Trade guide
Trade guide
A practical, step-by-step way to trade with CyclesX: where to look, when to enter, where to get out and how much to risk.
The method in one minute
CyclesX trading comes down to five decisions, always in the same order.
- Direction: which way does the timeframe above point, and how much can you trust it?
- Trade cycle: trade the FLD of the dominant cycle, with the other two cycles as agreement.
- Entry: pick one of four entries, matched to the quality of the setup.
- Target and timing: the FLD target should agree with the cycle wave.
- Exit and risk: stop beyond the trough, profit at the target, size by entry and grade.
Chapters
1 · Direction
Read the timeframe above and decide which way you are allowed to trade.2 · Entering a trade
Four entries from earliest to safest, each with its setup, trigger, stop and size.3 · Exits and management
Taking profit at the FLD target, letting part run, and when to get out.4 · Risk and sizing
How much to risk, and how size changes with the entry and the grade.5 · Checklist and mistakes
A one-page check before every trade, and the mistakes to avoid.
Read the timeframe above and decide which way you are allowed to trade.2 · Entering a trade
Four entries from earliest to safest, each with its setup, trigger, stop and size.3 · Exits and management
Taking profit at the FLD target, letting part run, and when to get out.4 · Risk and sizing
How much to risk, and how size changes with the entry and the grade.5 · Checklist and mistakes
A one-page check before every trade, and the mistakes to avoid.
Words used in this guide
- Trade cycle
- The cycle you trade. Dominant by default: the strongest cycle the scan found.
- Agreement cycles
- The other two cycles. Price on the same side of their FLDs means the cycles pull together.
- FLD crossing
- A bar that closes across an FLD. Wicks do not count.
- FLD target
- The price and time a crossing projects, measured from the cycle trough before it.
- Grade
- A, B or C: how many agreement cycles back the trade (two, one or none).
- Base risk
- The share of your account you risk on a full-size trade. 1% by default.
Before you start
Everything here is described for longs. For shorts, flip it: peaks instead of troughs, closes below instead of above, stops above instead of below.
Practise the guide in TradingView’s Bar Replay before you use it with real money.