https://diporpeak.com/ Plain-language crypto trading strategies: how they work, where they fail, and what to check before you use them. en Tue, 13 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000 https://diporpeak.com/strategies/engulfing-at-a-level/ https://diporpeak.com/strategies/engulfing-at-a-level/ Tue, 13 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000 Price action A green candle that swallows the red one before it means little on its own. At a real support level it can mark a turn. How to trade it with clear rules. https://diporpeak.com/strategies/opening-range-breakout/ https://diporpeak.com/strategies/opening-range-breakout/ Mon, 12 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000 Momentum Crypto never closes, but activity jumps when big traditional markets open. How to trade a break of the first 30 minutes after an open. https://diporpeak.com/strategies/donchian-breakout/ https://diporpeak.com/strategies/donchian-breakout/ Sun, 11 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000 Momentum A Donchian breakout buys when price closes above its highest high of the last 20 candles. A fixed, volatility-based version and what to check first. https://diporpeak.com/strategies/range-trading/ https://diporpeak.com/strategies/range-trading/ Sun, 11 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000 Mean reversion Crypto spends a lot of time going nowhere. How to trade a sideways range and what to check so you notice when it ends. https://diporpeak.com/strategies/vwap-reclaim/ https://diporpeak.com/strategies/vwap-reclaim/ Sat, 10 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000 Trend In an uptrend, a close back above VWAP on rising volume suggests buyers have taken back the day's average price. How to trade it toward the 24-hour high. https://diporpeak.com/strategies/bollinger-reversion/ https://diporpeak.com/strategies/bollinger-reversion/ Fri, 09 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000 Mean reversion A close below the lower Bollinger band followed by a close back inside can mark a stretched move turning. How to trade it and when the band keeps walking down. https://diporpeak.com/strategies/rsi-divergence/ https://diporpeak.com/strategies/rsi-divergence/ Thu, 08 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000 Mean reversion Price makes a lower low but RSI does not. How to read bullish divergence, the confirmation that makes it tradeable, and when it means nothing. https://diporpeak.com/strategies/poc-reclaim/ https://diporpeak.com/strategies/poc-reclaim/ Wed, 07 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000 Volume profile In an uptrend, a dip below the point of control that closes straight back above it can mark buyers defending fair value. How to trade it toward the VAH. https://diporpeak.com/strategies/breakout-trading/ https://diporpeak.com/strategies/breakout-trading/ Tue, 06 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000 Momentum Breakouts catch the start of big moves, and many of them fail. What makes a breakout worth trading and what to check before you chase one. https://diporpeak.com/strategies/value-area-breakout/ https://diporpeak.com/strategies/value-area-breakout/ Tue, 06 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000 Volume profile Two closes above the value area high on above-average volume suggest the market is accepting higher prices. How to trade the move out of value. https://diporpeak.com/strategies/value-area-fade/ https://diporpeak.com/strategies/value-area-fade/ Mon, 05 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000 Volume profile When price slips below the value area and closes straight back inside, the move down has failed. How to trade the return toward the point of control. https://diporpeak.com/strategies/previous-day-sweep/ https://diporpeak.com/strategies/previous-day-sweep/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000 Smart money Price dips under yesterday's low, then snaps back inside. How to trade that false break toward the middle of yesterday's range, and what to check. https://diporpeak.com/strategies/order-block-retest/ https://diporpeak.com/strategies/order-block-retest/ Sat, 03 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000 Smart money The last red candle before a breakout often marks where the move started. How to buy a return to it at a discount, and what to check before you do. https://diporpeak.com/strategies/fvg-retest/ https://diporpeak.com/strategies/fvg-retest/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000 Smart money A fast move up can leave a gap where price barely traded. How to buy the pullback into that gap after a break of structure, and what to check first. https://diporpeak.com/strategies/smc-sweep-choch/ https://diporpeak.com/strategies/smc-sweep-choch/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000 Smart money A downtrend sweeps the stops under its last low, then breaks its last high. How to trade that turn, and what to check before trusting it. https://diporpeak.com/strategies/range-fade/ https://diporpeak.com/strategies/range-fade/ Wed, 30 Sep 2026 08:00:00 +0000 Mean reversion When the market is going sideways, a quick poke below the day's low that snaps back can be a buy. How to trade the fade and when to leave it alone. https://diporpeak.com/strategies/trend-following/ https://diporpeak.com/strategies/trend-following/ Wed, 30 Sep 2026 08:00:00 +0000 Trend Ride the big moves and step aside in bear markets. How a simple moving-average system works and what to check before trusting a signal. https://diporpeak.com/strategies/squeeze-breakout/ https://diporpeak.com/strategies/squeeze-breakout/ Tue, 29 Sep 2026 08:00:00 +0000 Momentum When price coils in a tight range, the eventual break can be sharp. A precise way to trade the break of a squeeze and what to check first. https://diporpeak.com/strategies/trend-pullback/ https://diporpeak.com/strategies/trend-pullback/ Mon, 28 Sep 2026 08:00:00 +0000 Trend In a clean uptrend, price often dips back to its 20 EMA before the next leg up. A precise way to buy that pullback and what to check first. https://diporpeak.com/strategies/managing-a-setup/ https://diporpeak.com/strategies/managing-a-setup/ Sun, 27 Sep 2026 08:00:00 +0000 Risk Every setup in this series shares one way to place the stop, take profit and close a stale trade. Here is each rule and the reason behind it. https://diporpeak.com/strategies/buying-the-dip/ https://diporpeak.com/strategies/buying-the-dip/ Thu, 24 Sep 2026 08:00:00 +0000 Swing “Buy the dip” only works when there is an uptrend to dip from. What separates a healthy pullback from the start of a downtrend. https://diporpeak.com/strategies/dollar-cost-averaging/ https://diporpeak.com/strategies/dollar-cost-averaging/ Sat, 19 Sep 2026 08:00:00 +0000 Long-term Buy a fixed amount on a fixed schedule and ignore the noise. How DCA works, when it fails, and what to look at before you start. https://diporpeak.com/strategies/what-to-check-before-any-trade/ https://diporpeak.com/strategies/what-to-check-before-any-trade/ Tue, 15 Sep 2026 08:00:00 +0000 Risk Whatever strategy you use, the same few questions decide whether a trade can hurt you. Here is what to look at, and why.