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The 50-Day Pullback Setup: Rules-Based Swing Entries Into a Trend

The 50-Day Pullback Setup: Rules-Based Swing Entries Into a Trend

A rules-based way to buy pullbacks to the rising 50-day average: entry trigger, stop placement, and the disqualifiers that keep you out of bad setups.

Anchored VWAP for Swing Entries: Finding the Prices Institutions Defend

Anchored VWAP for Swing Entries: Finding the Prices Institutions Defend

Anchored VWAP shows the average price paid since an event that mattered. Where to anchor, the three setups it creates, and where the tool fails.

The Gap-Fill Playbook: What Opening Gaps Really Do by the Close, and How Swing Traders Trade Them

The Gap-Fill Playbook: What Opening Gaps Really Do by the Close, and How Swing Traders Trade Them

Gaps don't always fill. Here's how to tell a common gap from a breakaway, what first-30-minute volume reveals, and how to trade the fade with a defined stop.

How to Use Volume to Confirm a Breakout

How to Use Volume to Confirm a Breakout

How to read volume to tell a real breakout from a trap: baselines, the 1.5-2x rule, confirming patterns, and when to stand aside.

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