Background & System with Trading

Basics an Edge Experience

The overall trade setup quality can be determined by a set of quality

components. High quality trades deliver the best trading results.
TRADE SETUP QUALITY - COMPONENTS

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Systems S1 & S2 System S3

Pattern-related criteria (TC): Pattern-related criteria (TC/MF & LF):

 Length of consolidation (bar number)  Size of STB (Small Trend Bar)
 Number of swing touches (mainly bar body)  Color & shape of STB (eg green rejection bar)
 Preciseness of line touches  Strength of TSI (TC and TC-1)
 Price compression at pattern end  Strength of ADX (increasing over time)
 Slimness of pattern (narrow consolidation)  Strength of trend move (prior to STB)
 Amount of price activity beyond line  Strength of pullback resistance (8/21 EMA)
 Strength of Momentum Move prior to pattern  Depth of pullback (beyond 21 EMA)
 Consecutive stop-runs clustering (S1 only)  Pullback decrease in volatility
 Compactness of pattern (S2 only)  And many more...

Higher Timeframe (HT) Alignment:  Higher Timeframe (HT) Alignment:

 Strenght of HT trends (TC1 & TC2)  Strenght & smoothness of trend (HF/TC1)
 Strength of support from HT 8/21 EMAs  Current price close to 8EMA (HF)
 Stop-run levels on HTs (Swing potential)  Stop-run levels on HTs (Swing potential)
 Positives/Negatives from TC3 and higher  Positives/Negatives from TC2 and higher

Other: Other:
 Tightness of initial stop-loss  Tightness of initial stop-loss
 Ease of achieving break-even early on  Ease of achieving break-even early on
 Potential of Reward-to-Risk ratio  Potential of Reward-to-Risk ratio
 Extra stop protection  Extra stop protection

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