Part of the Setups That Work series. The same setup, two completely different outcomes Take an identical-looking breakout, same pattern, same instrument, same size range, and place one at 9:35 AM Eastern and the other at 2:15 PM Eastern on a quiet Tuesday. They are not the same trade. Liquidity, participation, and volatility shift dramatically … Continue reading Session-Based Setups: Why Time of Day Changes the Trade
Setups That Work: A Practical Library of Repeatable Trade Patterns
Part of the Strategy Blueprint series builds the process. This library gives that process something specific to run. "What's your setup?" shouldn't be a hard question Ask a new trader what they're waiting for before they click buy or sell and you'll usually get a paragraph. Ask an experienced one and you'll get a sentence. … Continue reading Setups That Work: A Practical Library of Repeatable Trade Patterns
Short-Term Swing Ideas: Week of August 29
Weekly scorecard for TRDR Zone's short-term swing ideas: LLY, PEP, V, MA, and MRK stay open with a simulated $1,530 gain on a $100K account at 1% risk. CVNA stays invalidated.
Short-Term Swing Ideas: Week of August 22
Two breakouts fired, one target got hit, and one reclaim just told us it was not a reclaim. Six ideas are live across three posts: LLY, PEP, and CVNA from August 12, plus V, MA, and MRK from August 15. Friday’s close gave us two brand-new triggers, one target hit, and one invalidation. That is … Continue reading Short-Term Swing Ideas: Week of August 22
WWW (Wolverine World Wide): The $45 Long-Term Rebound Setup
Wolverine World Wide just beat Q2 and raised guidance, and it did it sitting on the monthly 61.8% retracement. WWW last traded at $21.03 after a high-volume earnings pop. The long-term setup: build a position in the $18.75–$21.50 zone while price holds the monthly golden pocket, with a monthly close below $7.45 invalidating the thesis. … Continue reading WWW (Wolverine World Wide): The $45 Long-Term Rebound Setup
MRK (Merck) Short-Term Swing Trade Idea
Merck closed above July's $135.05 all-time high. Here's the short-term swing plan: $125.92 stop, $149.84 first target, and the $207 Fibonacci runner.
MA (Mastercard) Short-Term Swing Trade Idea: The $601 Breakout
Don’t buy the flag. Buy the break. Mastercard (MA) has been grinding higher for months, the same tape Visa just printed, and it is now trying to resolve a clean bull flag. Friday’s close was $569.29, through the upper flag line. The trigger is a confirmed close that holds that breakout, not a single poke … Continue reading MA (Mastercard) Short-Term Swing Trade Idea: The $601 Breakout
V (Visa) Short-Term Swing Trade Idea: The $422 Breakout
Don't buy the coil. Buy the break. Visa (V) has been pushing higher since the April lows near $290 and is now sitting in a tight coil just under all-time highs. Friday's close was $364.15. The level that matters is $375.71, the top of this consolidation and the same zone as the stock's all-time high … Continue reading V (Visa) Short-Term Swing Trade Idea: The $422 Breakout
Short-Term Swing Ideas: Week of August 15
Week 1 recap of the three TRDR Zone short-term swing ideas: PEP and CVNA triggered on confirmed closes. LLY is still waiting under $1,250. Nobody hit a target. Nobody hit a stop.
HLNE (Hamilton Lane): The $130 Long-Term Rebound Setup
Hamilton Lane just posted one of the biggest earnings beats in the stock's history, and it's doing it from the exact zone where you'd want a long-term reversal to start. HLNE closed today at $103.29, down 1.48% on the session after tagging a high of $105.25 — a normal pause after a sharp multi-week rally … Continue reading HLNE (Hamilton Lane): The $130 Long-Term Rebound Setup