In the following chart example we will take a look at
pin bars occurring within the context of a trending market; my favorite way to trade them.
Pin bars occurring at important support and resistance levels are generally very accurate setups.
Pin bars occur in all market conditions; up trends, down trends, and range bound.
Pin bars occur in all market conditions; up trends, down trends, and range bound.
Not exact matches
3: This was a smaller
pin bar but it was showing rejection of a solid resistance level and after the huge run higher that had just
occurred it would have been a price action sell signal many traders would have taken.
However, there are many profitable
pin bars that often
occur in range - bound markets or at major market turning points as well.
The best
pin bar strategies
occur with a confluence of signals such as support and resistance levels, dominant trend confirmation, or other «confirming» factors.
Often times trend changes will
occur rapidly and form what is called a «V» bottom with the bottom
bar being a
pin bar.
Now that we know the setup we have to look at ways to trade it, in this video I just demonstrate how effective trading the
pin bar as soon as it
occurs is, rather than looking at every single way it can be traded.
The video above shows multiple profitable
pin bar trades that
occurred on the daily GBPJPY chart in 2009.
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.
The trade setup discussed in this video is a daily
pin bar reversal with a 50 % «tweak» entry, this setup
occurred on the AUDUSD.
The 4 hour fakey that I discuss in the above video
occurred within the context of the previous days
pin bar / inside
bar combo setup, this added further validity to the 4 hour fakey.
On May 11th a large
pin bar / false break
occurred in the GBPJPY.
Pin bars can be taken counter trend as well, as long as they are very well defined and protrude significantly from the surrounding price
bars, indicating a strong rejection has
occurred, and preferably only on the daily chart time frame.
Here we are again at 1.6300 on the GBPUSD and today a huge protruding long - tailed
pin bar reversal
occurred at that level creating a very significant false break of it in the process.
The 4 hour fakey that I discuss in the above video
occurred within the context of the previous days
pin bar / inside
bar combo setup, this added further validity to the 4 hour fakey.
The trade setup discussed in this video is a daily
pin bar reversal with a 50 % «tweak» entry, this setup
occurred on the AUDUSD.
Pin bar reversals are «hot» signals for price rejection, this chart setup contains 4 in a row which
occurred near a strong horizontal level.
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.
Often times trend changes will
occur rapidly and form what is called a «V» bottom with the bottom
bar being a
pin bar.
i too am focusing on a
pin bar set ups, they don't
occur often but when they do, they seem to make a good profit, now is time for me to focus on patience when i am in a trade as well.
The best
pin bar strategies
occur with a confluence of signals such as support and resistance levels, dominant trend confirmation, or other «confirming» factors.
However, there are many profitable
pin bars that often
occur in range - bound markets or at major market turning points as well.
In the example below, we can see a long - tailed
pin bar that
occurred within the context of a downtrend in the EURJPY.
Essentially, when a major price event
occurs in a market, like an inside
bar breakout or a
pin bar reversal, price creates an «event area» at this horizontal level.
The video above shows multiple profitable
pin bar trades that
occurred on the daily GBPJPY chart in 2009.
I take that one step further and add price action confirmation signals, e.g.,
pin bars, false breaks, fakeys and so on, that
occur at these horizontal lines.
The same goes for a
pin bar that
occurs at resistance.
Does the
pin bar have to
occur at a support or resistance level or will you also consider trading continuation
pin bars?
In the above video I was discussing an inside /
pin bar combo on the daily USDCHF, this combo pattern
occurs when we get an inside
bar that is ALSO
pin bar.