S&P 500 20EMA: Long Trades Bias S&P 500 20EMA: Short Trades Bias

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Bounce Strategy

Market Bullish or Bearish?


S&P 500 > 20EMA: Long trades Bias
S&P 500 < 20EMA: Short Trades Bias

Screen for 18 Bounce Long, 50 Bounce Long, Screen for 18 Bounce short, 50 Bounce short,
100 Bounce Long 100 Bounce short

Entry & Exit Rules for Bounce Long Entry Rules for Bounce Short
• 2 candle/ single candle reversal pattern with confirmation • 2 candle/ single candle reversal pattern with confirmation
candle candle
• Macd (50, 100, 9) bullish or not crossed bearish within 5 • Macd (50, 100, 9) bearish or not crossed bullish within 5
candles candles
• Stochastics (5,3,3) below 30 • Stochastics (5,3,3) above 70
• Price is not below counter trend line resistance • Price is not above counter trend line rsupport
• Uptrend wave pattern • Downtrend wave pattern
• Reversal candle makes higher low than previous • Reversal candle makes lower high than previous
swing low or… swing high or…
• EMA has been tested previously • EMA has been tested previously
• Note: for 18EMA long, MACD (50, 100, 9) and MACD (18, • Note: for 18EMA Short, MACD (50, 100, 9) and MACD (18,
50, 9) must be bullish 50, 9) must be bearish
• High Probability: Reversal candle at Fibonacci 61.8% or 50% • High Probability: Reversal candle at Fibonacci 61.8% or 50%
and/or at strong support and/or at strong Resistance
• High Momentum stocks • Low Momentum stocks
• Sector and/or industry bullish/ uptrend • Sector and/or industry bearish/downtrend
• Relative strength indicator sloping up • Relative strength indicator sloping down
• Avg Volume > 150,000 • Avg Volume > 150,000
Bounce Strategy

Valid Candle Reversal patterns for Long


• Check that company is not announcing earnings
over the next 7 days

Portfolio Management
• Avoid taking more than 2 trades a day
• Risk no more than 10% of your portfolio

Exit Rules
• Take Profit 2.5R above Entry
• Stop Loss 1R below Entry
• Shift SL to Entry once price moves 1R in your
favour
Valid Candle Reversal patterns for short • Exit before earnings announcement

Position Sizing
Maintain a consistent risk per trade of 1%-3%

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