Trading with Trendlines: Shorting Touches & Longing Breakouts

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📉 Using Trendlines for Trading Opportunities 📈

Trendlines are one of the simplest yet most powerful tools in technical analysis. A well-drawn trendline can act as dynamic resistance or support, helping traders identify short and long opportunities.

How to Trade with Trendlines
🔻 Shorting the Trendline Touches

If an asset is in a downtrend, draw a yellow trendline by connecting the lower highs.
Every time the price touches the yellow trendline, it’s a potential shorting opportunity.
Take profit near the local support or recent swing low.
Stop-loss should be placed slightly above the trendline to avoid fakeouts.
🔺 Longing the Breakout

If the price breaks above the yellow trendline with strong momentum, it may signal a trend reversal.
Look for confirmation (high volume, retest of the trendline as support).
Enter a long position and set targets at key resistance levels.
Place a stop-loss below the breakout point in case of a fakeout.
Example Chart Setup
Yellow line = Downtrend resistance trendline.
Short Entries = Price rejection at the trendline.
Breakout Long Entry = Once the price closes above the trendline with volume confirmation.
🚀 This strategy works best when combined with other indicators like RSI, moving averages, or volume analysis.

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