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Divergence Trading - Market Strategies

Divergence trading is one of the trade set-ups used by traders. It involves looking at a chart and one more trading indicator. For our example we shall use MACD indicator.

To spot this divergence trading setup find two chart points at which price makes a new swing high or a new swing low but the MACD indicator does not, indicating a divergence between price and momentum.

To search for divergence trading setup we look for 2 chart points, 2 highs which form an M-shape on the trading chart or two lows that form a W-Shape on the trading chart. Then look for same M-shape or W-Shape on chart indicator you use to trade.

Example of a Divergence Setup:

In the EURUSD currency chart below we spot two chart points, point A & point B (swing highs). These two points form an M-shape on the price chart.

Then using MACD indicator we check the highs made by the MACD, these are the highs that are directly below the Chart points A & B.

We then draw one line on the Forex currency chart and another line on the MACD indicator.

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The chart above portrays example of one of the four types of divergences trading setups, the one above is referred to as hidden bearish divergence trading setup.

How to spot divergence trading setups

In order to identify divergence setup we check for the following:

  • HH = Higher High - 2 highs but the last is higher
  • LH = Lower High - 2 highs but last one is lower
  • HL=Higher Low : two lows but the last is higher
  • LL = Lower Low- two lows but the last is lower

First let us look at the illustrations of these divergence trading terms:

M-shapes for price Highs

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W-Shapes for price lows

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Example of M Shapes

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Examples of W Shapes

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Now that you have learned the divergence trading terms that are used to explain this trading setup. You can use these setups to look for trading opportunities when trading the market.

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