Shartho Biswas

What is Scalping?
Scalping is a fast-paced trading style built around quick entries and quick exits. Instead of chasing big moves, scalpers focus on capturing small price fluctuations on very short timeframes.
The core idea of scalping isn’t one huge win, but the consistent accumulation of many small gains, driven by speed, precision, and strict discipline.
1) VWAP – the silent edge behind professional scalping

If you ask intraday traders to pick just one indicator, many will choose VWAP. Not because it’s fancy, but because it tells you one critical thing: are you trading at a good price relative to the market?
VWAP is the Volume Weighted Average Price. Unlike MA or EMA, which only track price, VWAP factors in volume, giving a much clearer picture of market sentiment and where the “fair value” truly sits. It’s designed strictly for intraday trading and resets automatically at the start of each new session.
Pro traders mainly apply VWAP in two ways.
• The first is the breakout setup:
when price pushes decisively above VWAP for longs, or below it for shorts, with strong volume confirming participation.

• The second is the pullback setup:
after a strong trend, price retraces back into VWAP. If it taps the level and reacts without closing through it, that often offers a clean, low-risk entry.

VWAP also makes trend bias simple.
Price holding above VWAP favors longs.
Price staying below VWAP favors shorts.
So why do professionals rely on it? VWAP helps them confirm whether they’re buying or selling at a better price than the market average, and it serves as a reference level for executing large orders without causing excessive price impact.

Practical tip: combine VWAP with a higher-timeframe trend filter like EMA 30, then use VWAP to fine-tune precise intraday entries. Clean charts, clear decisions.
2) M5 Scalping Strategy with EMA & Stochastic – trade the pullback, not the noise

This setup is designed for traders who prefer structure and trend clarity, not guessingh. EMAs define direction, while Stochastic helps time precise entries.
Setup:
Timeframe: M5
EMA 200 to filter the main trend.
EMA 50 as dynamic support and resistance.
Stochastic (14, 3, 3) to identify overbought and oversold conditions.
Entry rules
For a LONG: price must stay above both EMA 200 and EMA 50, ideally with both EMAs sloping upward. Wait for price to pull back into EMA 50. As Stochastic dips into oversold and starts turning up, enter on a bullish candle confirming a bounce from EMA 50.

For a SHORT: price stays below EMA 200 and EMA 50, with both EMAs sloping downward. Wait for price to retrace into EMA 50. When Stochastic moves into overbought and begins crossing down, enter on a bearish candle showing rejection at EMA 50.

Risk management
Stop loss goes beyond the most recent swing high or swing low, typically 3–5 pips.
Take profit targets a 1:1.5 to 1:2 risk-reward ratio, or exits near prior highs or lows.
Key notes
EMA 200 is non-negotiable. If price is below EMA 200, no longs, even if Stochastic looks oversold.
Avoid sideways markets. When EMA 50 and EMA 200 flatten and tangle, this strategy loses its edge.
3) Scalping with Support & Resistance – where real decisions are made

If you want to scalp effectively, stop chasing indicators and start focusing on price levels that actually matter. Support and resistance are where buyers and sellers reveal their intentions.

Support is the price zone where buying pressure steps in and prevents further decline. Resistance is where selling pressure dominates and caps price advances. One key rule: once support is broken, it often turns into resistance, and vice versa.
When scalping on short timeframes like M1, M5, or M15, there are two core approaches.

The first is range reversals. You wait for price to drop into support and look for a bullish rejection candle or a clear bounce to enter long. For shorts, wait for price to rally into resistance and enter when you see strong rejection or bearish confirmation.

The second is breakout trading. When price breaks through support or resistance with strong volume, the market is choosing a direction. The safer entry is usually not the initial break, but the retest of the level, where the old support or resistance flips its role.
For risk management, entries are taken close to the reaction zone. Stops are kept tight, typically 2–3 pips beyond the level, while take profit targets the nearest opposing support or resistance.
Two key notes for scalpers: levels that are tested too many times tend to weaken, and any breakout without volume is likely a fake move. Trade the levels, not the noise.

4) Volume in scalping – read the money before the price

If you want to avoid traps in scalping, look at volume before looking for entries. Price shows the result, but volume reveals who is actually in control.
The core rule is simple. Rising price with rising volume signals a healthy move — favor longs. Falling price with rising volume confirms strong selling pressure — favor shorts. When price moves but volume stays low, it’s usually noise or exhaustion, and the best trade is no trade.
In real scalping, volume is mainly used in three ways.

First is breakout confirmation. When price breaks resistance, volume must expand clearly above average. A breakout without volume is often a fake move. The same logic applies to shorts — a support break only matters if selling volume is strong.
Second is reversal scalping using volume climax. When price is pushing hard and suddenly prints an extreme volume bar, while the candle body shrinks or shows long wicks, it often means the move is being absorbed. This can offer a short-term reversal opportunity right after that candle.
Third is using OBV (On-Balance Volume). If price moves sideways while OBV trends upward, buyers are quietly accumulating. Wait for a bullish confirmation candle and enter early ahead of the expansion.

For trade management, enter after the volume-confirming candle closes. Place stop loss just beyond the high or low of the volume spike candle. Take profit around a 1:1.5 risk-to-reward, or exit near the nearest support or resistance.
In scalping, volume doesn’t help you trade more — it helps you trade smarter.
Conclusion:
I’ve spent 15 years studying the markets and trading them in real conditions. From my second year onward, I’ve been consistently profitable day after day — not by luck, but by understanding how the game actually works.
This post is a distillation of those years of experience, built from real cycles, real mistakes, and real money on the line. If you read it carefully and truly apply it, it may save you years of trial and error — and a lot of capital.
This isn’t theory written to sound good.
It’s what I wish someone had shared with me much earlier.$RIVER
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