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Bullish Break Out

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Key Criteria
The larger trend is up or a bullish situation
higher swing highs / higher swing lows on the larger trend
The price has a bullish continuation pattern
high base, cup & handle, ascending triangle, etc...
The price is trading near resistance
The price has room to run
Make sure that no historical support/resistance zones will interfere
Volume is normally light during the sideways action
Decreasing or below average volume indicates that participants are
waiting

Starting Chart & Observations

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Price Levels
Level Reason
Entry Above resistance + ATR%:
a recent swing high
Exit Below a recent low - ATR%: today - yesterday -
previous - support - ATR%
Target 1 1 - 2 ATR move - prior support/resistance
Target 2 prior support/resistance, whole number - range box -
Fibonacci extension
Target 3 prior support/resistance, whole number - range box -
Fibonacci extension

Chart with Plan & Trade Calculator

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Review
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Trade #
Profit / Loss $ (Exit - Entry) * # of Shares
Profit / Loss % (Profit or Loss $ ) / Account Balance (on
open)
R Factor (Profit or Loss $) / Starting Risk

Trade Score Score Reason


Idea • In hindsight how good of a trading
ides was this?
Management • Given what you knew at the time -

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Management • Given what you knew at the time -
how good of a job did you do
managing the trade?
Average

Mistakes Made? What Happened?


Risk Control • Not controlling risk properly
Trade Idea • Not the correct pattern or correct
trading strategy
Market Conditions • Not a good market environment for
the strategy at time of entry
Planning / Research • Not researched or planed properly
Management • Not doing regular homework
• Not managed according to the
plan
• Management plans were changed
during the trade
Execution • Not checking to see if the order
was entered correctly into the
broker
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What can you learn from this trade?


What do you need to do to fix any problems - corrective measures?
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