Harmonic Elliott Wave Step-by-Step Trading Guide

📈 Harmonic Elliott Wave — Step-by-Step Trading Guide

🎓 Written for Absolute Beginners (Zero Trading Knowledge Required)

📘 HOW TO USE THIS PLAYBOOK

This playbook is your action manual. The Knowledge Base (KB) explains the “what” and “why.” This playbook tells you the “how” — exactly what to do, step by step, in real trading situations.

Think of it like a recipe book: the KB teaches you about ingredients; this playbook gives you the exact recipes.

🛠️ PART 1: BEFORE YOU TRADE — SETUP CHECKLIST
Step 1: Choose Your Trading Style

[] Day Trade (5m to 1H): Minutes to hours. For active traders.
[] Swing Trade (2H to 6H): Days to 1-2 weeks. For part-time traders.
Positional Trade (1D to 12M): Weeks to months. For patient investors.

Step 2: Set Up Your Chart

[] Open TradingView and select your market (Gold, EURUSD, BTC).
[] Set your primary timeframe based on Step 1.
[] Add RSI Indicator (14-period).
[] Have your HEW spreadsheet open alongside.

Step 3: Start with the Bigger Picture
ALWAYS start from a HIGHER timeframe and work DOWN:

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[] Day Traders: Start 4H ➡️ 1H ➡️ Execute on 15m/5m.
[] Swing Traders: Start 1D ➡️ 4H ➡️ Execute on 2H.
Positional: Start 1W ➡️ 1D ➡️ Execute on 1D.

🚀 PART 2: THE 9-STEP TRADE PROCESS
STEP 1: IDENTIFY THE TREND DIRECTION (2 mins) 🔍
Look at your higher timeframe.

[] ✅ Uptrend (Higher Highs) ➡️ Look for BUY[] ✅ Downtrend (Lower Lows) ➡️ Look for SELL
⚠️ Sideways ➡️ Wait, don’t trade.

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STEP 2: LOCATE YOUR WAVE POSITION (5 mins) 🌊
Identify the recent swings.

[] Wave (ii) forming: Pullback after a strong first move. Prepare to enter.[] Wave (iii) in progress: Strongest move beyond Wave (i) peak. Enter now.
Wave (v) completing: Final push with RSI divergence. Prepare to exit.

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STEP 3: VALIDATE WITH THE HEW SPREADSHEET (3 mins) 📊
Enter High/Low values into your HEW.xlsx.

[] Find the green input cells.
[] Enter Start Price, Wave (i) High, Wave (ii) Low.
Cluster Check: If multiple projections point to the same price, it is a HIGH CONFIDENCE target.

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STEP 4: TRADE ENTRY — THE 3 BEST POINTS 🎯
A. End of Wave (ii) — SAFEST

[] Where: Fib levels 38.2%, 50%, or 61.8% of Wave (i).
[] Confirmation: RSI momentum turns back toward trend.
Stop Loss: Below start of Wave (i).

B. End of Wave (iv) — MODERATE

[] Where: 23.6%, 33.3%, or 38.2% of Wave (iii).
[] Stop Loss: Below Wave (b) of Wave (iii).

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STEP 5: PLACE YOUR STOP LOSS — NON-NEGOTIABLE 🛡️

Risk Management Rule: Never risk more than 1-2% of your total capital on a single trade.

[] After Wave (ii) Entry: Stop below start of Wave (i).
[] After Wave (iv) Entry: Stop below Wave (b) of Wave (iii).

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STEP 6: SET YOUR TAKE PROFIT TARGETS 💰
Use a tiered approach (Take profits in stages):

[] Target 1 (Conservative): First Fib projection. Take 33% profit.
[] Target 2 (Moderate): Second projection (Cluster area). Take 33%.
Target 3 (Aggressive): Extended projection. Let 34% run.

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STEP 7: MONITOR WITH RSI 📉

[] New Highs with Price: Trend is strong. HOLD.[] RSI Divergence: Price higher, RSI lower. TIGHTEN STOP/EXIT.
RSI breaks 40 (Uptrend): Trend change warning. REDUCE SIZE.

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STEP 8: EXIT THE TRADE 🚪

[] 🛑 Stop Loss Hit: Exit immediately.
[] ⚠️ RSI Divergence at Target: Exit most of the position.
🎯 Price hits Wave (v) projection: Full Exit.

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📝 PART 3: THE TRADER’S LOG
After every trade, document:

[] Which wave did I identify?
[] Where was my stop and why?
Did I follow the RSI confirmation?

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🏁 QUICK CHEAT SHEET (Bookmark This!)

UNBREAKABLE RULES:

Wave (ii) NEVER retraces 100% of Wave (i).

Wave (iii) is NEVER the shortest.

Wave (iv) doesn’t overlap Wave (i) territory.

Wave (iv) NEVER passes Wave (b) of Wave (iii).

NO Quadruple Threes — Triple Three = guaranteed end.

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Trade safe and always follow the count!