this by using the Average True Range (ATR) indicator.
Hereβs how to do it in:
ππΎ Identify the low of Support
ππΎ Find the ATR value
ππΎ Take the low of support minus the ATR value
If you want to learn more, go watch this training video below:
You can do this by using the Average True Range (ATR) indicator.
Hereβs how to do it in:
ππΎ Identify the low of Support
ππΎ Find the ATR value
ππΎ Take the low of support minus the ATR value
If you want to learn more, go watch this training video below:
ππ Wait for candle to close beyond SR
Hereβs how it worksβ¦
You only exit your trade if price closes below the low of support or the high of resistance.
Hereβs what I mean:
Hereβs how it worksβ¦
You only exit your trade if price closes below the low of support or the high of resistance.
Hereβs what I mean:
And hereβs something interestingβ¦ do you know the βreal moveβ usually occurs after traders get stopped out of their trades?
And you can take advantage of this scenario by using a trading strategy Iβll share with you later.
But firstβ¦
And you can take advantage of this scenario by using a trading strategy Iβll share with you later.
But firstβ¦
πππ Truth #5: Trading at Support or Resistance gives you favorable risk to reward
A big mistake traders make is this:
Entering trades when the price is far away from SR. This requires a large stop loss and offers you a poor risk to reward.
An example:
Entering trades when the price is far away from SR. This requires a large stop loss and offers you a poor risk to reward.
An example:
But if you let price come to you, then youβll have a tighter stop loss. And this improves your risk to reward.
Hereβs what I mean:
Hereβs what I mean:
π³π³π³π³π³ Rememberβ¦
Patience pays in trading. Stop chasing the markets and let price come to you.
Patience pays in trading. Stop chasing the markets and let price come to you.
πππPro Tip:πππ
Mark out your SR areas in advance. Then look for trading opportunities when the price has come to your levels. If the price is elsewhere, stay out.
Mark out your SR areas in advance. Then look for trading opportunities when the price has come to your levels. If the price is elsewhere, stay out.