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Avoid Trading at the Sideway Market

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If for trending price seekers, this sideway condition will be very detrimental, but for scalpers we can actually get big profits from sideway market conditions.
but sometimes the sideway area has very little distance and movement, if you are a scalper you have to be careful because this area is sometimes difficult to predict
#76 - November 11, 2020, 12:57:18 PM

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Sideways market is not completely avoided, we can also use it for trading, but it's better if the sideways market is only done in the short term.
#77 - December 16, 2020, 06:12:49 AM

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sideway market will be good if our strategy is short term (scalping), but it needs to be considered or even avoided if our trading system is long term.
basically, first adjust the market conditions with the trading system.
#78 - December 16, 2020, 01:23:18 PM

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Choppy market or sideways indeed make boring because a lack in price movement, spread fee become one consideration for scalping trader that work in a sideways market, although possible trading in the sideways market especially when the prices move on the range, a trader might take on high and low to open trades
#79 - December 16, 2020, 11:31:26 PM

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There are 2 ways to trade properly, namely trading according to strategy and not trading because there is no signal, one of which is the sideway market, so we must respond according to the signals and strategies we have.
#80 - December 17, 2020, 11:43:34 AM

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Actually, you don't need to avoid it, if we know how to deal with a sideways market it is even profitable, when the market is in a sideways position, of course there are lots of strategies and systems that are profitable in a sideways market, one of which is the hedging transaction strategy.
Where we can do hedging and averaging when the market is in a sideways condition.
#81 - March 28, 2021, 02:05:01 PM

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Some traders may prefer to stay away from sideways market conditions because of the limited strategies they master in dealing with the sideways market, rather than they force to trade and are considered dangerous and detrimental.
#82 - March 28, 2021, 10:18:17 PM

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The sideways market is such condition where the movement in a narrow range, this condition will make boredom to waiting if you trade breakout maybe use sell stop or buy stop, but actually, this way is not good trading setup, because sometimes price dynamically hit and its false breakout
#83 - March 28, 2021, 10:37:45 PM

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Some traders avoiding sideways and some are looking for sideways conditions, it all depends on skill. It is necessary to know that, like any market conditions, there is a chance to create a good profit.
#84 - March 29, 2021, 06:30:51 AM

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Because I am not very good at trading and my skills are still basic, the sideways market is confusing because we don't know the direction the trend is going to take and I prefer to avoid it.
#85 - March 30, 2021, 02:34:59 AM

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Trade with skill and no trader is perfect, has different skills and is in sideways market conditions or has an ongoing trend. 
Every trader has his own decision to either avoid or even use certain market conditions.
#86 - March 31, 2021, 03:36:57 AM

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indeed sideway market movements will be very detrimental if we trade, except for those who adhere to the scalping tarding system
#87 - April 13, 2021, 02:02:55 AM

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The sideways market is avoided if it does not match the trading method we are doing, trading must be adjusted between the trading method and time used, based on the trend with a long term.
#88 - April 13, 2021, 11:36:12 AM

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If your trading based alligator indicator, sideways market like as alligator in sleep, this marked with three alligator line intersect each other, this is not signal to trade and maybe will so much difficult to catch profit, it's advisable to avoid sideways market.
#89 - April 15, 2021, 10:40:54 PM

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sideway market conditions are indeed very prone to trading because they can be very draining to our emotions and prone to incurring losses,
#90 - April 17, 2021, 10:02:22 PM

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