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Read more about the article A trade I usually skip. Time to rethink?

A trade I usually skip. Time to rethink?

  • Post author:AdamHGrimes
  • Post published:08/17/2020
  • Post category:Anti/Trader Development

Today, I want to share some thoughts I’m having on a pattern I usually skip in my own trading. I’m wondering if maybe these are trades I should be taking……

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Read more about the article The Anti: a trading lesson from ROKU

The Anti: a trading lesson from ROKU

  • Post author:AdamHGrimes
  • Post published:09/23/2019
  • Post category:Anti

Stepping in front of a strongly trending market is one of the best ways to lose money. But trends do end, and sometimes those endings can offer great trades. How…

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ChartSchool: trading the Anti

  • Post author:AdamHGrimes
  • Post published:11/06/2018
  • Post category:Anti

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glC46qBLaM8

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Chartschool: TSLA, lessons from a trade that did not trigger

  • Post author:AdamHGrimes
  • Post published:04/26/2018
  • Post category:Anti/Chart of the Day

https://youtu.be/DTC-lP5VgdI

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Video blog: Trading Lessons from WNC (anti, flags, momentum, and trade management)

  • Post author:AdamHGrimes
  • Post published:04/04/2018
  • Post category:Anti/Pullback/Video blog

https://youtu.be/VCsMt8IQ29U

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Chart of the day: Weekly anti in UAL

  • Post author:AdamHGrimes
  • Post published:04/11/2017
  • Post category:Anti/Chart of the Day

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Chart of the day: Anti in T

  • Post author:AdamHGrimes
  • Post published:01/26/2017
  • Post category:Anti/Chart of the Day

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Multiple timeframe conflict: EUR/GBP

  • Post author:AdamHGrimes
  • Post published:01/09/2017
  • Post category:Anti

Multiple timeframe analysis can provide good context and perspective on market moves. Take a look at the daily and weekly chart of the EURGBP below, which popped up on my…

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Trading lesson: copper futures

  • Post author:AdamHGrimes
  • Post published:12/01/2016
  • Post category:Anti/Climax/Failure Test/Pullback/Technical Patterns/Trend Termination

Recent action in copper futures gives us some market lessons. These can be adapted to other markets and timeframes (so if you just trade stocks or currencies, don’t skip over…

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Lessons from a reader: trade review of CREE

  • Post author:AdamHGrimes
  • Post published:04/22/2016
  • Post category:Anti/Risk Management

I received a good question from a long-time reader on a trade he executed in CREE. Here's Jim's (edited) question: I’ve been trying to swing trade for a few years…

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Gap and go or gap and crap?

  • Post author:AdamHGrimes
  • Post published:05/13/2015
  • Post category:Anti

Gaps are important. Gaps on charts can show powerful shifts in market dynamics, and we can identify some interesting tendencies around these gaps. Intraday traders often find an edge in…

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US Dollar trend update… next steps

  • Post author:AdamHGrimes
  • Post published:04/02/2015
  • Post category:Anti/Pullback

Just a quick followup to this post, in which I suggested the US Dollar might be set for a fakeout rally (that has happened) that might fail into a sharp…

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Bobbing for Apple?

  • Post author:AdamHGrimes
  • Post published:09/05/2014
  • Post category:Anti/Volatility

Since my other post today led you down a long trail of something that did not work, let me leave you this weekend with a pattern to watch over the…

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Chart of the Day: Anti in EURJPY

  • Post author:AdamHGrimes
  • Post published:01/12/2014
  • Post category:Anti/Chart of the Day

This chart shows a common context for the Anti pattern: following an overextension of an established trend (A), the market makes a sharp counter-trend move (B), and then pulls back…

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Chart of the Day: Anti in TWTR?

  • Post author:AdamHGrimes
  • Post published:01/06/2014
  • Post category:Anti/Chart of the Day

The "Anti" is a name coined by Linda Raschke (in her excellent book Street Smarts) for a trade that was originally defined by an oscillator pattern—when short term momentum pulls…

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Chart of the Day: Weekly Anti in TWC

  • Post author:AdamHGrimes
  • Post published:12/08/2012
  • Post category:Anti/General Comments

A weekly sell Anti setup in TWC contradicts the prevailing sentiment.

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