Strategy #105
Bearish Abandoned Baby
Entry Logic
- Exact entry trigger: Sell on the open of the third candle.
- Confirmation requirements: A three-candle pattern. The first is a long bullish candle. The second is a Doji that gaps up. The third is a long bearish candle that gaps down and closes within the body of the first candle.
- Timeframe required: Daily chart.
- Location context: At a major resistance level.
- Market condition requirement: An uptrend that is reversing.
Exit Logic
- Profit target(s): The start of the uptrend.
- Scaling out rules: N/A.
- Trailing stop rules: Use the 20-day moving average.
- Exit on signal failure: A close above the high of the Doji.
- Exit on opposite signal: A strong bullish pattern.
- Exit on time expiration: N/A.
- Exit on momentum loss: N/A.
Stop Loss Structure
- Hard stop location: Above the high of the Doji.
- Soft stop rules: N/A.
- Maximum dollar loss per trade: 1% of capital.
- Maximum percent loss per trade: N/A.
- Structural stop placement: Above the resistance level.
Risk Management Framework
- Risk per trade: 1%.
- Maximum daily loss limit: 2%.
- Maximum weekly loss limit: 5%.
- Maximum drawdown allowed: 15%.
- Risk-reward ratio requirement: 1:3.
Position Sizing Model
- Recommended sizing approach: Fixed risk.
- Volatility-based adjustment: N/A.
- Conviction-based sizing (A+/A/B setup): A+ for a pattern at a major weekly resistance. A for a pattern at a daily resistance. B for a pattern with small gaps.
- Scaling in rules: N/A.
- Scaling out rules: N/A.
Trade Filtering
- Market conditions to avoid: A strong uptrend.
- Specific setups required: A clear Bearish Abandoned Baby pattern.
- Stock/instrument requirements: Any liquid instrument.
- Time of day restrictions: N/A.
- Chop/news avoidance rules: N/A.
Context Framework
- Trend direction assessment: Reversal of an uptrend.
- VWAP relationship: N/A.
- Moving average relationship: Price is extended from moving averages.
- Range location: At the top of a range.
- Higher timeframe alignment: The weekly chart should be overbought.
Trade Management Rules
- When to move stop to breakeven: After a 1R move.
- When to scale out: N/A.
- When to add size: N/A.
- How to handle fast moves vs slow moves: Let it run.
Time Rules
- Optimal trading window: N/A.
- Times to avoid: N/A.
- Session-specific notes: N/A.
Setup Classification
- A+ setup criteria: A perfect pattern with large gaps and high volume.
- A setup criteria: A standard pattern.
- B setup criteria: A pattern with small gaps.
- C setup criteria (avoid): A pattern not at a resistance level.
Market Selection Criteria
- Instrument requirements: Any liquid instrument.
- Volume/liquidity requirements: High volume.
- Volatility requirements: N/A.
Statistical Edge Metrics
- Expected win rate: 70-75%
- Average win size: 3R
- Average loss size: 1R
- Profit factor: 2.5 - 3.0
- Expectancy per trade: 1.5R.
Failure Conditions
- Market conditions where strategy fails: A persistent uptrend.
- Specific scenarios to avoid: A pattern with no gaps.
Psychological Rules
- Key mental discipline requirements: Selling when the market is greedy.
Advanced Components
- Market regime detection: N/A.
- Volatility/liquidity filters: N/A.
- Correlation filters: N/A.
- Multi-timeframe alignment: The weekly chart should support a reversal.
Location
- Where this setup is strongest: At a major resistance level.
- Where this setup is weakest: In the middle of a range.
- Location changes outcome: Yes.