Example of a Reversal Strategy on EBS.
Each Reversal Strategy has four important elements:
1. At least 5 candlesticks (5 min) moving upward or downward.
2. The stock is trading close to or outside of the Bollinger Bands. Bollinger Bands are an
indicator of volatility, and stocks usually stay inside of these bands.
3. The stock will have an extreme RSI indicator (Relative Strength Index). An RSI above 90
or below 10 will pique my interest. If you are not familiar with what an RSI indicator is,
you can do a Google search or ask me in our chatroom.
Your trading platform will
probably have an RSI indicator built into it.
These three elements demonstrate that a stock is really stretched out,
and you must pay close
attention to the scan for all of these data points. You must simultaneously look for a certain RSI
level, a certain number of consecutive candles, and a certain position within the Bollinger
Bands.
4.
When the trend is going to end, usually indecision candles, such as a spinning top or Doji,
form. That is when we need to be ready.
In reversal trading, you are looking for one of these indecision candlesticks - spinning tops or
Dojis. They are an indication that the trend may soon change. A Doji is a candle that has a wick
longer than its body. You can see a picture of a bearish Doji below. It has that long upper wick
that some would call a top and tail and that others would call a shooting star. This candle tells us
four things: the open price, the close price, the high of that period and the low of that period. So,
when you have a candle with a top tail, you know that at some point during that candle period
the price moved up, was unable to hold at that level, and was then sold off. It depicts a bit of a
battle taking place between the buyers and the sellers in which the buyers lost their push up. It is
a good indication that the sellers may soon control the price and will push that price down.
The same is true about a bullish Doji. You can also see a picture of a bullish Doji below. It has
that long lower wick that some would call a bottom tail and others would call a hammer. When
you have a hammer candle with a bottom tail, you know that at some point during that candle
period the price moved down, was unable to hold at those low levels, and was bought up. This
indicates a battle between the buyers and the sellers in which the sellers lost their push down. It
is a good indication that the buyers may now gain control of the price and push that price up.