Hello Traders, here we go again! Let me cover a little bit more on the next topic in this mini series, the various currencies that are involved and a little descriptions about them! Let's begin! In the vast realm of forex trading, understanding the intricacies of currency pairs is fundamental to success. As a Full-time forex trader with years of live experience,...
Price bounced perfectly from our confluence support level and reached our target. But how did it happen? Join Desmond as he reviews how we managed to forecast the reversal with such a high degree of accuracy. Please be advised that the information presented on TradingView is provided to FXCM (‘Company’, ‘we’) by a third-party provider (‘Name of third party...
Welcome to the intriguing world of Forex, where currencies act at their own rhythm, sometimes defying expectations and confounding even the most experienced traders. In this article, we are going to unravel the “mysteries” surrounding the reactions of USDCHF and EURGBP to recent interest rate hikes. We will dive into the realms of market anticipation, monetary...
Watch how interest rates decisions set trends in EURUSD and Dollar Index impacting the entire forex market. I marked all the previous interest hike decisions by FED and ECB. 2023 EURUSD bullish reversal was triggerred by ECB starting to raise iterest rates (after EUR hit the alarming 1.00 level). EUR might continue bullish until next tow hikes. From what I read...
Hi everyone! As you all should know by now, I mainly use smart-money concepts to enter into my trades. Today I will be talking about the concept of liquidity and how to capitalise on it. Looking at the graph, there are 4 main types of liquidity that I use and as stated in the chart, I will normally look for entries off the liquidity grab zones or liquidity...
A simple way to trade EUR/USD is by taking advantage of its tendency to retest the 200-period moving average on the hourly chart. To do this, wait for the currency pair to move away significantly from the 200-period moving average and show signs of overbought or oversold conditions with two peaks or troughs, along with divergence. This presents an opportunity to...
See how price reacts at 1000 pips increments (1, 1.10, 1.20, 1.30) and their quarters (1.25, 1.05, 1.075 and so on). The reaction at those levels is nearly guaranteed. Once price hit 1.10 recently, we saw a pullback of 350 pips to the downside. Those psychological levels will be highly useful to any trader. They work well on majors (USD baed pairs), less so on...
December statistically the weakest month for the US Dollar, a statistic since 2000 against the EUR/USD. Relative to statistics, December is the month in which EUR/USD gains the most. The average EUR/USD increase for the month is over 1.58%. This year there is a really good chance that the rule could be confirmed. December statistically the weakest month for...
There is a tug of war situation among the central banks to hike interest rates. What is the bad and the good that will come out from this? i. Last week of October, European Central Bank officials announced another massive 75 basis point hike, increasing interest rates at the fastest pace in the history of the euro currency. ii. This week, the Federal Reserve is...
Today we will go through a simple trading lesson, but an effective one. The example I will be using today in terms of timeframes is mainly focused on Swing Traders; however, these principles remain valid for any timeframe because of the fractal characteristic of the market. Also, this will be a bullish example, but the same principles apply to bearish examples. ...
I bet nobody of you looked at 23 hour chart of EUR or GBP. But this is the chart that will reveal some secrets to you as a trader. Take a better look at it. I have no logical explanation to this but its robotic nature is effective in forecasting impulsive price moves. You can use RSI with 23 hours chart. I find it esp useful as it is using closing prices, which...
In the next following days I am going to work on a full education course designed for understanding the fundamentals behind Forex market and at the same time showing how it can be used for days trading using fundamental news strategy. Our first lesson : U.S. ISM Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) Understanding the ISM Manufacturing PMI and...
In this video I point out my definitions of what I call an efficient market and an inefficient market and how they take place
As you see, yearly open (usually its the same as yearly close) is crucial for determining the price bias during the year. For euro to continue bullish, it needs to close ABOVE yearly open on weekly. But even if it does, there will be struggle at this level. Then, as you see, yearly pivots usually serve as yearly tops and bottoms. We saw price reversal at yearly...
Good morning, Traders! Today we will make an educational post about the most used corrective patterns. There are numerous patterns, even more complex, such as Elliott counts where each internal wave of corrections is explored, but the reality is that it is not 100% necessary to apply it in the market. The idea of this information is to provide a simplified,...
Round numebrs are liquidity levels, where price usually STUMBLES OR REVERSES. Trends move between round numbers and can be identified using closing prices (line chart). To identify uptrend you connect DISTINCT higher lows on line chart To identify downtrend you connect DISTINCT lower highs on line chart
Hi traders, wish you a happy and prosperous New Year. In the last EDU post, we touched on the main factors that move currencies in the short, medium, and long run. Professional traders follow these influences to determine what currencies to buy and sell. However, each trader has its own time horizon, so following long-term market determinants if you want to hold...