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M Pattern Trading: Trade Double Tops Without Getting Trapped
The M pattern — a double top — is one of the cleanest reversal structures on a chart. It's also one of the most over-traded, because every retail trader recognizes it. The difference between traders who make money on M patterns and traders who feed liquidity is patience around the neckline and discipline at the stop.
12 min readRSI Indicator: Use It Without the Beginner Traps
Every retail trader knows the RSI is "overbought above 70, oversold below 30." Every retail trader also loses money fading those levels in trending markets. The RSI is genuinely useful — but only when you stop treating 70/30 as triggers and start treating them as context.
14 min readTechnical Analysis: A Practical Guide Without the Mysticism
Most technical analysis content treats indicators like horoscopes — vague, layered, and unfalsifiable. The version that actually makes money is narrower and more boring: identify the regime, find structural levels, confirm with one or two indicators, set explicit risk, and let the math run.
16 min readW Pattern Trading: Trade Double Bottoms With Discipline
The W pattern — a double bottom — is the long-side mirror of the M pattern. Two troughs at similar levels, a swing high between them, a break above that swing high to confirm reversal. The structure is clean, the rules are mechanical, and the failure modes are predictable.
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