Event areas are horizontal lines that can be very high - probability areas to watch for
price action setups forming near.
Another excellent way to trade horizontal lines in the market is to simply watch for
price action setups forming near the boundaries of a range - bound market.
I simply use my ability to read and interpret the overall market structure to find high - probability price action setups, and I watch for these obvious
price action setups forming at key chart levels.
We often see high - probability
price action setups forming at the boundary of a trading range.
Thus, at this time many
price action setups form and we also can see a clear picture of who won the battle between bulls and bears for that day.
You are going over what happened while you were sleeping, looking at how the price action of your favorite markets reacted near key chart levels or if
any price action setups formed in - line with the trend.
Also, as a price action trader focusing on the daily chart, we need to see the price action setup close out on the daily chart before we can correctly identify it as a price action signal, and it's at the daily chart close that many significant
price action setups form.
Not exact matches
There are different factors of confluence that we can watch for, but in the chart below I am showing you
price action setups that
formed at key support and resistance levels in the market; support and resistance are each a factor of confluence.
This was a well - defined
setup that
formed off a key resistance level, so certainly it was a valid instance of our
price action trading edge.
Indeed, a big portion of my trading theory revolves around waiting patiently for an obvious
price action setup to
form at a key chart level as the market retraces back to it.
So, here's a very simple strategy for you; wait for a key level to break, then wait for
price to retrace back to it and look for a
price action setup entry trigger to
form near the breakout level in the direction of the initial breakout.
What you need to do is take into account not just the
price action setup you're considering trading, but the overall market context that it has
formed in.
I talk a lot about trading Forex like a sniper and not a machine gunner; well, waiting for
price action setups to
form at confluent points in the market is HOW you trade like a sniper.
Now, this
setup was definitely more advanced because it was against the recent bearish momentum, however, given the obvious false break and the consecutive inside bars that followed,
forming above support, it was a valid
price action setup worth taking.
An «inside bar»
price setup is a 2 - bar
price action trading strategy in which the second candlestick
forms within the high to low of the previous bar.
My primary mission as a
price action trader is to watch for obvious
price action setups that
form after a market retraces back to a confluent level in the market.
Then, if we see a
price action signal there, we know we are seeing a
setup form in a very high - probability area on the chart.
3) Look for
price action signals that have
formed at confluent levels in the market, make sure to trade only very obvious and confluent
setups: — You have to know exactly what
price action strategies you are looking for before you build your trading plan.
The technique is to look for
price action setups that
form near the moving averages and place your stop loss just below the low / high of the
price action setup, which will likely be on the opposite side of the moving average from the direction we are trading.
Now, a day or two has gone by, still no good
price action setups have
formed, then you notice as the New York session closes out there is a very nice fakey
setup that has
formed with the dominant daily trend, you enter your trading parameters and let the trade take its course.
Indeed, trading
price action setups from horizontal levels is the «core» component of my trading theory and strategy, and if you were to take away only one thing from my website it would be that you can learn to trade the market effectively by simply drawing the core levels on your charts and waiting for obvious
price action signals to
form around them.
If you're considering a
price action setup that didn't
form in a trending market, did it
form at a key level of support or resistance?
If you get a support or resistance level intersecting with an EMA and a
price action signal
forms there, that's a highly - confluent trade
setup that you may want to consider taking.
Set aside a regular time each day that you spend looking at the daily charts of a few major currency pairs, any
price action setup that is at a confluent level and well -
formed will likely stick out like a sore thumb.
Markets ebb and flow, and if a market just made a big move that you profited from, get out and sit on your hands for a while until another
price action trade
setup forms.
Then, after
price finally broke back above that value level it
formed a
price action setup after it retraced back down to it, as we can see an inside pin bar combo
setup formed showing rejection of that same level.
So, it is not just the
price action setup or signal we are looking for, it is the properly
formed price action signal occurring in the proper market conditions or at the proper level that we are looking for.
There are different factors of confluence that we can watch for, but in the chart below I am showing you
price action setups that
formed at key support and resistance levels in the market; support and resistance are each a factor of confluence.
So, here's a very simple strategy for you; wait for a key level to break, then wait for
price to retrace back to it and look for a
price action setup entry trigger to
form near the breakout level in the direction of the initial breakout.
Indeed, a big portion of my trading theory revolves around waiting patiently for an obvious
price action setup to
form at a key chart level as the market retraces back to it.
What I have done here is simply drawn in the obvious key support and resistance levels and then highlighted the valid
price action trade
setups that
formed near these levels.
In this video we are using the 50 day ema dynamic resistance area along with the pre-mapped resistance areas that I drew on this chart to watch for confluent areas to trade from and to watch for
price action setups to
form near.
You see, the market does not care about you, so you have to care about it by taking what it gives you and waiting until it shows you its cards by
forming an obvious
price action trading
setup.
Ideally you want to wait for a
price action setup to
form at a key level after the market has pulled back a bit, a good example of this would be if your initial position moved in your favor and then pulled back to around 50 % of the way back to your entry and then
formed a pin bar at a key level, or some other
price action setup at a key level; this would be a logical spot to add to a position by averaging in.
Once your first position is up 100 pips and the market
formed another
price action setup giving you a reason to take on another position, you add a second mini-lot with a 50 pip stop loss, you then move down the stop loss on the first lot to lock in +50 pips.
So, this means when you are flat the market and planning your trades and waiting for the perfect forex
price action setup to
form, it's the most objective and effective you will be in regards to analyzing the market.
Just like a lion in the wild as a
price action trader you sit and wait for your perfect
price setup to
form and then pounce on it.
Once you have this figure defined you then wait patiently for a high probability trade signal like a
price action setup, once your desired
setup forms in the market you then need to start thinking about risk, not reward just yet.