I think I will try this process and use one set up.Are there more fakey set ups as opposed to inside bars or
pin bar setups... Again thanks for your guidance oh master... you are a true jedi and leader to the cause..!!!
In this video I got filled almost perfectly at the next bars high because I enter certain
pin bar setups at the 50 % level of the range of the pin bar with a stop above the high of the pin bar.
For further explanation and on - going market analysis on
pin bar setups please check out my forex price action trading course and live member's forum.
If you said that all the pin bars in the above chart are «bullish
pin bar setups», then you answered the question right.
Notice how
the pin bar setups, the fakey setup, and the inside bar setup all are much easier to spot on the candlestick chart compared to the bar chart.
The best
pin bar setups occur near confluent levels of previous price action as the market moves in one direction and then regresses back to re-test a previous support or resistance level.
For further explanation and on - going market analysis on
pin bar setups please check out my forex price action trading course and live member's forum.
Look for well formed
pin bar setups that meet all the characteristics listed in this tutorial and don't take any that you don't feel particularly confident about.
If you said that all the pin bars in the above chart are «bullish
pin bar setups», then you answered the question right.
There are other pin bar stop loss placements discussed in my price action trading course but they are more advanced, the stop loss placement below is considered the «classic» stop loss placement for
a pin bar setup.
For example, if we had
a pin bar setup at the top of a trading range that was just slightly under the trading range resistance we would want to place our stop a little higher, just outside the resistance of the trading range, rather than just above the pin bar high.
Without any rules or filters here, we are just looking at how profitable subsequent moves can be following
a pin bar setup.
The bar that formed just after
the pin bar setup moved down to the 50 % «balance point» of the pin bar, allowing for a tight entry near the 50 % balance point of the pin bar's range.
Still, there's potential for a solid 1:2 risk reward from
this pin bar setup if price pops up into that resistance zone.
This exact scenario was very likely in this Crude oil
pin bar setup, and I know some traders who panicked when price moved against them.
What I demonstrate in this video is how to use trend momentum, 50 % retracements, and
the pin bar setup in combination with one another to create a confluent or high reward to risk trade setup.
On June 3rd a bullish
pin bar setup formed in the GBPUSD that showed rejection of a significant support through 1.6300 and was in - line with the recently crossed higher 8 and 21 day EMA's.
Nial u r a saint, priest I m following
ur pin bar setup and my success rate is 65 % and I have been trading on real account for one and a half month.thanks to my guru who referred me to read and follow ur articles.
The most logical and safest place to put your stop loss on
a pin bar setup is just beyond the high or low of the pin bar tail.
In the image below, we can see
a pin bar setup which formed after the market began moving higher after a reversal of its previous downtrend.
As a price action trader, I know that a daily
pin bar setup is much stronger than a 30 minute
pin bar setup; therefore, because I have this knowledge I simply prefer to wait patiently for the perfect daily
pin bar setup rather than frazzle my nerves and lose money trying to catch a rare high - quality 30 minute bar setup.
The bar that formed just after
the pin bar setup moved down to the 50 % «balance point» of the pin bar, allowing for a tight entry near the 50 % balance point of the pin bar's range.
There are other pin bar stop loss placements discussed in my price action trading course but they are more advanced, the stop loss placement below is considered the «classic» stop loss placement for
a pin bar setup.
Coincidentally, we did discuss this exact
pin bar setup in our daily members market commentary the day it formed as a potential buying opportunity.
Will be focusing only on
the Pin Bar setup until I master it and later the Inside Bar and then the Fakey.
Define your entry strategy.Whether you are entering the market off a reversal
pin bar setup in the direction of the trend or off a bounce of a moving average, whatever you use to enter with make sure you can define it and that you know what constitutes a HIGHQUALITY or PERFECT A + entry from one that is lesser in quality or perhaps a B or C entry.
For example, if this same
pin bar setup above occurred in a range - bound market or in the course of a downtrend, you would not likely set a target of more than 1 to 2; therefore the trade would be a lower probability setup.
Being patient while trading with price action goes something like this: you see what looks like a decent pin bar formation but it is going against a rather strong trend, because you know that this setup has a much lower probability of working out than
a pin bar setup with a strongly trending market, you sit on your hands and pass it up, don't think anymore about it, even if it works out it does not matter because you just exercised patience, and you will be rewarded for it the more you use it.
3) Next, we can see an inside bar and
a pin bar setup that formed as the market trended lower.
In this video we are looking at the GBPJPY on the daily chart, and we are introducing new members to
the pin bar setup.
Without any rules or filters here, we are just looking at how profitable subsequent moves can be following
a pin bar setup.
I talk about placing my stop loss just below the pin bar low which is the typical stop loss placement on
a pin bar setup.
In this video, I am talking a bullish
pin bar setup that formed in the AUDUSD that signaled that lower prices were being rejected and that price wants to move higher.
2:
This pin bar setup would have been a losing trade if you entered it at market after the close or on a limit entry near the 50 % retrace of the pin.
In the image example below, we can see
a pin bar setup that formed at a confluent point in the market:
Thus, in the chart below we have 3 factors of confluence validating and strengthening the case for a short entry from
the pin bar setup:
This exact scenario was very likely in this Crude oil
pin bar setup, and I know some traders who panicked when price moved against them.
Note; we included a «failed»
pin bar setup just to show that not every setup will work out; just as in real - life trading:
1: This first setup was
a pin bar setup, actually two nice pin bars formed consecutively, so even if you passed on the first one you may have taken the second one since they both formed showing rejection of a key long - term support.
2)
The pin bar setup itself.
Even a long - tailed bearish double
pin bar setup like we see below probably would have been a loss or breakeven at best, as we can see in the chart below.
For example, say you choose to learn
the pin bar setup first, the best way to learn this setup is to trade it from key levels within the structure of a trending market, do that first, and make sure you are consistently profitable for 3 months or more trading only that strategy before moving on.
But what isn't so common is what makes
a pin bar setup the «best»?
Not exact matches
Note, I have shown you two more price action
setups in the chart below; the
pin bar strategy and the fakey trading signal.
Notice that we had a nice 2R profit off this
setup that ended in a bullish
pin bar from support as of last Friday which may well lead to a buying opportunity (See our daily members commentary for updates on this).
3: Next, we can see a well - defined fakey
setup that formed with a
pin bar as the false - break.
When we get a well - defined
pin bar like this, that has formed at a confluent area or level in the market like this, it's a very high - probability
setup...
Rregarding the
setup or the entry point, you told us to entr the trade as soon as we break or exceede the HIGH price or the LOW price of the
Pin Bar....
As we can see in the chart below, you can place your stop loss near the 50 % level of the consolidation range or on the other side of the price action
setup; in the example below it was a
pin bar.
In the chart below, we can see an obvious
pin bar reversal
setup formed near a key market resistance level, indicating that a move lower was a strong possibility.