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DMan’s TTM Squeeze Set Up

These are the parameters that I use when I am looking for TTM squeeze setups. There are often times that I will go outside of these parameters. However, these are the ideal setups.

  1. Within 10% of 52 week high
  2. Over $25
  3. Avg daily Vol over 200k
  4. High short interest – this can be played with on the amount % you use. Prefer over 15%
  5. Must be in a TTM squeeze, always play the time frame you bought with – if you bought using the 78M chart, use the rules according to that time frame.
  6. It is better to use the longer time framed squeezes over the short. If a 78, 130, and daily squeeze are occurring, use the daily time frame. However, if you are wanting to get in on a chart and it is not coming back to the 8EMA on your squeeze, look for a lower timeframe squeeze to play.

Entry and Exits

  1. Must buy at or below the 8 EMA, preferably between the 8 and 34 EMA. Depending on the strength of the stock the Trend will determine where I enter. 21EMA entries are common for me. I size in, meaning I do not buy a full position at one time. I’ll buy ¼ at 8EMA ¼ at 21 EMA ¼ at 34 EMA etc. Can play off lower Bollinger Band as well
  2. Stop out with close below lower BB or predefined SL.

Extras

  1. The more squeezes on the time frames the better, example if the 15,30,60,78,120,130,195 are Squeezing I call these stacked squeezes. This means a hell of a lot of energy built up.
  2. The look of the chart needs to be something like this:

Green line above is the  8 EMA