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Trading Range

A two-sided market where both bulls and bears can make money and breakout attempts frequently fail.

First course anchor

12C - Definitions 3: Trading Range

Open source lesson

Evidence stack

Course references

These relationships are currently derived from Al Brooks lesson topics. Books, ES reviews, and research notes should later attach to this same concept instead of creating parallel concepts.

Defines (2)
  1. 12C - Definitions 3: Trading Range Market Cycle / 12C - Market Cycle
  2. 18A - Definition of pullback and Trading Range Market Cycle / 18A - Trading Ranges
Uses (34)
  1. 08A - Trend bars and TR bars Charting Analysis / 08A - Candles, Setups, and Signal Bars
  2. 08C - Tight Trading Ranges as setups Charting Analysis / 08C - Candles, Setups, and Signal Bars
  3. 10B - Trading Ranges Charting Analysis / 10B - Buying and Selling Pressure
  4. 12A - Channel becomes Trading Range Market Cycle / 12A - Market Cycle
  5. 14B - When not clear, then TR Market Cycle / 14B - Trends
  6. 14D - Trending Trading Ranges Market Cycle / 14D - Trends
  7. 15A - Trading Range means BLSHS! Market Cycle / 15A - Breakouts
  8. 15C - Trading Range breakouts Market Cycle / 15C - Breakouts
  9. 16E - Evolution into Trading Range Market Cycle / 16E - Channels
  10. 16F - Every TR has bull and bear channel Market Cycle / 16F - Channels
  11. 17B - Tight Trading Ranges Market Cycle / 17B - Tight Channels & Micro Channels
  12. 18B - TR contains buy and sell setups Market Cycle / 18B - Trading Ranges
  13. 18D - Tight Trading Range (TTR) Market Cycle / 18D - Trading Ranges
  14. 18F - Trading Range: Don’t bet on breakout Market Cycle / 18F - Trading Ranges
  15. 18F - Early signs of TR Market Cycle / 18F - Trading Ranges
  16. 20B - Height of Trading Range Support, Resistance, and Basic Patterns / 20B - Measured Moves
  17. 30E - TR probability high near top and bottom How to Trade Prerequisites / 30E - Trader’s Equation and Probability
  18. 32B - TR Limit Order Market and trends How to Trade Prerequisites / 32B - Orders
  19. 40E - Tight TR can be MTR Trading Price Action Patterns / 40E - Entering Late in Trends
  20. 41C - Weak breakout, then TR Trading Price Action Patterns / 41C - Trading Breakouts
  21. 42A - Weak BO means TR soon Trading Price Action Patterns / 42A - Trading Climactic Reversals (Failed Breakouts)
  22. 43D - Tight Channel evolves into TR Trading Channels & Ranges / 43D - Trading Tight Bull Channels
  23. 44D - Tight Channel evolves into TR Trading Channels & Ranges / 44D - Trading Tight Bear Channels
  24. 45A - Often contain Trading Ranges Trading Channels & Ranges / 45A - Trading Broad Bull Channels
  25. 45E - Every TR is Bull Flag Trading Channels & Ranges / 45E - Trading Broad Bull Channels
  26. 45E - Evolve into big TR Trading Channels & Ranges / 45E - Trading Broad Bull Channels
  27. 47A - Look for signs of Trading Range Trading Channels & Ranges / 47A - Trading in Trading Ranges
  28. 47B - Legs in TR, not in trend Trading Channels & Ranges / 47B - Trading in Trading Ranges
  29. 47D - Tight Trading Ranges (TTR) Trading Channels & Ranges / 47D - Trading in Trading Ranges
  30. 48I - Breakout (BO) and Trading Range (TR), Trading Different Times of the Day / 48I - Trading the End of the Day
  31. 49F - Fade big trend bars in TR Swing and Scalp Trading / 49F - Swing Trading Examples
  32. 50A - Trading Range (TR) is Limit Order Market Swing and Scalp Trading / 50A - Scalping
  33. 03 - Tight TR at 12:45 pm PST Bonus Videos / 03 - Trading the Final Hour
  34. 10 - Tight trading range: Not much profit potential Bonus Videos / 10 - Scalping series- #02 Scalping 2-minute Emini Chart
Contrasts (7)
  1. 12B - Market cycle: always trend or TR Market Cycle / 12B - Market Cycle
  2. 13A - Always trend or TR Market Cycle / 13A - Always In
  3. 16F - Broad channel or Trading Range (TR)? Market Cycle / 16F - Channels
  4. 18C - Trend, or leg in TR? Market Cycle / 18C - Trading Ranges
  5. 47A - Is Trading Range (TR) broad or tight? Trading Channels & Ranges / 47A - Trading in Trading Ranges
  6. 48G - Trend or Leg in Trading Range (TR)? Trading Different Times of the Day / 48G - Trading the Middle of the Day
  7. 05 - TR Open: 5 or More Reversals Bonus Videos / 05 - Trading Tight Trading Ranges on the Open
Applies (1)
  1. 05 - How to Trade Tight TR Open and All Day Bonus Videos / 05 - Trading Tight Trading Ranges on the Open