Category: 2. Counter Trend Trading Strategies

Two popular indicators for making counter trend trades are the stochastic oscillator indicator and the relative strength index (RSI). These indicators can help you find when the price is overbought or oversold and when the price could soon be making a correction. The RSI is a straightforward indicator that oscillates between 0 and 100. Price the reading…

Counter trend traders will often use a combination of price action and indicators to find and make their counter trend trades. One of the most straightforward strategies to make counter trend trades is combining price action and an indicator like the relative strength index. Using the RSI indicator, you will be able to identify when…

The first trick to finding counter trend trades is to find a clear trend. This can be done on any of your favorite markets and time frames. You can use price action analysis and indicators such as the moving average to find when the price is trending higher or lower. After you have identified a…

When making a counter trend trade, you are looking to profit from the swings higher or lower against the primary trend. Counter trend trading is so popular because you can do it in any market and time frame. You can also make short sharp trades and profit from going both long and short. Most counter trend traders…