: Price moves sideways as institutional buyers build positions.
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Brian Shannon’s trading philosophy hinges on understanding market structure across various horizons. : Price moves sideways as institutional buyers build
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Used to identify the dominant market stage, key support and resistance zones, and the overall trend direction over the last 6 to 12 months. While the high value of Shannon's methodology often
A high-probability trade occurs when the price action on the execution chart breaks out or pulls back in a way that confirms the direction shown on the anchor chart. The Four Market Stages
The book emphasizes that a stop-loss should always be relevant to the timeframe used for the entry. This prevents traders from being "shaken out" by minor noise. Used to identify the dominant market stage, key
: Markets move through Accumulation, Markup, Distribution, and Decline.
Used purely for execution timing, managing intraday risk, and placing stop-loss orders on the day of the trade. For Day Traders
Shannon emphasizes that markets move in rhythmic patterns of expansion and contraction.
When a key level (e.g., a previous high, a 200‑period moving average on the weekly, and anchored VWAP on the daily) all line up within a few cents, that area has . Trades taken at such levels, with lower timeframe confirmation, have a high reward-to-risk ratio.