Pin Bar as a Trigger: How Volume Saves a Trader from Losses
Candlestick patterns like pin bars have been considered the "gold standard" of technical analysis for decades. But in practice, most traders lose money by following subjective signals, not realizing that they don't reflect real market mechanics.
This article explains in detail why pin bars aren't signals, but merely triggers, and how volume and liquidity allow us to see the true behavior of market participants.
It examines the typical mistakes of the classical approach, the role of market phases, and objective rules for entry, exit, and stop-loss placement.