Different Type of Market Technical Analysis

What is a Momentum Trend?

A momentum oil trend is one which has more momentum than the previous one, it can be plotted using a much steeper oil trend line than the one that was in place before. When a new line forms that is much steeper than a previous one we say that the oil trend has gained extra momentum & becomes much stronger. These types of set-ups require a different type of market technical analysis.

In the oil example shown below: Also when crude trading price is moving upwards within a channel, if it breaks the upward channel a stronger oil trend is formed as shown in the diagram below. If as a trader your chart breaks an upward oil trend line to the upside in an upward moving market like the one below, Do not Try to Sell, Buy More Contracts, Remember this oil trading tip it can make you a lot of money just like the way it did in trading analysis below.

Channel Break Upward - More Momentum on Upward Market Movement

Using same technical analysis example above we can also see how new steeper lines were formed showing the oil trend was gaining momentum.

This is shown by the steeper lines that can be drawn as the crude trading price progresses.

The newly formed oil trend has more momentum than the previous one as shown by the formation of the steeper trendline.

This forms oil trend B & C as shown in the diagram below drawn using the MT4 technical analysis software, The momentum added a new steeper line as drawn on this chart.

This is shown in the oil example shown below by the three lines A, B and C showing formation of stronger trends as the oil market continues to gather momentum.

Oil Price Gaining More Momentum

However, when the steepest oil trendline is broken then even all the others trendlines will most likely be broken too. It is best to take profit once the steep most trend line is broken.

This strategy can also be used by short term oil traders like the day trader or the scalper, this pattern will frequently form on the 5 minute and 15 minute chart. This parabolic lines can be used to know where to take profit. A trader should immediately book his profit as soon as the steep most line is broken.

How to Trade These

The momentum oil trend lines are good technical analysis tools for determining where to take profit early before the other traders. This momentum trading setup occurs frequently on 1 minute, 5 minute and 15 minutes charts and therefore suitable for scalpers and day traders. For day trading which is most common the best chart to use is the 15 minutes sometimes the 5 minutes, For example after entering a short term trade either buy/sell and the oil market moves some pips in your favor and you spot this pattern then it is best to exit once the steep most line is broken and take profit at that point.

Technical Analysis Example

For this example we shall use the short term chart of minutes for plotting, when the setup appeared as below, it was a good point to take profit.

Trading The Momentum Market Moves

In the above example a trader trading long would have waited until the steepest line was broken then closed the trade & taking profit at this point thus making profit of 42 pips on this buy oil trade. Trader would have exited the trade at the best time and thus avoided the ranging oil market that followed.

What is it?

Sometimes a market moves in a parabolic manner, and this is seen when panic buying sets in and crude trading prices is driven vertical. During a parabolic up move, there is almost a complete absence of sellers, which creates a vacuum of buying. When this occurs traders rush to just get into the oil market regardless of crude trading price, in fear of being left behind. This can make the largest crude trading price moves in the shortest amount of time, traders will place buy orders in this crude trading setup.

For this type of move it's best to keep buying - no need for technical analysis just keep buying.

This oil trend will last for months on end even up to 2 years, for this time just keep buying & as long as those weekly & monthly oil trend lines are holding just keep buying & buying.

When a oil moves in this way, the highest point that is reached often marks the end of a move with crude trading prices not returning to the ultimate highs again for a long time. When this point is reached and the most steepest oil trend line is broken it is best to consider that as a oil trend reversal and it is best to take time off the oil market and enjoy your profits for a while before calculating your next move.

The same can also happen for a down oil trend when there is panic selling and crude oil price is also driven vertical. This especially happens during recession.

The steeper a oil trend line angle, the less reliable it becomes. When the most steep is broken its best to exit this trade. The example shown below is for crude oil that has formed a parabolic setup. Another example is oil that formed on the weekly/monthly chart during the period shortly after the steepest line in the oil chart was broken.

As a trader if you come across a parabolic oil trend in an upward just keep buying and buying some more you will make a lot of profits, there will be no added technical analysis required just the lines. The only thing to remember is to exit once the steepest line is over because the reversal on this oil setup is very fast you need to also be very fast. Just make sure you exit at the correct spot just like in the above example.

For example, the above parabolic movement is of oil trading chart, the traders had managed to drive the crude trading price of crude oil from $70 to $150 over a period of a couple of months at the top of the oil market those who call themselves analysts were so bullish they predicted the crude trading price of oil would hit a high of $200, what these analysts did not know this concept a.k.a Vacuum buying, in technical analysis market trading as long as the oil trend lines held the direction of the market was upward, but even after the first steepest line was broken the analysts kept insisting the crude trading price would hit $200, guess what, after the most steep line was broken it did not even take two weeks to take the crude oil price of oil, back to $50 at one time it was even $35. That's parabolic technical analysis, now you know.

Good examples of this oil setup on charts is the weekly and monthly crude trading price charts for Oil Trading and Oil, these charts can be found on MetaTrader 4 software depending on your broker.