As you know, Hit and Run Candlesticks does not issue Featured Trade Ideas on Fridays.  So, instead of planning a new trade, we’ll use Friday’s to check the performance of our trades to date, check on our open trades and adjust and positions as needed.

Bear in mind that this update covers the period up through  6-14-18 (only 2.5 weeks of trade ideas).

As you can see below, we had a couple rough days that Stopped us out of 5 trades.  However, by using Trader Vision 20/20 to plan and manage our trade risk, we still managed to post a profit over those trades and we continue to outperform the broader market.  You can see that we have 4 Open trades remaining and all are profitable as of Thursday’s close.  On two of those four, we’ve already taken some profits and moved our Stops up.  So, by focusing on the managing Reward/Risk and taking profit, those two trades are basically safe.  The other 2 are profitable as of Thursday’s close, but have not moved enough yet to justify taking profit or moving Stop.

As a bonus, if you click the green button below, you’ll be able to watch a video where I review these trades and discuss how and why I adjust my positions using Trader Vision 20/20 software.

Of course, members can listen to Rick’s analysis of the overall market and his open position in the trading room at 9:10am Eastern.

Featured Trade Idea Plan Performance

(As of 6-14-18 Close)

+$1,956.75 over 2.5 weeks

$782.70/week profit -or-

almost 0.8%/week profit on the Account

Blog Account Trade Log as of 6-7-18 Close

Note how Trader Vision 20/20 does so much of the work for you.  All of your trades are logged, in incredible detail.  This will allow you to analyze patterns in your trading, identifying problems and improving your performance.  You’ll also be able to get back inside your own head even if you revisit the trade years later.  Having all this information give you the ability to keep improving and reducing the emotional roller coaster that the amateurs face every day!

If you’re interested in putting the power to Trader Vision 20/20 to work for you, click below.

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Investing and Trading involve significant financial risk and are not suitable for everyone. Ed Carter is not a licensed financial adviser nor does he offer trade recommendations or investment advice to anyone. No communication from Hit and Run Candlesticks Inc. is to be considered financial or trading advice. All information is intended for Educational Purposes Only. Terms of Service.

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Today’s Featured Trade Idea is GTN.

For a more detailed analysis of the ticker, refer to Rick’s Public Stock Trade Idea for today…or, of course, members can listen to his detailed analysis in the trading room at 9:10am Eastern.

However, for now, here is my analysis and a potential trade plan made using our Trader Vision 20/20 software.

GTN has formed a double bottom (or W pattern) and broke into a Rounded Bottom Breakout pattern on Monday.  The next couple days it held the 50sma on two retests…forming a Bullish Harami on Wednesday.  With a clear Support/Resistance range around price now and clear potential Resistance levels above for Targets, this setup makes for a good trade. Below is my markup of the chart and the trade plan as laid out by Trader Vision 20/20.  As a bonus, if you click the green button below, you’ll be able to watch a video of the chart markup and trade planning process.

The GTN Trade Setup – As of 6-13-18

The GTN Trade Plan

Note how Trader Vision 20/20 does so much of the work for you.  As we see above, Trader Vision shows you that the stock only needs to move 7.61% to make the Goal for the trade, while the anticipated first Target price is 10.37%.  We also see that the Risk is very low and the potential Reward quite nice.  Knowing the Risk, Reward and how far a stock must move to reach our goal…before a trade…really takes the pressure off.  No guesswork.  No surprises.  No emotional roller coaster.

To see a short video of this trade’s chart markup and trade planning, click the button below.

If you’re interested in putting the power to Trader Vision 20/20 to work for you, click below.

Testimonial

Trader Vision immediately simplified the process…immediately it provided that information and guidance to me. I knew what I would risk for how much reward, I began taking trades off at the 1st target, 2nd target, I was no longer holding all my trades for the homerun. I also began implementing the stop losses if and when they were reached, not just hoping the stock would recover.  It then became easier to see what patterns were working for me and which were not.  It provided a much more relaxed and stress-free environment. –Joan G

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Investing and Trading involve significant financial risk and are not suitable for everyone. Ed Carter is not a licensed financial adviser nor does he offer trade recommendations or investment advice to anyone. No communication from Hit and Run Candlesticks Inc. is to be considered financial or trading advice. All information is intended for Educational Purposes Only. Terms of Service.

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Today’s Featured Trade Idea is GIS.

For a more detailed analysis of the ticker, refer to Rick’s Public Stock Trade Idea for today…or, of course, members can listen to his detailed analysis in the trading room at 9:10am Eastern.

However, for now, here is my analysis and a potential trade plan made using our Trader Vision 20/20 software.

GIS broke a long-term downtrend forming a bottom over the last couple months.  It broke into a Rounded Bottom Breakout pattern on Monday and then printed a Doji Tuesday, which creates a Doji Continuation signal setup for Wednesday.  We will be looking for an Entry about at Tuesday’s Close and the Target will be a Gap-fill going back to March, which will be near the 200sma when we get there.  Below is my markup of the chart and the trade plan as laid out by Trader Vision 20/20.  As a bonus, if you click the green button below, you’ll be able to watch a video of the chart markup and trade planning process.

The GIS Trade Setup – As of 6-12-18

The GIS Trade Plan

Note how Trader Vision 20/20 does so much of the work for you.  As we see above, Trader Vision shows you that the stock only needs to move 6.74% to make the Goal for the trade, while the anticipated Target price is more than 12.08%.  We also see that we have almost all our trade conditions in a Bullish stance for this trade.  Knowing the Risk, Reward and how far a stock must move to reach our goal…before a trade…really takes the pressure off.  No guesswork.  No surprises.  No emotional roller coaster.

To see a short video of this trade’s chart markup and trade planning, click the button below.

If you’re interested in putting the power to Trader Vision 20/20 to work for you, click below.

Testimonial

Trader Vision immediately simplified the process…immediately it provided that information and guidance to me. I knew what I would risk for how much reward, I began taking trades off at the 1st target, 2nd target, I was no longer holding all my trades for the homerun. I also began implementing the stop losses if and when they were reached, not just hoping the stock would recover.  It then became easier to see what patterns were working for me and which were not.  It provided a much more relaxed and stress-free environment. –Joan G

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Investing and Trading involve significant financial risk and are not suitable for everyone. Ed Carter is not a licensed financial adviser nor does he offer trade recommendations or investment advice to anyone. No communication from Hit and Run Candlesticks Inc. is to be considered financial or trading advice. All information is intended for Educational Purposes Only. Terms of Service.

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Today’s Featured Trade Idea is GPRO.

For a more detailed analysis of the ticker, refer to Rick’s Public Stock Trade Idea for today…or, of course, members can listen to his detailed analysis in the trading room at 9:10am Eastern.

However, for now, here is my analysis and a potential trade plan made using our Trader Vision 20/20 software.

GPRO broke a long-term downtrend forming a bottom over the last 5 months.  It broke into a Rounded Bottom Breakout pattern on earnings at the beginning of May and has now broken up through several potential Resistance levels inside that RBB.  On Monday it printed a Bullish Engulfing signal and broke through the last Resistance level before reaching some blue sky.  We will be looking for an Entry either inside a Buy Box (above Friday’s candle body and not chasing too far above Monday’s close).  The Target will be a Gap-fill going back to January, which is near the 200sma.  Below is my markup of the chart and the trade plan as laid out by Trader Vision 20/20.  As a bonus, if you click the green button below, you’ll be able to watch a video of the chart markup and trade planning process.

The GPRO Trade Setup – As of 6-11-18

The GPRO Trade Plan

Note how Trader Vision 20/20 does so much of the work for you.  As the arrows above show, Trader Vision shows you that the stock only needs to move 8% to make the Goal for the trade, while the anticipated Target price is more than 18%.  We also see that we have almost all our trade conditions in a Bullish stance for this trade.  Knowing the Risk, Reward and how far a stock must move to reach our goal…before a trade…really takes the pressure off.  No guesswork.  No surprises.  No emotional roller coaster.

To see a short video of this trade’s chart markup and trade planning, click the button below.

If you’re interested in putting the power to Trader Vision 20/20 to work for you, click below.

Testimonial

Trader Vision immediately simplified the process…immediately it provided that information and guidance to me. I knew what I would risk for how much reward, I began taking trades off at the 1st target, 2nd target, I was no longer holding all my trades for the homerun. I also began implementing the stop losses if and when they were reached, not just hoping the stock would recover.  It then became easier to see what patterns were working for me and which were not.  It provided a much more relaxed and stress-free environment. –Joan G

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Investing and Trading involve significant financial risk and are not suitable for everyone. Ed Carter is not a licensed financial adviser nor does he offer trade recommendations or investment advice to anyone. No communication from Hit and Run Candlesticks Inc. is to be considered financial or trading advice. All information is intended for Educational Purposes Only. Terms of Service.

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Today’s Featured Trade Idea is MTSI.

For a more detailed analysis of the ticker, refer to Rick’s Public Stock Trade Idea for today…or, of course, members can listen to his detailed analysis in the trading room at 9:10am Eastern.

However, for now, here is my analysis and a potential trade plan made using our Trader Vision 20/20 software.

The chart broke a long-term downtrend forming a bottom over the last 4 months.  It broke into a Rounded Bottom Breakout pattern on earnings at the beginning of May and has now also completed a J-hook pattern inside that RBB.  At the end of last week it broke through and held above a long-term Resistance level (proving it is now Support on 2 successful retests).  We will be looking for an Entry inside a Buy Box (based on it doing intraday retracing pretty much every day).  Then we’ll use a Gap-fill Target as well as a second confirmed off the Weekly chart.  Below is my markup of the chart and the trade plan as laid out by Trader Vision 20/20.  As a bonus, if you click the green button below, you’ll be able to watch a video of the chart markup and trade planning process.

The MTSI Trade Setup – As of 6-10-18

The MTSI Trade Plan

Note how Trader Vision 20/20 does so much of the work for you.  As the arrows above show, Trader Vision shows you how many shares you can buy while still maintaining your desired level of risk, what position size and percent of your account that would represent.  This makes it very easy for you to adjust to your own account parameters.  TV20/20 also shows you the current Bullish and Bearish conditions for this ticker.  Finally, you can immediately grasp the potential reward and the Reward/Risk implications of the trade as you have planned it.  No guesswork.  No surprises.  No emotional roller coaster.

To see a short video of this trade’s chart markup and trade planning, click the button below.

If you’re interested in putting the power to Trader Vision 20/20 to work for you, click below.

Testimonial

This is not your usual service that sends out a ton of stock recommendations, and then cherry picks the winners to show you how great they are. Hit and Run Candlesticks and Right Way Options are truly educational services. They taught me how to trade not what to trade. The entire team: Rick, Doug, Steve, and Ed are there to help and answer your questions. They are awesome. They cut years off my learning curve. And it’s a team effort. Everyone in the room (all the members) are there to help with invaluable insights and advice. The only service you will ever need. Thanks to all the team for how you have helped me and for all you do. –Jonathan Bolnick

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Investing and Trading involve significant financial risk and are not suitable for everyone. Ed Carter is not a licensed financial adviser nor does he offer trade recommendations or investment advice to anyone. No communication from Hit and Run Candlesticks Inc. is to be considered financial or trading advice. All information is intended for Educational Purposes Only. Terms of Service.

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On Friday’s, Hit and Run Candlesticks does not issue Featured Trade Ideas.  So, instead of planning a new trade, we’ll use Friday’s to check the performance of our trades to date, check on our open trades and adjust and positions as needed.  Since this is our first review, we’ll cover the 2 closed trades as well as our 5 open trades on Featured Trade Ideas.  We’ll also adjust a few Stops.  As a bonus, if you click the green button below, you’ll be able to watch a video where I review these trades and discuss how and why I adjust my positions using Trader Vision 20/20 software.

Of course, members can listen to Rick’s analysis of the overall market and his open position in the trading room at 9:10am Eastern.

Featured Trade Idea Account Performance As of 6-7-18 Close

2 Closed trades (one $506.25 winner, one $80 loser) and 5 open trades (all in the green).

+$1871.50

Not too bad for less than two weeks trading!

Blog Account Trade Log as of 6-7-18 Close

Note how Trader Vision 20/20 does so much of the work for you.  All of your trades are logged, in incredible detail.  This will allow you to analyze patterns in your trading, identifying problems and improving your performance.  You’ll also be able to get back inside your own head even if you revisit the trade years later.  Having all this information give you the ability to keep improving and reducing the emotional roller coaster that the amateurs face every day!

Sorry folks, I had a video crash and didn’t have time to re-record, render and post until Friday afternoon.

The good news is that we’ve made even more profit since the images above were taken (prior to Friday’s open).

If you’re interested in putting the power to Trader Vision 20/20 to work for you, click below.

Testimonial

This is not your usual service that sends out a ton of stock recommendations, and then cherry picks the winners to show you how great they are. Hit and Run Candlesticks and Right Way Options are truly educational services. They taught me how to trade not what to trade. The entire team: Rick, Doug, Steve, and Ed are there to help and answer your questions. They are awesome. They cut years off my learning curve. And it’s a team effort. Everyone in the room (all the members) are there to help with invaluable insights and advice. The only service you will ever need. Thanks to all the team for how you have helped me and for all you do. –Jonathan Bolnick

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Investing and Trading involve significant financial risk and are not suitable for everyone. Ed Carter is not a licensed financial adviser nor does he offer trade recommendations or investment advice to anyone. No communication from Hit and Run Candlesticks Inc. is to be considered financial or trading advice. All information is intended for Educational Purposes Only. Terms of Service.

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Today’s Featured Trade Idea is RDN.  Wednesday it broke out of a resistance level and into an RBB pattern on a Bullish Engulfing signal.  It has room to run overhead up to the next resistance and the resistance level broken yesterday as well as another level close below to act as support.  On a retest of the $16.50 area and a bounce I’d look for an Entry near Wednesday’s Closing price, using the well-defined resistance levels above as potential target prices.  The chart and trade plan are shown below.  As a bonus, if you click the green button below, you’ll be able to watch a video of the chart markup and trade planning process.

For a more detailed analysis of the ticker, refer to Rick’s Public Stock Trade Idea for today…or, of course, members can listen to his detailed analysis in the trading room at 9:10am Eastern.

However, for now, here is my analysis and a potential trade plan made using our Trader Vision 20/20 software.

The RDN Trade Setup – As of 6-6-18

The RDN Trade Plan

Note how Trader Vision 20/20 does so much of the work for you.  As the arrows above show, with Trader Vision, not only do we know exactly how much money is at risk (if stopped out), but also the reward dollars and Reward/Risk Ratio at each Target price as we plan a trade.  We can also see the price the stock must reach in order for us to meet our trade goal.  Having all this information ahead of time takes the pressure off during a trade.  We know the risk, the potential reward and the levels (Stop and Target) where we’re going to be exiting the trade.  No guesswork or emotional roller coaster involved!

To see a short video of this trade’s chart markup and trade planning, click the button below.

If you’re interested in putting the power to Trader Vision 20/20 to work for you, click below.

Last chance!  Act now to

Save your seat for Thursday’s session.

Trading With Fibonacci Retracements/Extensions

6/7/18 at 8pm Eastern

• Why do Fib Ratios Work?
• Why Should You Use Extensions instead of Projections?
• Answers to Common Problems Using Fibs.
• Where do you begin and end your drawing?
• Do we use Bodies or Wicks?
• Which Ratios should be your focus?
• How to Identify the major support/resistance Levels with Fibs?
• How to Find Entries with Fib Retracements?
• How to Set Targets Using Fib Extensions?

Testimonial

This is not your usual service that sends out a ton of stock recommendations, and then cherry picks the winners to show you how great they are. Hit and Run Candlesticks and Right Way Options are truly educational services. They taught me how to trade not what to trade. The entire team: Rick, Doug, Steve, and Ed are there to help and answer your questions. They are awesome. They cut years off my learning curve. And it’s a team effort. Everyone in the room (all the members) are there to help with invaluable insights and advice. The only service you will ever need. Thanks to all the team for how you have helped me and for all you do. –Jonathan Bolnick

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Investing and Trading involve significant financial risk and are not suitable for everyone. Ed Carter is not a licensed financial adviser nor does he offer trade recommendations or investment advice to anyone. No communication from Hit and Run Candlesticks Inc. is to be considered financial or trading advice. All information is intended for Educational Purposes Only. Terms of Service.

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Today’s Featured Trade Idea is HBI.  There is a lot to like about this stock which has been solidly Bullish lately.  Tuesday it broke out of and Inverted Head & Shoulders pattern, which was also an RBB pattern that held the 50sma and a J-hook type pattern.  It confirmed Monday’s Morning Star signal and has room to run up to the next Resistance level. Below are screenshots of the chart and Trader Vision trade plan.  As a bonus, if you click the green button below, you’ll be able to watch a video of the chart markup and trade planning process.

For a more detailed analysis of the ticker, refer to Rick’s Public Stock Trade Idea for today…or, of course, members can listen to his detailed analysis in the trading room at 9:10am Eastern.

However, for now, here is my analysis and a potential trade plan made using our Trader Vision 20/20 software.

The HBI Trade Setup – As of 6-5-18

The HBI Trade Plan

Note how Trader Vision 20/20 does so much of the work for you.  As the arrows above show, with Trader Vision, not only do we know how much money is at risk (if stopped out), but also the reward dollars at each Target price as we plan a trade.  We can also see the price the stock must reach in order for us to meet our trade goal.  Having all this information ahead of time takes the pressure off during a trade.  We know the risk, the potential reward and the levels (Stop and Target) where we’re going to be exiting the trade.  No guesswork or emotional roller coaster involved!

To see a short video of this trade’s chart markup and trade planning, click the button below.  Note that while this was a 8:45 video, a minute of this is intro/outro and the process is slowed down with me taking the time to explain to the camera.  The Trader Vision portion of this process was probably 1-3 minutes on a typical plan.

Last chance!  Act now to

Save your seat for Thursday’s session.

Trading With Fibonacci Retracements/Extensions

6/7/18 at 8pm Eastern

• Why do Fib Ratios Work?
• Why Should You Use Extensions instead of Projections?
• Answers to Common Problems Using Fibs.
• Where do you begin and end your drawing?
• Do we use Bodies or Wicks?
• Which Ratios should be your focus?
• How to Identify the major support/resistance Levels with Fibs?
• How to Find Entries with Fib Retracements?
• How to Set Targets Using Fib Extensions?

Testimonial

This is not your usual service that sends out a ton of stock recommendations, and then cherry picks the winners to show you how great they are. Hit and Run Candlesticks and Right Way Options are truly educational services. They taught me how to trade not what to trade. The entire team: Rick, Doug, Steve, and Ed are there to help and answer your questions. They are awesome. They cut years off my learning curve. And it’s a team effort. Everyone in the room (all the members) are there to help with invaluable insights and advice. The only service you will ever need. Thanks to all the team for how you have helped me and for all you do. –Jonathan Bolnick

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Investing and Trading involve significant financial risk and are not suitable for everyone. No communication from Hit and Run Candlesticks Inc. is to be considered financial or trading advice. All information is intended for Educational Purposes Only. Terms of Service.

Ed Carter is not a licensed financial adviser nor does he offer trade recommendations or advice to anyone.

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Today’s Featured Trade Idea is GLUU.  There is a lot to like about this stock which has been solidly Bullish, even in the face of an overall Market that has chopped back-and-forth in a range for weeks.  However recently it has done a brief J-hook pattern to consolidate and avoid over-extension.  Now it has printed a Doji Continuation at the breakout level.  As a bonus, we now have video of the markup and creation of the trade plan (which took less than 4 minutes, including talking to record the video).

For a more detailed analysis of the ticker, refer to Rick’s Public Stock Trade Idea for today…or, of course, members can listen to his detailed analysis in the trading room at 9:10am Eastern.

However, for now, here is my analysis and a potential trade plan made using our Trader Vision 20/20 software.

The DDD Trade Setup – As of 6-4-18

The DDD Trade Plan

Note how Trader Vision 20/20 does so much of the work for you.  As the magenta arrows above show, with Trader Vision, not only do we know the break-even price, but we also know exactly how far a trade must move to reach our Goal for the trade.  In addition, TV20/20 tells us how many shares we can buy and still keep our potential loss (if Stopped out) below our chosen risk level for the trade.

To see a short video of this trade’s chart markup and trade planning, click the button below.

Upcoming Workshop:

Time is running out…act now to save your seat

Trading With Fibonacci Retracements/Extensions

6/7/18 at 8pm Eastern

• Why do Fib Ratios Work?
• Why Should You Use Extensions instead of Projections?
• Answers to Common Problems Using Fibs.
• Where do you begin and end your drawing?
• Do we use Bodies or Wicks?
• Which Ratios should be your focus?
• How to Identify the major support/resistance Levels with Fibs?
• How to Find Entries with Fib Retracements?
• How to Set Targets Using Fib Extensions?

Testimonial

This is not your usual service that sends out a ton of stock recommendations, and then cherry picks the winners to show you how great they are. Hit and Run Candlesticks and Right Way Options are truly educational services. They taught me how to trade not what to trade. The entire team: Rick, Doug, Steve, and Ed are there to help and answer your questions. They are awesome. They cut years off my learning curve. And it’s a team effort. Everyone in the room (all the members) are there to help with invaluable insights and advice. The only service you will ever need. Thanks to all the team for how you have helped me and for all you do. –Jonathan Bolnick

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Investing and Trading involve significant financial risk and is not suitable for everyone. No communication from Hit and Run Candlesticks Inc. is to be considered financial or trading advice. All information is intended for Educational Purposes Only. Terms of Service.

Ed Carter is not a licensed financial adviser nor does he offer trade recommendations or advice to anyone.

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Today’s Featured Trade Idea is GLUU.  There is a lot to like about this stock which has been solidly Bullish, even in the face of an overall Market that has chopped back-and-forth in a range for weeks.  However recently it has done a brief J-hook pattern to consolidate and avoid over-extension.  Now it has printed a Doji Continuation at the breakout level.  As a bonus, we now have video of the markup and creation of the trade plan (which took less than 4 minutes, including talking to record the video).

For a more detailed analysis of the ticker, refer to Rick’s Public Stock Trade Idea for today…or, of course, members can listen to his detailed analysis in the trading room at 9:10am Eastern.

However, for now, here is my analysis and a potential trade plan made using our Trader Vision 20/20 software.

The GLUU Trade Setup – As of 6-1-18

The GLUU Trade Plan

In this trade, note how Trader Vision 20/20 does the work for you by looking up the earnings date and analyzing the chart versus good trading rules.  In this case, it tells us we have the Short-Term and Long-Term trends in favor of a Long trade as well as multiple Bullish Patterns in place.  We noted in the video that the Add to this the fact that the Candles Signal is close to (but not exactly) a Bullish Signal and the relation to Support and potential Resistance and it all comes down to a nice Setup.

Also, note that the trade can reach the Trade Goal by selling only half the position at the first Target.  If that comes to pass, you’d have the chance to keep raising your Stop while letting the Longer-Term Trend work for the second half of your position.  That could lead to a risk-free second half and an  Reward/Risk over 2.71:1.  This means risking $155 for a chance to make between $320 (if 100% is sold at Target #1) or even $420 (If half is eventually sold at Target #2).

Upcoming Workshop:

Trading With Fibonacci Retracements/Extensions

6/7/18 at 8pm Eastern

• Why do Fib Ratios Work?
• Why Should You Use Extensions instead of Projections?
• Answers to Common Problems Using Fibs.
• Where do you begin and end your drawing?
• Do we use Bodies or Wicks?
• Which Ratios should be your focus?
• How to Identify the major support/resistance Levels with Fibs?
• How to Find Entries with Fib Retracements?
• How to Set Targets Using Fib Extensions?

Testimonial

This is not your usual service that sends out a ton of stock recommendations, and then cherry picks the winners to show you how great they are. Hit and Run Candlesticks and Right Way Options are truly educational services. They taught me how to trade not what to trade. The entire team: Rick, Doug, Steve, and Ed are there to help and answer your questions. They are awesome. They cut years off my learning curve. And it’s a team effort. Everyone in the room (all the members) are there to help with invaluable insights and advice. The only service you will ever need. Thanks to all the team for how you have helped me and for all you do. –Jonathan Bolnick

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Investing and Trading involve significant financial risk and is not suitable for everyone. No communication from Hit and Run Candlesticks Inc. is to be considered financial or trading advice. All information is intended for Educational Purposes Only. Terms of Service.

Ed Carter is not a licensed financial adviser nor does he offer trade recommendations or advice to anyone.

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