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Mechanical Swing Trading Patterns
5-Day Down (5DD)
Five consecutive lower closes. Then trade the bracket.
BiasBi-directional
Timeframe5–10 day
Five lower closes in a row signal fearful overreaction. Bi-directional setup: bracket the high and low of the fifth day, take the trade in whichever direction price breaks first. No prediction; pure execution.
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