Advanced Candlestick

Charting Techniques:
Secrets to Becoming a
Samurai Trader

He who is well
prepared has won
half the battle

Slide 3

New refinements and enhancements for high success

trading with candle charts
See when to ignore a candle signal
Special section on on intraday charts
Uncover the one rule every candlestick trader ignores at
their own peril
The P.R.O.F.I.T.S methodology
Learn the six principles every candlestick trader must
know
Uncloak new uses for the most potent candle pattern - the
window
Effective money management concepts to maximize the
effectiveness of candle charts
Interactive practice sessions

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Constructing the Candle Line

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Candle or noses

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Candles shine at Preserving Capital

A tall white candle pierces this resistance in early March.

For those who already are long this index, this was a green
light to remain long. But observe what unfolded the next
sessionthe doji. This doji line hinted the bulls had lost full
of the market (note: it does not mean that the bears has taken
control).

Warren Buffets Rules of

Money Management
Rule 1 Not to lose money
Rule 2 Dont forget rule 1
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Nison Trading
Principle
Candlesticks do not give
price targets.

Gravestone Doji
This doji takes on extra significance
because it confirms a resistance level

Nison Trading
Principle
A candlestick line or pattern
requires two criteria:
The shape of the line or pattern
The preceding trend

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Doji and Trend

Concept:
To use a northern doji as a
signal we need to have an
uptrend to reverse

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Doji in a Box Range is

not a trading signal

Doji and trend

A doji in the middle
of a trading range has
no trend change
implications

Box Range

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Doji

Northern and Southern Doji

A doji in an uptrend
is a Northern Doji

A doji in a
downtrend
is a
Southern
Doji

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Southern Doji

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Nison Trading
Principle
Candle signals must be
evaluated and acted upon
within the markets context

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Doji in Context

Concept:
If a doji makes a new
high close for the move,
wait for bearish
confirmation with a close
under the dojis close

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Need a
close
under
here to
turn
bearish

Doji in Context
Which of these
scenarios is a more
likely top reversal?

Scenario 1
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Scenario 2

Doji, but New High Close

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Doji, but New High close

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Flexibility with Candles (and Confluence)

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Doji
TJX

What makes doji 2

different than doji 1?

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April

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Trading Tactics
1) Name the two
reversal signals
at the arrows.
2) Would you use
these signals to
sell short?
Liquidate longs?
Why?
3) What is bearish
confirmation of
the reversal
signals?

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Doji as Resistance

Criteria: Use the highest high of

those two sessions (top of upper
shadow) as resistance
Implication: Close over that area:
market is refreshed

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Doji

The red arrows

show the bulls
have complete
control. The doji
session alters the
trend (note also
the spinning tops
in mid and late
June).

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Small Real Body as a doji

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Doji after tall white

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Doji as Resistance

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Trading Tactics - Doji

Analyze these doji in the context of what happened
before. Are any of these a more likely reversal and why?

A -1

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B-2

C-3

Trading Tactics Doji (answer)

Analyze these doji in the context of what happened
before. Are any of these a more likely reversal and why?

A-1

Rally may
just be
starting

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B-2

Market not
overextended

C-35

Resistance
confirmed by
doji

Doji Overview Analyze Each Doji in Context of Trend

HEIDRICK STRUGG

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Shadows

Remember: location and size of the shadow should be considered

when analyzing the market psychology.
Implication: Bearish long upper shadow offsets rallying
strength. Bullish long lower shadows hints bears losing force.
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Upper Shadows and slope of advance

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The Tools of the West with the

Light of the Candles

Scenario
1

Scenario
2

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Hammer
Criteria:
Small real body at, or near top, of range
Lower shadow at least 2x real body
Market in down trend
Implication: Groping for a bottom

black or white

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Shooting Star
Criteria:
Small real body at, or near bottom, of range
Upper shadow at least 2x real body
Market in an up trend
Implication: Signaling Trouble Overhead

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black or white

High Wave Candles

Criteria: very long shadows and lower

small real body - color not important
Implication: Trend is losing force
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High Wave Candle

Whos in Charge?

Whos in Charge Now?

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High Wave Candle

New High
Close,but??

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Long Legged Doji Rickshaw

Man

Criteria: very long shadows and lower

small real body - color not important

39

Implication: Market has lost its sense

of direction

High-wave candle
RDY
The market is
at a new highbut the high
wave candle
shows the
bulls are not in
full control.

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Engulfing Patterns
Bearish
Engulfing
Pattern

Criteria:
White real body wraps around
preceding black real body
Market in down trend
Implication: Market bottoming out

Criteria:
Black real body wraps around
preceding white real body
Market in up trend

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Implication: Bulls have been

constrained

Bullish
Engulfing
Pattern

Bullish engulfing pattern as support

ORACLE

10.3
10.2
10.1

One of most powerful aspects of

the bullish engulfing pattern is
their use as support.

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Bullish engulfing pattern

S&P Continuation

Note how
many black
candles the
white
candle
wrapped
around

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Shooting
star

Bullish engulfing pattern as support

While the low of the bullish

engulfing pattern is support,
for those who are more eager
to buy you can use the center
of the tall white real body as
an entry point. Keep in the
mind the risk reward of the
trade.

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Center tall
white

Bearish engulfing pattern as resistance

If the first candle

is a doji instead
of a white real
body it is still
viewed as a
bearish engulfing
pattern.

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Bearish Engulfing Pattern compared to Western outside reversal

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Relative Strength

On this day Dow

was down 150

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Bullish Engulfing Pattern

Is this a
Bullish
Engulfing
Pattern ?

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Engulfing pattern comparing size of real bodies

SIERRA WIRELESS
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Consider the relative size of

the real bodies. Here they are
equal size, so reversal is less
likely. Final confirmation of
its failure comes with the close
under its support area.
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April

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May

Last Engulfing Pattern

Bullish
Engulfing
Pattern

Last
Engulfing
Pattern

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Last Engulfing Pattern

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Last Engulfing Pattern

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Note: This is the same chart as slide 51

Last Engulfing Pattern

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Dark Cloud Cover

Criteria:
Opens above prior high (or close)
Closes as long black real body
Close well into prior long white candle
Market moving north
Implication: Advance is exhausting
itself

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Nison Trading
Principle
Not all candle signals should
be used to buy or sell. Always
consider the risk/reward
aspect of the trade.
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Dark Cloud Cover and Risk/Reward

Pattern
Completed
Here

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The Blended Candle Line

close 2

open 1

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Blended candle real body = open

of the first session, close of the
last session. Blended candle
shadows = highest high and
lowest close of all sessions

The Blended Candle Line

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The Checkmate Principle:

A series of tall white candles followed by
black candles (or small real bodies) near the
same resistance level reveals that the bulls
drive is being checkmated
A series of long black candles followed by
white candles (or small real bodies) near the
same support level reveals that the bears
drive is being checkmated
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Bearish Checkmate
9

= strong session
9 = failure to sustain rally
This shows lack of bullish follow
through shows that each time this gets
in the 60-64 range.

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Hammer as support

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The Checkmate Principle

What
happened
after each
white
candle?
When there is a series of tall white candles
followed by black candles or small real bodies
near the same resistance level it reveals that the
bulls drive is being checkmated

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Tweezers Tops and Bottom

Criteria:
First Candle is large real body
Second session same high and,
ideally, small real body

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Implication: Prior trend doesnt

have a solid foundation

Tweezers Bottom

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Tweezers tops

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Tweezers top

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Morning Star
Criteria:
Market in down trend
First candle long black
Second real body (spinning top,
black or white) doesnt overlap first
sessions real body
Third candle (white) closes deeply in
first black real body
Implication: Bulls are taking control

white or black
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Morning Star

white or black
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Morning Star variation

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Evening Star
white or black
Criteria:
Market in an up trend
First candle is long white
Second real body (black or white
spinning top) doesnt overlap first
sessions real body
Third candle (black) closes deeply in
first white real body
Implication: Bears are taking control

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3
1

Nison Trading
Principle
Candle signals must be
evaluated and acted
upon within the markets
context
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Evening Star compared to Morning Star

Evening Star

Would you
buy here?

How about
here?

Morning Star

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Evening Star and Risk/ Reward

HEIDRICK STRUGG
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19.5

Evening Star
completed here. This
is likely a poor
risk/reward for a short
sale.

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18.5

This doji
confirms
the
resistance
area set by
the evening
star and as
such may
offer a
better r/r.

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Windows
Rising
Window

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Falling
Window

Trading Tactics practice

1. What pattern is highlighted?

2. When would you sell short based on this pattern?

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Trading Tactics practice

(answer)
Potential
selling
levels

Rising
windows
support

1. What pattern is highlighted? Bearish engulfing pattern

2. When would you sell short based on this pattern?
Because of the rising window we would not sell on the
completion of this pattern. As such we could sell on (a) the
resistance at the highs of the bearish engulfing
pattern, or (b) on a break under the windows support.

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Breakaway Gaps

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Breakaway Gap
PRECISION DRILL
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Breakaway Gap

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Breakaway gap
INTL GAME TECH

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The stock not only breaks

support but does so with a
falling window. This increases
the potency of the windows
resistance. Note the shooting star
and bearish engulfing pattern on
the rebound
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Breakaway Gap
MICROSOFT
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Gapped under
support

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Small
windows

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2002

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Breakaway Gap

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Nison Trading
Principle

With windows size does

not matter.

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Large and small windows

Large
window with
the bottom
of this
window as
pivotal
support

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Small
window

Large Window

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With windows size does not matter

NY CMNTY BANCP

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High on July 26 was

27.09, low the next
session was 27.21

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Small Window

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More than three windows

Closed under the
top windows
support

We need to wait until the top

window is closed to confirm a
change in trend

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Three Windows

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Island Top and Bottom

Island Top

Island Bottom
90

Island Bottom

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Island Top

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Windows as Target
Daily
prices
for
1993

Once
under
$21 we
have to
go to
1993
for next
support

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Rising
Window

Window as a target

target

Buy here

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Rounding Tops/Bottoms

Fry Pan Bottom

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Dumpling Top

Dumpling Top

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Fry Pan Bottom

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Midway (measuring) Gap

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Midway Gap

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High Price Gapping Play

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High Price Gapping Play

99 CENTS STORES
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10.8

Congestion
band

High price
gapping
play

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Gapping Doji

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Gapping Doji

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Interactive Chart
1. What candle signals are at A and B?
2. What candle signals are at C and D?
3. Why did the rally stall at E and what was
the candle signal formed?
4. After the decline from E why did the
market find support near $18?

B
C

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Interactive Chart - answers

1. What candle signals are at A and B?
Because of the trend neither are engulfing
patterns.
2. What candle signals are at C and D?
Bullish engulfing pattern and a bullish counterattack pattern
3. Why did the rally stall at E and what was
the candle signal formed? The falling window
opened in early August. A bearish engulfing
pattern
4. After the decline from E why did the
market find support near $18?- The small
rising window

Small rising
window

B
C

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Record Sessions
Overbought / Oversold Indicator

9 record session highs

6
5
2
1

low for move

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Record Session Highs

10

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Record session highs

Start here

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Three Advancing White Soldiers

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Three White Soliders

Three advancing
soldiers

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Three White Soliders

Advancing
three soldiers

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Three Black Crows

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Three Black Crows

PULTE CORP (44.8600, 45.6600, 43.7600, 43.9000, -0.95000)

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Rising and Falling Three Methods

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Rising Three

Falling Three

Rising Three Methods

PHARMACIA

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Open below/above the Stomach

close

Below Middle White

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Above Middle Black

Open below the stomach

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Above the Stomach

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Above the Stomach

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Above the Stomach

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Below the Stomach

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Counter Attack Lines

close

close

Bearish
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Bullish

Not Counter Attack Lines

Second session did not
open high enough

Both sessions were not

long real bodies
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Bullish Counter Attack

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Volume Counter Attack

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Bullish Counter-attack

First sign of a turn

was bullish counterattack

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Convergence of Clues- Counter Attack

Bearish counter
attack

doji

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Bearish engulfing
pattern

Bearish Counter-attack
Counterattack also
confirming
resistance

Why does this candle hint

bears are not in complete
control in spite of the large
price drop? What
happened the next session?

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The Phantom method

What was support

before this session?
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Phantom method

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Phantom

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Phantom method wheres R1?

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(slide 1 of 2)

Phantom method

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(slide 2 of 2)

Using Candles in a Box Range

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Box range
Do the bears or
bulls have the
greater
control?

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Box Range

Do the bears or
bulls have the
greater
control?

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Intraday Techniques
Flexibility reading candle signals
Combining intraday signals with longer
time frame support or resistance.
Harnessing intraday charts for signals
not available on daily charts
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Bearish engulfing pattern and Intraday charts

We are less
strict with the
definition of
some patterns
on intra-day
charts.

Classic bearish engulfing

pattern has open above prior
session close. With intraday
open can = prior close.

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Intra-day candle patterns

al

Although open and

close are the same,
view this as dark
cloud

Bullish engulfing
pattern
Open and
closings are
about the
same, still
view this as a
morning star

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Windows on intraday
Most intraday
windows will be
between the last
candle yesterday
and the first
candle today

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Intraday Techniques

Combining intraday signals with

longer time frame support or
resistance.

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Daily chart for support

(slide 1 of 2)

June
14
We see a solid band of support near 43 at the circles dual
bullish engulfing patterns on the week of June 3. There was a
test of this support on June 14. We are thinking of buying on the
session at the arrow as the stock gets near this support on June
26. We then turn to an intra-day chart to see if there are any buy
signals as the stock as it approaches 43 .. (see next chart).

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Buying
area

Intra-day to place trade on confirmation of support

level obtained from daily chart (slide 2 or 2)

Hammer

143

On this 5 minute chart on

June 26, the dashed line
shows support area obtained
from prior daily chart near
43 . This level was
confirmed by a hammer
which held as support on a
retest.

Use time frame of higher degree for resistance (slide 1 of 2)

AMER EXPRESS CO

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The volume spike on the falling window

on this daily chart increases the
significance of this resistance. So we have
resistance near $40. Now lets shift to the
intra-day chart to see if there are any
bearish signals as the market approached
this resistance near $40..

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Volume

8000
7000
6000
5000
4000
x1000

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Intra-day chart to position trade

(slide 2 of 2)

Falling
window

The
spinning
tops helped
confirm the
importance
of the
falling
windows
resistance
near $40
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Chart of higher degree (slide 1 of 2) Daily

On session X stock broke the
support level of rising window 1.
We therefore look for next support
at rising window 2 at 2090 to 2080.
We then turn to the intraday chart
after session X to see if there are
any buy signals at 2090/2080..

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Chart of higher degree (slide 2 of 2) 5 Minute

Support level based on

daily chart confirmed
by a hammer and
morning star on this 5
minute chart

147

Daily for Support /intraday for positioning slide 1 of 2

Former resistance

148

Change of
polarity now
forecasts
support near
70. We then
turn to
intraday..

Daily for Support /intraday entry slide 2 of 2

Near 70 we get a bullish engulfing
pattern on this 30 minute chart with
lighter volume on black candle and
increased volume on white.

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Bearish shadows
confirming
resistance

Intraday Techniques

Harnessing intraday charts for

signals not available on daily charts

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Oversold? - Daily Chart

(slide 1 of 2)

On this daily chart it

looks oversold

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Look oversold now? 30 minute charts (slide 2 of 2)

This intraday chart gives

a different perspective

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Intra-day window not a window on daily

27th

153

28th

Using intra-day charts for windows

no window on this
daily chart on June 7but check intra-day
chart

154

(slide 1 of 2)

Using intra-day charts for windows

Top of falling
window

June 7
155

(slide 2 of 2)

Using intraday charts

slide 1 of 2
Prior high

Why is this market

having trouble near
1325 from Aug. 913? Isnt first
resistance at the
prior high near
1355?

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Using intraday charts

slide 2 of 2

This hourly chart shows something the daily

chart didnt there was a resistance zone
near 1325.

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Using intra- charts for support -

(slide 1 of 3)

On this daily chart on

this day (Oct.1) where is
1st support? Try shifting
to an intra-day chart

158

Using intraday chart for support -

slide 2 of 3

On this 30
minute chart on
Oct.1 is there a
support area?

Oct. 1

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Using intraday chart for support This chart shows

action after Oct. 1.
Note how the 88
area held as
support.

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slide 3 of 3

Intraday trading tactics

slide 1 of 3

On this daily chart, wheres R1

as of Dec. 3? Is it 955 or
something else? Lets go to the
intra-day chart

Dec. 3

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Intraday trading tactics

slide 2 of 3

Dec. 3
See any
resistance here
before 955 on
this 30 minute
chart?

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Intraday trading tactics

slide 3 of 3

Subsequent Price Action

Dec. 3

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Using Intraday Charts Daily Chart

After this session

(March 20)
wheres R1?

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(Slide 1 of 3)

Using Intraday Charts Hourly Chart

(Slide 2 of 3)

March 20
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Using Intraday Charts Daily Chart

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(Slide 3 of 3)

Candle Charts

Western

The Trading Triad

Money Management

Candlecharts.com
Helping Clients Spot Market Turns Before the Competition

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Candlecharts.com

Trading Tactics
Timing
Market Chameleon
Trend
The Three Cs

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Candlecharts.com

His potential is that of

the fully drawn bow, his
timing the release of the
trigger

Market Timing

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Trading Tactics Timing

INTEL CORP

27.5
27.0
26.5
26.0
25.5
25.0
24.5
24.0
23.5

Normally one waits for a

close to confirm a bullish
engulfing pattern, but
considering support was
holding on the open of this
session, once the candle gets
above the prior black candle
intraday one can consider
buying lightly.
10
ember

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November

23.0
22.5
22.0
21.5
21.0
20.5
20.0
19.5
19.0

Trading Tactics- Entering a Trade

The morning star pattern is not
completed until the third candle
line. However, in this scenario
the second session of that
potential pattern is confirming
the windows support area. As
such, one could buy lightly there.

Morning star

Rising window

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Trading Tactics not waiting for the close

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When to initiate a position

Although the
doji made a new
high close for
the move- it is
confirming a
resistance area.
As such we can
consider selling
lightly.

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Trading Tactics Case Study

FOMENTO MEXICANO
44.5
44.0

The close of this session

completes an island
bottom. But with the
gap higher opening one
could consider buying
on the opening.

43.5

Dark cloud
cover as
exit signal

43.0
42.5

42.0

41.5
41.0

40.5

40.0
39.5

39.0

38.5
38.0

37.5

37.0
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ADELPHIA STK C
26.5

Small
bearish
engulfing
pattern as
exit

26.0
25.5
25.0
24.5
24.0
23.5
23.0

or close
under
bull
channel

22.5
22.0
21.5
21.0
20.5

Hammer
and Bullish
Shadows
to enter
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20.0
19.5
19.0
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Only those who

understand adaptation
will win the battle

Market Chameleon adapt to changing

market conditions
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Nison Trading
Principle
Being a Market Chameleon:
As the market environment changes
based on what the technical signals are
telling us we should adapt our market
outlook

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Market Chemeleon

orginal
Falling
target
window
Shooting star
(new target)

Buy

178

Buy on these back to back

hammers. Original target is
resistance as defined by recent
high and falling window. With
the resistance and decline from
the shooting star that zone now
becomes the area to take
profits.

Adapting to the Market

Breakout
Over
Resistance

A prudent trader never

argues with the tape.
Markets are never
wrong-opinions often
are.

179

Dark Cloud
Cover!

Adapting to the Market

?
Closed over
Windows
Resistance

180

Being a Market Chameleon

The triangles show a support
level, but once broken we
should adapt our stance to
what the market is telling us.
(Observe the change of
polarity)

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Adapting to the market

Normally we look for the
lows of the bullish engulfing
pattern as support. In this
case once the hammer is
formed (at the arrow) we
then adjust our buy point to
the hammers support area.

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Nison Trading
Principle
The IfThen Rule:
If the market does not act as forecasted then
exit the position
Initiate a position when the market justifies
your potential trade (i.e. if near resistance, If the
market breaks above resistance, Then one can
buy.
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If.Then Rule

(slide 1 of 2)

Head and Shoulders

Top?

184

If.Then Rule

(slide 2 of 2)

Was Head and Shoulders

Top Confirmed ?

185

If.Then Rule

The bullish
ascending triangle
and the new high
close for the move
strongly hints that
the market will
break out. But
resistance held.

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Take advantage of
field conditions

Prevailing Trend

187

Nison Trading
Principle
Initiate new trades in the direction of
the major trend (unless you are looking
for a small move):
On bullish signals in a bull market buy long. On bullish
signals in a bear trend, cover shorts.
On bearish signals in a bear trend, sell short. On bearish
signals in a bull market, liquidate longs.
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Battle of the Windows slide 1 of 2

Falling
window as
resistance

Rising
window as
support (also
a breakaway
gap)

Is there a way to forecast

which way the market will
break out?

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Go with the trend slide 2 of 2

Falling
window

Rising
Window

Based on the market holding

above this 30 period moving
average the odds favor a
breakout to the upside

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Importance of Trend
Change of
Polarity

Resistance zone
Concept: place trade in
direction of prevailing trend.
Since this is down we should
look for bounce from bullish
engulfing pattern and then sell
short at change of polarity.

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Go in the direction of the prevailing trend

The bullish rising windows are within a
bear trend. This warrants covering shorts
at the windows support, rather than
placing new long trades (unless you are
just looking for a small bounce)
Long upper
shadows and
spinning tops
are warning
signals

Rising
windows
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The Three Cs of Money

Management
Candle in Context
Consider Risk-Reward
Confirmation

193

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Know the lay of the

land

Candles in Context

194

Nison Trading
Principle
Candle signals must be
evaluated and acted upon
within the markets context
for example what happened
before the signal?
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Candles in Context

Would you
buy on this
hammer?

196

Patterns in Context bullish signal at resistance

window

197

Although there was a

bullish engulfing
pattern, this
potentially bullish
signal came at a
resistance level at the
small falling window

Candle Signals within market context

TRIBUNE CO
45.0
44.5

Below the stomach pattern

is the rising window keeps
the uptrend intact.

44.0
43.5
43.0
42.5
42.0
41.5
41.0
40.5
40.0
39.5
39.0
38.5
38.0
37.5
37.0
36.5

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Candles in Context

What are two

reasons not to sell
on this doji?

199

Candles in Context

Hammer,
but??

200

Candles in Context
Not an ideal dark cloud
cover, but??

201

Trading Tactics - Candles in Context

1
a) What are the candle lines at
the arrows at 1 and 2 ?
b) Where would you be more
bullish, at 1 or 2, and why?
c) On what candle line would
you buy after the signals at 1
and 2?
d) If you buy at 1 or 2 where
is a potential protective sell
stop?

202

Nison Trading
Principle
Do not only consider the
markets price. Analyze the
shape and size of candle
lines at that price.
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How are new highs are made

204

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How are new highs or lows made

New High Close

Bulls cant sustain

rallies for more than
one session as shown
my the red arrow.

205

How are new highs made?

206

How are new highs/lows made?

207

The water looks fine!

208

Candlecharts.com

Those knowing when

to fight and when not
will be victorious

Consider risk-reward

209

Nison Trading
Principle
Even a perfect candle signal
does not equal a good trade!
YOU MUST ALWAYS
JUDGE THE POTENTIAL
TRADES RISK-REWARD.
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Stops

211

Stops

window

Window as support shown

by bullish shadows and
hammers at the arrows.
Once the support is broken
we must readjust our
bullish view.

212

Obtaining targets

Buy on the hammer

during the week of
April 8, an obvious
resistance area would
be towards 615.

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hammer

Obtaining Price Targets

Shooting
Star

Shooting star confirms

resistance at top end of
box range. Sell on the
shooting star with a
potential target at bottom
of the box range near 55.

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Using Western TA for target

1075

DJ INDU AVERAGE

1070
1065
1060
1055
1050
1045
1040
1035
1030
1025
1020
1015
1010
1005
1000

Bullish engulfing
pattern gives a turning
signal with falling
resistance line as a
target

995
990
985
980
975
970
x10

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April

15

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May

Trading Tactics- Case Study

COMVERSE TECH
13.5
13.4
13.3

Bearish
engulfing
pattern

Bullish shadows at arrows show demand. A hammer is

a potential buy signal. If the trader feels that the
market was to high to buy on the next sessions open,
there is now a window as support. On a correction, we
can buy within the window. A potential target is the
April highs near 13.4. Once there a bearish engulfing
pattern confirms this resistance.

13.2
13.1
13.0
12.9
12.8
12.7
12.6
12.5
12.4
12.3
12.2
12.1
12.0
11.9
11.8
11.7
11.6

Rising
window

11.5
11.4
11.3
11.2

Hammer

11.1
11.0

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10.9

Trading Tactics- Targets

FIDELITY NATL

32.0
31.5
31.0
30.5
30.0
29.5
29.0
28.5
28.0

1) Buy on first hammer, exit at bearish engulfing

pattern (circled). This bearish engulfing pattern
took on extra significance since it also confirmed
resistance.

hammers

27.5
27.0
26.5

Or

26.0

2) Sell short at bearish engulfing pattern Volume

and exit
at second hammer (which confirmed the first
hammers support area).

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June

10

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1000
900
800
700
600
500
400
300
x1000
24

1
July

15

Trading Tactics- Targets

Use hammer to buy
and window to exit
Falling window

hammer

218

Hammer and Risk/Reward

reward

Risk

219

Risk/Reward
INTL GAME TECH
69.5

Morning doji star as support. Buy on

hammer, target is recent pivot high. This
represents an attrive r/r.

69.0
68.5
68.0
67.5
67.0

Pivot
high

66.5
66.0
65.5
65.0
64.5
64.0
63.5
63.0
62.5
62.0
61.5
61.0
60.5
60.0

14

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February

11

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Risk/Reward

If you buy
here, what is
the target?
What is the
risk?

221

Risk/reward
With a purchase at
the hammer and a
target to the falling
window we have a
good r/r trade.

222

Risk-reward
Two hammers at 1
and 2. But due to
falling windows only
hammer 2 presents a
buying opportunity
due to the r/r.

223

Price targets slide 1 of 2

On this morning
star pattern where
is the stop? And
where is a
potential price
target?

224

Price targets - slide 2 of 2

H
Falling
window

On this morning
star pattern where
is the stop? The
low of the pattern.
And pick a
potential price
target. The falling
window and the
high at H where the
sell off began.

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Subsequent
action

Slide 226

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He whose ranks are

united in purpose will
be victorious

Confirmation

226

Nison Trading
Principle
The more signals- either
candle or Western or a
combination of both
converge at the same level,
the more likely a reversal.
227

Cluster of Candles

1- falling window keeps trend

down
2- bullish shadows hint bears
losing force
3 and 4- bullish engulfing
pattern and rising window
prove bulls have taken full
control

228

Confirmation

Bullish engulfing
patterns and bullish
shadows confirming
support zone.

229

Bearish engulfing pattern but what is confirmation?

230

P.R.O.F.I.T.S
Potent Insights
Reduce Risks
Outmaneuver your competition
Find Pivotal Support /Resistance
Identify False Breakouts
Terminate Bad Trades
Stay Alive!
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Potent Insights
232

Potent Insights

233

Reduce Risks

234

Reduce Risk

235

Outmaneuver your
competition

236

Outmaneuver your competition

237

Find Pivotal
Support and
Resistance
238

Find pivotal support /resistance

239

Identify False
Breakouts
240

Identify False Breakouts

241

Terminate Bad
Trades
242

Terminate Bad Trades

Do these candle
lines give you a
sense that the
bulls are in full
control?

243

Stay Alive!

244

The race is not always to the

swiftest, but to those who keep
running.

245

How it all comes together (hourly)

246

Stay Alive- Confluence of signals for NASDAQ

1- Rising Resistance
Line
2- Shooting Star

2a Bearish Engulfing
3- Falling Window
4- Bearish Divergence
5- Failure at windows
resistance

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Every time there is

a trade someone is
wrong!

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