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Price Action Fundamentals[编辑 | 编辑源代码]

Getting Started[编辑 | 编辑源代码]

01

Terminology[编辑 | 编辑源代码]

02A

Chart Basics and Price Action[编辑 | 编辑源代码]

Charts: purpose and types Markets: how they work

02B Chart Basics and Price Action

Volume News

02C Chart Basics and Price Action

What is price action? What is the pain trade?

02D Chart Basics and Price Action

Candlestick patterns What traders talk about Indicators

03A

Forex Basics[编辑 | 编辑源代码]

What is the Forex market? Forex sessions

Leverage, fundamentals

03B Forex Basics

Risks, costs, brokers Symbols Types of quotes

03C Forex Basics

Value of a pip Forex workspaces Futures or Forex?

03D Forex Basics

Charts only approximate Scalps and Swing trades

03E Forex Basics

Margins Profit and loss

04

My Setup[编辑 | 编辑源代码]

05

Program Trading[编辑 | 编辑源代码]

What is program trading? High frequency trading

Spoofing

Front running & HFTs

06

Personality Traits of Successful Traders[编辑 | 编辑源代码]

Traits of great traders Doing stupid things

Comfortable with uncertainty

07A

Starting Out[编辑 | 编辑源代码]

False beliefs What is the big picture? B L S H!

Chart types, time frames

07B Starting Out

Starting out and advancing Emotions Fear and greed Uncertainty

Charting Analysis[编辑 | 编辑源代码]

08A

Candles, Setups, and Signal Bars[编辑 | 编辑源代码]

Trend bars and TR bars Signal bars and entry bars Bad signal bars

08B Reversal bars

Multi bar reversals Inside and outside bars

08C Tight Trading Ranges as setups

ii and Breakout Mode

08D What is a setup?

Weak setup, need more 2nd signal Countertrend needs strong signal bar

09A

Pullbacks and Bar Counting[编辑 | 编辑源代码]

What is a pullback? What is bar counting?

09B Double Top Bear Flags, and Double Bottom Bull Flags

High 4 and Low 4 Consecutive reversals

09C Endless pullback

Higher and lower time frames Countertrend traders exit on High or Low 2

10A

Buying and Selling Pressure[编辑 | 编辑源代码]

What is Buying and Selling Pressure? Gaps

10B Trading Ranges

Channels

11A

Gaps[编辑 | 编辑源代码]

What are gaps?

11B Moving Average Gap Bars

Exhaustion Gap

11C Micro gaps

Gap Open Bars Gaps mean strength Body Gap (Negative gap)

11D Gaps often lead to trends

Stairs

Market Cycle[编辑 | 编辑源代码]

12A

Market Cycle[编辑 | 编辑源代码]

Four parts of market cycle? Pullback is start of channel

Channel becomes Trading Range

12B Market cycle: always trend or TR

Inertia and 80% rule Definitions 1: Trends, swings, legs

12C Definitions 2: Pullbacks

Definitions 3: Trading Range Binary decisions

13A

Always In[编辑 | 编辑源代码]

Always trend or TR Always In direction

Trader’s Equation

13B Always In Long

Always In Short

13C Scalping and swing trading
14A

Trends[编辑 | 编辑源代码]

What is a trend? Bull trend needs Higher Lows

Bear trend needs Lower Highs

14B When not clear, then TR

Breakout is strongest trend 80% rule: Most reversals fail

14C Types of trends

Bull and bear trends Traps and breakouts

14D Trend from the Open

Trending Trading Ranges Broad Channel trend

14E Tight Channel

Small pullback trend

15A

Breakouts[编辑 | 编辑源代码]

What is a breakout? 80% rule: Most breakouts fail

Reversal is a breakout

Trading Range means BLSHS!

15B Need follow-through

Trends always try to reverse Breakout can begin small

15C Breakout usually has 2nd leg

Trading Range breakouts

15D 2nd Leg Traps

Signs of strong breakouts Succeed or reverse?

15E Exhaustion or Measuring Gap?

Weaker BO has deeper PB BO Test

15F Failed BO, trend resumption or reversal?
15G 5 tick traps and 11 pip traps

Fade weak setups

15H Surprise Bars

2nd Leg Traps and exhaustion Give-up Bars – Minor reversal

16A

Channels[编辑 | 编辑源代码]

Channel is 2 lines Lines need 2 points

70% Rule

16B How to draw channels

Forex bear channel examples Emini bull channel examples

16C New trend begins in old trend

Higher time frames Reversals and breakouts

16D Types of channels

Tight and Broad Bull Channels Tight and Broad Bear Channels

16E Evolution into Trading Range

Channel breakouts usually fail With trend BO of channel

16F Limit orders to fade test of line

Breakouts at start of trend Reversals and breakout failures Broad channel or Trading Range (TR)? Every TR has bull and bear channel

17A

Tight Channels & Micro Channels[编辑 | 编辑源代码]

What is a Tight Channel? What is a Micro Channel?

17B Tight Trading Ranges

Breakout or climax?

18A

Trading Ranges[编辑 | 编辑源代码]

Definition of pullback and Trading Range Hallmarks: confusion, disappointment

18B TR contains buy and sell setups

BOM (BreakOut Mode) 2nd Leg Trap

18C Trend resumption, or reversal?

Trend, or leg in TR?

18D Tight Trading Range (TTR)

Ledges Limit Order Market (LOM)

18E What is vacuum effect?

Perverse logic: Fade BO

18F Trading Range: Don’t bet on breakout

Breakout into trend Early signs of TR


Support, Resistance, and Basic Patterns[编辑 | 编辑源代码]

19A

Support and Resistance[编辑 | 编辑源代码]

What is support and resistance (S/R)? S/R, not news, controls price Monthly charts need monthly stops S/R is usually precise

19B What S/R is best?

Forex S/R not precise Examples

19C Other Types of S/R

Round Numbers List of S/R

19D Buy The Close, Sell The Close

Breakout (BO) Test

19E Highest and lowest close

Bulls need HL, bears need LH 50% Pullback

20A

Measured Moves[编辑 | 编辑源代码]

Leg 1 = Leg 2

20B Height of Trading Range

Height of breakout

21A

Reversals[编辑 | 编辑源代码]

What is a reversal Minor and Major Trend Reversals Reversals can begin with breakouts

21B Reversal is earliest entry

80% rule Cup and Handle

21C Beginners love reversals

Buying and Selling Pressure Nested pattern

21D 40% winner

Ten Bars, Two Legs (TBTL) Most reversals are Double Top or Bottom

22A

Major Trend Reversals[编辑 | 编辑源代码]

What are major and minor reversals? MTR is most important reversal pattern

22B Successful LH MTR
22C MAG (Moving Average Gap bar)

Most tops are Double Tops

22D MTR bottoms

Head and shoulders reversals Failed MTR

23A

Final Flags[编辑 | 编辑源代码]

What is a Final Flag?

23B Small Final Flags

ii Final Flags

24A

Wedges[编辑 | 编辑源代码]

What is a Wedge? How to draw lines

24B Wedges rarely perfect

Most channels are Wedges Wedge variations

24C Bad Wedges are not reversal setups

Reversal begins before old trend ends Earlier entry on smaller time frame

24D What is a parabolic Wedge?

Strong trends have bad Wedges

24E Failed Wedge
25A

Double Tops and Bottoms[编辑 | 编辑源代码]

What is a Double Top or Bottom? Why Double Tops and Bottoms work Double Top and Bottom Flags

25B Tests of support and resistance

Failed Double Tops and Bottoms Measured Moves

26A

Triangles[编辑 | 编辑源代码]

Triangle Wedge Reversal or continuation (flag)

26B Expanding Triangle

Bad looking patterns

27A

Head and Shoulders[编辑 | 编辑源代码]

Head and Shoulders is MTR Most Head and Shoulder reversals are minor

27B Markets resist change

What happens when stop is hit?

28

Rounded Tops and Bottoms[编辑 | 编辑源代码]

Always something else

29A

Climaxes[编辑 | 编辑源代码]

What is a climax?

29B V tops and bottoms
29C Climactic reversals

Gaps: Exhaustion, Measuring

29D Consecutive climaxes
29E Climaxes caused by options firms

Failed consecutive climaxes

How to Trade Prerequisites[编辑 | 编辑源代码]

30A

Trader’s Equation and Probability[编辑 | 编辑源代码]

Edge and perfect trades Trader’s Equation

30B Trader’s Equation and Probability

Three variables

30C Trader’s Equation and Probability

Z-score Probability is most important

30D Trader’s Equation and Probability

50% pullback Math can improve after BO

30E Trader’s Equation and Probability

70% – 90% probability! 40 – 60 Rule TR probability high near top and bottom

31A

Swing Trading and Scalping[编辑 | 编辑源代码]

What are swing trading and scalping? Ideal environments

31B Swing Trading and Scalping

Swing trade means reward is 2x risk

31C Swing Trading and Scalping

Scalping not for beginners Minimum scalp size

31D Swing Trading and Scalping

Converting swing to scalp Scalping in strong breakout Lose if manage scalp like swing

32A

Orders[编辑 | 编辑源代码]

Stop orders Limit orders Bracket orders Market and other orders

32B Orders

Stop orders are better for most traders Skilled traders use market and limit orders TR Limit Order Market and trends

32C Orders

Price action determines order type With trend and countertrend limit orders Enter early on smaller time frame

33A

Protective Stops[编辑 | 编辑源代码]

Why use stops? Stop determines position size

33B Protective Stops

After a stop is hit Use correct stop

33C Protective Stops

Price action stop Bulls need Higher Lows Trailing stops Stops in bear

33D Protective Stops

Trends respect major pullbacks Exit if premise changes

33E Protective Stops

Wide stops

33F Protective Stops

Measured Moves/other S&R Small signal bar

33G Protective Stops

Breakeven stops and BO tests Stops for scalpers

34A

Actual Risk[编辑 | 编辑源代码]

Trader’s Equation and risk Actual Risk

34B Actual Risk

Small Actual Risk is useless Use risk to find profit targets

35A

Scaling In[编辑 | 编辑源代码]

Who scales in, and why? Scaling into winning trades

35B Scaling In

Scaling into losing position

35C Scaling In

Sample strategy: 2 parts Sample strategy: 4 parts

36A

Trade Management and Taking Profits[编辑 | 编辑源代码]

Management is after entering trade Other People’s Money is never true

36B Trade Management and Taking Profits

Defaults for Profit Taking

How to Trade Forex PA videos[编辑 | 编辑源代码]

Trading Price Action Patterns[编辑 | 编辑源代码]

37A

How to Trade[编辑 | 编辑源代码]

What can markets do? Summary of How to Trade

37B How to Trade

Use market cycle Trader’s Equation and 40 – 60 Rule Default targets

38A

Trading MTR Tops[编辑 | 编辑源代码]

Higher High MTR Minimum profit targets

38B Trading MTR Tops

Higher probability after BO Plan for taking profits

38C Trading MTR Tops

Lower High MTR Higher probability after BO

38D Trading MTR Tops

Have plan to take profits Minor reversals

39A

Trading MTR Bottoms[编辑 | 编辑源代码]

Bottoms needs strong bulls Anticipate bottoms Minor reversals become bear flags

39B Trading MTR Bottoms

Weak setups can succeed Take profits

39C Trading MTR Bottoms

No perfect setups 2nd signals Bull trend needs Higher Lows

40A

Entering Late in Trends[编辑 | 编辑源代码]

Bear Fear of Missing Out (FOMO) Bull Fear of Missing Out (FOMO)

40B Entering Late in Trends

Highest and lowest close Disappointment means TR

40C Entering Late in Trends

Final Trend Bars Trapped bulls Trapped bears

40D Entering Late in Trends

End of bear trend End of bull trend

40E Entering Late in Trends

Bull trend evolves into TR Buy The Close when Sell Climax

41A

Trading Breakouts[编辑 | 编辑源代码]

Bull breakouts Buy The Close bull trend Sell The Close bear trend

41B Trading Breakouts

If now channel, trade like channel Breakout often follows trap

41C Trading Breakouts

Enter early on smaller time frame Weak breakout, then TR

41D Trading Breakouts

Bear breakouts Stop management How to sell

42A

Trading Climactic Reversals[编辑 | 编辑源代码]

Weak BO means TR soon BO can succeed (MG) or fail (EG) Weak and strong bulls and bears

42B Trading Climactic Reversals

Major climactic reversals Micro Channel can be climax

42C Trading Climactic Reversals

Minor climactic reversals

Trading Channels & Ranges[编辑 | 编辑源代码]

43A

Trading Tight Bull Channels[编辑 | 编辑源代码]

What is a Tight Bull Channel? Breakout on higher time frame

Tight Bear Channel as Bull Flag

43B Trading Tight Bull Channels

1st reversal usually minor Tight Bull Channel means only buy

43C Trading Tight Bull Channels

Scaling in Can bears make money?

43D Trading Tight Bull Channels

How to buy a Tight Bull Channel Stops and taking profits Tight Channel evolves into TR

44A

Trading Tight Bear Channels[编辑 | 编辑源代码]

What is a Tight Bear Channel? Breakout on higher time frame

Tight Bull Channel as Bear Flag

44B Trading Tight Bear Channels

1st reversal usually minor

44C Trading Tight Bear Channels

Tight Bear Channel, so better to only sell Difficult for bulls means bears are strong

44D Trading Tight Bear Channels

Bear trend so sell! Trail stops Take profits All trends end

45A

Trading Broad Bull Channels[编辑 | 编辑源代码]

What is a Broad Bull Channel? Often contain Trading Ranges

Often last several days

Usually Tight Channel on higher time frame

45B Trading Broad Bull Channels

Tight on higher time frame Reversals are common, but fail Contain major Higher Lows

45C Trading Broad Bull Channels

Try to diagnose early Bears can sell rallies Bad follow-through after BO to new high

45D Trading Broad Bull Channels

Swing trade with wide stops 2nd Leg Traps Bears sell in Broad Bull Channel Bears use wide stops and scale in

45E Trading Broad Bull Channels

Buy zone Bulls take profits above prior highs Buy 50% Pullback (PB) Contain Trading Ranges, but are Bull Flags

46A

Trading Broad Bear Channels[编辑 | 编辑源代码]

What is a Broad Bear Channel? Why not common on 5 minute chart?

Major Higher Low

46B Trading Broad Bear Channels

Channel usually last at least 3 days Reversals are common, but most fail Diagnose early

46C Trading Broad Bear Channels

Bears sell, but bulls can sometimes buy Sometimes briefly Always In Long

46D Trading Broad Bear Channels

2nd Leg Trap Bulls buy below lows Bulls use wide stops and scale in

46E Trading Broad Bear Channels

Sell zone 50% Pullback (PB)

47A

Trading in Trading Ranges[编辑 | 编辑源代码]

Is Trading Range (TR) broad or tight? Look for signs of Trading Range

47B Trading in Trading Ranges

80% Rule Legs in TR, not in trend Buy in top half, sell in bottom half

47C Trading in Trading Ranges

2nd Leg Trap Fade breakouts (bet will fail) How to enter on reversals Wide stops and scaling in

47D Trading in Trading Ranges

Entering with limit orders Taking profits Late test of open Tight Trading Ranges (TTR) Eventually breaks out into trend

Trading Different Times of the Day[编辑 | 编辑源代码]

48A

Trading the Open[编辑 | 编辑源代码]

What is the Forex open? Gaps are rarely big

14:35
48B Trading the Open

Session’s open time not exact Early high or low of session

28:20
48C Trading the Open

3 most common patterns Stop orders are better

24:00
48D Trading the Open

Context

27:58
48E Trading the Open

Early Trading Range BO Breakout Mode (BOM) BO of 1st 18 bar range

31:17
48F

Trading the Middle and End of the Day[编辑 | 编辑源代码]

Look for change

20:58
48G Trading the Middle and End of the Day

Trend or Leg in Trading Range (TR)?

33:39
48H Trading the Middle and End of the Day

Late test of support or resistance Higher time frame support and resistance

37:22

Swing and Scalp Trading[编辑 | 编辑源代码]

49A

Swing Trading Examples[编辑 | 编辑源代码]

Day trading examples – 5 minute chart

49B Swing Trading Examples

Day trading examples – 5 minute chart

49C Swing Trading Examples

Higher time frame examples

49D Swing Trading Examples

Higher time frame examples

49E Swing Trading Examples

Day trading when daily chart is BTC or STC Day trading when daily chart in Micro Channel Fade big trend bars in TR Higher time frame support and resistance

50A

Scalping[编辑 | 编辑源代码]

Stop or limit orders? Scalping in Trading Ranges and trends

Bar size and time frames

50B Scalping

Scaling in and probability Why beginners scalp

50C Scalping

Scalping examples

50D Scalping

Scalping examples

Managing Losses[编辑 | 编辑源代码]

51A

Losing Because of Mistakes[编辑 | 编辑源代码]

Beginners lose because of psychology and false beliefs

24:52
51B Losing Because of Mistakes

Bad management

33:24
51C Losing Because of Mistakes

Rules to avoid big losses

22:49
51D Losing Because of Mistakes

Correct stop Scaling In creates big losses

32:00
52A

Losing When Good Trade Goes Bad[编辑 | 编辑源代码]

Need rules to avoid big losses All trends eventually disappoint traders

27:38
52B Losing When Good Trade Goes Bad

If premise changes, change trading style Trapped traders

30:00

Bonus Videos[编辑 | 编辑源代码]

01

End of Day Traps[编辑 | 编辑源代码]

What Is a Trap? End of Day Bull Traps

Failed End of Day Bull Trap (Became Bull Trend)

End of Day Bear Traps Failed End of Day Bear Trap (Became Bear Trend)

35:02
02

Trading Patterns on the Open[编辑 | 编辑源代码]

Trends From The Open: 20% of days 80% of days have reversal on open (1st 90 min)

How to enter, place stop, and exit

4 Patterns: Gap down, Buy Climax Gap down, Buy Climax, but fails (bull BO) Gap down, Sell Climax Gap down, Sell Climax, but fails (bear BO)

40:46
03

Trading the Final Hour[编辑 | 编辑源代码]

Smart Money in Final Hour Tight TR at 12:45 pm PST

Buy The Close (BTC) Bull Trend

Sell The Close (STC) Bear Trend Magnets, like O, H, L How to Exit

37:35
04

Trading Bear Channels[编辑 | 编辑源代码]

What Is a Bear Channel? Bear Channels

Tight Bear Channels (Small Pullback Bear Trend)

Broad Bear Channels

34:03
05

Trading Tight Trading Ranges on the Open[编辑 | 编辑源代码]

No Reversal on Open: Trend from the 1st bar 80% of Opens Have at Least 2 Reversals

TR Open: 5 or More Reversals

How to Trade Tight TR Open and All Day

46:24
06

3 Patterns Every Trader and Investor Should Know[编辑 | 编辑源代码]

What is Price Action? Strong Bull Trend

Pullback in Bull Trend

Wedge Reversal: Bottom Wedge Reversal: Top Al Brooks: 2 Websites

62:47
07

Trading When Market Is in a Bull Channel[编辑 | 编辑源代码]

What Is a Bull Channel? Bull Channels

Tight Bull Channels (Small Pullback Bull Trend)

Broad Bull Channels

51:13
08

5 Thoughts on Psychology – Part 1[编辑 | 编辑源代码]

You need an edge Avoid bad trades

Holding losers too long?

Taking profits too quickly? Losing after you increase your position size? Webinar closing Q&A

57:09
09

Scalping series: #01 Rules for Scalping[编辑 | 编辑源代码]

Most trading is scalping Trade with trend: But sometimes trade reversals

Emini scalping on 2-minute chart

Catching scalps Professional scalpers Beginner: Always seems to exit at worst time Trade 5-minute chart Purpose of video

28:05
10

Scalping series: #02 Scalping 2-minute Emini Chart[编辑 | 编辑源代码]

Emini scalping: 2-minute chart Scalps must be high probability: But some are still losers

Some setups are good for both swing or scalp

Breakout mode: Often can scalp in either direction Unclear: Some scale in Tight trading range: Not much profit potential 2-minute chart: 50 setups a day

46:04
11

Trading Options for Day Trades[编辑 | 编辑源代码]

Why day trade options How to trade

Broker and data problems

Call versus stock Put versus stock Which stocks?

48:20
12

Trading Options on Daily Charts[编辑 | 编辑源代码]

Why trade options on daily charts? Stock replacement strategies

How long to hold options?

Which options? Execution costs. How to trade Protective stops When to enter/exit Some stocks are great!

54:08
13

5 Steps to Finding Today’s Trades[编辑 | 编辑源代码]

Traders must practice: Do the same thing every day Same approach for all markets and all time frames

Begin with lines: Wedges, DT, DB, Triangle

Special Bars: Big bars, ii, OO, ioi Add boxes for entries and text boxes

29:21
14

10 Emini Scalps on 15-Second Chart[编辑 | 编辑源代码]

Why Create This Video? For 2 Main Reasons Third Reason: Lots of Interest in Scalping

Extreme Scalping Trade Parameters

Final Comments: Should You Trade Like This? Equity Curve/Performance Summary/Entries and Exits

24:17