GARTLEY ABCD - EUR/USD

A Setup as Simple as ABCD
Today, I would like to show you one of my favorite Price Action trading setups called AB=CD Setup.

You can use this setup both for intraday and for swing trading.

In this post, I will show you the AB=CD setup on a Daily chart , which I use for my swing trade analysis.

How does the strategy work?
The AB=CD setup is based on the market psychology and on the fact that the price does not usually move without corrections (pullbacks).

How to use it? Exact steps:
First you need to find significant swing points. I will call them A and B. Then you need to see a correction which goes at least to 50% of distance from A to B.

n this example, the distance from A to B is 319 pips. So, C must be a swing point, at least 160 above B.

You can use standard Fibonacci tool to measure the distances.

After identifying C, you need to look for D.

D is the same distance from C as A is from B. In this case 980 pips.

So, what you do is that you simply move the Fibonacci tool you already have in your chart so it begins in the point C.

Important thing is that you just move the fibo. DON’T CHANGE THE DISTANCE it measures.

This will point you to the point D, which will mark your resistance.

Below is the same chart, with Fibonacci shifted so it shows C and D.

The reason this setup is called AB=CD is because the distance from A to B are the same as distance from C to D.

D marks the support you can go long from.

Trading AB=CD as a standalone strategy
You can trade this setup as a standalone strategy but I personally prefer to have some more confluences with other strategies which would confirm the support/resistance levels this AB=CD method shows.

It would be best if there was some significant volume area created around the point D in the past.

Still, the AB=CD setup on a Daily chart is a strong signal and I think we can expect a reaction there.

Happy trading

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