In this segment from the forex trading session this morning we focus on the currency majors and explain how to use the spot markets and futures markets to identify flows, and also reveal different relationships using volume price analysis. And late in the session we pick up a nice reversal trade which is signalled with strong buying volume and the currency which is heavily oversold on the currency strength indicator.
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Many traders talk of risk and reward and the fact they do not take a trade unless there is a 3 to 1 risk reward ratio or 2 to 1 - but how do they know, and does the market actually care what they need or want! There is a simple and logical way to assess the risk on each trade, and any potential reward by studying the chart and from there deciding whether to take the trade or not. The chart will reveal in multiple timeframes what is ahead and therefore likely to offer support or resistance, or where the market is likely to congest. Then and only then can you make a decision based on your reading of the chart.
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At the start of the London forex trading session I explain how I use the currency trading dashboard for MT5 and the steps to follow in highlighting the opportunities ahead for the session. The currency dashboard comprises the currency strength indicator, the currency matrix, the currency array and finally the currency heatmap. All have a part to play and I start with the currency strength indicator which is our radar on the market and not hard to understand why.
1. It breaks the forex market down into the building blocks of the market – in other words the currencies themselves
2. This is always the place to start with any analysis of the FX market – the individual currencies – it reveals individual currency strength and weakness which you then rebuild into those pairs of interest for further analysis on the chart
3. It reveals when currencies are potentially over bought, or over sold, and also just as important those currencies moving strongly...
Forex trading success is all about choosing the right currency pair and the starting point is the currency strength indicator. Here strength and weakness in the individual currencies is revealed simply and clearly which is why we call it out sonar on the market. Like the device trawlers use to locate shoals of fish, so we use it to identify reversals and strong trends in the building blocks of the markets - the currencies themselves. However, when a currency is rising or falling strongly, this does not mean it is doing this across the complex, and so we are constantly looking for the a strong move for the counter currency in the opposite direction. So if the currency is rising strongly, we want to match it with one which is falling equally strongly. Why? Because this will deliver the greatest momentum in the trend.
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With Brexit once more in the headlines it's the British pound which is delivering some great forex trading opportunities across the pound complex and worries concerning a no deal surface once more and drive the currency lower on the daily timeframe. But remember, when a currency is driven in this way expect to see volatility and plenty of trap moves intraday which is where the volatility indicator steps in. And the news for the pound was made worse by the release of news concerning a vaccine trial which had run into problems. So not a happy time for the pound at present!
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The Quantum currency matrix not only ranks currency pairs according to their strength and weakness and but also displays the rotation and flow into the pairs. The video explains using the majors as an example....
Here's how to trade the trend in the London forex session with the GBP/CHF delivering an excellent trend on the faster timeframes.
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In the first part of the London forex trading session, I explain all you need to know to trade the euro with confidence ahead of a busy week for the single currency. And the question moving forward is whether Italy will be the next country to leave the EU and return to the lire which allowed it to manage the economy by devaluation.
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