1. Weak background - Analytical Trader analyzes the trend and VSA signals to determine the strength or weakness of the market.
2. Enter in a low volume up bar near the down trendline (trendline drawn from 16th December)
3. Exited on trailing stop. An alternative is to exit after 2 minor strong signals



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