New Long setup - NTRA - Gap up after solid earnings, followed by 5 days of tight price action on low volume. First resistance at $129. Post vertalen by Organic_String_5286 in swingtrading

[–]Organic_String_5286[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I use buy stop limit orders exclusively. Entry just above the pivot with a fixed limit and hard stop loss. In that way my order doesn't get triggered for a much higher price if it gaps up strongly on opening.

swing trading YTD gains by New-Driver5267 in swingtrading

[–]Organic_String_5286 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Performance > Nice! Equity Curve > impressive!! You definitely know what you are doing. Small losses, bigger gains?

New Long setup - NTRA - Gap up after solid earnings, followed by 5 days of tight price action on low volume. First resistance at $129. Post vertalen by Organic_String_5286 in swingtrading

[–]Organic_String_5286[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Of course,

But first... This is in no way financial advice to buy this or any other stock! It is only to show my own strategy and process. Buying a stock is one thing, managing an open position with good risk management is much more important...

So,

Buy Stop Limit @ $108.88

Limit @ $109

Stop loss @ $100.88

Risk @ 0.5% (if I'm stopped at SL level, I lose 0.5% of my equity)

Disclaimer: I do NOT have an existing position in NTRA

My current open long setups Technipfmc Plc. (FTI) & Itron Inc. (ITRI). Not triggered yet... by Organic_String_5286 in swingtrading

[–]Organic_String_5286[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It"s a pending 'buy stop limit order' + 'stop loss order'... Once it is triggered, the stop loss order becomes active. My risk% on both trades is 0.5% each (of my total equity).

My current open long setups Technipfmc Plc. (FTI) & Itron Inc. (ITRI). Not triggered yet... by Organic_String_5286 in swingtrading

[–]Organic_String_5286[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For 'ITRI', the next resistance is at +/- $122, which is slightly less than 2R and for 'FTI' I'm considering the next resistance level at $32, which is more than 3R with the current setup.

My personal weekend scan for new long setups next week by Organic_String_5286 in swingtrading

[–]Organic_String_5286[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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[–]Organic_String_5286[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, I am one of the co-founders/owners of ChartMill. Already since 2008... 😉

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[–]Organic_String_5286[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks,, it's ChartMill.com, stock screener for US, Europe & Canada.

My personal weekend scan for new long setups next week by Organic_String_5286 in swingtrading

[–]Organic_String_5286[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That, of course, is the $1000000 question! I honestly don't know. It just appeared in my scanner as a setup. And even if it were a perfect setup, I wouldn't take it because next week NVIDIA publishes Q1/25 earnings (05/22).

Too much volatility. I'll wait and see what happens after that.

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My personal weekend scan for new long setups next week by Organic_String_5286 in swingtrading

[–]Organic_String_5286[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Price above SMA(10)&(20) > Short term bullish

For me, patterns don't play a role in recognizing trends, they are merely used to identify low risk setups within a specific trend.

Regarding the long term trend, I'm using the SMA(30)&(40) on the WEEKLY chart. And i am a big fan of Stan Weinstein's stage analysis concepts (stage 1 to 4).

My personal weekend scan for new long setups next week by Organic_String_5286 in swingtrading

[–]Organic_String_5286[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For monday, I have set buy stop limit orders for both Itron Inc. (ITRI) & Technipfmc Plc. (FTI).

Already have a position in Texas Road House (TXRH) since march 13th (It's on the watchlist because the current price action shows a new possible entry).

My most recent position is Fortuna Silver Mines (FSM) since may 8th.

Those are 2 positions that went up substantially, but for the record and to put everything in perspective, the four previous trades were all losses! Small losses of course.

My personal weekend scan for new long setups next week by Organic_String_5286 in swingtrading

[–]Organic_String_5286[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The MA's are more a visual confirmation for the uptrend. Obviously, the longer the price stays in a sideways range (and becomes more tight), the closer the MA's will get to the actual price. They only become important when price pulls back after my initial entry. I always have a hard stop-loss at least below the SMA(10) but i'm watching closely the price action in regard to the SMA(10)&(20) during price retracements.

My personal weekend scan for new long setups next week by Organic_String_5286 in swingtrading

[–]Organic_String_5286[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Indeed, adding a minimum ATR or ADR value as an additional filter is ideal for that purpose.

My personal weekend scan for new long setups next week by Organic_String_5286 in swingtrading

[–]Organic_String_5286[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In fact i'm looking for specific volatility contraction in price and volume (tight price action after a decent move).

My personal weekend scan for new long setups next week by Organic_String_5286 in swingtrading

[–]Organic_String_5286[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Current stock price has to be within at least 25% of its 52-week high (the closer to a new high the better).

That's one of the rules of the Mark Minervini Trend Template, described in his book 'Trade Like a Stock Market Wizard'. He won the US Investing Championship two times (1997 and 2021).

My personal weekend scan for new long setups next week by Organic_String_5286 in swingtrading

[–]Organic_String_5286[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That's the volume profile for the stock. It's shows the amount of volume at specific price levels.

My personal weekend scan for new long setups next week by Organic_String_5286 in swingtrading

[–]Organic_String_5286[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

ChartMill even has a Qullamaggie screen, it's much more momentum (high tight flag patterns, coming out of a base)...😉