I am a rookie (paper trading for 5 months). I thought I would add something that I have seen many times and I don't think it has been specifically addressed in this thread. I think these may be common knowledge, but I wanted to post a chart of todays action to show what I mean.
It has to do with breakouts of M tops, W bottoms, and trendline breaks. I noticed that after the break of a trendline or the middle swing high of a W bottom or the middle swing low of a M top, price more often than not comes back to retest that trendline or swing.
I mention this because it could be a better risk/reward trade if this retest is taken instead of the initial breakout and/or if you miss the initial breakout, you can get in on the retrace. This should go along with AHG. I am not saying you will neccessarily get a better reward, but the risk is lower IMO because you can have a tighter stop.
Here is a chart of today's action.