# Swing (several days)
**Swing** = not catching every candle, but taking a clear chunk of movement with the trend.
The main task here is to remove noise, wait for a strong zone, and enter only after confirmation, not in the middle of the impulse.
To avoid turning swing into “intraday with a carried position,” Midas helps to:
* trade **only from strong areas of interest** of the higher timeframe
* enter **only on confirmation,** where action is needed right now
* filter out extra noisy signals in order to avoid **overtrading**
### 🤓For beginner swing traders
Set up the indicator:
* Strategy and number of signals - **"Swing**��**"** (signals appear not as quickly, but there is noticeably less noise - just right for medium-term trading)
* Counter-trend signal filter - "Price Channel" (counter-trend signals will be hidden automatically)
* Set the same settings in the lower indicator for synchronized work
If you're a beginner or getting confused, use only one 4-hour timeframe and that's it - no need to play hero when you can't repeat the algorithm 20 times in a row:
* Step 1. Using [the price channel](/faq-en/faq-midas-up/price-channel.md) we look for a clear trend - just look at the color and slope (green up - go long, red down - go short, yellow sideways - skip)
* Step 2. Using the channel boundaries, we determine the zone of interest from which we will open a position (if the trend is bullish and the channel is pointing up - go long from the lower boundary of the channel, if the trend is bearish and the channel is pointing down - go short from the upper boundary of the channel)
* Step 3. Wait for confirmation of the bounce from the area of interest - several candles cannot break through the area of interest (the channel boundary) + a BUY / SELL signal appears - open a trade in the direction of the trend - approximate targets and stop will be set on the chart automatically
🎯STEP-BY-STEP TRADING ALGORITHM
**Step 1. Look at the trend "for the week" using the price channel**
* Trend up = look for longs (from the lower boundary of the channel)
* Trend down = look for shorts (from the upper boundary of the channel)
* Sideways market (yellow channel) = skip the asset to avoid getting stopped out
**Step 2. Wait for price to approach the area of interest**
* Price reached the lower boundary of the channel and got a reaction = long
* Price reached the upper boundary of the channel and got a reaction = short
**Step 3. Entry**
* Wait for **the candle to close** and confirmation of the bounce from the channel boundary (several candles failed to break through)
* Enter **after the signal**, stop behind the zone / channel edge
**Step 4. Exit**
* If price takes the first take profit, lock in 50%, move the stop to breakeven
* The main target is the nearest channel boundary / level / liquidity (don't be greedy)
**To avoid blowing the deposit in 2 days:**
* No level - no trading the signal, signal “in the air” = trash!
* Don't trade against the trend. Want to trade counter-trend? First read the whole FAQ!
* Always wait for the signal at candle close. Trading without this turns into chaos!
* Always wait for confirmation - several candles failed to break the level
* Risk per trade: **1%**, stop is mandatory, the first 20 trades are better on micro size
**Mini self-check checklist:**
* Does the price channel show direction? ✅
* Is the price at the channel boundary? ✅
* Buy/Sell in the direction of the channel? ✅
* Has the candle closed? ✅
* Stop beyond the level? ✅
* Take profit at the next zone? ✅
### 🎯Clear examples of how to trade and how not to trade
{% tabs %}
{% tab title="✅Long trades" %}
We see a clear uptrend - the green price channel is pointing up
We wait for price to approach the area of interest - the lower boundary of the channel
We wait for confirmation of the bounce and the signal - we open a long
We take profit at the upper boundary of the channel
Trades “in the air”, even if there was a signal, are skipped - we trade only from levels
{% endtab %}
{% tab title="✅Short trades" %}
We see a clear downtrend - the red price channel is pointing down
We wait for price to approach the area of interest - the upper boundary of the channel
We wait for confirmation of the bounce and the signal - we open a short
We take profit at the lower boundary of the channel
Trades “in the air”, even if there was a signal, are skipped - we trade only from levels
{% endtab %}
{% tab title="❌Signals in the air" %}
Signals “in the air” - the channel is pointing down, the trend is bearish:
* ❌**Bad:** Sell appeared in the middle of the range, not at the upper boundary of the channel
* ✅**Good:** Sell appeared at the upper boundary of the channel in the direction of the trend
{% endtab %}
{% tab title="❌Counter-trend signals" %}
“Counter-trend” signals - always a short move, high risk, frequent stop-outs
* ❌**Bad:** Buy in a red channel when the trend is down
* ✅**Good:** Buy in a green channel when the trend is up
{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}
### 😎For advanced swing traders
Set up the indicator:
* Strategy and number of signals - choose "Swing📈" (signals appear not as quickly, but there are enough of them to trade medium-term, and there is less noise)
* Counter-trend signal filter - if we trade only with a clear trend, choose "Price Channel" or "EMA-200" (you can test other filters and check the history); if you want to see all signals and filter them yourself - skip it
* Set the same settings in the lower indicator for synchronized work
To cut out as much noise as possible, take precise entries only from strong areas of interest, and confirm entries with several triggers - use three timeframes:
* **1 day**: look at the trend/sideways market - where it even makes sense to trade (on the upper indicator - [EMA](/faq-en/faq-midas-up/ema-moving-averages.md) and [channel](/faq-en/faq-midas-up/price-channel.md), on the lower indicator - обязательно [money flow](/faq-en/faq-midas-down/money-flow.md) to determine the market bottom/peak and the direction of money and follow large capital + [trend ribbon](/faq-en/faq-midas-down/trend-ribbon.md) to determine the current wave)
* **4 hours**: look at the area of interest ([horizontal levels](/faq-en/faq-midas-up/support-and-resistance-levels.md), [price channel](/faq-en/faq-midas-up/price-channel.md), [liquidity heatmap](/faq-en/faq-midas-up/liquidity-heat-map.md), [horizontal volume profile](/faq-en/faq-midas-up/horizontal-volume-profile.md))
* **1 hour**: find the entry (we look at signals on the lower timeframe - we ignore signals on the higher timeframes)
🎯STEP-BY-STEP TRADING ALGORITHM
**Step 1. Context (1 day)**
* Trend up = look for longs (from EMA, levels, or the lower boundary of the channel)
* Trend down = look for shorts (from EMA, levels, or the upper boundary of the channel)
* Sideways = trade only from levels, no EMA and no “signal in the air”
* Confirm the strength of the level with shelves [of horizontal volume](/faq-en/faq-midas-up/horizontal-volume-profile.md)
**Step 2. Zone (4 hours)**
* Price came into **a strong level** or the channel boundary or horizontal volume
* Nearby there is [liquidity](/faq-en/faq-midas-up/liquidity-heat-map.md) (as a target, or where price may “hit before reversing”)
**Step 3. Entry (1 hour)**
* Wait **the candle to close** for confirmation of the bounce from the area of interest
* Enter **after the reaction** (not into the level, but from the level), stop beyond the area of interest
* Don't place the stop in the liquidity zone (purple strip), price may take that liquidity together with your stop
* Risk per trade: 1-2% depending on experience
**Step 4. Exit**
* Take profit: the next strong level **or** the nearest major liquidity
* If price “sweeps liquidity” and reverses, don't be greedy - take profit or scale out: 50% immediately, the rest depending on the situation
Mini self-check checklist:
* 1 day: clear trend and context? ✅
* 4 hours: strong zone? ✅
* 1 hour: is there a reaction? ✅
* Signal in the direction of the higher timeframe trend? ✅
* Has the candle closed? ✅
* Is the stop beyond the zone, not in liquidity? ✅
{% hint style="info" %}
Buy / Sell signals are viewed only on the lower timeframe, where we determine the entry; on higher timeframes we ignore signals - they are only needed for analyzing the trend and strong levels.
{% endhint %}
### ⚙️Midas Up settings preset for swing trading
Let's break down the top tools of the upper indicator - what to enable/study so it is useful, not just pretty. The rest can be hidden to reduce clutter on the chart:
1. Trend (the direction we trade in)
* Simple way - [price channel](/faq-en/faq-midas-up/price-channel.md) (shows the local trend and the channel boundaries from which a bounce may occur)
* Advanced way - [EMA 20 50 100 200](/faq-en/faq-midas-up/ema-moving-averages.md) (thanks to 4 different moving average periods, you can quickly understand the local and global trend)
2. Levels (areas of interest on the upper indicator from which price will react)
* For a clear trend - [price channel](/faq-en/faq-midas-up/price-channel.md) (we wait for a reaction from the channel boundaries)
* For sideways markets - classic horizontal [support and resistance levels](/faq-en/faq-midas-up/support-and-resistance-levels.md)
* To determine targets and stops - [liquidity heatmap](/faq-en/faq-midas-up/liquidity-heat-map.md) (shows where price will be magnetized to - where you should not place the stop)
3. Confirmations (additional triggers for opening a trade)
* [Buy / Sell signal](/faq-en/signals-and-strategy.md) - is not a “command to enter,” but only a “reason to open the chart” or an additional confirmation of the setup (for example, trend is bullish, price pulled back to support, a bounce upward started, and we got a Buy signal - that is confirmation)
* [Buyer / seller pressure](/faq-en/faq-midas-up/candlestick-hints.md#davlenie-krupnykh-igrokov) - these are green and red circles near the candle; for a long trade a green circle is good, for a short trade - a red circle.
### ⚙️Midas Down settings preset for swing trading
Similarly, let's break down the top tools of the lower indicator - what to enable/study so it is useful, and what can be hidden to reduce clutter on the chart:
1. Trend (we confirm the direction we trade in)
* Global - [money flow](/faq-en/faq-midas-down/money-flow.md) (shows the big picture and where the money is going very well)
* Local - [trend ribbon](/faq-en/faq-midas-down/trend-ribbon.md) (shows the current wave structure very well without noise)
2. Confirmations (additional triggers for opening a trade)
* [Price impulse](/faq-en/faq-midas-down/price-impulse.md) - replaces all oscillators and shows the strength and speed of the impulse much more accurately, and the dots on it show the moment of impulse reversal earlier than anything else
* [Overheating scale of 6 main oscillators](/faq-en/faq-midas-down/overheating-by-6-oscillators.md) - quickly and conveniently shows the big picture of where the market is moving the price (when the scale is broadly colored) and where it reverses (when the colors broadly disappear)
### 🔔Alerts for swing trading
* Set alerts so they arrive **after the candle closes**, otherwise it will spam - while the candle is open, signals may blink, but after close they never repaint
* On the lower 1-hour timeframe, set alerts for BUY / SELL
* On the higher 4-hour timeframe, set alerts for [**bounce from level**](/faq-en/alert-setup.md)
* If you need alerts in Telegram - detailed [instructions here](https://faq.midas-club.com/alerty-v-telegram).
### 📊How to test the indicator on historical data
Method 1: open settings and uncheck "Show only last signal" - all previous signals will appear - they do not repaint after the candle closes, so you can analyze how and where they appeared and find working patterns
Method 2: open settings and choose the indicator mode ["Auto-tester"](/faq-en/operating-mode.md) - this will show a table with statistics for the last week / month / year, including signal stats and their P/L, stops, win rate, etc...
### ❓Common questions about swing trading
On which timeframes should you even trade medium-term?
**Basics:** entries are most often on **1 hour**, because there is less noise and panic there. On higher timeframes (4 hours / 1 day) look at **trend and zones**, but not signals!
What to do if on one timeframe there is one signal, and on another timeframe there is a different one?
Buy / Sell signals work like waves on each timeframe, and each timeframe has its own signal, unrelated to the other timeframe. It is important to confirm the trade with a signal only on the timeframe on which we are looking for the entry. On other timeframes, ignore the signals!
Where to place the stop in swing trading?
Classic: **beyond the level / beyond the zone**, so that a breakout truly cancels the idea.\
And one separate rule: **do not place the stop in liquidity zones (purple strips)**, these are exactly what often get swept.
Where is it more logical to take profit?
* nearest strong level
* price channel boundary
* nearest liquidity (as a “magnet/target”)
* If you want discipline: take 50% quickly, manage the rest depending on the situation, but don't turn a scalp into a swing “because I believe”
Why didn't the level hold?
All levels get broken. Focus on strong ones where there were 2 reactions and confirm the bounce - wait for several candles that failed to break through.
In swing trading, should you enter immediately on the signal?
No. The signal is **a reason to open the chart**, not a command to “jump in with everything.” In Midas, the signal notifies and helps analyze; you make the decision.
How to avoid counter-trend trades and suffering?
Enable **counter-trend filtering** (EMA-200 or price channel). This is a basic way to remove all signals against the move.
EMA or price channel: which is better for swing trading?
For a beginner, it is easier **price channel**: it shows the direction and strength of the local trend and provides dynamic boundaries from which it is convenient to trade.\
EMA = a stricter filter; you can leave it as extra confidence, but don't set up a “double steering wheel” right away.
What to do if the market is sideways and the channel is yellow?
Yellow mode = the market is chopping. In a sideways market, it is better either to **skip**, or (if you are no longer a beginner) trade **only from the boundaries / strong levels**, but by no means in the middle of the channel. The price channel is exactly created to show this.
How to properly set alerts for swing trading?
Logic: alert = “**open the chart**”, not “enter without thinking”. Set BUY/SELL on the 1-hour timeframe. Notifications can be received in the app/browser/email, etc., and the list/limits depend on the plan. See the special section (table of contents on the left) for how to set it up.
What is more important: level or signal?
The level/zone is more important - no question. A signal **without a zone** often turns into an “entry in the air”.
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