{"id":48,"date":"2025-08-14T16:40:30","date_gmt":"2025-08-14T16:40:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/50yeartrader.com\/blog\/?p=48"},"modified":"2026-09-30T21:26:24","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T21:26:24","slug":"silver-molokai-setup-trade-the-line","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/50yeartrader.com\/blog\/silver-molokai-setup-trade-the-line\/","title":{"rendered":"Silver Futures: A Molokai Setup and How to Trade the Line"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This silver futures chart shows a nice Molokai Setup. It isn&#8217;t pretty, and it doesn&#8217;t have to be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why the Setup Doesn&#8217;t Have to Be Pretty<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Remember: the Setup doesn&#8217;t have to be pretty, though in our hearts we would like it to be! It just must meet the buyer-seller struggle parameters for the Setup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"966\" height=\"617\" src=\"https:\/\/50yeartrader.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/silver-futures-molokai-setup-chart.png\" alt=\"Silver futures chart with a Molokai Setup and the entry count marked in blue\" class=\"wp-image-24\" srcset=\"https:\/\/50yeartrader.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/silver-futures-molokai-setup-chart.png 966w, https:\/\/50yeartrader.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/silver-futures-molokai-setup-chart-300x192.png 300w, https:\/\/50yeartrader.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/silver-futures-molokai-setup-chart-768x491.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 966px) 100vw, 966px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Silver futures with a Molokai Setup and the Count shown in blue. Chart courtesy of Investing.com.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Trading the Line from the Count<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the Count shown in blue, you could go Trade the Line with either one-half or one-third of your total position (lot size).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>This post is educational commentary on chart structure using Goodman Wave Theory. It is not investment advice. Trading futures and FX involves substantial risk of loss.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Good Trading!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Michael Duane Archer<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Related Reading<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/50yeartrader.com\/blog\/silver-175-price-objective-goodman-levels\/\">Why $175 Silver? A Goodman Levels Price Objective<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/50yeartrader.com\/blog\/goodman-second-chance-entry\/\">Second Chance Entry in Goodman Wave Theory (Don&#8217;t Panic)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Keep Learning the Goodman Way<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If this article was useful, these are the next steps:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/50yeartrader.com\/method\/\">The Method<\/a>: propagation, intersection and the 3-C Principle, drawn plate by plate.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/50yeartrader.com\/library\/\">The Goodman Library<\/a>: the books, from Goodman for Grasshoppers to The Goodman 6 &amp; 6.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/50yeartrader.com\/playbook\/\">The Trader&#8217;s Playbook<\/a>: the Molokai setup in one printed, numbered volume.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/50yeartrader.com\/mentoring\/\">Mentoring<\/a>: work one-on-one with the authors.<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A silver chart shows a Molokai Setup that isn&#8217;t pretty, and that&#8217;s fine. 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