Rayner Teo Flashcards
What is the term “prop trading” short for, and what is it?
- Proprietary trading;
- Proprietary trading occurs when a trader trades financial instruments with a proprietrary trading firm’s (AKA “prop firm’s”) own money (AKA the “nostro account”) in order to make a profit for the company itself.
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proprietary_trading*
What are the three general trading styles (as opposed to investing styles) and their most-commonly associated chart trading timeframes, as identified by Rayner Teo?
- Day trading: 5 min & 15 min;
- Swing trading; 1 h & 4 h;
- Position trading (“trend following”): Daily;
Note I: Scalping and Spread Trading are also briefly mentioned.
Note II: According to https://www.tradeforextrading.com/index.php/types-forex-traders the different types of Forex currency traders are:
- Scalpers
- Day traders
- Swing traders
- Position traders
Rayner Teo, Trend Tarding Boot Camp (Video), Part I
___ is an investment strategy that involves picking stocks that appear to be trading for less than their intrinsic or book value. ___ actively ferret out stocks they think the stock market is underestimating. They believe the market overreacts to good and bad news, resulting in stock price movements that do not correspond to a company’s long-term fundamentals.
- Value investing;
- Value investors;
* https://www.investopedia.com/terms/v/valueinvesting.asp*
According to Rayner, price action trading is ___. The way you interpret a chart will naturally be different from the way another trader sees it.
- Subjective;
Rayner Teo, Price Action Trading Secrets, p. 15, 2020
According to Rayner, in the short run, trading results are ___. It’s only in the long run, after a decent sample
size of trades, that your system will align toward its expectancy. This concept is commonly known as the ___.
- Random;
- Law of Large Numbers;
p. 20
According to Rayner, most traders think that when prices goes up it’s because there are more buyers than sellers. It would be more accurate to state that prices are going up because ___.
- Buying pressure is greater than selling pressure;
p. 28
According to Rayner, price action trading is not a strategy but a “___.”
- Framework for trading in different market conditions;
p. 35
According to Rayner, an Accumulation Stage:
- Occurs after price has fallen over the last ___ candles or more.
- Looks like a ___ Market with obvious areas of Support and Resistance within a Downtrend.
- Features a flattening-out of the ___-Period Moving Average;
- Features price swings back and forth around the ___-Period Moving Average.
- 100 candles (based on Rayner’s statement of “five months or more [on the daily timeframe]);
- Range;
- 200;
- 200;
p. 37
According to Rayner, an Advancing Stage:
- Occurs after price breaks out of ___ in a(n) ___ Stage.
- Features a series of ___ highs and lows.
- Features price action ___ the ___-Period Moving Average.
- Features a ___-Period Moving Average which is starting to point ___.
- Resistancee;
- Accumulation;
- Higher;
- Above;
- 200;
- 200;
- Higher;
p. 38-39
According to Rayner, a Declining Stage:
- Occurs after price breaks out of ___ in a ___ Stage.
- Features a series of ___ highs and lows.
- Features price action ___ the ___-period moving average.
- The ___-Period Moving Average is starting to point ___.
- Support;
- Distribution;
- Lower;
- Below;
- 200;
- 200;
- Lower;
p. 41
Rayner teaches that if the market is in a potential ___ Stage, there’s a significant potential upside if price action breaks above Resistance. Hence, in this scenario it is wise to look for ___ opportunities.
- Accumulation;
- Buying;
p. 41
According to Rayner, how should a trader generally determine whether to look for buying or selling opportunities in a particular market?
- Identify the current stage of the market (Accumulation, Advancing, Distribution, Declining);
p. 41
Rayner teaches that during a Declining Stage, a trader should be looking for opportunities to ___.
- Short the market;
p. 41
According to Rayner, a Distrubution Stage:
- Occurs after price has ___ for the last ___ candles or more.
- Looks like a ___ Market with obvious Support and Resistance areas in an ___.
- The ___-Period Moving Average starts to ___.
- Price action whips back and forth around the ___-Period Moving Average.
- Risen;
- 100 (based on Rayner’s statement of “five months or more [on the daily timeframe]);
- Range;
- Uptrend;
- 200;
- Flatten out;
- 200;
p. 39-40
An Advancing Stage is most commonly referred to as a(n) ___.
- Uptrend;
p. 43
A Declining Stage is most commonly referred to as a(n) ___.
- Downtrend;
p. 43
When drawing lines of Support and Resistance, Rayner recommends pulling up a chart with at least ___ candles, focus on drawing only the ___ levels, and then adjust the drawn lines to get as many “___” as possible.
- 300;
- Most obvious;
- Touches (i.e., contact the greatest number of candle wicks and/or bodies);
p. 46
According to Rayner, the more times Support or Resistance are tested in a short period of time, the ___ they become.
- Weaker;
p. 47
Rayner teachers that price action reverses at Support as a result of ___. When price action continually re-tests Support, more and more pending Buy Orders are filled, leaving less available to support the price level.
- Buying pressure;
p. 47
When price action break through Support, that price level often becomes ___.
- Resistance;
p. 48
One reason Support often becomes Resistance is that when price breaks below Support, traders who originally bought at Support may look to sell at that price level in order to just “break-even.”
- Break-even;
p. 49
One reason Resistance often becomes Support is that when price unexpectedly breaks out above Resistance, traders who regret missing the move place ___ at the breakout price point in the hope of a repeat of similar Price Action.
- Buy Limit Orders;
p. 49
Rayner teaches that Resistance tends to break in a(n) ___, while Support tends to break in a(n) ___.
- Uptrend;
- Downtrend;
p. 51-52
Rayner teaches that _(chart pattern)_ into Resistance are a sign of strength (i.e., Bullish), while _(chart pattern)_ into Support are a sign of weakness (i.e., Bearish).
- Higher Lows;
- Lower Highs;
p. 52
“Higher Lows into Support” often creates the visual image of a(n) _(shape)_ on a price chart, while “Lower Highs into Resistance” often creates a(n) _(shape)_.
- Ascending Triangle;
- Descending Triangle;
p. 52
Both Ascending Triangles and Descending Triangles are often called ___ patterns since Price Action will typically breakout in the ___ direction as the trend that was in place just prior to the triangle forming.
- Continuation;
- Same;
* https://www.investopedia.com/terms/a/ascendingtriangle.asp*
A minimum of _(number)_ Swing Highs (which confirm Resistance) and _(number)_ Swing Lows (confirming an Upward Trend) are required to form a(n) ___ Triangle’s trendlines.
- Two;
- Two;
- Ascending;
* https://www.investopedia.com/terms/a/ascendingtriangle.asp*
With regard to an Ascending Triangle, Investopedia suggests:
A long trade may be considered if Price Action breaks above ___.
A short trade may be considered if Price Action breaks below ___.
A Profit Target is commonly calculated by taking the ___ and adding or subtracting that to / from the breakout point.
- Resistance (the top of the pattern);
- The trendline (based on Swing Lows);
- The height of the triangle (at it’s thickest point);
* https://www.investopedia.com/terms/a/ascendingtriangle.asp*
A minimum of _(number)_ Swing Lows (which confirm Support) and _(number)_ Swing Highs (confirming a Downward Trend) are required to form a(n) ___ Triangle’s trendlines.
- Two;
- Two;
- Descending;
* https://www.investopedia.com/terms/d/descendingtriangle.asp*
With regard to a Descending Triangle, Investopedia suggests:
A short trade may be considered if Price Action breaks below ___.
A long trade may be considered if Price Action breaks above ___.
A Profit Target is commonly calculated by taking the ___ and adding or subtracting that to / from the breakout point.
- Support (the bottom of the pattern);
- The trendline (based on Swing Highs);
- The height of the triangle (at it’s thickest point);
* https://www.investopedia.com/terms/d/descendingtriangle.asp*
Flags are areas of tight consolidation in Price Action showing a ___-trend move that follows directly after a sharp directional movement in price. The pattern typically consists of between ___-___ price bars. Flag patterns can be either ___ trending (Bullish Flag) or ___ trending (Bearish Flag). The bottom of the Flag should not exceed the ___ of the flagpole that preceded it. A Flag’s pattern is also characterized by ___ markers over the consolidation area. If lines converge, the patterns are referred to as either a ___ or ___.
- Counter;
- 5-20;
- Upward;
- Downward;
- Midpoint;
- Parallel;
- Wedge;
- Pennant;
* https://www.investopedia.com/terms/f/flag.asp*
According to Investopedia, Flags suggest a ___ of the current Trend.
- Continuation;
https://www.investopedia.com/terms/f/flag.asp
It’s said that Japanese candlestick patterns originated from a Japanese rice trader called ___ during the ___s. Almost 300 years later, this concept was introduced
to the Western world by ___, in his book, ___.
- Munehisa Homma;
- 1700;
- Steve Nison;
- Japanese Candlestick Charting Techniques;
p. 55