I thought it might be helpful to drive some of you through a real trade from me.
This was the situation two hours ago - I was watching Ripple (XRP) closely and identified a downtrend. After i traded the first downchannel (the first pair of blue lines) I identified a second downchannel. (The second pair of blue lines).
I was in a little late, but felt confident after the first two green buyups. If you wonder why your candles are a little more mixed up, i use Heikin Ashi Candles, which i personally find more clear.
So i set my Short / Sell Position at 0,0001900 XRP. That was random, i normally try to avoid even Numbers, but it didn't matter this time.
The Pink line is where my short position was. If the price dropped under the pink line, i made profit, if it went over it, i lose money.
Same Chart and lines,just another scaling - the price moved in my anticipated direction. Maximum Depth was 18%. I was tempted to sell at 15% because that is my normal take away, but on the other hand the trend seemed strong. (Afterwards is should have, but "should haves" have never bought a beer, so i don't care ;) )
The price then entered a strong buy zone. The Orderbook filled up with buys and the price came up with force. So i set my yellow Minimal Profit Line, based on Dip and Top of the last wave. It was located at 5.6% profit. The 13%-Profitbox was my best outcome, i would have sold if it had hitted that.
Some minutes later the RSI 14 (lower chart under the price) showed a very strong uptrend, and the orderbook was bullish, so i waited until the price hit my yellow minimal profit line, and sold with little over 5% profit.
That is absolutely fine for me - 5% in ~1.5h is a result i can perfectly live with. It always depends on how much you trade with.
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