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title: "Step-by-step guide: learn the Trend Hunter Strategy in order"
slug: "trend-hunter-step-by-step"
kind: "ACADEMY"
category: "trend-hunter-strategy"
locale: "en"
canonical: "https://app.forecastcity.com/academy/trend-hunter-strategy/trend-hunter-step-by-step"
published: "2026-11-02T22:45:22.407Z"
updated: "2026-11-02T22:54:39.186Z"
description: "Follow the 7-lesson learning path for the Trend Hunter Strategy on the daily (D) chart, or use the quick-reference table to look up any entry or exit rule."
---

# Step-by-step guide: learn the Trend Hunter Strategy in order

This guide gives you two ways to master the **Trend Hunter Strategy** and **4CastMachine AI** Weekly Forecasts. If you are learning the strategy for the first time, read the seven lessons below in order. If you already trade the strategy and want to check a specific rule, use the quick-reference table below.

## Follow the seven lessons in order?

1.  [Why daily trend strategies beat intraday strategies and high-leverage scalping](<https://app.forecastcity.com/academy/trend-hunter-strategy/why-i-created-the-trend-hunter-strategy>). See why low-timeframe scalping with heavy leverage wipes out most accounts, and how the daily (`D`) timeframe absorbs market noise and economic news.
    
2.  [The beginning of a trend: Buy zones and Sell zones](<https://app.forecastcity.com/academy/trend-hunter-strategy/beginning-of-a-trend-in-trend-hunter-strategy>). See why classic trend followers enter hundreds of pips too late, and how Weekly Forecasts map the **Buy zone** and **Sell zone** before a new trend begins.
    
3.  [Entry methods: daily patterns, Monday and near-zone rules](<https://app.forecastcity.com/academy/trend-hunter-strategy/simple-entry-methods-in-trend-hunter-strategy>). Learn the four daily reversal triggers (Hammer, Valley, Shooting Star, and Peak), their DTO strength scores, the Monday rule, and the `ATR(264) / 2` rule.
    
4.  [Profit-taking methods: stepped targets and the Free Trade](<https://app.forecastcity.com/academy/trend-hunter-strategy/simple-profit-taking-methods-in-trend-hunter-strategy>). Learn how combining fixed stepped targets (`Hard TP`) with one untargeted order (**Free Trade**) prevents early exits and captures the full wave.
    
5.  [The end of a trend and breaking the daily pivot line](<https://app.forecastcity.com/academy/trend-hunter-strategy/end-of-a-trend-in-trend-hunter-strategy>). Know when to close your Free Trade and remaining orders manually when an opposite forecast comes out or price breaks the daily pivot line.
    
6.  [No-loss guarantee (Break-Even) and Soft Stop Loss](<https://app.forecastcity.com/academy/trend-hunter-strategy/no-loss-guarantee-and-stop-loss-in-trend-hunter-strategy>). Move stops to the entry price after initial targets or `WEMA-21` crosses, and learn when a daily candle close outside the zone triggers a Soft Stop Loss.
    
7.  [Audited performance and weekly image archive since 2015](<https://app.forecastcity.com/academy/trend-hunter-strategy/trend-hunter-strategy-performance-and-archive>). Inspect the audited track record across Forex, Commodities, and Cryptocurrencies since 2015 and six ways to verify every setup yourself.
    

## Find the rule and lesson for your question

<table><thead><tr><th>Question or situation on the chart</th><th>Rule in brief</th><th>Lesson to open</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Why shouldn't I scalp 10 to 15 pips on <code>5m</code> or <code>15m</code> charts with high leverage?</td><td>Intraday noise, news spikes, and broker spreads wipe out over-leveraged small accounts. Daily trends filter out noise and run for hundreds of pips.</td><td><a href="/academy/trend-hunter-strategy/why-i-created-the-trend-hunter-strategy" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Why daily trend strategies beat intraday strategies and high-leverage scalping</a></td></tr><tr><td>How do I know where a new daily uptrend or downtrend is likely to begin?</td><td>Check Saturday's Weekly Forecast for <code>Beginning of Up Trend</code> (Buy zone) or <code>Beginning of Down Trend</code> (Sell zone).</td><td><a href="/academy/trend-hunter-strategy/beginning-of-a-trend-in-trend-hunter-strategy" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">The beginning of a trend: Buy zones and Sell zones</a></td></tr><tr><td>Price just touched the Buy zone or Sell zone. Do I enter right away?</td><td>No. Wait for a daily Hammer or Valley in a Buy zone, or a Shooting Star or Peak in a Sell zone, confirmed by DTO.</td><td><a href="/academy/trend-hunter-strategy/simple-entry-methods-in-trend-hunter-strategy" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Entry methods: daily patterns, Monday and near-zone rules</a></td></tr><tr><td>A daily entry pattern formed on Friday. When do I open the trade?</td><td>Wait and enter on Monday morning if the market opens without a weekend gap, after checking Saturday's updated forecast.</td><td><a href="/academy/trend-hunter-strategy/simple-entry-methods-in-trend-hunter-strategy" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Entry methods: daily patterns, Monday and near-zone rules</a></td></tr><tr><td>A reversal pattern formed just before touching the zone. Is it valid?</td><td>Yes, if the distance between the pattern and the edge of the zone is less than <code>ATR(264) / 2</code>.</td><td><a href="/academy/trend-hunter-strategy/simple-entry-methods-in-trend-hunter-strategy" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Entry methods: daily patterns, Monday and near-zone rules</a></td></tr><tr><td>How do I set take-profit levels so I neither exit too early nor give back gains?</td><td>Split the setup into equal orders with stepped fixed targets (<code>TP1</code>, <code>TP2</code>, ...) plus one untargeted <strong>Free Trade</strong>.</td><td><a href="/academy/trend-hunter-strategy/simple-profit-taking-methods-in-trend-hunter-strategy" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Profit-taking methods: stepped targets and the Free Trade</a></td></tr><tr><td>When do I move my stop loss to Break-Even?</td><td>After price hits <code>TP1</code>, <code>TP2</code>, or <code>TP3</code>, or using the daily <code>WEMA-21</code> rule (touch on weak DTO pattern, or cross by <code>1 × ATR(264)</code> on strong DTO pattern).</td><td><a href="/academy/trend-hunter-strategy/no-loss-guarantee-and-stop-loss-in-trend-hunter-strategy" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">No-loss guarantee (Break-Even) and Soft Stop Loss</a></td></tr><tr><td>When is a break of the entry zone (stop loss) or the daily pivot line valid?</td><td>Only when a full healthy daily candle closes beyond the zone or daily pivot line with at least <code>80%</code> of its body outside.</td><td><a href="/academy/trend-hunter-strategy/end-of-a-trend-in-trend-hunter-strategy" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">The end of a trend and breaking the daily pivot line</a></td></tr></tbody></table>

## Related guides?

-   [Trend Hunter Strategy and Weekly Forecasts: start here](<https://app.forecastcity.com/academy/trend-hunter-strategy/weekly-forecasts-introduction>)
    
-   [Quick tour: trade a complete Trend Hunter setup in 5 steps](<https://app.forecastcity.com/academy/trend-hunter-strategy/trend-hunter-strategy-overview>)