Head and Shoulders Top – Failure

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Tech Charts Year in Review – Year One

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Tech Charts Year in Review - Year One May 2018 
  • A study on Chart Pattern Reliability with the available sample data over the past year
  • Chart patterns with horizontal boundaries have been more reliable compared with breakouts from chart patterns with diagonal boundaries
  • Long-term trends impact the number of bullish and bearish chart pattern setups and breakout opportunities
  • Rectangles, H&S continuations, H&S bottoms and Ascending triangles have been reliable with breakouts from well-defined horizontal boundaries
  • Developing breakout opportunities
  • Live Q&A
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DUBAI TRADERS SUMMIT – RECTANGLE

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In April 2018, I was invited to share my experiences in charting the Middle East and Africa equity markets at the Dubai Traders Summit. The event was not recorded. I wanted to make this presentation available for our members so I recorded this educational video, featuring parts of the presentation I shared at the event. This section focuses on Rectangle examples. I hope you will find it valuable.

 

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DUBAI TRADERS SUMMIT – H&S BOTTOM

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In April 2018, I was invited to share my experiences in charting the Middle East and Africa equity markets at the Dubai Traders Summit. The event was not recorded. I wanted to make this presentation available for our members so I recorded this educational video, featuring parts of the presentation I shared at the event. This section focuses on H&S bottom examples. I hope you will find it valuable.

 

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Ascending Triangle Chart Patterns – March 2018 Tech Charts Webinar

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Ascending Triangle Chart Patterns - March 2018 Tech Charts Webinar 
  • Ascending triangle is a reliable bullish chart pattern that can act as a bottom reversal and continuation
  • Breakouts from chart patterns with horizontal boundaries are more reliable when compared with breakouts from diagonal boundaries
  • Important technical points when identifying ascending triangle chart patterns
  • Importance of several tests of chart pattern boundary before a breakout takes place
  • The broader context of price action and where the ascending triangle chart pattern forms
  • Ascending triangle as a launching pattern
  • Ascending triangle forming as a bottom reversal will take longer to develop
  • Review of ascending triangle chart pattern breakouts between May 2017 and February 2017
  • Defining chart pattern negation level and a logical point to label chart pattern negation on ascending triangle
  • Recent chart pattern breakouts
  • Developing ascending triangle chart patterns; a review of watchlist candidates
  • Q&A
Live questions from Members  
  1. Which broker do you recommend, where I can trade these stocks? I’m having a hard time finding one. 48:05
  2. If I’m new to classical charting, what should I do to learn how to identify each pattern? 49:45
  3. Any comment you care to make on the state of global markets? Europe and Japan look on edge… 51:44
  4. Do you actually search through hundreds of charts each week or do you use a software that alerts you to a breakout taking place across various markets? 53:14
  5. Science vs Art question - on the SBLK chart can you discuss your reasons for drawing the horizontal line where you did? 58:13
  6. Do you sell all your positions at profit target, if not how do you scale out? 1:00:33
  7. Do you look at currency and commodity patterns?1:01:23
  8. Do you look also for short sale candidates? 1:02:30
  9. Is there any point to consider when applying classical chart patterns on forex charts instead of stock? 1:04:50
  10. Do you have an estimate of timing - when the target should be met breaking out of these ascending triangle? 1:05:45
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Rectangle – Bearish Continuation

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Rectangle Chart Patterns – December 2017 Tech Charts Webinar

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Rectangle Chart Patterns - December 2017 Tech Charts Webinar 
  • Rectangle is a reliable chart pattern with horizontal boundaries.
  • Breakouts from chart patterns with horizontal boundaries are more reliable when compared with breakouts from diagonal boundaries
  • 5 important technical points when identifying rectangle chart patterns
  • Importance of several tests of chart pattern boundary before a breakout takes place
  • The broader context of price action and where the rectangle chart pattern forms
  • Rectangle as a launching pattern
  • Long-term chart patterns will launch strong uptrends
  • Breakout above more than one technical resistance is significant
  • Review of all rectangle chart pattern breakouts between May 2017 and December 2017
  • Developing rectangle chart patterns; a review of watchlist candidates
  • Member charts, analysis of Tech Charts members charts
  • Q&A
Live questions from Members  
  1.  Any thoughts on gold? 48:01
  2. Comments on general questions from members 48:59
  3. What charting platform do you use or recommend for Canada? 51:07
  4. Profit target / exit strategy: any views on the most profitable as 1/ exit 2/ half exit, half keep in trade 3/ trailing stop? 52:22
  5. Broker to trade international stock from Canada? 53:48 (Member reply 58:30)
  6. Could you please explain how you proceed to look at a chart? For a beginner, it's often we don't know where to start when looking at a chart. 54:02
  7. Do you use any indicators to support the breakout or avoid fake breakouts like rsi macd etc? 57:20
  8. I am using CMC Markets which is a free platform. How does this compare with Metastock? 58:54
  9. Would you consider an initial trade at the lower boundary of a rect. after it has been tested 3-4 times and held? 1:00:18
  10. Re entry on a pattern failure, are there any parameters you have? 1:01:36
  11. Can you discuss how you calculate the Negation Point? Do you still keep the stock that triggers the Negation Levels / Point in your watch list? 1:01:36
  12. What do you think is the success rate of the weekly rectangle in % (like 60 or 70%)? 1:04:34
  13. Do you keep statistic of triggered breakouts that failed vs successful ones that you posted in a member section? I mean a ratio between them. 1:06:25
  14. Could you talk a little on the Bitcoin chart. 1:07:39
Recorded live 12.14.2017 Read More