A popular day-trading pattern, tested
Turn a pattern a teacher describes into clear rules with times attached, and keep the claim separate from what was measured.
Module 3 of 26, Trends, order fills and a famous day-trading setup. Lesson 3 of 6, about 18 minutes.
The takeaway
Turn trading slang into times, prices, costs and a comparison before judging it.
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