Range Trading Strategy

Trade within defined support and resistance.


What Is Range Trading?

Price moves between support and resistance. Buy low, sell high.


Range Types

1. Horizontal Range

Resistance
━━━━━━━━━━━━━
    ╲      ╱
     ╲    ╱
      ╲  ╱
━━━━━━━
Support

2. Trend Channel

        Upper
          ╲
           ╲
            ╲
             ╲
              ╲
             Lower

Range Trading Rules

Buy

1. Price at support
2. Signal to buy
3. BUY

Sell

1. Price at resistance
2. Signal to sell
3. SELL

Stop & Target

ElementValue
Buy stopBelow support
Sell stopAbove resistance
Buy targetResistance
Sell targetSupport

Common Mistakes

1. Fighting Breakout

Fix: Exit when range breaks

2. No Confirmation

Fix: Wait for signals


Key Takeaways

  1. Buy support — Sell resistance
  2. Exit breakout — When range breaks
  3. Signal entry — Wait for confirmation
  4. Clear levels — Define range

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Buy low, sell high.