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Stocks & Commodities V. 27:2 (60-62): Entering Trades At Pullbacks by Candy Schaap
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and stopped out if price moves below the trendline. The
uptrend in Figure 1 shows the prevailing direction of
price. A trader may take profit at a reversal with the
preparation for a pullback to support, also known as a FIGURE 1: PIVOTS AND TRENDLINES. By connecting the pivot lows you can form an
up-trendline.
scalp trade.
The dynamics of a trend can also be used to manage a
mutual fund position (Figure 2). This method shows when
to stay, when to add, and when to go away. You can use
a trendline to see when price has a pullback and a continu-
ation, and when the pullback becomes a reversal. When
you learn a few rules of trend dynamics, you can manage
a trade, manage your portfolio, and even manage your
individual retirement account (IRA).
YAHOO!
trade. Look for the same price action in reverse. The
trendline is now the area of price resistance (Figure 3). FIGURE 2: TREND DYNAMICS. Trend dynamics apply to every chart and every time
Another useful charting tool is the addition of a price frame.
Price channel
Trendline of resistance
TRADESTATION
TRADESTATION
Price chart
Price chart
Pivot low above 900 fake,” where price appears to be going in one direction but
the trendline veers to a different one.
896
ADX/DMI Schaap (13.8.25.25) +DMI pivot low Let’s see how trendlines give entry in a pullback, and then
67.37
50.03 we can check the evidence as follows: We have an uptrend
line and the completed pivot low above the uptrend line
TRADESTATION
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7.47 (Figure 6). We have added the ADX/DMI to add evidence to
what we see.
FIGURE 6: PULLBACK PROVIDING AN OPPORTUNITY. Here you see a pullback But how can we avoid a feint? Figure 7 shows the trendline
in a trend with agreement from an indicator. and a pullback that continues and then at the last arrow, it is
a pullback that fails. On entry, a trader manages risk with a
stop-loss under support; in this case, that is the trendline. The
Pullback or reversal?
red arrow shows how losses are minimized with the stop-loss
when price changes direction.
Here’s the deal with the feint. The last pivot low, marked
with the larger black arrow, was not a completed pivot low.
Using a stop-loss below the trendline will limit loss, but
understanding pivot price signals is a clue to better trade
positions. Better positions will more often lead to better profits.
Let’s look at Figure 8 with ADX as the confirming indica-
tor. See what the evidence tells us about the trend. In this case,
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ADX 40.00 Candy Schaap and her husband, Charles B. Schaap, are a
trading team. He is the author of the book ADXcellence:
22.20
Power Trend Strategies. Candy Schaap started her career
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hedging futures for a large corporation and has 25 years of
trading experience in futures, options, stocks, and bonds. She
consults and lectures and writes financial articles. She also
FIGURE 8: ENTERING OR EXITING A TRADE. With the help of the ADX you can
enter and exit your trades. publishes the ADXcellence Trade Letter and mentors the
TraderDoc Loot Camp.
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