2–10 day holding — ride multi-day moves
Positions held over multiple sessions. Aim to capture the meat of a directional move on the daily/hourly chart, then exit before the trend exhausts.
Use the 20-period Bollinger Bands as dynamic support/resistance. Buy when price touches the lower band and reverses; sell at the upper band or the middle band. Works best in ranging markets — fails during strong trends where price rides the outer band.
Combine Williams %R (momentum extreme) with MACD (trend direction). Long when Williams %R exits oversold AND MACD is bullish; opposite for shorts. Cross-confirmation filters weak signals.
Wait for MACD to signal a fresh trend, then enter on the pullback to a Fibonacci level (38.2% or 61.8%). Stop below the next Fib level; target the prior swing high/low.
Buy when price closes above a well-tested resistance on strong volume. Stop just below the breakout level; target the measured move (range height projected upward). Wait for the breakout candle to close — avoid intra-bar fakes.
Read footprints of institutional buying — sustained volume with narrow-range candles, delivery-percentage spikes, block deals. Enter on the retest of the institutional demand zone.
Bollinger Band Width contracts during consolidation and expands during breakouts. Trade the direction of the first strong candle after a width-squeeze; set stops inside the prior range.
A complete system in one indicator: cloud (Kumo) for trend, Tenkan/Kijun crosses for signals, Chikou for confirmation. Long above the green cloud with Tenkan > Kijun; opposite for shorts.