I've marked 2 IBs in the circle where we can find the mother candle & the inside bar candle.
Inside Bar (IB) is an effective trading strategy where a range is formed & we trade on a Breakout/Breakdown.
What is IB?
Textbook definition of IB:
When the current bar is trading inside the previous candle's high and low (range)
I've marked 2 IBs in the circle where we can find the mother candle & the inside bar candle.
If the overall trend is bullish, then you should be looking at high on the mother candle. When the mother candle's high is broken, you can place your SL at:
1. Low of the mother candle, or
2. Low of the Inside Bar candle.
Both the eg are in charts:
If the overall trend is bearish, then you should be looking at low on the mother candle. When the mother candle's low is broken, you can place your SL at:
1. High of the mother candle, or
2. High of the Inside Bar candle.
Remember there are 100s of ways to trade this, ultimately your position sizing & risk management will come into play.
Position sizing can be calculated using the SL, and risk can be managed.
When the broader market breaks out of the consolidation and starts trending.
Here's an example of Reliance which was in a consolidation period for 7 years before breaking out and trending.
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“Gun to the head—what would you decide now?”
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3/ On evaluating where someone’s head is at regarding a topic they are being wishy-washy about or delaying.
“Gun to the head—what would you decide now?”
“Fast forward 6 months after your sabbatical--how would you decide: what criteria is most important to you?”
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“Putting aside a list of pros/cons, what’s the *one* reason you’re doing this?” “Why is that the most important reason?”
“What’s end-game here?”
“What does success look like in a world where you pick that path?”
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“What would the best version of yourself do”?
