Channels Flashcards
Why are Channels Important?
All Markets are Always in Channels whether or not if you see them
Every market at all times is in
Many bull and bear channels on the chart in front of you
Many channels on higher & smaller TFs

In a Bull Trend which is the Channel Line and which is the Trend Line?
Trend line Below
Trend channel line above

In a Bear Trend which is the Channel Line and which is the Trend Line?
Trend line Above
Trend channel line Below

On every timeframe on every chart channels dominant the market
TRUE or FALSE?
TRUE
Every market is always in a Trend or a TR
10% of the Bars will be BO Trend Bars
The other 90% will be either a Trend or a TR

Define a Channel
Any collection of bars that can be contained between 2 lines

Lines on the chart are rarely perfect
What is an overshoot and an undershoot?
Overshoot - going beyond the line
Undershoot - not quite reaching line
*Usually do not see them until the pattern is complete

When there are 2 choices for a line, one with an undershoot and the other with an overshoot, which line should I use?
Choose the line with overshoot it usually shows the shape better and highlights the pattern better.

Traders are always looking at channels, one of the reasons is they are looking for transitions.
What does a channel eventually evolve into?
a TR, the channel eventually ends and evolves into a TR 75% of the time and traders need to know when it evolves into a TR because they will trade it differently in the market cycle

When a market is in a Tight Bull Channel what will traders look to do?
Traders will look to Buy
When the market breaks below a Tight Bull Channel what may it become?
It might be becoming a TR, when it evolves into a TR it can be a BULL Flag so traders may be looking to buy until the market states otherwise but because it is a TR they will also be willing to sell

What do the Channel Lines help me as the Trader to identify?

What is a Bull Channel in a Bear Trend?
it is a Bear Flag
In this Bull Channel, there is a 75% chance of a Break to the downside and then a TR/Bear trend and a 25% chance there will be a Bull BO and the cycle starts over
BO - CHANNEL - and Trading Range

In this Bull Channel, there is a 75% chance of a Break to the downside and then a TR/Bear trend and a 25% chance there will be a Bull BO and the cycle starts over
BO - CHANNEL - and Trading Range

Lines help identify changes in trend, When do the lines help to identify reversals into an opposite trend? With this Bear break below the bull channel, what is likely to follow?

When there is a break of the line signaling a potential reversal or BO
Spike and Channel

A Channel that rises is a _______ channel and a channel going down is a _______ channel?
Bull Channel Rises
Bear Channel is going down

When should I draw a line?
As soon as I see a 2nd reversal, draw a line
And use a parallel of that line to create 2nd line above/below (most times the opposing side will only have one reversal, so use this line to see how the market reacts when it gets to or near this line

Don’t see a channel… There is always a channel,
what should I do if it is not yet clear?
Know that there is a channel even if I do not yet know where the other line is, as I see more bars, draw more lines which gives me more clarity

Look what happened here in this channel
A strong BO(2nd touch) to hit the parallel trend line in this Channel and it had bad follow-through
What is likely to happen?

The market is aware of this line, a lot of computers are using this line, maybe we reverse down, maybe its resistance, maybe we break above it.

In this channel as each new bars are added I keep drawing lines, if we keep getting HLs the previous “point 2” becomes unimportant and I will draw on a new Channel Trend Line
What does each new bar added to the chart give me?

Each new bar that gets added to the chart gives me addition information and with each new piece of additional information I am re-evaluating what I am doing
And a lot of times that requires me to erase old lines and create new lines

Traders trade based on what happens when the market reaches a line
TRUE or FALSE
True
They trade based upon what happens at those lines, is the market paying attention to those lines when the market gets there does it breakthrough or does it reverse

The 2nd Line often offers several choices, what are traders most often looking for when they draw lines?
They are mostly looking for reversals, TWO REVERSALS DOWN, so you can draw a bear trend line.
- Possibility of Top of Bear Channel
- Bulls hope it becomes Bull Flag

Bear Channel is usually a Bull Flag
In this Bear Channel (Potential Bull Flag) with this Bear BO Bar and bad follow - through what is likely to occur?

With the bad follow-through after the Bear BO it is telling me that this Bear Channel is likely to be a Bear Leg in a TR or a Bull Flag
*Remember we are still above the Bottom of the Bull BO point and we are about at 50% of the Bull BO Leg so the odds of the market so the odds still favor the bulls

How should I think of Bear Channels?
Think of them as Bull Flags with a strong possibility of a Bull BO and vice versa for Bull Channels
Bulls look to Buy a Reversal up at the Bottom of this channel
What details am I to look for to Buy the Reversal up from the bottom of this channel?

Look for test of :
Top of Channel
Top of Bull leg
Leg 1 = Leg 2 MM up
Place a Buy Stop order just above the high of the High 2 Bar
























































































































































