kiwiarian wrote:OK makes sense, arrows originate from the pattern area and highlight the direction of the breakout.
I wasn't sure if the arrows were drawn before the breakout candles (in foresight) were plotted indicating that you built your position in the direction of the arrow and then the breakout happened, meaning those arrows would be one useful indicator.
It is easy to find and get into a trade, but the key question is where are you taking it?
A swing trader is following an exit strategy while aiming for a favorable closing price; at the end of the day, we are trying to 'hitch a ride' onto the hourly and then also get a favorable close on the daily.
1 and 2 give you direction, 3 gives you implementation.
I use a 15 period MA of the open price:

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