Entry Strategies
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Break & Retest: Long Trading Strategy
The quintessential institutional entry. Price breaks above a key resistance level, pulls back to retest that level as new support, and is met with a bullish candlestick confirmatio…
2:1 R:R Strategies
36 trading strategies tagged as 2:1 R:R (risk/reward ratio). Each template is fully documented with entry rules, indicators, risk management, and configuration parameters.
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Entry Strategies
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Break & Retest: Short Trading Strategy
The mirror image of Break & Retest Long. Price breaks below key support, rallies back to test the broken support as new resistance.
Entry Strategies
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EMA 20 Pullback Bounce Trading Strategy
The simplest high-quality trend continuation: in a confirmed uptrend, buy the first rejection off the 20-period EMA. Clean, mechanical, and works on every market with sufficien…
Entry Strategies
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5-Min Opening Range Breakout Trading Strategy
The opening range (first 5 minutes after market open) establishes the day's initial battle lines. Breaking this range with momentum signals directional intent for the session. Work…
Scalping Strategies
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Bollinger Squeeze Breakout Trading Strategy
When Bollinger Bands contract tightly (low volatility compression), the eventual breakout is often explosive. Scalp the directional break of the bands on a volume surge. Catching t…
Harmonic Patterns
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Gartley Pattern Trading Strategy
The classic harmonic pattern with specific Fibonacci ratios. XA retracement of 0.618 at B, completion at 0.786 XA at D.
Swing Trading Strategies
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Hidden Divergence Swing Trading Strategy
Hidden divergence signals trend continuation. When price makes a higher low but RSI/MACD makes a lower low, it indicates the underlying trend is strong.
Price Action Strategies
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Pin Bar Reversal Trading Strategy
Trade high-quality reversals using pin bars (long wick rejection candles) at key support and resistance levels.
Price Action Strategies
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Inside Bar Breakout Trading Strategy
Inside bars represent consolidation and indecision. Trade the breakout direction when the range is broken with conviction.
Price Action Strategies
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Double Top Reversal Trading Strategy
Two consecutive peaks at roughly the same price level, separated by a clear trough, signal buyer exhaustion. Trade the neckline break for measured-move profit targets.
Candlestick Patterns
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Morning / Evening Star Trading Strategy
Three-candle reversal patterns. Morning Star (bullish reversal at bottom) and Evening Star (bearish reversal at top) are among the most recognizable candlestick patterns.
Candlestick Patterns
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Three Soldiers / Three Crows Trading Strategy
Three consecutive strong-bodied candles in the same direction. Three White Soldiers signal bullish reversal, Three Black Crows signal bearish reversal.
Candlestick Patterns
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Three White Soldiers Momentum Trading Strategy
Three consecutive strong bullish candles, each closing at or near its high with minimal upper wicks, signal sustained buying pressure. After a base/consolidation, this pattern ofte…
Chart Pattern Strategies
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Head & Shoulders Trading Strategy
A widely-watched reversal pattern. Three peaks with the middle (head) being the highest, connected by a neckline. Break of neckline triggers entry.
Chart Pattern Strategies
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Triangle Breakout Trading Strategy
Ascending, descending, and symmetrical triangles. Price converges to the apex before breaking out with momentum.
Range & Renko Strategies
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Renko Double Top Short Trading Strategy
Renko filters out time and minor noise, making chart patterns exceptionally clean. A double-top on Renko is a rare, well-defined reversal signal. Two failed attempts at the sam…
Range & Renko Strategies
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Range Bar VWAP Reclaim Trading Strategy
Range bars build only on price movement, not time, making VWAP crosses cleaner and more significant. Trade VWAP reclaims on range bars for noise-filtered intraday signals with natu…
Volume Profile Strategies
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POC Mean Reversion Trading Strategy
The Point of Control (POC) is the price with the most volume traded. Price tends to gravitate back to this level, trade the reversion.
Volume Profile Strategies
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High Volume Node Bounce Trading Strategy
High Volume Nodes (HVNs) are price levels where significant trading activity has occurred. They act as strong magnets and support/resistance. Trade the bounce off an untested HVN f…
Supply & Demand Zones
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Zone Flip Strategy Trading Strategy
When a supply zone is broken, it flips to demand (and vice versa). Trade the retest of the flipped zone.
Order Flow Strategies
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Delta Divergence Trading Strategy
When price makes new highs but cumulative delta diverges (makes lower highs), aggressive sellers are absorbing buy orders. A reversal often follows.
TD Sequential
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TD 9 Exhaustion Trading Strategy
The TD Sequential 9-count marks potential trend exhaustion. After 9 consecutive closes higher/lower than 4 bars ago, a reversal or pause is likely.
Key Level Strategies
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Previous Day High/Low Trading Strategy
Previous day high (PDH) and low (PDL) are the most watched institutional levels. Trade the breakout or rejection at these levels.
Key Level Strategies
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Round Number Rejection Trading Strategy
Round numbers (1.0000 in FX, $100 in stocks, $50,000 in crypto) act as psychological support and resistance because retail traders cluster orders at these levels. Trade the first c…
Key Level Strategies
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Prior Day High/Low Break Trading Strategy
The prior day's high (PDH) and low (PDL) are among the most-watched intraday reference levels. A clean break of PDH or PDL with momentum signals session bias continuation.
Gap Trading Strategies
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Gap Fill Strategy Trading Strategy
Most gaps fill within the same or next session. Trade the reversion back to the previous close when a gap shows signs of rejection.
Gap Trading Strategies
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Gap-Up Fade (Opening Reversal) Trading Strategy
Stocks and indices that gap up significantly on the open often fade back toward the prior close as early-morning euphoria fades. Short the gap-up after confirming rejection in the …
Gann Analysis
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Gann Fan Angles Trading Strategy
Gann Fan angles (1×1, 1×2, 2×1) create dynamic support and resistance from significant highs and lows. The 1×1 (45°) is the most important.
Al Brooks Price Action
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Always-In Trade Trading Strategy
The always-in concept: the market is always either always-in-long or always-in-short. When it flips, you reverse your position.
Al Brooks Price Action
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Two-Leg Pullback Trading Strategy
Most pullbacks in a trend have two legs (two pushes against the trend). The second leg ending provides a high-quality re-entry.
Al Brooks Price Action
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Brooks H1 Long Entry Trading Strategy
The H1 (High 1) entry: in an established bull trend, after the first pullback bar fails to make a new low below a pullback swing, enter long on a stop order above that bar's high. …
Market Profile
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Initial Balance Breakout Trading Strategy
The Initial Balance (IB) is the range formed in the first hour of trading. Breakouts from the IB often define the day type and directional bias.
Market Profile
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Initial Balance Failure Trading Strategy
The Initial Balance (first 60 minutes of the US cash session) defines the day's early range. When price breaks out of IB but fails to hold, it signals responsive sellers (IB high) …
Volatility Strategies
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ATR Expansion Trade Trading Strategy
When the ATR rises above its moving average, volatility is expanding. Trade in the direction of the expansion for momentum captures.
Volatility Strategies
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Inside Day + Low ATR Trading Strategy
An inside day (entirely within prior day's range) combined with 20-day-low ATR signals double volatility compression. A coiled spring. Trade the break of the inside day in the dire…
Advanced Quantitative
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Turtle System Rule 1 (Donchian Breakout) Trading Strategy
The original Turtle trading system rule: buy on breakouts above the 20-day high, sell below the 20-day low. Position size based on ATR (1 unit = 1% account risk per N, where N = 20…