Chart Techniques for Traders
These guides explain the chart techniques behind our forecasts. Karsten Kagels has traded mainly at support and resistance since 1980, and our forecasts are built on the same kind of key levels.
Start with the task you have right now. Each guide shows real charts, including examples where a level did not hold.
What do you want to do?
- Draw key levels
Support and Resistance: How to Draw and Use Key Levels
Where useful levels come from, how to draw zones with a stated rule and how to turn a level into a trade plan.
- Trade breakouts
Breakout Trading Strategy: How to Trade Breakouts and Manage False Breakouts
How often breakouts fell back into the range in our count of 1,472, and how to plan entry, stop and position size.
Related articles
- Use VWAP
VWAP Indicator: Formula, Anchored VWAP and TradingView Setup
A volume-weighted reference line for the trading day, with Anchored VWAP from a chosen point.
- Practice with replay
TradingView Backtesting: Test a Strategy Without Real Money
Replay past charts bar by bar and test your level rules before you risk money.