This is not a double top , a double top occurs in an extensive upmove on high volumes , what we might call a oversold condition , here a lot of people look to sell thats y a double top occurs , in this case its a retracement on weakness.
I do not have any idea about yourself.whether you are an experienced trader or a beginner or in a mid career.
I have to write this as I could not make clear what I wanted to say to you.Here under this method, we do not copy paste what convention says.What worked in 80;s may not work the exact way today as market is dynamic.Here we do not lock ourselves inside a cage called "convention".We try to think differently,try to bring in new and unique ideas to the table, try and test them.If they work we do not mind adopting them even if majority says its a nonsense.After all the trading is all about low risk ,high reward.
According to you the double top is formed only when it meets all the criteria mentioned as per convention.Here for us to make a double top ,the price has to reach point A ,then slide down then again go back to the price where it started sliding and again start sliding down.Thats it.Especially from a day trading perspective,thats enough to makeout that we have resistance at Point A.Combined with all other tools we make further decisions.
For a conventional trader this looks very vague and strange.However in trading there is no right, no wrong... All are right and all are wrong...
Now let me give you an example.
Above is a nifty weekly chart.For the week ending 24th June 2011 we had a hammer .What convention says? it says enter above the hammer and keep the S/L or SAR below the bottom of the hammer. Now lets look at the bottom .Its 5200 now look at the top .Lets say Its 5475.As per convention trading I am risking a whopping 275 Points for a weekly swing trades.Alas !!thats the total number of points I have not risked during my entire month of day trading for June 2011.
Now look at how the way I traded this swing trade
Above is the same chart but with hourly candles. Area A with red line depicts the bottom of the hammer.Red line B is the top of the hammer.Now I wait for the next week open and look for retracements.It hardly retraces but gives me clues for the set up.What are they?
1.OB>5 Bars
2.A DBLHC/TWEEZER BOTTOM/BULLISH ENGULF @ point C.
Now my entry is at 5535 i.e:above the top of that pattern.S/L below the bottom at 5495.Risk of only 40 Points. where is the exit.I am not a trader who will hold on for months.So my first partial exit comes when the price first breaks the close of previous day.That comes at E.Same time we notice a _ve divergence in Stochs.100 points trade.Rest I can carry till it breaks the low of previous day.
Being conservative lets say we get only 100 points.Whats the R:R: .Its 1:2.5.
I believe in thinking from different perspectives.doing what other traders even not dare of.It gives lot of joy and happiness.
Have a good day .