The market crashes and quickly reverses. You don’t know if it is safe to enter the market just yet. You stay on the sidelines while many of your friends are making money from the market.
The market has been running up and you are fearful to enter because the memory of it crashing the moment after you entered is still fresh.
Both situations are unpleasant.
It can be frustrating to be missing out on profits during the initial huge move of a market reversal. You would want to enter the market earlier than most participants. And when the crowd starts entering the market, you can smile at them because you are already in the green.
How? How do you know when to enter to avoid getting wiped out? Look out for the
chart pattern. When you spot it, you can be confident that a reversal is on its way.
is also critical in assessing the validity.
How should this pattern look like?
It pays to wait for prices to form a pattern before entering after a market crash. The first few rallies are usually deceiving.
When the market is rallying and at a significant top, wait for a pattern to be formed to save you from all the agony and losses from buying the top.
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