Understanding Weekly Trading Range Profiles

Oct 13, 2024

Short-Term Trading: Weekly Range Profiles

Overview

  • Focus on defining weekly range profiles in trading
  • Profiles are important for understanding market behavior
  • Profiles may seem ambiguous but are insightful with historical data analysis

Key Profiles

Classic Tuesday Low of the Week

  • Market Profile: Bullish
  • Anticipation: Price hovers above a higher time frame discount array on Monday, then drops into it on Tuesday
  • Trading Sessions: Tuesday London and/or New York
  • Note: Price can revisit the New York sessions to form lower lows

Classic Tuesday High of the Week

  • Market Profile: Bearish
  • Anticipation: Price hovers below a higher time frame premium array on Monday, then rises into it on Tuesday
  • Trading Sessions: Tuesday London and/or New York
  • Note: Price can revisit the New York sessions for higher highs

Wednesday Low of the Week

  • Market Profile: Bullish
  • Anticipation: Price hovers above a higher time frame discount array Monday and Tuesday, then drops into it on Wednesday
  • Trading Sessions: Wednesday London and/or New York
  • Note: Monday and Tuesday can be down days

Wednesday High of the Week

  • Market Profile: Bearish
  • Anticipation: Price hovers below a higher time frame premium array Monday and Tuesday, then rises on Wednesday
  • Trading Sessions: Wednesday London and/or New York
  • Note: Monday and Tuesday can be up days

Consolidation Thursday Reversal (Bullish)

  • Market Condition: Bullish
  • Anticipation: Consolidation Monday-Wednesday, then price runs intra-week low and rejects for reversal
  • Important: Aligns with market news or rate releases typically around 2 PM New York Time

Consolidation Thursday Reversal (Bearish)

  • Market Condition: Bearish
  • Anticipation: Consolidation Monday-Wednesday, then price runs intra-week high and rejects for reversal
  • Important: Aligns with market news or rate releases typically around 2 PM New York Time

Consolidation Midweek Rally

  • Market Profile: Bullish
  • Anticipation: Consolidation Monday-Wednesday, then price runs intra-week high and expands into Friday

Consolidation Midweek Decline

  • Market Profile: Bearish
  • Anticipation: Consolidation Monday-Wednesday, then price runs intra-week low and expands into Friday

Seek and Destroy Bullish/Bearish Friday

  • Market Profile: Neutral/Low Probability
  • Anticipation: Consolidation Monday-Thursday, running shallow stops
  • Note: Avoid during interest rate announcements and non-farm payroll, better to avoid in July and August

Wednesday Weekly Reversal (Bullish)

  • Market Profile: Bullish
  • Anticipation: Consolidation Monday-Tuesday, then price drives lower and reverses

Wednesday Weekly Reversal (Bearish)

  • Market Profile: Bearish
  • Anticipation: Consolidation Monday-Tuesday, then price drives higher and reverses

Application

  • Analyze historical price action using hourly charts
  • Identify market profiles and recurring themes
  • Understand characteristics of markets prior to profile formation

Conclusion

  • The lesson helps in recognizing the weekly trading patterns
  • Important to apply and analyze in real trading scenarios
  • Further insights will be provided in upcoming lessons