Measuring and trade planning
Price range and date range
Two quick measuring tools: the price range shows the distance between two prices (and in percent), the date range shows the number of candles and the time between two points.
La idea en pocas palabras
Often you only need one dimension: how tall a range is (for a breakout target), or how long a pattern or a pause has lasted.
Cómo se calcula
Click a start and an end point. The price range shades the band between the two prices across the chart; the date range shades the period between the two times.
Price range = end price − start price (and ÷ start price × 100 in percent)
Date range = candles and time between the two pointsCómo usarlo
- Measure a trading range to project a breakout target (the range's height added to the breakout level).
- Compare how long consolidations lasted before earlier breakouts.
Sacar conclusiones
- A breakout from a range often travels about the height of the range.
Ejemplo
A range in GBPUSD from 1.2650 to 1.2800 is 150 pips tall; a close above 1.2800 projects to about 1.2950.
Los precios de los ejemplos son ilustrativos.
Ten cuidado con
- Measured moves are a rule of thumb, not a promise.
Un poco de historia
Basic measuring tools found in every charting platform.
Solo contenido educativo. Ningún indicador ni patrón predice el futuro, y nada de lo aquí expuesto es asesoramiento de inversión.