We believe a trader is better off recognizing the environment she is in by seeing the overall pattern of highs and lows and gauging the momentum before making the decision to go with a trending strategy in which once she is in the trade, she may use a lagging indicator and plan to allow the trend to develop. Or a trader can decide to employ a counter trend strategy in which he uses support and resistance, individual candle behavior, and/or a leading indicator to get in and out of trades faster.
