THE CANDLESTICK TRADING BIBLE If you understand the psychology behind this price action pattern formation, you will be able to predict what is likely to happen in the future, and you will make good trades based on high probability pin bar signals. 87 THE CANDLESTICK TRADING BIBLE Trading the pin bar candlestick with the trend If you are a beginner trader, i highly recommend you to stick with the trend, because pin bars that occur in trending markets offer good trading opportunities with high risk/reward ratio. When you master trading it with the rend, you can then move to trade range-bounds markets or even counter-trends. This strategy is simple, you start by identifying a clear uptrend or downtrend, and you wait for a pin bar to occur after a pullback to support or resistance level. See the example below: The figure below shows how this price action signal works if it is traded with the trend, as you can see, the price was rejected from the 88

THE CANDLESTICK TRADING BIBLE resistance level which indicates that the bears are still in charge of the downtrend. The formation of the pin bar indicates the end of the retracement move, and the beginning of the impulsive move at the resistance level in line with the downtrend. This is a high-quality setup because all the following criteria are respected: 1-The pin bar is well formed, and it is in line with the direction of the market. 2-The rejection occurred in a major key level which represents a hot point in the market (resistance level). 3-The risk to reward ratio is good, and it is worth trading. Sometimes, even if the market is trending, we cant draw support and resistance levels, because prices move in a certain way which we cant spot static key levels. If you are in this situation, you can use the 21-moving average which will act as a dynamic support in an uptrend market and a dynamic resistance in a downtrend market. See the illustration below: 89

THE CANDLESTICK TRADING BIBLE As you can see in the chart above, the market was trending down, using the 21 moving averages helps us to identify dynamic resistance levels, and high probability pin bar setups. See another chart below: 90 THE CANDLESTICK TRADING BIBLE The 4-hour chart above illustrates how the 21-moving average could help us find key points in the market. When prices approach the moving average, the buying pressure takes place in the market, and the price goes up. The pin bar signal is clear on the chart, because the trend is bullish, the price action setup has a bullish anatomy as well, and the rejection from the 21-moving average is a confirmation signal to buy the market. 91 THE CANDLESTICK TRADING BIBLE

Trading tactics When we identify the trend, (uptrend or downtrend) and the level (support or resistance). And we find a pin bar near these levels in line with the direction of the trend. The second step is to know how to enter the market based on this candlestick pattern. According to my experience, there are different entry options when it comes to trading pin bars; it all depends on the candle anatomy, the market conditions, and your money management strategy. 1-The aggressive entry option: this method consists of entering the market immediately after the pin bar closes without waiting for a confirmation. This strategy will help you catch the move from the beginning, because sometimes the price goes higher after the close of the pin bar, and if you are not in the market, the trade will leave without you. See the example below: 92