In his book, Brian Shannon outlines a systematic way to stop trading in a vacuum. Here are the three pillars of his strategy: 1. The "Top-Down" Framework
: Shannon breaks down market movement into four distinct phases: Accumulation (Stage 1), Markup (Stage 2), Distribution (Stage 3), and Decline (Stage 4).
Shannon emphasizes that each timeframe serves a distinct purpose:
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Intel Pentium® IV 1.6 GHz Processor
900MB of free disk space
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