LESSON 2
LESSON 2
TYPES OF TRADERS
The four main types of traders are categorized based on their trading style and the duration they
hold their trades. Here’s an overview:
1. Scalpers:
1. Duration: Seconds to a few minutes.
2. Description: Focus on making small profits from rapid price movements. Scalpers execute many trades
throughout the day, aiming to accumulate small gains.
2. Day Traders:
1. Duration: Within a single trading day.
2. Description: Buy and sell assets during the same day without holding any positions overnight. They focus
on taking advantage of daily price fluctuations.
3. Swing Traders:
1. Duration: Several days to a few weeks.
2. Description: Aim to capture short- to medium-term price movements by holding positions for a few days to
weeks. They often use technical analysis to identify trends.
4. Position Traders:
1. Duration: Several months to years.
2. Description: They take a long-term view and hold positions for extended periods, focusing on fundamental
analysis and broader economic trends rather than daily price movements.
QUARTELY THEORY AS IT RELATE TO
EACH TRADERS
1. Position Traders (Yearly Focus)
Duration: 12 months (1 year)
Quarterly Segments: Divided into 4 quarters, each with distinct trading behavior.
Q1 (January - March): Initial market positioning, focusing on setting up long-term trades based on fundamental
analysis and yearly economic forecasts.
Q2 (April - June): Adjust positions based on quarterly earnings reports and economic data releases.
Q3 (July - September): Re-evaluate positions, incorporating mid-year reviews and adjusting strategies based on
market shifts.
Q4 (October - December): Preparing for year-end adjustments, securing gains or cutting losses, and repositioning
based on year-end market trends.
2. Swing Traders (Monthly Focus)
Duration: 3 months (Quarter)
Quarterly Segments: Divided into monthly trading strategies.
Month 1: Entry phase, analyzing recent trends and setting up trades for anticipated movements.
Month 2: Hold and adjust positions based on evolving market conditions and new information.
Month 3: Close or reposition trades before the quarter ends, locking in gains or adjusting for losses.
3. Day Traders (Daily Focus)
• Duration: 24 hours (1 day)
• Quarterly Segments: Divided into four 6-hour sessions.
• Session 1 (12 AM - 6 AM): Pre-market analysis and early entry points, often monitoring Asian and European
market activity.
• Session 2 (6 AM - 12 PM): London session trading, capturing the high-volume market open.
• Session 3 (12 PM - 6 PM): New York session, often the most volatile part of the day with high liquidity.
• Session 4 (6 PM - 12 AM): After-market adjustments and position closure, focusing on trends from the New York
close and setting up for the next day.
4. Scalpers (Hourly Focus)
• Duration: 60 minutes (1 hour)
• Quarterly Segments: Divided into four 15-minute intervals.
• Interval 1 (0 - 15 minutes): Quick analysis and entry, looking for immediate opportunities.
• Interval 2 (15 - 30 minutes): Evaluate early trade performance, either holding or quickly closing trades for profit.
• Interval 3 (30 - 45 minutes): Adjusting or adding to positions based on market movement.
• Interval 4 (45 - 60 minutes): Final trades of the hour, focusing on quick exits before market conditions change.
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daytrading
•London Session: 12 AM - 6 AM
•Execution Time: 2 AM - 5 AM
•Close Session: 12 PM - 6 PM
•Execution Time: 1 AM - 3 AM
•Asian Session: 6 PM - 12 AM
•Execution Time: 7 AM - 10 PM
RECAP ON THE DIRTY DOZEN
Talked About the Dirty Dozen:
Fundamental analysis
Trendline
Support & Resistance
RSI (Relative Strength Index)
Bollinger Band
Fibonacci
Japanese candlesticks
Stochastic oscillator
Moving average crossover
Chart patterns
CCI indicator (Commodity Channel Index)
Price levels
CANDLESTICKS
What is a Candlestick?
A candlestick is a graphical representation used in trading to display the price
movement of an asset within a specific time frame. Each candlestick captures four
critical pieces of price information: the Open, High, Low, and Close (OHLC) prices.
It helps traders visualize market trends, identify patterns, and make decisions based
on price action.
Bearish Candlestick:
A bearish candlestick represents a decrease in
the price of an asset over a given time period,
indicating that sellers were stronger than buyers
during that time.
• Color: Typically shown in red or black, highlighting
that the Close price is lower than the Open price.
• Structure: The Open price is at the top of the
body, and the Close price is at the bottom, with
wicks (or shadows) extending to the High and Low
prices.
• Significance: A bearish candlestick suggests
negative market sentiment, showing that the asset's
price dropped as sellers pushed the price lower.
bearish candlestick
Bullish Candlestick:
A bullish candlestick represents a rise in the price of an asset over
a specific time period, indicating the algorithm took price high during
that time.
• Color: Typically shown in green or white, highlighting that the Close
price is higher than the Open price.
• Structure: The Open price is at the bottom of the body, and the
Close price is at the top, with wicks (or shadows) extending to the
High and Low prices.
Characteristics of a bullish
candlestick
A bullish candlestick would open, go down first to crete a low
( manipulation), then comes up to create an high, after which it
retraces to a level
A bullish candlestick without any of its wick either upper or lower wick
is called a Bullish devil’s mark
A bullish candlestivk must follow the power of 3( accumulation,
manipulation, distribution(balancing).
A bullish candlestick would always spend 20-5-% of that timeframe
manipulating
Example of bullish devils mark +
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CAN YOU TRADE A SINGLE
TIMEFRAME?
YES
OR
NO
LIQUIDITY IN FOREX
1. orderblock
2. fair value gap
3. inverse fair value gap
4. rejection block ( relative equal high)