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Curso Gratis De Trading Con Acción del Precio
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Key takeaways
Finance-focused summary (Price Action Trading Course)
Core idea / recommendation
- The instructor teaches price action trading by analyzing candlesticks only—i.e., remove all indicators—to judge future direction and best entry points.
- Strong emphasis is placed on probabilities (not certainty) and on combining multiple “elements” rather than acting on a single signal.
Instruments / tickers mentioned
- EUR/USD (referenced repeatedly on weekly and daily timeframes)
Methodology / step-by-step framework taught
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Use price action only
- Delete indicators and analyze the chart using candlesticks.
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Classify market structure using “Daw (Dow) Theory” concepts
- Market moves in uptrends, downtrends, or ranges.
- Trends unfold as impulses + pullbacks.
- Definitions:
- Uptrend: higher highs + higher lows
- Downtrend: lower highs + lower lows
- Range: highs/lows are flat, and price oscillates between levels
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Measure pullback depth (impulse continuation levels)
- In the context of an ongoing trend, pullbacks often reach 1/3, 1/2, or 2/3 of the prior impulse.
- Implementation: use Fibonacci retracement (levels preset in TradingView).
- Caution: hitting these levels doesn’t guarantee reversal/continuation, but many traders watch them.
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Identify “specific elements” that make up price action
- Patterns (e.g., double top, wedge)
- Candlesticks / Japanese candles (e.g., bullish engulfing, bearish engulfing, doji)
- Acceleration vs. deceleration
- Support and resistance (including reactions at levels)
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Avoid trading “one element in isolation”
- Don’t trade solely because price touched support or resistance.
- Don’t enter solely on a single candlestick or single pattern.
- Reasoning: too many false/low-quality setups lead to poor trade quality.
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Combine elements for higher-probability trades
- Examples of combined logic:
- Resistance + slowdown/deceleration + bearish engulfing + double top
- Trend direction + Fibonacci pullback zone (1/3 / 1/2 / 2/3) + support/resistance + wedge + candlestick confirmation
- Examples of combined logic:
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Confirm breakouts (not just “break” the level)
- A “novice” reacts immediately on breakout.
- An “advanced” approach waits for confirmation over subsequent candles/days, using deceleration/reversal evidence.
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Execution & risk controls (instructor’s style)
- Stop loss placement:
- Typically above/below the previous high/low near the level used for the setup.
- Take profit / exits:
- Preferred quick exits (fast targets, not long-horizon holds).
- Exit around the beginning of the next move / “start of the pattern” in examples.
- Limit order vs waiting for confirmation:
- For confluence zones involving support/resistance + Fibonacci, the instructor discusses:
- Using a limit entry with protection (but stops must be stricter), or
- Waiting for reversal confirmation, then entering/exiting using the instructor’s preferred stop/target logic.
- For confluence zones involving support/resistance + Fibonacci, the instructor discusses:
- Stop loss placement:
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Emphasize “wedge completion”
- Enter only when the structure is “practically complete,” otherwise there’s risk of a further move against you.
Key cautions / “how not to trade” (explicit)
- Avoid trading just because:
- Support/resistance was touched → described as generally leading to failure (not always, but often).
- A pattern appeared (e.g., double top) → may trigger an immediate stop loss without other confirmations.
- A single candlestick appeared (e.g., bullish/bearish engulfing) → described as more dangerous than multi-candle patterns.
- Candlestick/pattern signals in “no man’s land” (away from meaningful levels) are described as useless.
- Profit outcomes are probabilistic; the instructor discourages hindsight arrogance (you can’t assume the exact best move was available at entry).
Key numbers / levels mentioned
- Pullback retracement levels: 1/3, 1/2, 2/3 of the prior impulse (via Fibonacci retracement).
- Fibonacci-related execution discussion includes: 1.0 / 1.362 / 2.362 (used to describe confluence/resistance zones and possible retracement/extension areas).
- Performance/return example (non-price-action metrics):
- Example trade profit described as “1.81” (units not fully specified; context suggests %).
- Mentions ~5% average monthly return and references “one and a bit” style risk/return ratios.
Macro/markets context
- No macroeconomic indicators, yields, rates, or fundamental market drivers are discussed.
- The context is purely technical chart/structure (EUR/USD and timeframe examples).
Disclosures / disclaimers
- No explicit “not financial advice” statement appears in the provided subtitles.
- The instructor repeatedly frames trading as skill/education and emphasizes probabilities and risk (i.e., outcomes are not guaranteed).
Presenters / sources
- Presenter/instructor: Alex (referred to repeatedly as “Alex”)
- Source concept mentioned: Charles Dow (for Dow Theory / “Dau theory” in subtitles)
- Platform/tool referenced: TradingView (indicator deletion and Fibonacci tools)
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