1: This setup was
a large pin bar that formed off a key support level.
This setup was also
a large pin bar off a key support, thus it was another valid instance of our trading edge.
On May 11th
a large pin bar / false break occurred in the GBPJPY.
Often times long - term trend changes are set off by
large pin bars that can result in some serious gains for traders aware of the potential.
Often times long - term trend changes are set off by
large pin bars that can result in some serious gains for traders aware of the potential.
Not exact matches
The daily GBP / JPY chart below demonstrates how a
large, well formed
pin bar can tip off traders to longer - term changes in trend direction.
This provides a tight stop loss with our stop loss just above or below the
pin bar high or low and a
large potential risk reward on the trade as a result.
In the chart below, we didn't have this issue; we had a nice
large bearish
pin bar protruding from the trading range resistance, so the best placement for the stop loss on that setup is obviously just above the
pin bar high.
Look at the image below, we can see a downtrend was in place when we got a
large bullish
pin bar reversal signal.
The daily USD / JPY chart below demonstrates how a
large, well formed
pin bar can tip off traders to longer - term changes in trend direction.
When
pin bars form at the top or bottom of a consolidating market that is taking a breather after a
large directional movement they can often signal trend resumption is near.
In the daily chart of USD / CAD below we can see multiple
pin bars formed at the top of a range bound market that was most recently in a
large down trend.
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bar of dark chocolate 1 6 - oz
bar of white chocolate 3 full sized candy canes, crushed (I put mine into a
large plastic bag and used my rolling
pin to let out some aggression)
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bar of dark chocolate 1 6 - oz
bar of white chocolate 3 full sized candy canes, crushed (I put mine into a
large plastic bag and used my rolling
pin to let out some aggression)
2) The first major test of this key level / event area a little over a month later, resulted in a bearish
pin bar sell signal that led to another
large decline.
I look at the 50 % point of the actual
pin bar itself as well, as often you can place a sell limit order at this point because price will often retrace up or down the
pin bar the next day after it forms, this often allows you to have a tighter stop and thus a
larger reward to risk.
In the chart below, we didn't have this issue; we had a nice
large bearish
pin bar protruding from the trading range resistance, so the best placement for the stop loss on that setup is obviously just above the
pin bar high.
This provides a tight stop loss with our stop loss just above or below the
pin bar high or low and a
large potential risk reward on the trade as a result.
When
pin bars form at the top or bottom of a consolidating market that is taking a breather after a
large directional movement they can often signal trend resumption is near.
It's worth noting that prior to the formation of this
pin bar, the weekly chart had also formed a very
large and obvious bullish
pin bar reversal, so we had both time frames in agreement, this is not always necessary but it does add confluence to a setup.
In the daily chart of USD / CAD below we can see multiple
pin bars formed at the top of a range bound market that was most recently in a
large down trend.
The daily GBP / JPY chart below demonstrates how a
large, well formed
pin bar can tip off traders to longer - term changes in trend direction.
The daily USD / JPY chart below demonstrates how a
large, well formed
pin bar can tip off traders to longer - term changes in trend direction.
The Pinocchio strategy is called such because it looks at candles which have small bodies and very
large wicks; these are called Pinocchio or
Pin Bars.
If we review last week's USDJPY setup, you'll notice that the
pin bar wasn't all that
large relative to the previous candlestick.
We can see quite a
large winner could have resulted from these
pin bars, depending on your stop placement you could have got a risk reward of 1:3 or 1:4 or maybe more.
The number one characteristic of a
Pin Bar is that it has a small body followed by a
large shadow or wick.
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pin - up girls bedded on fruit or posing lasciviously with, or popping out of,
larger - than - life consumer goods such as candy
bars and soft drinks.