Complete Price Action Trading Cheat Sheet
1. Market Structure
- Higher Highs (HH), Higher Lows (HL): Sign of an uptrend.
- Lower Highs (LH), Lower Lows (LL): Sign of a downtrend.
- Break of Structure (BoS): Price breaking previous high/low, indicating a potential trend
continuation.
- Change of Character (ChoCH): Shift in market behavior, often used to spot reversals.
2. Support & Resistance
- Key horizontal levels where price reacts.
- Flip Zones: Areas where support becomes resistance and vice versa.
- Psychological Levels: Round numbers like 1900, 2000 in XAU/USD.
3. Candlestick Patterns
- Pin Bar (Hammer / Shooting Star)
- Engulfing Patterns (Bullish / Bearish)
- Doji: Indecision in the market.
- Inside Bar / Outside Bar
4. Chart Patterns
- Double Top / Bottom
- Head & Shoulders / Inverse
- Triangles (Ascending, Descending, Symmetrical)
- Flags, Pennants, Wedges
5. Trendlines & Channels
Complete Price Action Trading Cheat Sheet
- Trendlines: Diagonal support/resistance.
- Channels: Parallel trendlines used to define a trend.
- Break and Retest Setups: Key for confirming trend continuation or reversal.
6. Liquidity Concepts
- Equal Highs/Lows: Act as liquidity zones.
- Stop Hunts / Fakeouts: Temporary breakouts before reversal.
- Liquidity Voids: Fast price movements leaving untested zones.
7. Supply & Demand Zones
- Rally-Base-Drop / Drop-Base-Rally
- Order Blocks: Institutional zones where price often reacts.
- Fair Value Gaps (FVGs): Imbalances often filled later.
8. Volume (Optional Tool)
- Volume Spikes: Confirm breakout strength.
- Volume Divergence: Confirms potential reversal.
9. Time & Session Behavior
- Asian Session Range
- London & New York Killzones
- High-impact News Reaction Times
10. Confluence Trading
Complete Price Action Trading Cheat Sheet
- Combining multiple tools for higher probability trades.
Example: Break of Structure + Order Block + NY Session + Pin Bar = High Conviction Setup.