Trend reversals are the holy grail of trading. They are the coveted tops and bottoms that represent the ideal entry points for opening new positions and closing existing ones. So here we discuss how to identify them and what risks there are when you try to “time the market” as experienced traders say.
Whether you use indicators, fundamentals or news it’s always a challenging task to find that exact point in time when a price has reached its highest or lowest point for a certain period. This is especially true for short-term trades that happen on the minute timeframes. The perception is that there is more randomness and noise that skew the price (temporarily) towards a level that doesn’t reflect reality. Some might argue that it holds true for all time frames.
In the video David discusses how to tackle these challenges. He also points at the signs you should look out for when looking for confirmation of a reversal, as well as the surrounding factors that should determine whether you open and/or close a position.
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hi David do you run in house courses for beginners?
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The UK100 has a sell price of 7000 and a buy price of 7001. You open a long (buy) position of £20 per point. The price increases to a sell price of 7005 and a buy price of 7006. You close your position. What is your profit?
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Great video! Helps alot!
one of the best videos on this channel
Thanks very much, helpful as usual
Thanks very informative for me
Hi David. Can you please tell me where do you get latest Economic news which really happens and which one is really important and affects a lot on charts, on volatility and all trading system together. Thx
Hi, there is an economic calendar on the Trading212 platform that lists all the major announcements.
Good job :)!
Greetings from Texas! Great vid as usual.
Hey, in the background of your intro you have 4 charts open on different monitors, how can you do this on one account because if I open my account on different devices it logs me out of the first one
Hi, Jack. You can log in to your trading account through one device at a time due to security reasons. With Trading 212’s web app you can open charts in multiple windows while using one trading account. To do so, simply hover the cursor over the chart, open the context menu (right click with your pointing device) and select the option “Open chart in new window”.
could you possibly do a video focusing on just oil. oil etf s. news. and etf s shorting oil such as sco (all time low)
Thanks David, your videos are excellent!
Nice video & explanation! I loved how you test the theories on real data. Thanks a lot.
Thanks for the nice video, but my concern is to read the chart of a stock , is it absolutely the same way o if there is any change or different way to look at it?
Hi, when it comes to trends I think the concept is pretty much the same across all markets.
In this last example do you have any tips for timing? something i really struggle with is interpreting confirmation. Looking at that USD/EUR example I would have called that larger down candle just before the big rally a confirmation, and probably been stopped out by the next one. In that particular example I might have even called the first correction up (11 or so in) followed buy the two down candles that broke it a confirmation
Hi Dan. Good questions.For me the important thing is where does the stop go. In this example, regardless of where you get in, the logical place for the stop was above those highs. So, on that big down candle you mention, I might have taken the view that I had missed the opportunity. I wouldn’t change my stop to a random level and chase the market. I hope this helps but any other qs let me know.
Thank you so much! With your methods I bought OTIV at 1.8 which is now biding 3.6. MACD method was the most helpful!
THANKYOU SO MUCH, YOU EXPLAIN IN A WAY I CAN UNDERSTAND IT …LOVE YOUR WORK
You are a gem
2:50 I didn’t quite understand why you decided to draw the horizontal line right at that point. What is the logic? 6:20 now you could have drawn a similar line at 1.17957. Why didn’t you?
Hi I wouldn’t say there are definite rights or wrongs here. I picked that as a big level for a couple of reasons. First of all it was a level that had been tested twice and secondly there was a strong move towards it the second time which you can see from that large candle and then it backed away. I picked the line I did at 6:20 as it was the high immediately;y before the trend line break, so was an obvious one to watch – as it was the highest point before the break – to see if there was a trend reversal setting up.
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Hello David,
I like your videos, it’s easy to understand for me, your videos really helping me to learn. I’ve a question for you, some people using some kind of app “swipetreads” they saying just copy and paste information from the app, is it reliable?
Thank you so much for this video! Really informative and helped me out with making a profitable trade I was previously unsure about. I’ll be following this channel and checking out more videos
Wow you look exactly like Bobby from “Dallas” the 80’s sitcom.. I just had a flashback, ugh.
Dude you are awesome! Thank you!
Really useful, clear and concise videos! Thank you!
Hello David. May i know what happened next on the trend after 3:50? Because that was the exact situation of Bitcoin at this very moment
Excellent videos!
Excellent work David!
Very understandable and useful video
Your videos are very helpful and greetings from India…..
Excellent one.
Great instruction. Very clear, simple and precise. Any tutorials on understanding daily, weekly and monthly cycle tops and bottoms ?
Hi John, you may find these videos on trading tops and bottoms useful:
Using Divergence To Find Tops and Bottoms – https://youtu.be/9W5lt_ezC2E
How to Trade Double Tops and Bottoms – https://youtu.be/DCTQ9eOCGkQ
Trading Double Tops / Bottoms – https://youtu.be/MRUUDRooSYw
Precise and excellent work.
Thanks a lot
How can I get the tool??? I need it
Hi Azenwi, do you mean the trading app? If so, you may practice for free with virtual money at http://www.trading212.com/en/Practice-for-Free-GBP. Free native mobile apps for iOS and Android are also at your disposal.
your videos are excellent
thanx David Jones
I love this guy
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These videos are really helpful, I have noticed that I have no patience and I am always trying to get a profit off of every candle, as you would expect, this didn’t work well (thankfully it was paper money). I have finally realised that planning and patience is the key to success. Thank you!
Hello i have a question with the last graph when you see the strong green candles at the,end and dont end up touching the resistance how or why would that be a good trade and how would the trade be carried. Also how do you know when the marKet will turn around and how would you carry a trade if the market does turn around
So usually you want price rejection(long wick/tails sticking out) plus a momentum candle of proof of reversal??? Such as a engulfing bearish/bullish candle and retest!
What’s the difference between a trend reversal and a breakout?
So, good sir, are you great
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These videos are awesome, I’ve learned more from these 212 videos than anything other type of material or experience.