Setup Chart off Nine Transitions

Setup Chart Read this first: Four trades off nine transitions

This chart describes all my setups from the nine transitions.

When the trend is up, I'm looking for A2 in a normal trend, 1chbo in a channel move, H1 in a hard trend and G2 in a deep pullback.

Im also looking to exit and stay out when the trend ends in a Trend termination (TT) move such as a double top, TTR or weak reversal followed by weak A2.

If there is a wedge move and reversal, Im looking for W and W1P entries to reverse.

Down trend is very similar except all entries are complementary.

When the movement is flat or trading range, Im looking for trend breakouts. usually these are triangle breakouts, expanding triangle breakouts and breakout pullbacks.

If the range is large enough, I may consider fBO trades. These include a reversal bar on breakout, Double bottom pullback and a two or three legged failed breakout (WBO). Often I will not take these trades and simply take one of the breakout on the other side of the range.

TT is not something to trade but rather a sign to exit your trend positions. A double top or double bottom, a TTR move or a reversal and continuation trade that both do not have follow through are the most common trend termination signals.

In addition to the above, I also trade the first reversal of the day and the first pullback of the day at the open, but those are complex topics that deserve their own posts.

【Summary of NineTrans' setups in human language for beginners:

TREND CONTINUATION (UP->UP, DOWN->DOWN):

  A2: A second attempt to reverse a pullback move near the ema. A second failed attempt to reverse the trend and therefore a continuation signal. If its too far from the ema it may not qualify to be an A2

  1CBO: The first break of a channel move. This is usually expected to fail and is a signal to enter in the direction of the channel   

  hH1: H1 in a hard trend. (H1: The first time a bar ticks above the high of a previous bar in a down move. First attempt to reverse a down move. )

  G2: If the G fill attempt fails, a second G bar is G2. This is a higher probability trade. (G: Gap bar. The first bar in a down move whose high is below ema or first bar in an up move whose low is above ema. If this bar is bullish in a bear move, its a buy signal and vice versa.

  BT: A breakout test (BT) is a pullback to -1t to +2t of your original entry. Essentially, this means that the traders are re-affirming the original trade and the price is likely to continue in the same direction. BTs are an important indicator or trend continuation. BT is one of the rare places where you can treat a doji bar as a valid signal bar.

TREND TERMINATION (TT) -- this is exit (but not reversal) signals.

  DT/DB: Double top/double bottom

  TTR: Tight trading range

  fRev + fA2: failed reversal + failed A2. A reversal and continuation trade that both do not have follow through; weak reversal followed by weak A2.

TREND REVERSAL (DOWN->UP, UP->DOWN):

  W: Wedge. Three pushes up with the third push overshooting a trend channel line or at least touching it. A reversal signal makes it a W reversal

  W1P: The first pullback that allows an entry in the new direction after a W reversal

Trading Range -- BO(FLAT->UP, FLAT->DOWN):

  BP: Breakout pullback. Price pulls back often back inside the price action barrier that was broken.

  TRI: Triangle

  XT: Expanding triangle BP: Breakout pullback. Price pulls back often back inside the price action barrier that was broken.

Trading Range -- fBO(FLAT->FLAT): A failed breakout. Most first attempts to breakout fail.

  Rev bar: Reversal bar

  DP: A pullback that gives a long entry after a double bottom or a short entry after a double top

  WBO: a two or three legged failed breakout

ADDITIONAL setups:

  1rev: The first reversal of the day.

  1pb: The first pullback in a day or the first pullback after 1Rev.】

➟ More about A2

➟ More about G2

➟ More about TT

Tight Trading Range, limit order market, bad for scalping with stop orders. Most traders should wait. Usually the bars are small and tends to reverse every 2 or 3 bars, but sometime the bars can be big, however if they still reverse every 2 or 3 bars, bad for stop entry traders, making it essentially still TTR, for e.g. the TR open on 20221115.. 窄幅震荡。 ➟ More about TTR

Gap. ➟ More about G

Breakout Test or Bought, depending on context. ➟ More about BT

Double Top, or two consecutive bars with identical highs. 双顶。 ➟ More about DT

Double Bottom, or two consecutive bars with identical lows. ➟ More about DB

Breakout Pullback. ➟ More about BP

Triangle means trading range with 5 or more reversals with either 2 higher lows and 1 lower high or 1 higher low and 2 lower highs. 50% chance breakout up or down, and 50% chance 1st breakout fails, Breakout Mode. ➟ More about TRI

➟ More about DP