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Thursday, April 5, 2012

Don't Miss this "trick" that a currency pair may be reversible

Trading instructor April 5, 2012 03: 00 GMT first and foremost a trader must determine the direction that the market has taken the pair on the trend long term time…the. Once that is determined, the trader can then look for signals for entry into the meaning of this trend which will be the Directorate that provides the greatest probability of success.
As we look at our table of 4 hours of the EURJPY below, we can see that the pair is in an uptrend (has an upward trend) that price is higher than the average 200 moving Simple and, at the time of this table, the EUR was stronger than the JPY.
Thus, if the pair is a movement of increased (upward bias), we will want to look for candlesticks and candlestick patterns that demonstrate a potential for an upward reversal. This would be a reversal by the price action in the direction of the trend.
On the chart above one would expect the Hammer candlestick, Doji, upward trend engulfing and the pattern of the star of the morning of this bullish reversal of the signal. When we see these candlesticks and patterns forming at the end of a tracing, a level of support, it is a "tip" the price action may well cancel back in the direction of the overall trend. Once again, nothing in trading is a certainty, but these patterns can provide a commercial advantage, the point we are looking for.
What happens if the pair is in a downward trend?
On the chart above I have also included some of the models which would look for that would indicate that the price action can reverse to the downside after a reversal (withdrawal) to a level of resistance. These patterns would be the shooting star, engulfing Swale, Doji, the star of the evening and the Spinning Top.
While in most cases this action price table reverse the downside after that these patterns appeared on the map, the higher probability trade will still exist in the direction of the trend.
While it is not necessary to discard your indicator of choice for patterns of candlestick, using these templates in conjunction with your indicator, whether it's MACD, Stochastics, RSI, etc., may provide an additional tip when it comes to the search for a pair of reverse its direction.
-Written by Richard Krivo
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April 5, 2012 03: 00 GMT

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