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Output: Signal
Input: OHLC price structure and chart scale
Horizon: From intraday to several weeks
Best use: Turn a repeatable chart condition into a falsifiable trade hypothesis.

Input: OHLC price structure and chart scale.
Output: signal.
Use boundary: Turn a repeatable chart condition into a falsifiable trade hypothesis.

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How the method is built, and where it has been read

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Often reviewed together

Stop-loss order4 readings

Often reviewed together

Support and resistance9 readings

Read in the archive24 of 53 readings

1984Gold swing chart: failed highs, wash-out, and a boxed pivot rangeTrend and channels 1985Constructing chart congestion from triangles, springs, and pivotsChart patterns 1985Constructing median lines from graded pivotsTrend and channels 1988Constructing action-reaction lines from two pivotsTrend and channels 1988Constructing intradaily point-and-figure boxes and pivot laddersTrend and channels 1989Building entry and exit rules from pivots, channels, and abc-correctionsEntry and exit rules 1991Constructing layered support and resistance from swings, pivots, and retracementsTrend and channels 1994Three locks on a day-session order, then a staged exitEntry and exit rules 1994Building a five-level daily pivot gridTrend and channels 1996Constructing daily pivot points from session pricesTrend and channels 1996Higher time frame balance points as a trend and band filterTrend and channels 1998Cup-with-handle construction rulesChart patterns 1999Compound pivots and market symmetryWaves and ratios 2000Pivot levels as a daily trade hypothesisTrend and channels 2001Construct a same-session polarity card around the daily pivotTrend and channels 2001Trading inside the cup-with-handle before the breakoutChart patterns 2002Constructing trend swings from confirmed pivotsTrend and channels 2004Constructing pivot commonality across timeframesTrend and channels 2005A lower-low rebound as one entry, abstention, and stop routineEntry and exit rules 2005Precommit a stop-loss at entry with pivot triggersStops and loss limits 2006Constructing session pivot maps from the prior high, low, and closeTrend and channels 2006Constructing a pivot grid for stops and buy-stopsTrend and channels 2006Ranking near-term support for ETF limit entriesTrend and channels 2006Monoparametric automatic trendline constructionTrend and channels

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