This strategy makes me 6 figures a month
no fluff just price action and volume
simple and repeatable
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To start off, we have to understand the point of this strategy..
The goal is to simplify trading and look for repeatable patterns to trade
We want to take advantage of strong market trends & use the leverage of options for a low risk high reward approach
Using big momentum swings in the markets we can catch the biggest moves
The goal is to simplify trading and look for repeatable patterns to trade
We want to take advantage of strong market trends & use the leverage of options for a low risk high reward approach
Using big momentum swings in the markets we can catch the biggest moves
we want to be in the strongest stocks in the market that institutions are pouring into
that way when the markets move higher these will be the leading stocks
and when markets move lower these sectors and stocks will hold up well
that way when the markets move higher these will be the leading stocks
and when markets move lower these sectors and stocks will hold up well
1. Finding market strength and weakness
The easiest way to find out if the markets are trending is to:
Pull up a chart on tradingview.com
and add the 8, 21, 50 EMA's
EMA's can be used as a momentum gauge for when the markets are the hottest and stocks follow through the most.
The easiest way to find out if the markets are trending is to:
Pull up a chart on tradingview.com
and add the 8, 21, 50 EMA's
EMA's can be used as a momentum gauge for when the markets are the hottest and stocks follow through the most.
2. Framework
Now that we have the EMA's on the chart, we can make some rules for when we want to be active in the markets.
Use $SPY / $QQQ
1) Whenever $SPY / $QQQ are above the 8/21/50 EMA's, we want to be long with full size/conviction
2) Whenever $SPY / $QQQ are below the 8/21/50 EMA's, we want to use smaller size or completely avoid trading
This way we have a guide for when markets are going to be following through, and our strategy will be the most effective.
We can also use this on the individual names we are swing trading to narrow down our criteria.
Now that we have the EMA's on the chart, we can make some rules for when we want to be active in the markets.
Use $SPY / $QQQ
1) Whenever $SPY / $QQQ are above the 8/21/50 EMA's, we want to be long with full size/conviction
2) Whenever $SPY / $QQQ are below the 8/21/50 EMA's, we want to use smaller size or completely avoid trading
This way we have a guide for when markets are going to be following through, and our strategy will be the most effective.
We can also use this on the individual names we are swing trading to narrow down our criteria.
3. Scanning for leading stocks
Easiest way to scan for leading stocks and themes is to use: tradingview.com
Click on screener(bottom left)
We want to narrow it down to search for liquid stocks that are leading the market higher on volume
Here are the parameters I use in my scan:
Price: Over $3
Market cap: Over $300m+
Volume: Over 500k
Relative volume: Over 1
Change: Over 0.01
And most importantly, the 8,21,50 EMA's below price to find leading names
Easiest way to scan for leading stocks and themes is to use: tradingview.com
Click on screener(bottom left)
We want to narrow it down to search for liquid stocks that are leading the market higher on volume
Here are the parameters I use in my scan:
Price: Over $3
Market cap: Over $300m+
Volume: Over 500k
Relative volume: Over 1
Change: Over 0.01
And most importantly, the 8,21,50 EMA's below price to find leading names
Now we have a list of the strongest and most liquid stocks in the market
Sort the list by volume highest
What I love about this scan is that you only get about 200-300 stocks so you can narrow it down to the leaders pretty quickly
Sort the list by volume highest
What I love about this scan is that you only get about 200-300 stocks so you can narrow it down to the leaders pretty quickly
4. Setup
You are now looking for a chart that is setting up in a tight base with a tight pattern forming
The goal is to find names that are either just breaking out or about to breakout of tight bases
Use this checklist
1. Tight pattern or base
2. decreasing volume on consolidation
3. Setting up above the moving averages(ideally 8 EMA)
Below are some examples of setups I look for
You are now looking for a chart that is setting up in a tight base with a tight pattern forming
The goal is to find names that are either just breaking out or about to breakout of tight bases
Use this checklist
1. Tight pattern or base
2. decreasing volume on consolidation
3. Setting up above the moving averages(ideally 8 EMA)
Below are some examples of setups I look for
The goal is to scan through all these stocks and look for setups that match our criteria
we want to find 4-5 of the best looking stocks
and create something called a focus list:
a focus list is a more in depth watchlist consisting of a few of the best looking charts in the market.
by focusing on only a few of the best setups in the markets we can stop ourselves from overtrading and focus on executing our plan.
we want to find 4-5 of the best looking stocks
and create something called a focus list:
a focus list is a more in depth watchlist consisting of a few of the best looking charts in the market.
by focusing on only a few of the best setups in the markets we can stop ourselves from overtrading and focus on executing our plan.
A name that caught my attention on my scan: $OKLO
The stock is breaking out of a big daily base
Setting up in a big weekly base
leading theme in nuclear
volume decreasing in consolidation and increasing in expansion
The stock is breaking out of a big daily base
Setting up in a big weekly base
leading theme in nuclear
volume decreasing in consolidation and increasing in expansion
5. Entry
The easiest way to enter is to find a trigger level for the breakout
What I look for, is a previous level of resistance that price has rejected multiple times
In this example, you can see the $28.12 price level has rejected multiple times
If price breaks over that level, then we can assume a daily breakout is likely to occur
We want to confirm the breakout with lots of volume over the trigger level
The easiest way to enter is to find a trigger level for the breakout
What I look for, is a previous level of resistance that price has rejected multiple times
In this example, you can see the $28.12 price level has rejected multiple times
If price breaks over that level, then we can assume a daily breakout is likely to occur
We want to confirm the breakout with lots of volume over the trigger level
Entry is taken on a break above the trigger level
For confirmation, we want to see high volume on a break out of the base.
For example $TSLA recent base breakout:
-Leading stock
-Breaking out of a tight daily base
Enter long at the break above the the trigger level
For confirmation, we want to see high volume on a break out of the base.
For example $TSLA recent base breakout:
-Leading stock
-Breaking out of a tight daily base
Enter long at the break above the the trigger level
We can use the 5m time frame to confirm our entry.
First 5m close above our level triggers long entry.
First 5m close above our level triggers long entry.
Stop loss is placed on the low of the daily candle that broke trigger
to make sure that we manage our risk in case of a failed breakout
to make sure that we manage our risk in case of a failed breakout
Alternatively for a higher win rate
Wait for price to comeback and retest the breakout level
(Only downside of this entry model is sometimes you will miss the breakout)
Wait for price to comeback and retest the breakout level
(Only downside of this entry model is sometimes you will miss the breakout)
7. Targets
Take profits at previous resistance levels
If price is making new all time highs, use Fibonacci levels to scale out.
My scale out strategy is 25% of the position at a time and moving up stop to break even after first trim.
after third trim you leave runners with a trailing stop
If markets aren't following through, I trim 50% on the first target.
Take profits at previous resistance levels
If price is making new all time highs, use Fibonacci levels to scale out.
My scale out strategy is 25% of the position at a time and moving up stop to break even after first trim.
after third trim you leave runners with a trailing stop
If markets aren't following through, I trim 50% on the first target.
This sets you up for a huge r/r trade
for breakouts we do not want the stock to comeback to our entry level
the strongest stocks will lockout traders and keep running
this is why my scale strategy works so well to hold winners
for breakouts we do not want the stock to comeback to our entry level
the strongest stocks will lockout traders and keep running
this is why my scale strategy works so well to hold winners
The goal is to hold onto the trade until targets are hit or you are stopped out
This will help you make trading emotionless Everything is preplanned and you are taking amazing risk to reward trades
Breakouts allow you to capture huge moves and using options contracts you can use the leverage they provide to risk small amounts of money for bigger hits
This works best when markets are very strong and setups are firing(above moving averages)
This will help you make trading emotionless Everything is preplanned and you are taking amazing risk to reward trades
Breakouts allow you to capture huge moves and using options contracts you can use the leverage they provide to risk small amounts of money for bigger hits
This works best when markets are very strong and setups are firing(above moving averages)
The reason this strategy works so well is because we are trading the stocks that are leading the market higher and emerging out of strong sectors and themes.
We are also taking advantage of the strongest environments in the markets when stocks are breaking out and following through
We are also taking advantage of the strongest environments in the markets when stocks are breaking out and following through
Like any other strategy this is not a holy grail strategy but there's a reason why some of the best traders in the world swing strong names, and buy leading stocks in leading sectors.
I've personally used this strategy to catch:
$MSTR
$SMCI
$NVDA
$TSLA
$SOUN
I've personally used this strategy to catch:
$MSTR
$SMCI
$NVDA
$TSLA
$SOUN
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