u/AncientSweet6506

Hello traders; it's a new week full of opportunities. Do the right thing and get paid.

A quick breakdown of this trade taken on EURUSD;

Friday's daily candle closed bearish. Looking to trade the invalidation of that bias through the formation of a reversal setup on lower timeframes.

Price was printing a series of LHs and LLs in structure. That structure was invalidated through the formation of a reversal setup after a sweep.

The cisd OB gave the first entry for a long trade. Price printed a Propulsion block, that's where I entered a long position, targeting those swings above.

Dear traders, you do not need to complicate your stuff. Learn the right way, you'll trade the right way.

Please share your today's trades, and stay safe.

Your Job as a trader isn't to predict the market. It is to read what price is already telling you; and align with it.

This ended week, above, are the trades I took; Just 4.

I took this trades based entirely on the same foundation- Higher timeframe directional bias, lower timeframe reaction off concentrated points, and executing trades based off those reactions. The most important concentration points for me are always these; an imbalance formed after a structural break, a relevant decision point being invalidated and price printing a reversal pattern off that point.

All said; strategy carries a mere percentage in my trading business. The character I am when I sit in front of the charts is what matters the most. The ability to wait for price to form a setup and sitting out until a setup is formed, and also letting the trade playout while managing risk.

Among the lessons I have learned is that; no matter how sure you are with your setup do not dare to overleverage; always stick to risk management.

Now, colleagues, I hope you understand that price is not random; it is a deliberate delivery system moving between concentrated points and reacting off relevant decision points, and your job is to trade that reaction, manage risk and be patient for your setup to play out.

Reflection Question: How do you personally think about your role when you sit down to trade? are you reading, predicting or somewhere in between?

Also share your trades from the previous week, and what lesson you learned

Let me start with the trade breakdown of this setup;
Previous day's opposing run after engaging with an internal concentrated point, formed new structure; HHs, and HLs.
So marking every relevant structural point anticipating continuation or invalidation at those areas.
An invalidation occurs at a relevant structural point, and prints a reversal setup, offering an early entry; but this was in the Asian session.
As price prints new candles, it forms a structural point that gets closed through.
Anticipation when price breaks a structural point; is to form an imbalance, and see that imbalance get filled; then using the opposing sequence into that imbalance as an order block to get entries, and trade towards external liquidity.
This is an easy and repeatable framework model that I've been actively studying recently.
Another thing is that; it doesn't necessarily need you to define the bias; Just structure.

A few traders here, say they are inconsistent when it comes to trading despite having learnt numerous strategies religiously over time. They tend to forget that in trading, you need to find one coherent framework that works for you, and that you can use easily. This framework is to help those who are yet to find something repeatable to work for them.

1. Define your daily bias; you anticipate to either trade the continuation of that bias or its invalidation (Bullish or Bearish)

Daily bias is often done through candle closures and interaction with HTF liquidity points
2. Mark the high or the low of the previous day depending on your bias- you anticipate this to be a strong reaction point
3. Mark the EQ of the previous day's price range on lower timeframe; Bias might be invalidated using the EQ
4. Mark concentration points within the previous day's price range: often RELEVANT swing points and Imbalances;
5. Trade reactions off those points or reactions off the newly formed concentrated points.
Always ensure your lower timeframe analysis is aligning with the higher timeframe bias and direction

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They are actively harmful, because they create the expectation that the deep, lasting change required for sustainable trading success should happen quickly. And when it does not happen quickly, the trader concludes that they have failed, rather than recognizing that they are simply operating on the actual timeline that genuine change requires.

The truth is more demanding and more rewarding than any shortcut could offer.

Becoming a consistently profitable trader is a multi-year project. Not because the

concepts are complicated. Most of them are not. But because internalizing them

deeply enough that they govern your behavior under real market pressure, after real

losses, in the grip of real emotions, takes time and repetition and honest failure and

honest recovery.

"Trading is a journey of self-discovery. The market is just the vehicle."

The key to trading success is emotional discipline. If Intelligence were key, there would be a lot more people making money trading.

This is a breakdown of an expansion candle met with an opposing run

The first image is of the daily candles on EURUSD this week's price action.

Tuesday swept the low of monday, and closed back inside it's range; so we had a bullish anticipation for Wednesday.

Wednesday opened and price expanded higher. But during the expansion of Wednesday, price taps into an important liquidity level, then an opposing run that sees the Wednesday's candle close with a relatively large upper wick.

Our anticipation on Thursday was for price to respect the EQ of that Wednesday wick, then trade lower. By respecting I mean; the price action on the lower timeframes of Thursday's candle should not close beyond the midpoint of that wick upwards.

True to our anticipation; Thursday's price action trades to the EQ of Wednesday's wick, tapping into a point of interest, formed a reversal pattern then trade lower.

The lesson here is; "when the daily candle expands, then taps into an important liquidity level, then close with a large wick, we anticipate a reversal on the new day's candle"

If you trade the EURUSD, go and check the daily and 30- minute candle for this price action in detail.

The chart images above are of the EURUSD pair; and I'll be giving a breakdown of how the setups were made!

On Wednesday 6th May, price expanded upwards on the daily candle but was met later with an opposing run, that left the daily candle to close with a relatively large upper wick.

During that expansion, price interacted with a liquidity pool, before forming a reversal pattern- despite all this no setup was offered after the huge expansion range.

Despite the bias being bullish, a bearish reaction within the previous day's price range is what we were looking at.

NOTE: when price expands and interacts with a liquidity pool, then the HTF closes with a large wick; mark the EQ of that wick; and a reversal reaction from that wick is what you're looking for.

Within Wednesday's Wick's EQ was a FVG; Price forms a reversal setup in that FVG; showing that, it has no intent to trade deeper.

Price respected the FVG by not closing through its midpoint.

The reversal pattern offered the first entry, the second entry was after price broke a structural point, leaving behind a FVG. when the FVG gets revisited, price forms a protected swing and closes over the opposing sequence. That offered the continuation of the new phase of delivery.

In all this activity, price is not random; it's delivering objectively from one concentration point to another.

Anyone who might need a framework for trading continuations; check this out!

This is a repatble mechanical framework. These are the rules for the easiest and relatable framework for trading continuations.

1. Define your daily bias

2. Drop down to the lower timeframe

3. Mark structural points; where you anticipate price to continue (break of structure)

4. When price breaks that marked level, let it form a fair value gap.

5. Now trade order blocks coming off that fair value gap, targeting external liquidity

If you want to learn this easy mechanical framework in detail, I'll be glad to direct you to the source material that I also used to become proficient....

Trade breakdown:

price reaches into an important decision point, where I anticipated a reversal, but failed to form a reversal pattern to confirm the setup, rather forms a new decision point.

The now, new decision point gets taken out, and a reversal pattern is formed confirmed by a change in the state of delivery. Entry for a long position, targeting an external swing point, and the stop below the low.

Understanding the delivery of price and mastering the alignment of your trades within that delivery is very important.

Reason: In this trade, some traders who were leaning heavily on a bearish bias, saw a break of structure to the downside and ignoring the fact that price can shift its delivery at that point.

That's where the difference is: understanding what price is showing you and trading the reaction,not the prediction.

Also leverage the use of books written by traders. Because; detailed information in the one I read that talks on understanding the delivery mechanism of price was very fundamental in changing my view on the charts, that's why I don't make unnecessary mistakes by misinterpreting what the chart is telling out loud.

It's the clarity that I am vouching for. Have clar

Trade Breakdown:

Price reaches into an important decision point, where I anticipated a reversal, but failed to form a reversal setup and forms a new decision point.

The new decision point gets taken out, and a reversal setup is formed; which gives an entry for a long position, targeting external liquidity and stop below the now protected swing.

For a repeatable framework to work over time have a defined and clear edge.

Understanding the delivery of price and mastering the alignment of your trades within that delivery is important - reason? In the trade above some traders were highly bearish, and they probably marked a break of structure, where price manipulated a swing point and made a reversal pattern.

That's where the difference is; understanding what price is doing and following it; not going against it.

Also leverage books in your trading. Detailed information in the one I read talking about understanding price delivery, has given me a different lens to view and approach to the charts.

Saw this then remembered that guy of; "vijana! tuache mihadarati"

The fact that she outlived her family members is crazy!.

Say no to drugs though 🤣

This brother Kiarie just won his second Gold in Egypt skating competitions.

At this point I'm so happy with how our athletes are putting us out there and making us proud as Kenyans.

A big congratulations to Kevin Kiarie. Keep winning.

But it hurts that he's got no support from the government.

What do you guys think about tattoos??

Personally, I love tattoos, and I'd only get one if my parents approved of it.

Can you get a tattoo?? Considering that people who have large visible tattoos may be profiled.

I love the art though.

Would you prefer this over wigs?? 😁

Personally, this is peak female beauty. Women are so beautiful, I wish they were good people.

Lakini I'm so proud of our athletes.

It's recently this brother was out in another country and bagged the title in skating. Today, he has done it again. What a wonderful job. So much love to our athletes.

Ooh! And did you guys see the story of Sebastian sawe? How KRA will tax him 18 whooping million??? It's a shocker for sure!

These are some of the trades I took in the month of April. (Randomly selected- had over 80% win rate)

The highlight of this post is this; I had a whole turn in my trading activity last month, with access to the right information.

The trades above were carefully executed within a system with these parameters

1. A defined edge

2. Execution with discipline

3. Proper risk management

4. Doing away with unrealistic expectations

5. Presence of a process.

I managed to pass both evaluation phases on my prop firm account(PS: I've always failed to pass the 2nd phase before for over 40 challenges) I received my first ever payout, after 2 years in trading.

Here's where the difference came in; the quality of trading education I consume, who I became as a trader, and treating trading as a business that is organised.

I did read two books that contributed so much to the shift in both perspectives.

How was your trading in the month of April??