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Understanding the Trader’s Cheat Sheet

Trading can be a complex and overwhelming process for many investors. With multiple indicators, different timeframes, and endless signals to consider, it's easy to feel lost in the noise. That’s where the Trader’s Cheat Sheet comes in. This single-page tool, created by DISCOVER TRENDS, brings together 50 of the most commonly used technical indicators and transforms them into actionable levels for the next trading day.

During a recent live webinar, John Rowland, CMT, demonstrated how traders can use the Cheat Sheet to identify key support, resistance, and potential breakout points. The goal is to help traders make more informed decisions by simplifying the process of analyzing market conditions.

How the Cheat Sheet Works

The Cheat Sheet organizes critical chart levels from the highest price down to the lowest, creating a visual "ladder" of significant price points that traders should monitor. Here are some of its key features:

• Updated Daily: The values on the Cheat Sheet are refreshed at the end of each market session, ensuring that traders always have the latest data.
• Color-Coded Signals: Blue indicates a bullish interpretation, while red signifies a bearish one.
• Support and Resistance: Blue levels below the current price represent potential support, while red levels above indicate resistance.
• Trigger Levels: If the price crosses a listed level—such as a moving average or Fibonacci retracement—it can signal a breakout, breakdown, or trend reversal.

This structure allows traders to quickly assess market dynamics without having to sift through multiple sources of information.

What’s Included in the Cheat Sheet

The Cheat Sheet draws from a wide range of technical analysis tools, making it a comprehensive resource for both short-term traders and long-term investors. Some of the key components include:

• Pivots: Used to identify key support and resistance levels.
• Stochastics: Helps determine overbought and oversold conditions.
• Fibonacci Retracements: Useful for identifying potential reversal points.
• Moving Averages: Includes crossovers and stalls, which can signal trend changes.
• Highs/Lows: Covers 1-month, 13-week, and 52-week highs and lows.
• RSI (14-day Relative Strength Index): Measures the speed and change of price movements.
• HLC (High, Low, Close): Provides data from the previous session.
• Standard Deviation Bands: Helps measure volatility.

By consolidating these elements into one page, the Cheat Sheet offers a one-stop solution for traders looking to track important market levels.

Why the Trader’s Cheat Sheet Is Useful

There are several reasons why this tool is valuable for traders:

• Market Timing: When blue levels are below the last price and red levels are above, it suggests consolidation. If blue levels are above or red levels are below, it may indicate a potential breakout.
• Confirmation: Levels close to the current price are most relevant for confirming short-term price movements.
• Efficiency: Instead of scanning dozens of indicators, traders can access a curated list of 50 signals in one place.

While the Cheat Sheet doesn’t predict market direction on its own, it provides traders with insights into where the market may react, giving them an edge when planning entries and exits.

How to Use the Trader’s Cheat Sheet

To get the most out of the Cheat Sheet, traders should follow these steps:

• Access the Trader’s Cheat Sheet for any stock, ETF, or futures contract.
• Combine it with Interactive Charts to see how price reacts to the listed levels.
• Pair it with the DISCOVER TRENDS Opinion tool to confirm whether signals are bullish or bearish.

This combination of tools helps traders make more informed decisions based on real-time data.

The Bottom Line

The Trader’s Cheat Sheet serves as an actionable daily roadmap, highlighting support, resistance, and trigger levels across 50 technical indicators. For traders, it simplifies decision-making and ensures they focus only on the most relevant signals.

Traders who want to learn more can watch a quick clip from John Rowland’s webinar, where he breaks down how to use this powerful tool. They can also check out the full lesson from the archives.

It’s important to note that, as of the publication date, DISCOVER TRENDS did not have (either directly or indirectly) positions in any of the securities mentioned in this article. All information provided is for informational purposes only.

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