Dr. Elders describes the Triple Screen System in his book “Trading for Living.” This system gained popularity among professional and beginners. The system relies on cornerstone truth, that trader’s mind often time-bounded, so the one cannot see the whole market picture. Many traders, while getting signals on low time-frame does not even realize, that they are trading against the market, which, according to Elder is the most dangerous mistake.
CONCEPT OF TRIPLE SCREEN
Three Screens concept consists of three phases: Tide – use higher-period screen to determine current trend; Wave – use middle-period screen to determine signal; Entry – lower period to determine the exact entry point for the trade. Each screen uses suitable for its purpose indicators. There is no particular rule for the timeframes distribution for three screens. However, we picked popular among trader’s variations:
CONCEPT OF TRIPLE SCREEN
Three Screens concept consists of three phases: Tide – use higher-period screen to determine current trend; Wave – use middle-period screen to determine signal; Entry – lower period to determine the exact entry point for the trade. Each screen uses suitable for its purpose indicators. There is no particular rule for the timeframes distribution for three screens. However, we picked popular among trader’s variations:
