Technical Analysis
Summaries of 8 videos on Technical Analysis, each with a one-line takeaway, key ideas and sectioned notes.
Sakata's Five Methods: Reading Entries and Exits from Three Buddha Tops, Triple Bottoms, Three Gaps, Three Red/Black Soldiers and Rising/Falling Three Methods
Sakata's Five Methods read bullish and bearish sentiment and human nature through candlestick patterns plus trading volume, and each of the patterns (Three Buddha Tops, Triple Bottoms, Three Gaps, Three Red/Black Soldiers, Rising/Falling Three Methods) gives clear entry and exit signals, but they are only usable when combined with trend, stop-losses and position control.
Beaten-Down Stocks: Rebound Trading on Heavy Volume at the Lows, Extreme Negative Deviation and a Staged SOP
A beaten-down stock does not automatically rebound; it is only worth a rebound trade once it shows heavy volume at the lows (volume at least 2 times its 20-day average), because that means selling pressure is exhausted and someone is absorbing shares, but the rebound usually lasts only 2 days, so take it and get out.
High-Turnover Momentum Stocks: Using Position and Major-Player Buying and Selling to Spot a Breakout or Distribution
High turnover is neither good nor bad in itself; what matters is where it appears: a volume surge after a long low-level base with major-player net buying signals a swing move starting, while a spike at a high level with major-player net selling is a warning of distribution.
Granville's Eight Rules, Xiaoge Edition: Telling a Rebound from a Recovery, Combined with Major Player Flows and Volume
Granville's eight rules are only reliable when combined with major players' net buying/selling and trading volume, because the monthly moving average's direction decides whether it is a rebound to grab and run from quickly or a recovery you can add to and hold for a swing, and relying on moving-average buy points alone may mean buying right where major players are unloading.
Using Bollinger Band Width and Slope to Pick Stocks, Then Confirming Entries and Exits with Major-Player Net Buying and Selling
Check Bollinger Band width first (upper band divided by lower band, minus 1): chase only when the width is narrow and the upper band tilts up 1% or more, and sell once price leaves the upper band; when the width is wide, let major-player net buying or selling decide between going long at the lower band or shorting at the upper band.
Predicting Moving-Average Direction with Dropout Values, Then Timing Trades with Major-Player Net Buying and Selling
A moving average's direction can be worked out in advance from its dropout value, but this only improves the win rate by about 10%, so it must be combined with major-player net buying/selling and whether the price is high or low, to avoid the trap of major players unloading shares on good news.
How to Trade, and Escape, a Rebound After a Sharp Selloff, and What to Do If You're Trapped
A high-volume rebound after a sharp drop is a chance to escape and cut risk, and the only sign of a bottom is trading volume; buying floor stocks that crashed on heavy volume shrinks losses, whereas averaging down or doing nothing does not.
Only 3 Single Candlesticks Matter: The Bald Big Red Candle, the Buyout Gap-Up Flat Line, and the High-Level Hanging Man
Of the 48 candlestick types, only 3 are worth watching: the bald big red candle, the gap-up flat line, and the high-level hanging man. Some common candles such as the doji are not statistically significant, while these 3 help catch a breakout chase, a buyout limit-up order, and a high-level reversal exit.