August 15, 2013

Same pattern different implication

Very often similar candlestick patterns or formation have completely different implications. The keyword here is "context". So a pattern which is bullish in one context can be bearish in another context.


Take the following intraday chart...


The colored rectangles refer one large UP bar followed by a  DOWN bar.

If you refer the context in which this has happened, the first is in downtrend where there is a high possibility of any bullish signal failing (longs getting trapped). The second instance has a sell signal but the shorts are now getting trapped.

Summary: always pay attention to the context in which a pattern or formation occurs. What is a signal for one set of traders becomes a contrarian call for smart money.

1 comment:

  1. ha ha ha :) soooooooo smart and experienced. charts can;t cheat you as it is doing for others

    hv a great week.

    regds

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