Range trading: how do you define the box?

Ranges look obvious in hindsight and blurry in real time. The trader's job is defining the box precisely enough to trade: the boundaries, the touches that count, and the conditions that say the range is over.

Range trading: how do you define the box? — support and resistance diagram
Price bouncing between support and resistance

Share your definition:

  • how many touches a boundary needs before you trust it
  • whether you trade both sides or one
  • what tells you the range has broken for real
Range trading: how do you define the box? — trend versus range diagram
A trending market compared with a ranging one

The support and resistance guide covers boundary construction, and ATR helps size for the box.

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