As far as stock selection is concerned Paul is spot on ,, you must choose stocks which are weaker than the INDU if you are shorting,,this way you are controlling your risk much better,, easy peasy just run IRAJ N MINUTE CHANGE utility
Now lets go to market direction where the confusion lies
The main criteria for short entry is
a) 1,3,5 OB plus at least 10 min OB and heading down for quick scalp ( this is just trading a correction ) ,,
b) 1,3,5 OB plus at least 10 min OB and 30 , 60 min heading down ( they don't have to be OB ) for catching the reversal ( this is trading a reversal ) ,,
According to cycle theory known in Advance TA ,,, REVERSAL is the result of major time frames all heading in same direction ,,
SO if 1,3,5 and 10 min is OB and 30 and 60 min is heading down already then IT IS VERY POSSIBLE THAT THE PREVIOUS TREND IS EXHAUSTED AND WE GET A MAJOR REVERSAL .. The reversal point often STARTs WITH a SHOOTING STAR or a HAMMER,
This bit I had not discussed in my previous seminar as I thought it only would lead to confusion . The reason I mentioned it during the Friday 's seminar was because i thought the group was ready to move on for further fine tuning . Education is like a LEGO SET ,, you build them BLOCK BY BLOCK,,, The reversal tip I gave on Friday was another learning block.
Now if the board is still unclear i can meet you all on Tuesday at 12UK for 30 min to clarify it ,,
PS:-- reversal does not have to alwaya happen with a shooting star just that when it happens then you are 100% confimed that you are in the correct side of the market which should boost ur confidence and you can even increase ur pos size for Milking the trade.. Remember SHOOTING STAR OR THE HAMMER IS JUST EXTRA CONFIRMATION ,,
I will discuss exhaustion theory in details in my next seminar ,, this theory can be applied for long term investment as well as intra day trading .. for the time being lets stick to the skeleton of my approach please ..
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