Yes, entries can be difficult, particularly for short or very...

Yes, entries can be difficult, particularly for short or very short term positions or scalping positions, where the exact timing of the entry is most important.

Generally I find that my best entries begin to work (almost) straight away, and I am (almost) never under any pressure.
A friend had a 'three bar rule', where the stock had to respond, or initiate for the entry, within three bars or he would reassess the position, or sell.
I am not that harsh, but I have noticed that best entries begin to work almost straight away.

I like to trade springs and upthrusts, breakouts and breakdown most of all for shorter term positions, I'll have a look around and see if I can find some examples.
Sometimes I am happy to buy at the bottom of a range, to keep the risk at its lowest, and at others I wait until there is a bar which is standing 'tall and proud'.

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