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TRENDLINES

&
STRUCTURES
2 Main Components To Identify A Trend
Structure Levels + Trendline = A Solid Tradeable Trend

Structure levels are price Trendlines are a diagonal line Once combined, you can
points where there's a which can be drawn by easily identify a trend and
significant reaction - either connecting the lows or find entry opportunities
price finds support or price connecting the highs - acts a in line with the trend
rejects form of support/resistance
Drawing Structure Levels
Step 1 Step 2 Step 3

Find a chart where price Mark out where price reacts Draw a rectangle box
looks to be trending in one significantly - Where price where you have marked
direction reverses heavily in the out where price has
opposite direction reacted significantly.
You now have structure
levels.
Structure Levels Key Points
Where price reverses, mark
that level and extend a
rectangle box right.

Previous resistance can act


as support.

Structure levels should be


used as a guide. Price can
spike below or hover above
level.

Structure levels can be


drawn on all timeframes.
Higher Timeframe more
reliable.
Structure Level Example
1

STEP 1

Find a chart where price


looks to be trending in one
direction.

We chose EURJPY Daily


timeframe in this example.
We can see that price
keeps pushing higher and
higher = uptrend.
Structure Level Example
2

STEP 2

Mark out where price


reacts significantly -
Where price reverses
heavily in the opposite
direction

Whenever we saw price


move in the opposite
direction, we marked it out
with a yellow box.
Structure Level Example
3

STEP 3

Draw a rectangle box where


you have marked out where
price has reacted
significantly.

We can see that price


reacted to the structure
levels more than once.

We can use this to forecast


where price may react next!
Drawing Trendlines
Step 1 Step 2 Step 3

Find a chart where price Connect the first 2 lows with Extend the line right.
looks to be trending in one a line.
direction You now have a trendline
where price may find
support.
Trendline Key Points
Find the first 2 lows and
connect a line. Naturally it
should be a diagonal line

Extend the line right and


you'll find that future price
action reacts to that
trendline.

Price can sometimes spike


through trendlines.

We use candle wicks to draw


trendlines. Not candle
bodies.
Trendline Example
1

STEP 1

Find a chart where price


looks to be trending in one
direction.

We chose EURJPY Daily


timeframe in this example.
We can see that price
reversed from the bottom
and is making its way up.
Trendline Example
2

STEP 2

Connect the first 2 lows


with a line.

Once we have the trendline


connecting the two lows,
we can extend it and
watch for future price
action near the trendline
and trade accordingly.
Trendline Example
3

STEP 3

Extend the line right.

As you can see, price


reacted to the trendline a
few more times before
breaking down.

Trendline strategies can


be incredibly effective if
used correctly.
Stacking Up Confluences
On its own, structure levels and
trendlines can be traded. However,
that's only one confluence.

Where you excel is when you


combine both of these together to
get an even higher chance of a
trade set up playing out.

See next page to see an example of


a chart looks with both structure
levels and trendlines combined.
Trendlines & Structure Levels
First Entry: Risk entry based on just
structure level.

Second Entry: Price above


trendline (therefore, price is in an
uptrend). Entry based on the
rejection of structure level which
was above newly formed trendline.

Third Entry: Price approached


structure level AND trendline. Entry
on bounce of these 2 confluences.

STOPLOSS: BELOW Structure &


Trendline

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