Support/Resistance is one of the techniques that performs very well if done properly. This webinar will focus on all the strategies based on Support/Resistance and show the attendee some tips on using each one and which one gives the best results and the reasons why. It also introduces a new feature in Investar, namely, Risk/Reward Ratio. - Pivot Levels - Fibonacci Retracements - Gap Up/Gap Down - New High/New Low - Support/Resistance (Manually drawn or Automatic like Auto-SR) - Brief intro to factors identifying strong support/resistance. - Best settings for Auto-Support/Resistance - Using the Risk/Reward Ratio - Using Support/Resistance Zones

1. Support/Resistance
Trading Strategies
Himanshu Patil
twitter : himanshugpatil
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2. Support/Resistance Strategies
 Pivot Levels
 Fibonacci Retracements
 New Highs/Lows
 Gap Up/Down
 Support/Resistance (manually drawn)
 Support/Resistance (automatic)
 Support/Resistance Zones
 Using Risk/Reward Ratio in trading
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3. Support and Resistance
Resistance
Support
Price
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4. Using Resistance & Support for
Buying
Resistance
Support
Break of Resistance Close to Support
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At start of new uptrend In a sideways trend

5. Using Resistance & Support for
Selling
Support
Resistance
Break of Support Close to Resistance
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At start of new downtrend In a sideways trend

6. Importance of various tools
 Support, Resistance & Trendlines
 Technical Indicators
 Japanese Candlesticks
MORE IMPORTANT
LESS IMPORTANT
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7. Pivot Points (Day-traders only)
 Calculated based on OHLC Data.
 Tomorrow’s intraday levels based on
Today’s OHLC data
 Pivot Point (PP)
 3 Support Levels (S1, S2, S3)
 3 Resistance Levels (R1, R2, R3)
 Valid only for intraday
 Test them on past data before using them
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8. Fibonacci Retracements
 Horizontal lines dividing vertical distance
between 2 endpoints of a trendline by Fibonacci
ratios of 23.6%, 38.2%, 50%, 61.8% & 100%
 How do you create them?
– Use Fibonacci Retracements tool to draw a trendline
between two extreme points
 How do you use them?
– Fibonacci Levels indicate possible levels at which
prices may retrace.
– Use only when you see them successfully working on
some scrips in the past.
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9. Fibonacci Retracements
H
H*38.2%
H*50%
H*61.8%
H*23.8%
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10. Pivot Points & Fibonacci
Retracements
 Mathematically calculated
 Only rational is that they work because
other traders use them
 Success rate will not be consistent and
varies from scrip to scrip
 So, test them well before using on any
scrip
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11. New Highs/Lows
 Previous High as a resistance
 Previous Low as a support
 Long-term trader:
 New 52-week Highs/Lows
 Short-term trader
 New 8-week Highs/Lows
 New 15-day/5-day Highs/Lows
 Intraday trader
 Above Previous Day’s High
 Below Previous Day’s Low
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12. Gap Up/Down (intraday)
 Due to imbalances of Buying & Selling pressure
 Gap Up – Absence of sellers
 Gap Down – Absence of buyers
 Inside Gap
 Open above previous close (Gap Up)
 Open below previous close (Gap Down)
 More likely to fill during the day
 Outside Gap
 Open above previous high (Gap Up)
 Open below previous low (Gap Down)
 Creates a stronger intraday support/resistance
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13. Gap Up/Down (intraday)
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14. Drawing Support/Resistance
(the manual way)
 Support
 Draw a line through as many lows as possible without
violating it (i.e. without a close below support)
 Resistance
 Draw a line through as many highs as possible
without violating it (i.e. without a close above
resistance)
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15. Drawing Resistance
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16. Drawing Support
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17. Drawing with Auto-RS
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18. Auto-Support/Resistance
(the automatic way)
 Use Artificial Intelligence to draw lines that
are touching the maximum number of
lows and highs
 Rate the lines based on:
– No of touches
– Recency
– Length
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19. Determining the Strength of
Support/Resistance
 How many peaks or troughs does it touch?
– The more the touches, the stronger it is.
 Volume accompanied by break?
– The stronger the volume, stronger it is.
 How recent are the touches?
– The more recent the touches the stronger it is.
 How long is the support/resistance line?
– The longer it is, the stronger it is.
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20. Auto-SR
 Top 20 %ile - Very Strong Support/Resistance
 Next 20 %ile - Strong Support/Resistance
 and so on…
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21. Auto-RS levels
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22. Tips for using Auto-SR
 Keep the default settings – scans are done using
the default settings
 Make sure your chart duration has the number
of bars that you have selected in Tools-
>Options. E.g., if you have 240, then you should
have at least a one year duration.
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23. Risk/Reward Ratio
 Risk: maximum loss you can have.
 Reward: maximum profit you can have.
 3:1 Risk/Reward ratio means:
– Reward is 3 times the Risk.
 High Risk/Reward minimizes your risk and
maximizes your profit.
 Widely used by professional traders
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24. Risk/Reward Calculation
 Risk: maximum loss you can have.
– Usually the Stop-Loss
– Depends on type of trade because your
expectation of gain is different based on type
of trade
– Stop-Loss is set to keep Risk/Reward ratio > 3
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Trader Type Ideal Gain Typical Stop-Loss
Long-Term > 50% 10%
Short-Term 15-25% 5%
Intraday 2-3% 0.5%

25. Risk/Reward Calculation
 Reward: maximum profit you can have.
– long trades (i.e. when you buy):
 Profit = (nearest resistance – close)
– short trades (i.e. when you short sell):
 Profit = (close – nearest support)
 Risk/Reward Ratio
– Maximum Profit/Stop-Loss
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26. What timeframes to use?
 Long-Term Traders (Holding Period > 6 mos)
– Use Daily and Weekly charts.
 Short-Term Trader (few days < Holding Period < 3 wks)
– Use Daily and 1-hr charts
 Intra-Day Trader (Holding Period < 1 day)
– Use 1-hr and 15-min OR
– 30-min and 5-min OR
– 15-min and 3-min
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27. Support/Resistance Zones
 Nearby Support/Resistance lines can be
clubbed together to create a
Support/Resistance zone.
 Using S/R zones instead of S/R lines can
improve accuracy
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28. Using Support/Resistance Zones
 Setting targets:
– Long (i.e. Buy): Use the lower resistance line
in the resistance zone as a target
– Short (i.e. Short Sell): Use the upper support
line in a support zone as a target
 Buying on breakouts:
– Buy only if stock goes above upper resistance
in a resistance zone
– Short Sell only if the stock breaks down below
lower support in a support zone
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29. Interesting Composite Scans for
trending market
 High Volume Breakout (at start of an uptrend):
– Strong Resistance Breakouts
– Volume Gainers
– High Risk/Reward Ratio (Long)
 High Volume Breakdown (start of a downtrend):
– Strong Support Breakdowns
– Volume Gainers
– High Risk/Reward Ratio (Short)
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30. Interesting Composite Scans for
sideways market
 Buy in Sideways trend
– Ensure it is sideways trend
– Near Strong Support
– High Risk/Reward Ratio (Long)
 Sell in Sideways trend
– Ensure it is sideways trend
– Near Strong Resistance
– High Risk/Reward Ratio (Short)
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31. How can I get this feature?
 Risk/Reward ratio will be released in
Investar Beta soon
 Investar Beta can run simultaneously
with Investar 5.1
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32. Feedback
 We need your feedback (it is still not late)!
 Within the next 2 weeks, we will end the
Auto-SR Beta and release it as Auto-SR
addon in the next release of Investar
 Top 3 feedbacks/suggestions will get the
Auto-SR addon for free for the remaining
part of their subscriptions!
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Thank You for Attending!
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