$BTC

As in the example above

83,860-85,500-(86,900-87,200-89,244)-90,400-92780

Anyone shorting at 84,100 for instance must confirm the main trend accurately and set a stop loss of 200-300 points.

Anyone going long at 90,400 must also clearly confirm the trend with a stop loss of 200-300 points.

Shorting at the bottom and longing at the top must have tight stop losses. Clearly, the bottom of December is at 83,888 and the top is at 94,600.

(83,888+94,600)/2=89,244

Now that the trend can be confirmed, as we approach the end of the week, the 5-day candle is green again. In the short term, it will likely go up.

From the 20th to the 23rd, we can look for a retest to trade upwards.

Max pain is drawing towards (86,800-92,800), so let's trade within this range with tight stop losses.

Then, after the max pain period ends (24-26/12), check if the price spikes up and dumps quickly.

If it dumps quickly, it indicates there is a temporary purpose to meet max pain. ==> The negative trend may still continue. Start looking to short according to the negative trend.