1. Sleeping alligator. Means that price has gone sideways for a while. It has consolidated at a level. We want a period of sideways inactivity to increase the likelihood of a powerful break of that temporary range.
2. Close to ZL. Means that we are trying to catch the start of the wave. Rather than just looking in a glance to see if we're close to ZL, think of this as "am I entering at the start of a wave". Look at what the eWave has done for the last few candles. Are we just drifting slowly in a direction without the real momentum of an impulse move, or are we catching the start of a new wave. Here's a couple pics using your photos to illustrate this... 3. Small AIMS box. Means tight price range, keeps SL close so keeps position size high. More importantly than 'small box' look at the relationship of the box to it's previous ones. It should not only be small but preferably is not continuing a series of higher highs or lower lows. What I mean is, if your entry is outside a box that is making the 3rd/4th/5th whatever higher high in a row or lower low in a row, then that wave of movement started 3/4/5 boxes ago. The best entries are the first break of the high or low in a series, and increases the likelihood of being able to trail your SL behind a high or low successfully (see above pic). It's hard to describe but this might help.... Anyway, my last word of advice is that rather than posting a pic and just saying "what do you think?". Ask a very specific question or two about that trade specifically. What we think fills the pages of this forum, but specific questions can be answered with specific answers
Best of luck, Dave
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