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# Setup Strategies

## What are our setups?

Our setups are broken down into 10 possible strategies. This is the curriculum you will learn at Alpha Academy!

## 1) Squeeze Breakouts (Stage 2 uptrends)

## 2) Reversal Bars

## 3) Squeeze Breakouts & Reversal Bars together = SQUEEZE FAKEOUT

## 4) Squeeze Breakouts & Momentum Bars

## 5) Squeeze Breakouts & 8/9 Bars

## 6) Topping Bars

## 7) Green or Red Alpha Trend Bars

## 8) Alpha Thrust orange bars, or orange clusters, or change of powers thrusts with any of the above mentioned setups

## 9) Alpha RSI momentum crosses at either overbought or oversold levels with any of the above mentioned setups

## 10) Alpha Volume at high or extreme levels with any of the above mentioned setups

## 11) Any of the signals from the Alpha Trend used in conjunction with support & resistance levels (Like Shardi)

## 12) Squeeze Breakouts with either support or resistance levels

## 13) Any Trading Patterns like head and shoulders or cup and handle with any of the above mentioned setups


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