Better System TraderAre you looking for unique ways to use “Big Picture” analysis to guide your trading decisions? In this episode, Brent Penfold from indextrader.com.au joins me to share some interesting (and effective) techniques he uses to determine the big picture to guide trading and investing decisions.
Here are some of the topics we discuss:
- Why the big picture is so important in trading, - How technical analysis can fool traders, - What are fractals and why they matter, - Validating market reactions to specific levels, - The Market Ladder that projects support and resistance levels, - Using fractals to see the big picture and the simplest fractal pattern there is, - Pivot points over multiple timeframes and market expectations around pivots, - Examples of market reactions to pivot points, - Is it safe to get back into the market? - Fractals and pivot points on non-index markets, - Dynamic pivot points vs static pivot points, - Robustness in old trading ideas, - And much more!
You can find more from Brent at https://indextrader.com.au
* Timestamps * 00:00 Introduction 01:25 Brents systematic trading background 03:20 Why is the big picture important in trading? 05:40 What are fractals and why they matter 07:00 Example patterns that are fractal 07:50 How technical analysis can fool traders 09:15 How to choose a higher timeframe for big picture 11:10 Validating market reactions to specific levels 14:00 How does “big picture” apply to short term traders? 17:15 The Market Ladder that projects support and resistance levels 26:10 How much data you need to predict price levels 29:00 How to project resistance levels 30:15 Using fractals to see the big picture 35:15 The simplest fractal pattern there is 35:40 Pivot points over multiple timeframes 39:10 Market expectations around pivots 41:55 Examples of market reactions to pivot points 46:10 Is it safe to get back into the market? 52:10 Fractals and pivot points on non-index markets 59:25 Dynamic pivot points 1:03:00 Robustness in old trading ideas
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Using Big Picture Analysis to Guide Trading DecisionsBetter System Trader2022-11-24 | Are you looking for unique ways to use “Big Picture” analysis to guide your trading decisions? In this episode, Brent Penfold from indextrader.com.au joins me to share some interesting (and effective) techniques he uses to determine the big picture to guide trading and investing decisions.
Here are some of the topics we discuss:
- Why the big picture is so important in trading, - How technical analysis can fool traders, - What are fractals and why they matter, - Validating market reactions to specific levels, - The Market Ladder that projects support and resistance levels, - Using fractals to see the big picture and the simplest fractal pattern there is, - Pivot points over multiple timeframes and market expectations around pivots, - Examples of market reactions to pivot points, - Is it safe to get back into the market? - Fractals and pivot points on non-index markets, - Dynamic pivot points vs static pivot points, - Robustness in old trading ideas, - And much more!
You can find more from Brent at https://indextrader.com.au
* Timestamps * 00:00 Introduction 01:25 Brents systematic trading background 03:20 Why is the big picture important in trading? 05:40 What are fractals and why they matter 07:00 Example patterns that are fractal 07:50 How technical analysis can fool traders 09:15 How to choose a higher timeframe for big picture 11:10 Validating market reactions to specific levels 14:00 How does “big picture” apply to short term traders? 17:15 The Market Ladder that projects support and resistance levels 26:10 How much data you need to predict price levels 29:00 How to project resistance levels 30:15 Using fractals to see the big picture 35:15 The simplest fractal pattern there is 35:40 Pivot points over multiple timeframes 39:10 Market expectations around pivots 41:55 Examples of market reactions to pivot points 46:10 Is it safe to get back into the market? 52:10 Fractals and pivot points on non-index markets 59:25 Dynamic pivot points 1:03:00 Robustness in old trading ideas
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