Rookie Scalping Techniques Available Update 2026

1.Support & Resistance Bounce + Rejection (the most classic for scalping M5)

Prices like to bounce off of horizontal levels, especially in low timeframes.

How to graph: Remove all indicators, leaving only candlesticks + draw S / R lines by hand (from a clear high / low swing on M5 and check H1 for key levels)

Long (buy) entry rules:

- The price came down to a support defense that had bounced a few times before.

- Clear rejection occurs, such as Pinbar long tail down (wick rejection), Engulfing bullish, or green stick force behind tap support.

-Enter buy when the rejection stick closes (or a small breakout above the high of the rejection stick).

Short Entry Rule (Sale): Opposite - Price Up Bump Resistance Then Rejection Down (Pinbar Tail Longer, bearish engulfing)

Stop Loss: Place under / over the wick of rejection 5-10 pips (or under the last low / high swing)

Take Profit: 1: 1.5 to 1: 2 (i.e. risk 10 pips → TP 15-20 pips) or trade to the next level.

Fits: XAUUSD London-NY range (16: 00-01: 00 Thailand) because high volatility + clear rejection

Tip: Do not trade the newly drawn level must be the level that the price has already respected.

2.5-Minute Opening Range Breakout (ORB) - Very Strong Market Open Technique

Use the first M5 candle stick of the session (e.g. London or NY) as a range and then breakout.

How to:

-Wait for the first M5 stick of the main session (i.e. open London 14: 00 GMT or NY 19: 30 GMT)

- Mark High and Low of the bars are range.

-Long entry if breakout price above high of range + volume force (or big bar)

-Short entry if breakout below Low

Stop Loss: The other side of the range (i.e. breakout up → SL under the Low of the range)

Take Profit: 1: 2 or trade to the next S / R level (often 20-50 pips in good markets)

Fits: US stocks, indices (e.g. NAS100, US30) or Forex major open session

Caution: If the range is very narrow (< 10 pips in Forex), may fake breakout a lot, skip

3.Pullback to Trendline or Previous Candle High / Low

Ideas: Trade on trend, but pullback using pure price action.

How to:

-See trend on H1 first (uptrend = buy only, downtrend = sell only)

-Draw trendline welding swing low (uptrend) or swing high (downtrend)

-On the M5 wait for the pullback price to hit the trendline + rejection (pinbar, inside bar, engulfing)

- Enter when the price bounces off the trendline.

Or a simpler version: wait for the pullback to hit the high / low of the previous two or three bars and bounce on the trend.

SL: south / north trendline or wick rejection

TP: by structure (next high structure; or 1: 2)

Fits: Good trending pairs such as GBPUSD, XAUUSD in hard session

4.Double Doji or Candlestick Reversal Cluster

When you see a Doji or several small bars next to each other, the indecisive price is followed by a large reversal.

Rules:

-See 2-3 Doji or spinning top next to each other near S / R or trendline

-Wait for a strong breakout stick (engulfing or marubozu) through the high / low of the cluster.

- Trade in the breakout direction.

SL: The other side of the cluster.

TP: 10-25 pips (scalping, fast focus)

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