SIGNALS:
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A break out to a new high or low price out of a price base.
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The market rallying on bad news or falling on good news.
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A gap in the direction of the current trend.
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The huge majority of all traders are in agreement for a long period of time.
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The traders on the opposite side of your trade are all getting very emotional.
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A technical signal triggering an entry that you have back tested as robust.
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A large sample size of back tested trades on a strategy.
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The closing prices for a trading day generally are meaningful.
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Higher highs and higher lows or lower highs and lower lows in your time frame.
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Very few chart patterns.
NOISE:
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90% of CNBC.
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Talking heads on financial networks.
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Other traders opinions.
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Social media picks.
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People that are sure they can predict the future.
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A small sample size of back tested trades on a strategy.
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Most intra-day price movement.
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Most chart patterns.
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The first 30 minutes of the stock market opening.
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Most chart patterns.