4

Follow the winners: trading with the trend

What topics are covered in this chapter?

In this chapter, we examine range trading versus trend trading and consider:

  • range
  • support
  • resistance
  • range trading systems
  • trend (uptrend and downtrend)
  • channels (uptrend and downtrend)
  • trend trading systems

What are the objectives?

  • To know the definitions of support and resistance.
  • To know how to use the definitions of support and resistance for range trading.
  • To know how to use the definitions of support and resistance for trend trading.
  • To know the definitions of uptrend and downtrend.
  • To learn the trading systems to use for trend trading.

Introduction

The first decision a trader has to make is whether to trade within a range or to trade in and ...

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