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Spencer Li

The 4 Types of Trading Strategies: Break, Swing, Bounce and Turn, and When Each One Works

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Break, swing, bounce, turn - the four types of trading strategies

Every trading strategy traces back to 4 core types: breakouts, trend-following swings, counter-trend bounces and reversals. Learn how each type works.

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by Spencer Li
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Spencer Li

The Different Styles of Trading (Holding Period, Timeframe, Products, etc)

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Find your trading style - trading strategies

There are three main trading styles, sorted by how long you hold a position: short-term, medium-term and long-term. Find out which one fits you best.

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by Spencer Li
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Spencer Li

Exotic & Uncommon Technical Analysis Methods

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Exotic technical analysis methods - technical analysis

Uncommon technical analysis methods are less mainstream ways to read charts, like Gann theory, harmonics and Ichimoku. See 11 and whether they still work.

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Spencer Li

The 3 Types of Technical Analysis, and How to Combine Them on One Clean Chart

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Three ways to read charts - technical analysis

Classical charting, indicators and price action: what each type of technical analysis does, where it came from, and how to combine all three on one chart.

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by Spencer Li
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Spencer Li

How to Read Candlestick Bars: What the Body, Shadows and Colour Tell You

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How to read price bars - candlestick patterns

Every candlestick bar holds four prices. How to read the body, the shadows and the colour, what a doji really is, and how to read a run of bars.

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