Video summary

Top Trending Price Action Strategies To Profit In Bull & Bear Markets

Main summary

Key takeaways

Finance

Finance-focused summary (price-action trading in bull/bear trends)

The video teaches four trend-following price action patterns designed to:

  • find entries after breakouts/retests
  • reduce “missed move” risk
  • structure trades with predefined stop-loss placement

A recurring theme is using moving averages (20MA and 50MA) as timing/risk anchors, along with false-break / rejection candles to confirm direction.

Disclosures: No explicit “not financial advice” disclaimer appears in the subtitles.

Instruments / tickers mentioned

  • AUD/CAD (Australian Dollar vs Canadian Dollar)
  • EUR/AUD
  • EUR/USD (referred to as “euro dollar”)
  • EUR/CHF (EUR against Swiss franc)
  • GOAL (mentioned as “goal g”; ticker not clearly confirmed)
  • Nasdaq (explicitly “nasdaq” on an 8-hour chart)
  • Oil market (commodity; likely crude oil, but no specific ticker like CL/WTI/Brent provided)
  • Examples also reference “app and flow” and an “8 hour timeframe”

No stocks, ETFs, bonds, yields, or macro indicators are referenced.

Key trading framework / step-by-step process (as taught)

Entry logic across strategies

  • Identify a trend:
    • bullish uptrend or bearish downtrend
  • Locate a trigger, such as:
    • a break
    • a false break with a close back
    • a rejection candle
    • pullback candle “quality”
  • Use an anchor level:
    • 20MA for pullback timing in the first-pullback setup
    • 50MA for bounce timing in “moving average bounce”
    • prior resistance/support for break-and-retest and pre-breakout confirmation
  • Enter using:
    • a break of a swing high/low, or
    • the next candle open after confirmation
  • Place stop-loss using either:
    • a fixed ATR-based buffer or swing-level reference, described roughly as:
      • “1 ATR” in some setups
      • “180R below/above” repeatedly (exact meaning not fully defined in subtitles, but treated as a consistent distance rule)

“Top process” options (bonus section)

When EUR/USD breaks above resistance that may become support, the presenter lists multiple entry alternatives:

  1. Retest previous resistance/support

    • Wait for price to hit lower then reverse-close strongly above support
    • Long on next candle open
    • Stop-loss: 1 ATR below the lows

  2. First pullback (20MA)

    • Pullback forms small range candles
    • 20MA “catches up”
    • If price breaks above swing high → long
    • Stop-loss: about ~1 80R below the flag/pullback low

  3. Pre-breakout (lower timeframe false break)

    • Drop to 4-hour (from daily)
    • Look for false break + reverse close higher
    • Trade continuation upward

Method 1: “First Pullback” after breakout (trend continuation)

Core idea

After price breaks out of resistance, don’t chase immediately—wait for the first pullback.

Conditions

  • Breakout occurs from a prior resistance level
  • The first pullback shows:
    • small-range candles (buyers remain in control)
  • 20MA timing:
    • 20MA should slope up and “catch up” to the pullback low
    • described as roughly 7–10 candles (depending on timeframe)

Entry trigger

  • Buy stop / long when price breaks above the swing high of the pullback

Stop-loss approaches

  • Either:
    • stop about ~180R below the 20MA, or
    • stop about ~180R below the nearest swing low

Example instruments

  • AUD/CAD: breakout above resistance near ~91.5 cents (currency context not detailed), followed by first pullback aligned with 20MA
  • GOAL / “goal g”: video argues the first pullback offers earlier opportunities than waiting for a full retest

Method 2: “Pre-Breakout” (advanced; trade near lows/highs using false breaks)

Core idea

If breakout entries feel late, enter earlier via:

  • higher-timeframe consolidation after breakout
  • lower-timeframe false break confirmation

Conditions

  • Higher timeframe: build-up / consolidation after breakout
  • Switch timeframes by a factor of 4–6
    • Example: Daily (24h) → 4-hour using 24/6
  • Lower timeframe:
    • Look for false break:
      • bullish example: price smashes below support, then closes back strongly above
      • bearish example: false break above resistance, then close back below

Entry trigger

  • Enter near the lows of support when the false break shows rejection
  • Enter on the next candle open after confirmation

Stop-loss

  • Stated as “one ATR below this low” (bullish example)
  • In a bearish example: ~180R above the highs

Example instruments

  • AUD/CAD: consolidation after breakout; on 4-hour, false break at support lows with close back above support
  • EUR/AUD: consolidation in the opposite direction; false break above highs then close below

Method 3: “Moving Average Bounce” (healthy trend; respect of 50MA)

Core idea

In a “healthy trend,” price tends to respect the 50MA. Wait for pullback toward 50MA and then rejection.

Conditions

  • Trending state with an “app and flow” pattern:
    • price moves up → pulls back → moves up again
  • Price pulls back toward 50MA
  • Only trade after:
    • rejection, then
    • break and close back above 50MA

Entry trigger

  • After the candle closes back above 50MA, enter on the next candle open

Stop-loss

  • ~180R below the swing low (repeated across examples; 180R not formally defined)

Examples

  • Nasdaq (8-hour): price comes to 50MA, dips below, then breaks and closes back above → enter next candle open
  • Oil market: describes repeated testing; bounce vs breakout depends on risk/reward and trade horizon

Caution / trade-location risk

  • Buying “too high” (near local highs) can lead to stops because natural pullbacks often reach the 50MA
  • Emphasis: “trading from an area of value” (wait for price to come to your level rather than chasing)

Method 4: “Break and Retest” (classic, but refined)

Core idea

Use the classic sequence:

1) breakout from resistance 2) retest where old resistance becomes support 3) wait for price rejection

Conditions

  • Price breaks out of resistance
  • Then re-tests former resistance (now support)
  • Look for rejection candles:
    • Bullish rejection: price comes down and closes near highs
    • Bearish rejection: price rallies but closes near lows

Entry trigger

  • Enter on the next candle open after rejection

Stop-loss

  • Bullish: stop-loss about 180 below the rejection low
  • Bearish: stop-loss about 180 above the rejection highs

Examples

  • Canadian (8-hour): breakout above resistance → retest → bullish rejection
  • EUR/CHF: prior support breaks down (becomes resistance) → rejection leads to short

Performance metrics / returns

  • No explicit performance numbers (win rate, CAGR, drawdown, Sharpe, etc.) are provided in the subtitles.

Key numbers and explicit parameters mentioned

  • 20MA timing: should “catch up” to pullback low in about 7–10 candles (timeframe-dependent)
  • Stop-loss references: repeatedly cited as “1 ATR” and “180R” (R definition unclear in subtitles, treated as a consistent distance rule)
  • Lower timeframe factor: 4–6 times smaller than higher timeframe; specifically Daily (24h) → 4-hour using 24/6

Presenters / sources

  • Presenter: Raynor (referenced via tradingwithraynor.com)

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