La Meilleure STRATÉGIE de SCALPING pour devenir RENTABLE

About this video

• Video Title: La Meilleure STRATÉGIE de SCALPING pour devenir RENTABLE
• Channel: Kasper Trading SMC
• Speakers: Kasper
• Duration: 00:18:34

Overview

This video provides a comprehensive guide to scalping in trading, aiming to help viewers, regardless of their experience level, understand and implement this strategy for profitability. The presenter, Kasper, shares his personal strategy that he claims has led to significant financial success and details the advantages, disadvantages, optimal times, and best assets for scalping.

Key takeaways

• Scalping Definition: Scalping is an ultra-short-term trading strategy focused on capturing small price movements, with trades lasting only a few minutes.
• Advantages of Scalping: This strategy offers rapid gains, allows for multiple trades within a day, and reduces exposure to overnight fees and market fluctuations compared to longer-term trading styles. It can also provide a different type of stress management, with intense focus for short periods rather than prolonged anxiety.
• Disadvantages of Scalping: Scalping demands extreme precision, discipline, and focus, as errors can lead to rapid losses. It also involves higher transaction costs (spreads) due to the frequency of trades and requires high availability during volatile market sessions. Mental fatigue is also a significant factor.
• Optimal Trading Times ("Kill Zones"): The most profitable times for scalping are during the London session (8 AM - 11 AM) and the New York session (2:30 PM - 5 PM) due to increased volatility and liquidity. Trading during off-peak hours, like the Asian session or late at night, is generally not recommended due to lower volatility and wider spreads.
• Recommended Assets for Scalping: The video suggests focusing on volatile and liquid assets such as commodities (Gold, Silver, Oil), stock indices (DAX, Nasdaq, S&P), and major cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin. Exotic Forex pairs and smaller cryptocurrencies are advised against due to wide spreads and lower liquidity.
• Scalping Strategy Explained: The presented strategy involves identifying the overall trend, then locating the Optimal Trade Entry (OTE) zone (between 0.62 and 0.78 Fibonacci retracement levels). Further confirmation is sought through confluence factors like order blocks or imbalances before entering a trade with a strict stop-loss and a target of twice the risk.
• Risk Management: Key recommendations include risking only 1-5% of capital per trade, stopping trading after two losses in a day, maintaining a trading journal, and always placing a stop-loss before entering a position.