Quote from Mishka:
IMO retracement in uptrend and early stages of reversal is like identical twins where their own parents might have difficulties to distinguish between them.
I find it helpful to think in terms of when and where a reversal is likely to happen.
Where... at a prior S/R area.
When.... after a significant trend.
So its helpful to do some study, and determine what is "significant."
When I did this study, I found that for me, about 70 5min. bars was the "minimum" of significant. (nq)
After that many bars have past in a trending action, a potential successful test was more likely then a ret.