#ScalpingStrategy 🧠📉

Scalping is a short-term trading strategy focused on profiting from small price movements, typically executed within seconds to minutes. It’s popular in forex, crypto, and stocks where volatility and liquidity are high.

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🔍 Key Characteristics:

• ⏱ Timeframe: 1-min to 5-min charts

• 🎯 Target: 5–20 pips or small % profit

• 📊 Frequency: Dozens to hundreds of trades per day

• 📈 Assets: BTC/USD, EUR/USD, NASDAQ futures, etc.

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🧩 Core Components:

• Fast execution: Use a low-latency broker/platform

• Tight spreads & low fees: Crucial for profitability

• Indicators used:

• EMA (Exponential Moving Averages)

• RSI (Relative Strength Index)

• MACD (for confirmation)

• Order flow / Level II data (for advanced traders)

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📌 Simple Example Strategy:

BTC/USDT – 1min Chart

1. Entry:

• Price above 50 EMA & 200 EMA

• RSI > 50

• Bullish candle closes above recent resistance

2. Exit:

• Take profit at +0.5%

• Stop-loss at -0.25%

3. Confirm with volume spike

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⚠️ Risks & Tips:

• ❗ High risk if overleveraged

• 🧘 Discipline is key: Stick to stop-loss

• 🔁 Practice on demo accounts

• ⚙️ Automation via bots can help consistency