Ever wonder how traders get in stocks before they explode? 🧐

Or find options that move 1,000% in a single day/week?🤯

I made a thread going over exactly how I find these stocks BEFORE they take off 🚀
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Balance Theory is LITERALLY how stocks move

It can be used in all types of trading

Here's a breakdown of what it is and how I made close to $2,000 using it👇

Balance Theory is based upon the thesis that stocks are either trading in "balance" or out of "balance"

So what exactly is balance?

Balance can also be considered fair value. A price area where buyers and sellers are both comfortable trading.

You will see a balance area in zones where price is typically choppy.

You should be able to see clear support and resistance areas.

Here's an example on $BA

So how do we use this in our trading?

There's 2 ways that a stock will react to balance.

I'll go in depth on both.

The first one is a breakout👇

A breakout of balance is fairly simple.

Price is in fair value. Over time, one side (either the buyers or sellers) has to give up and the stock breaks out of balance.

It's no different than any other breakout.

Here's the example on $BA

Adding market structure to your trading could literally turn you into a $10k/month trader

But learning what a real structure break is can take months...

So here's a thread on how to identify a break of structure:👇

A structure break is simply when price breaks a pivot high/low

But there are a few rules that help determine if that break is a real BOS

Because the opposite of a BOS is a stop hunt

Let's first go over what a stop hunt is.

A stop hunt is when price takes out a pivot and immediately reverses.

Here's an example on $NQ

Stop hunts are typically wicks and result in a strong move in the opposite direction

A break of structure is simply the opposite

And can be comprised of 2 different rules:

1. Continuation

After price breaks a pivot, look for continuation in that direction

You'll also want to see price stay above the pivot line

Here's an example on $TSLA

Over trading is one of the top reasons I failed for 2 years

Here's how to stop overtrading and get rid of your trading addicition:🧵

The first key to stop overtrading is establishing a set of rules

Create a set of rules so you know when you SHOULD stop over-trading

It can be based on $ gain/loss or just the amount of trades taken

Either way, there needs to be a written list you can follow

The second key is having a hobby.

Something you can do once you've stopped trading

It could be...

-Working out
-Doing chores
-Talking to a friend
-Writing

As long as you have SOMETHING you can do everyday after trading

It should help you out

Educational Resource Thread! 📌

Key Takeaways from Fintwit's Best Traders

If you want to be the best, you need to spend time studying the best. This article is about some of my favorite posts from the best in technical analysis and the keys to their success.

@ChartingOptions
@ThetaWarrior
@Trendspider_J

Finding key levels.

Lately I’ve noticed a lot of you guys have been asking why are @AdamSliverTrade and other League members levels a little different than the ones you’ve mapped out. Here’s a little information that will help you understand why and better the levels you create!

1. Find the daily range of the stock.

Measure the last 5-7 daily candles wick to wick (eliminating any outliers) and calculate the average move the stock makes.

A good example of a outlier candle that you would exclude:

2. Calculate 20-25% of the average daily range the stock moves.

The average range in the example above is about 2.00 (meaning that on any given day you could expect the stock to move 2 points)

20-25% of 2.00 = .40-.50

3. Place Key Level triggers 20-25% above and below the Market closing Price

In this example, You want your call and put triggers at key levels approximately .40-.50 away from the Market closing price.

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DARKPOOL:

DP are private exchanges for trading that are not accessible by the investing public. DP came about primarily to facilitate block trading by institutional investors who did not wish to impact the markets with their large orders and obtain worse prices for their trades.

How I use DarkPool with @Tradytics :

Levels. Levels. Levels. I use DarkPool as areas of support/resistance. Ideally I like to find stocks over (calls) or under(puts) large prints. These prints will help keep the stock moving the direction you want. These levels CAN break. See 👇🏼

website puts them on a nice visual graph. This helps get a quick snapshot of the stock price and where that level is with how big it is (in $$). The site gives you sentiment of the print and labels it 🟢 or 🔴

Tradytics DarkPool 2:
You can even scroll down on the site and find more information. It aggregates the prints into a DP levels chart, a graph showing the daily DP amounts and daily sentiment of those prints.

I’m a full time day/swing trader for a living.
I’ve learned a lot through my time trading.
Here’s a thread going over my exact trading strategy
As well as some helpful tips/tricks.
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My trading strategy revolves around three things:
1. Supply and Demand
2. Trend
3. Liquidity
All are important and essential for my trade setup.

Supply and Demand: What is it?
Supply and Demand zones are areas of price where institutional buying or selling is taking place. These zones are key because price is likely to reverse at these zones since institutions want to defend or add to their position.

To find these zones, you want to look at the SPEED of price action. Supply/Demand zones are formed when price moves FAST from an area. Look for wicks or long body candles.

How to draw zones?
To draw these zones, you take the top of the body or wick of the candle PREVIOUS to the explosive candle and draw it down to the bottom. Extend the zone and there it is. (Knowing whether to use the wick or top of the body will take experience)