The Shooting Star Candlestick Pattern

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 ### The Shooting Star Candlestick Pattern #### Description The Shooting Star is a bearish reversal candlestick pattern that typically appears at the top of an uptrend. It is characterized by a small real body near the lower end of the trading range, a long upper wick (shadow), and little or no lower wick. The long upper wick indicates that the market opened, rallied significantly, but then gave up most of the gains to close near the opening price. #### Characteristics - **Small Real Body**: Indicates minimal difference between the opening and closing prices. - **Long Upper Wick**: Reflects strong upward movement that was not sustained. - **Short or Absent Lower Wick**: Suggests limited lower price movement during the period. #### Significance The Shooting Star pattern signals that buyers initially drove prices higher, but sellers regained control, pushing prices back down. This shift in momentum from bullish to bearish suggests a potential reversal from an uptrend to a downtrend. ...
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How to “Pathfinder”: version to trade in flat

 “Pathfinder”: version to trade in flat

Trader level (Experienced)

Type of strategy (Flat)

Timeframe (15-30 m)

Assets to trade (Any)


More often than not, the market is flat in the evening and at night (UTC): the price moves calmly within a rather narrow price range. Fluctuations are small but quite predictable, so you can trade on them. The main question is how do we determine moments of price reversal during a flat?
We'll tell you and show you now!

Step 1: Preparing the indicators

Select the Bollinger Bands indicator with default settings.
It will show the moments of maximum deviation of the price from its average value.

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Then select RSI (Relative Strength Index) and apply the following settings:
• Period 9
• Overbought level 70
• Oversold Level 30

The RSI will show the moments of price reversal.

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Add the Moving Average indicator. Configure as follows:
• Period 2
• type Simple
• Red color

It will show the current (short-term) trend. It is recommended to conclude trades according to the movement.

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Step 2: Use the indicators to make a profit:
After you have set up all the indicators, wait until they give the signal to conclude a trade.

We'll explain in pictures.

Trade UP when:
• The line on the RSI is below level 30
• The moving average crosses the lower Bollinger line downwards and then reverses upwards.
• After that, the price (candle) closes ABOVE the LOWER line of the Bollinger

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The moving Average is below the BB channel
The candle closes up inside the BB channel
RSI is below level 30

Trade DOWN when:
• The line on the RSI is above level 70
• The moving average crosses the upper Bollinger line upwards and reverses downwards.
• After that, the price (candle) closes BELOW the UPPER Bollinger line

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The moving Average is above the BB channel
The candle closes down inside the BB channel
RSI is above level 70

IMPORTANT!

  1. Trading time: it is most effective during the evening and at night (UTC) starting from the second half of the American trading session (at 5:00 PM) until the end of the Asian session (until 6:00 AM).

  2. Assets to trade: some assets are often in a flat for most of the day, except during the publication of important economic news.
    For example CAD/CHF, AUD/CAD, EUR/GBP, and Gold.

  3. The expiration (the time before the trade closes) depends on what time frame you are trading on and the intensity of the price movement after the flat.
    If you chose the 15S-1M time frame, an expiration of 3-5 minutes is best.
    If you prefer more extended time frames, then INCREASE the expiration as well.

  4. It is not recommended to enter into trades that exceed 2% of your trading account (for one trade).

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