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Market Conditions

Markets are either trending or ranging – but how should traders treat each?

Range

Prices bound by support and resistance are generally the most common condition. Learn more about trading mean-reverting ranges.
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Range Trading

A range is a market bound between support and resistance, displaying no discernible trend. One of the main reasons traders will seek out ranges is consistency. Learn more about range trading here.
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How to Trade Ranges

Knowing how to trade ranges can make one of the more important elements of a trading strategy (risk management) more easily addressable.
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Breakout

The transitory stage between ranges and trends are the breakout, often spurred by news or some other driver. This can bring fast-moving markets as a new condition takes hold.
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Breakout Ballistics in Trading and Analysis

The transitory state between a range and a trend is a breakout, which is often considered to be the third ‘market condition’ that traders can focus on.
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Breakouts: Risks, Downsides and Pitfalls

Breakout trading involves catching a move in the early stages that may turn into a fresh trend. While breakouts can be exciting, there risks and pitfalls to be aware of.

Trends

The trend is your friend, but how reliable is it? Buy low and sell high sound simple enough but this just scratches the surface of this market condition.
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Trend Trading

Trend trading is an attractive market condition for traders looking to take advantage of a clear directional bias.