10 Trend Trading Strategies

A Deep Dive Into Market Momentum

Trend Trading Strategies

Trading with the trend means the wind is behind you.

Momentum is already under way, the price action is already showing a supply demand imbalance. The market is in price discovery mode.  

“A rising tide lifts all ships” goes the saying…

If you can find a strong trend, the chances of it continuing are high. 

The challenge comes in finding a good spot to take the trade entry. A place where you can put a reasonable stop loss and give yourself a decent risk to reward ratio on the trade.

In the webinar above I explore ten different trend trading strategies for you to explore.

I include detailed chart examples of both winning and losing trades.

Some are simple, some are a bit more nuanced…

1st Pullback Trade

Trade thesis: Buying a pullback after an initial drive, looking for a continuation of the trend

Entry: On a pullback to a 20 period moving average

Stop idea: 50% of the initial drive

Target idea: 2:1 RvR

Trend Line Trading Strategy

Trade thesis: Buying a pullback to a channel/trend line.

Entry: On a touch of the lower channel

Stop idea: Below the last channel touch low

Target idea: 2:1 RvR

Bull Flag Pattern (not a failed bull flag)

Trade thesis: Buying a flag after a drive

Entry: On the break of highs

Stop idea: Below the flag low

Target idea: 2:1 RvR

Range Break Fake Trade Setup

Trade thesis: Buying a breakout of a range after a false break lower.

Entry: On the break of highs

Stop idea: Below the range low

Target idea: 2:1 RvR

Stochastics Trade - 3 Minute Cycle

Trade thesis: Buy the first oversold condition on a 3 minute chart during an uptrend

Entry: As price comes up from oversold

Stop idea: Half of swing high to low

Target idea: Prior high

Afternoon break

Trade thesis: On a trend day buy a breakout in the final 3 hours of the trading day

Entry: Break out of highs

Stop idea: 25% of daily range

Target idea: 50% of daily range

Opening Range Breakout

Trade thesis: Buy a breakout in the first 15 minutes of the trading day

Entry: Break out of highs

Stop idea: 50% of range

Target idea: 100% of range

Click here for a more detailed breakdown of ORB.

Range Breakout Trade

Trade thesis: After price breaks highs and consolidates buy a breakout above the consolidation zone

Entry: Break out of highs

Stop idea: Below consolidation range

Target idea: RvR 2:1

VWAP Trading Strategy

Trade thesis: After a trending morning, price comes back to test the VWAP

Entry: Long on test of VWAP

Stop idea: 50% of VWAP > high range

Target idea: RvR 2:1

Wick Through Price Support

Trade thesis: Price tests support, breaks, but recovers forming a wick

Entry: Break out of highs

Stop idea: Under the wick

Target idea: RvR 2:1

These trend trading strategies have hopefully inspired you to dig deeper. Maybe some of these can be modified for your own trading plan. (Explore my create a trading plan post)

As with all trading strategies, market context is so important. When you use any strategy depends on conditions. 

  • What was prior price doing?
  • Any economic data coming up?
  • What’s the higher time frame chart looking like?
All that stuff matters when day trading!

Final things…

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What next?

Why not explore my other webinar: 10 mean reversion trading strategies.
Or if mindset is a challenge then this 
trading psychology deep dive will help