Swing Trading Set-Ups using the Methods of Alan Farley and L

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Swing Trading Set-Ups using the Methods of Alan Farley and L

An SI Board Since February 2006

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Introduction Compact

This forum is to discuss good swing-trading set-ups...

Swing-trading as defined by a few authors relates to the 'single direct price move' -- this can be a few hours to a few weeks depending on the set-up and market conditions (normal market vs momentum market). The most common time period hold is more like 1-3 days...

I am most interested in trading consolidation patterns as my belief in the common swing-trading concept that consolidation eventually generates pent-up 'energy' just as a coiled spring behaves. I am not interested in charts that already show wide price bars... these stocks have been sapped of at least some of their 'energy' and since we are seeking 'direct moves' -- the associated whipsaws with buying after big wide price bars need to be minimized by swing traders.

My personal favorite consolidation patterns are:
1) Triangle patterns within strong high Relative Strength stocks
2) Narrow range bars which occur at key points of time and price and indicate a surge of activity is coming
3) Cup & Handle formations where the 3rd trip to a previous high often yields a breakout...

I am open to other patterns and learning new techniques too...

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14	Hope both threads are helpful. But I only gave you link to one. Following are	rchlrvn	-	3/13/2006
13	Re-entered GLW... Nice 62% retracement back to breakout level and touched trend	Wizard	-	3/10/2006
12	Not much to do here but ride out this sell-fest with cash... Shorts are too pro	Wizard	-	3/9/2006
11	ok I will check em out....	Wizard	-	3/9/2006
10	Just found your board. Will probably check back to learn more. Concept new to	rchlrvn	-	3/9/2006
9	Expiration Week + Tanking Bond Market = Danger... Fakeouts are the rule. If go	Wizard	-	3/7/2006
8	Week in review: Solid week making good money on GLW and made more modest but de	Wizard	-	3/4/2006
7	bought AMD back, I smell the breakout	Wizard	-	3/2/2006
6	Sold AMD near close. Move wasn't powerful enough today. Pattern looks bull	Wizard	-	3/1/2006
5	AMD shows good risk-reward here. I bought this one today using tight stop-loss	Wizard	-	3/1/2006
4	Corning (GLW) is showing a mature congestion pattern (triangle) which is signali	Wizard	-	3/1/2006
3	Nice Breakout in LSTR -- still hasn't printed a wide bar... hold on for now.	Wizard	-	2/28/2006
2	Breakout Watch for LSTR... Landstar is in the transportation group providing se	Wizard	-	2/24/2006
1	Let me just follow on. In modern markets, professional buy programs have come t	Wizard	-	2/24/2006

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