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- ByBullish Bears
- Updated April 15, 2024
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What is the first red day pattern? Since mid-March 2009, we’ve had a bull market. Those willing to short have taken their lives into their own hands.Even a lot of smart money was lost with the Gamestop short squeeze. Smart money rarely loses. We may be heading for a long-overdue bear market. For this reason, we’ll introduce the First Red Day (FRD) pattern, how to identify it, and how best to trade it.
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Table of Contents
- What Is a First Red Day Pattern?
- Identifying a First Red Day Pattern
- How to Trade a First Red Day Pattern
- Risk Management Rules
What Is a First Red Day Pattern?
A first red day pattern is any day close where the open is higher than the close. With an FRD, you want to see several days of green candles before it; then, your first red day is a red candle. For example, May 10th opened at 422 and closed at 417. Then, every day after is a red day. If you have black-and-white charting, it’ll be black.
This is an indication that the asset is overextended. Of course, even an index can get overextended. But we usually look forpenny stocks that will react slower to long-side overextension.
With quick runups, there may be lost momentum, fewer potential buyers, bears thinking thestock is now overpriced, or bulls thinking they have missed their buying opportunity. It also relies on some overhead resistance supplied by other traders who have long been through a downturn, and when they reach a certain point, they sell (usually if they are finally breaking even).
This is where a first red day pattern occurs. Bearsbegin shorting, adding resistance to reduce their risk, and if there is enough downward pressure, this may result in panic selling; the decline could be a multi-day drop to at least the next support level.
Identifying a First Red Day Pattern
We are looking for a stock that has a multi-day runup. So, the more consecutive green days with high volume and large climbs, the better. Between 200% and 500% in total gains over the period and with a market cap under 500 Million, preferably much lower, from the start.
Don’t go for a 30 or 40% climb. You want to be sure of a first red day pattern. A penny stock up four days in a row from $1.25 to $8.03 fits the bill. Next, you want to find a day ending lower but with resistance all day long.
A perfect double example was Genron $GERN.
From January it saw a run-up from $2 and a market cap of $325M to $6 and then drop back after a first green day that looked like this on March 26th…..
After the first decline, GERN saw a few pushes up in June to 5 but did not amount to anything. Then from July 27th,we saw a long runup and 11 straight days of green.
And a First Green Day pattern on September 11th. Where it had reached its previous high from the March runup, and those that had made bad purchases were going to break even. We are short at $6.05 with a stop on a quote at 6.50 (at the resistance level and less than 10% loss) There was minor support with decreasing volatility at $5.50 and push up to $6.40, but then with a minorpress release, bam.
These support levels and a slight bounce were a potential worry for sure, and you may want to cover a position to prevent a short squeeze, but the decreasing volatility on the 24thwas a good sign.
How to Trade a First Red Day Pattern
If you’re looking for a first red day pattern that coincides with a parabola with minimal selling and few buyers able to bring it higher, you’re in a better position. You want to see the parabola top off, and you will use that peak as your risk level; it is usually about 10% above your short price.
In general, stock prices go up, and the most a stock can lose is 100% of its value, while the upside is infinite. Shorting stocks is a dangerous game from the start.
An essential aspect of short selling isrisk management. This is important for any trader, especially if you’re shorting.
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| DESCRIPTION | Learn how to read penny stock charts, premarket preparation, target buy and sell zones, scan for stocks to trade, and get ready for live day trading action | Learn how to buy and sell options, assignment options, implement vertical spreads, and the most popular strategies, and prepare for live options trading | How to read futures charts, margin requirements, learn the COT report, indicators, and the most popular trading strategies, and prepare for live futures trading |
| INCLUDED | Daily watch lists • Trade rooms • Trading scanners • Discord • Live streaming Day Trading > | Daily watch lists • Trade rooms • Options scanners • Discord • Live streaming Options > | Futures target levels • Trade rooms • Real time teaching • Discord • Live streaming Futures > |
Risk Management Rules
- The first rule of a first day red pattern is to stick to your plan. Choose a risk level you are comfortable with before going into the trade and stick to it. To deviate from this plan with emotional trading is an easy way to lose your shirt.
- Set up a stop loss at that risk level to prevent significant losses. Stop losses can save you when you have made a colossal mistake.
- Also, know the point that will close a position on the profit side and edit as the price falls lower. You can erase gains as quickly if the stock bounces back up without closing your position in time.
- Make sure your win will be bigger than your loss. This ratio will decide if you should open the position. In the case of a First Red Day, there should be an upside several times the downside.
- Patience plays a big part in success; only open a position that looks better than just good. FRDs are often more successful, with stocks having a market cap of less than 150 million. The reason is that there is significant potential for volatility; resistance will not be as strong nor quick to react, with fewer traders.
- Check your win percentage regularly. Keep finding FRDs if you are picking at a better than 55% and are overall profitable. If not, try your hand at something else.
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