Pro traders know it's time to range trade when this classic pattern shows up
Traders analyze bearish and bullish rectangles to spot trend changes and range trade stocks and cryptocurrencies. A bull trend is formed when demand exceeds supply and a bear trend occurs when sellers overpower the buyers. When the bulls and bears hold their ground without budging, it results in the formation of a trading range.Sometimes, this leads to the formation of a rectangle pattern, which can also be described as a consolidation zone or a congestion zone. Bearish and bullish rectangles are generally considered to be a continuation pattern but on many occasions, they act as a....
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In technical analysis, traders interpret the head and shoulders formation as a strong sign that a trend reversal is in process. Traders tend to focus too much on timing the right entry to a trade, but very few focus on developing a strategy for exiting positions. If one sells too early, sizable gains are left on the table and if the position is held for too long, the markets quickly snatch back the profits. Therefore, it is necessary to identify and close a trade as soon as the trend starts to reverse.One classical setup that is considered reliable in spotting a trend reversal is the....
Ethereum classic price is currently trading in a range, which is contracting and may break soon for the next leg in ETC/BTC. Key Highlights. Ethereum classic price continued to trade in a range versus Bitcoin, but approaching a break soon. Yesterday’s minor bearish trend line on the hourly chart of ETC/BTC (data feed via Simplefx) is still in play and acting as a barrier. The price needs to break either resistance or support for the next move going forward. Ethereum Classic Price Support. Ethereum classic price slowly and steadily moved inside a tiny range on the hourly chart versus the....
Ethereum classic price failed to continue trading higher against the Bitcoin, and may again trade lower in the short term. Key Highlights. Ethereum classic price looks like struggling to retain the bullish bias, and may decline soon versus the Bitcoin. There is a contracting triangle pattern formed on the hourly chart of ETC/BTC (data feed via Simplefx), which may be cleared for a downside move. The price may once again trade towards an important support area of 0.00150BTC. Ethereum Classic Price Decline. Ethereum Classic price managed to pop higher yesterday against the Bitcoin to trade....
Here's a look at what we are focusing on in the bitcoin price this morning. It’s Tuesday morning, and time to take the first of our two looks at the action in the bitcoin price for today. Before we do, let’s take a quick look at what happened overnight, as this is going to influence how we approach the markets this morning. Specifically, action last night formed something of a head and shoulders pattern on the five-minute chart. A head and shoulders forms when we get a peak, a dip, a higher peak, which then dips into another peak similar in height to the first, but not as high as the....
Here's a look at what we are focusing on in the bitcoin price this morning. So this morning we are going to go for something a little different. Over the last couple of weeks we have primarily been focusing on horizontal range bound trading, with a few breakout entries whenever we saw some volatility. This has been a decent strategy, and one that we are going to maintain going forward, but a classical pattern (well, sort of) has formed overnight, so we are going to shuffle things around a little and attempt to trade the pattern before we return to our standard approach. The pattern in....