Entry Zones and Invalidation Levels
A real swing setup has a plan for being wrong BEFORE you ever place the trade.
An entry zone is a price RANGE, not one exact number - real markets tick around too much to nail a single perfect entry price, so a reasonable band around the current price is more honest than false precision.
An invalidation level is the price at which the original thesis for the trade is considered wrong. It isn't a target you hope to avoid - it's a predetermined, honest line that says 'if we get here, the setup didn't work, exit.'
Setting both BEFORE entering (not improvising them after the trade is already open, when emotions are involved) is what separates a planned swing setup from a hopeful guess.
Open the Swing Conviction Board and look at any listed setup's Entry Zone and Invalidation fields - both are computed and shown BEFORE you'd ever place a trade, exactly as this lesson describes.
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