Compiled Anecdotal Observations as of Friday, July 9, 2021:
A relatively safe, low-risk technique for day trading is to simply trade in the direction matching the slope of the
two-hour baseline, one candlestick length at a time.
But in doing so, one should remain cognizant of the fact that the
two-hour trend will not oppose the
four-hour trend for very long. So, if the two are not aligned, either the
two-hour trend will reverse direction rather quickly to correct this misalignment, or if not, it will force the
four-hour trend to change its trajectory, thereby signaling/confirming a wholesale reversal in the intraday trend.
(Five days ago you commented that reversals in the intraday trend are evidenced by a change in the trajectory of the five-hour baseline accompanied by fresh headway being made with respect to the nine-hour temporal support or resistance level, as appropriate; and that this is in turn confirmed by the 7-hour baseline "smoothed.")
Even so, such price action (the intraday trend) tends to be restricted or constrained by the
12-hour price range envelope, which apparently discourages price from venturing beyond the 0.30% to 0.40% deviation levels under more typical conditions, or outside of 1.00% to 1.50% deviation levels under more extreme conditions.
This is another way of saying that the day-to-day general flow of price is reflected or conveyed by the
12-hour price range envelope at 0.30% to 1.50% deviation.
On the other hand, general price flow from week-to-week is reflected/conveyed by the
5-day price range envelope at 0.90% to 3.80% deviation (though 3.05% seems to be more the norm).
All of this is to say that though the most profitable actionable trades at the intraday level are governed by the
two-hour baseline, the most lucrative trades over the long haul are those which are entered when the
two- and
four-hour baselines are reversing direction to come into alignment with the slope of the
12-hour price range envelope, which is itself reversing direction to come into alignment with the slope of the
5-day price range envelope.
(It might be that the best "launch pads" for such trades are found in the form of price rejection at support or resistance levels suggested by areas of confluence between the outer edge of the 24-hour price range; the 2½-day (60-hour) temporal support or resistance level, as appropriate; and/or the 10-day temporal support or resistance level, as appropriate.)
From five days ago...
Always check whether candlesticks are painting on the "wrong" side of a sloping two-day and/or five-day price range envelope to recognize in which direction price is ultimately likely to be drawn.
In terms of "scalping":
The best time to execute intraday, guerrilla or ICT trades using the weekly price range configuration
on a one-hour chart is
when price is rejected after candlesticks have made contact with the side of the 4- and/or 9-hour temporal support/resistance channel(s) that is opposite the slope of the 6- and 24-hour baselines,
as confirmed by the 5-hour baseline, when the 6- and 24-hour measures are aligned/in agreement with one another.
From two days ago...
- Under normal conditions, price tends to fluctuated within the 40-minute price range between the 0.09% to 0.18% deviation level.
- However, an elevated level of volatility can see candlesticks venture as far out as 0.55% deviation, and under the most extreme conditions, this can stretch to as far as 1.10%.
- Reversals from such extremes are more-or-less tracked by the 13-minute baseline, but this measure is not to be trusted.
- Accordingly, short-term trades should not be executed until potential reversals are confirmed by the 23-minute baseline.