I thought this message I am writing here may be useful to some of the traders.
When you review different authors' trading position in TV, be it long or short - what's your first response ? Did you follow the trade based on his or her popularity ?
If you do, please stop and think for a moment. One author may say short and the other (like me) may say long for SPX500 (as an example). They could both be right depending on the time frame they are looking at.
The 1H chart above explains nicely. If you took a short at the safety net 1 (1st selling opportunity) , say at 3119 and exit your position at 3023, you would have made about 100 points profits. Congratulations ONLY if you had closed your position. As you can see, safety net 3 (main bullish trend line) is still intact though on 25 Jun 1400 hours, a bearish candle pierced down, creating a fake breakdown to capture the sellers.
It rebounded at 1600 hours but attempt to fool the sellers once more at 1900 hours. The determined ones will short again only to be disappointed as it quickly rebounded near to the market opening hours.
In conclusion, be it long or short that you are taking in an asset class, be clear why you are doing so and NOT JUST BLINDLY do it because Author ABC said so. Remember, they are not the Market and there will be times they are wrong. And when that happens, it could be when your greed or fear has overcome you to the extent that you tripled your position size to bet it all.
The loss will be catastrophic. When money is as easy to make as following a trade call, exit and take profit, you need to be careful. Learn to fish and you can acquire the skills of fishing. If you depend on others to provide you the fish, you will not be self sufficient.
Hope this helps.