Technical Analysis Trading Guides

Educational guides to technical-analysis frameworks including Dow, Elliott, Wyckoff, Gann and indicator-based methods.

EQH and EQL in MSNR: Reading Liquidity Above and Below a Zone

EQH and EQL around an MSNR zone can act as liquidity pools for a sweep-and-retest...

Liquidity Sweeps Around MSNR Zones: Confirmation and Failure

Learn how to read liquidity sweeps around MSNR zones: map EQH/EQL, separate a stop run...

Alchemist POI Selection: Location, Freshness and Risk

A four-filter process for comparing points of interest by location, freshness, approach and invalidation.

Alchemist If–Then Trading Plan: Build Two Scenarios

How to replace one-sided chart predictions with two conditional scenarios and a written no-trade rule.

Alchemist Trading Framework: Storyline, POI and Trigger

A practical, non-predictive framework for turning market structure into a conditional plan: storyline, POI, trigger...

RSI Divergence: Regular vs Hidden Signals Explained

A four-pattern RSI divergence guide that distinguishes reversal hypotheses from trend-continuation hypotheses and requires confirmation.

Keltner Channels vs Bollinger Bands: Key Differences

A formula-first comparison of ATR-based Keltner envelopes and standard-deviation Bollinger Bands, with practical context rules.

Donchian Channel Breakout Strategy: Rules and Filters

A rule-based Donchian Channel guide that separates a confirmed close from a wick and treats...

VWAP Trading Guide: Session, Anchored and Bands

How to read VWAP as a volume-weighted reference without treating every cross as an entry...

Wyckoff Upthrust and UTAD: Failed Breakout or Distribution?

Learn how Upthrust and UTAD differ from a successful breakout and how to wait for...

Wyckoff Spring and Test: How to Validate a Failed Breakdown

A chart-based guide to separating a Wyckoff Spring and Test from a genuine breakdown below...

Leading vs Ending Diagonal: How to Read Elliott Wave Diagonals

Learn where Leading and Ending Diagonals occur, what confirms them and why a wedge shape...

Elliott Corrective Waves: Zigzag, Flat and Triangle Explained

A practical guide to distinguishing Zigzag, Flat and Triangle corrective waves without forcing an Elliott...

ICT Judas Swing: Meaning and Examples

Learn the ICT Judas Swing with a practical guide to meaning, identification, why it happens,...

Wyckoff Schematics: How to Read Them

Learn how to read Wyckoff schematics with a practical guide to accumulation, distribution, phases, identification,...