ib to NW Flashcards
ib
Inside bar, the high of the bar is at or below the high of the prior bar and the low is at or above the low of the prior bar
ii
Consecutive inside bars, Breakout Mode, so both buy and sell signal
iii
Three inside bars in a row, Breakout Mode, so both buy and sell signal
ioi
Outside bar surrounded by Inside bars
ioii
Consecutive inside bars after an outside bar, Breakout Mode setup so both buy and sell signal bar
L
Low or Low of Day
L1
One legged PullBack in a bear move
L2
Two legged PullBack in a bear move, but it can also be a 2nd reversal down from a rally (variation of a double top)
L3
Three legged PullBack in a bear move, which usually means a wedge bear flag or a wedge top
L4
Low 4 top or bear flag, 4 legged bull channel, often consecutive Low 2 pullbacks
LH
Lower High
LL
Lower Low
LOD
Low of the Day
LOM
Limit Order Market so easier to make money with limit orders than with stop orders. Bears will probably sell above and many will scale in higher, and bulls will buy below and many will scale in lower. Both expect small moves and will mostly scalp
LOY
Low of Yesterday
LP
Low Probability so swing only or wait
MA
Moving Average
MAG
Moving Average Gap Bar
MDB
Micro Double Bottom
MDR
Midday reversal is a reversal in the middle of the day, sometimes exactly at bar 40 or 41, and sometimes leads to opposite trend for rest of day
MG
Measuring Gap, a gap of any kind that can lead to a measured move (only certain in hindsight)
MGB
Magnet Below
MGN
Magnet
MDT
Micro Double Top
MGA
Magnet Above
MM
Measured Move
MRV
Minor Trend Reversal so trading range or pullback more likely than opposite trend
MP
Midpoint
MTR
Major Trend Reversal
MW
MicroWedge, a wedge formed by only 3 – 4 bars
NL
NeckLine
NW
Nested Wedge, 3rd leg is smaller wedge