Category: Forex

As a new forex trader, you need to learn how to identify the trend on the intraday charts. With a little practice using this 200 EMA Forex Strategy, you should be able to identify the trend on the different intraday charts. 200 EMA ( Exponential Moving Average) is one of the most popular and widely used technical indicator in forex trading.

In order to use the 200 EMA Forex Strategy open the 4 hour, 1 hour and the 15 minute charts on your MT4 Platform. Now plot the 200 EMA on these 3 charts and color it red.

Tile the three charts in a vertical fashion so that you can view the three charts one above the other. Now, scroll through the various currency pairs like the EUR/USD, GBP/USD, USD/CHF, USD/JPY, USD/CAD, EUR/JPY, AUD/USD, NZD/USD, EUR/CHF or whatever pair you like to trade.

Find a currency pair that has price action above the 200 EMA on the 4 hour chart as well as the 1 hour chart but below the 200 EMA on the 15 minutes chart. If you find such a currency pair that has the price action bucking the trend on the 15 minutes chart, get ready for action.

What this means is that the price action is bucking the overall trend temporarily on the 15 minute chart.

On the 15 minutes chart search for a suitable entry point using candlestick patterns like the hammer or the hanging man.

With a little practice on your demo account, you will be able to master this very simple 200 EMA Forex Strategy and realize how powerful it is. You will be able to find the suitable currency pair that is bucking the trend on the 15 minutes chart within a few minutes after a little practice.

In short, what you will be doing is to find a currency pair that is bucking the overall trend on the 15 minutes chart in this 200 EMA Forex Strategy.

Some people might come across the term Forex Introducing broker but they simply do not have an idea about the role of Forex IB. To simplify, Forex IB is an individual or company that encourages people to participate and invest in foreign currency trading. They act as Forex partner to brokers. They have a direct relationship with their clients and act as a sort of middle man to gauge the gap between clients and brokers. However they do not handle their clients’ finances. They leave this job to the brokers. In exchange for introducing such active trading clients, they get a commission for each live trade. To stimulate their business, they are willing to offer compromises such as giving a part of their commission to any clients who will trade again. This may sound self-sacrificing but this is how they attract more investors into the brokers business. Not all IBs allow their clients to trade CFD or contract for difference. This is actually another service that some brokers offer. If the clients want to participate in such he should ask about this investment opportunity. Some brokers offer this but the client is required to open another account. Some clients have certain expectations of what they look for in a trading platform. Some of them who might have browsed and have done a little researching might inquire about hedging and scalping. Hedging deals with opposing trades that enter simultaneously. The disadvantage is that one of these will suffer from loss while the other will gain profits. Scalping trades in the most liquid markets when the market enjoys high volumes of trade. This will only work towards investors’ advantage if the broker can provide quick price quotes and employs the use of user friendly platforms. Knowing whether the broker provides for such services can help you answer clients’ inquiries better. Retail traders will find that their best option is to trade with the help of the IB. Being identified with such gives your account an edge if you are a client. Regardless of your account size the same amount of volume that most IBs have under his care to be the same as yours even if it’s a small amount. Such extra services are free of charge to attract more clients for the brokers. This is a winning arrangement for all involved; brokers get more clients, IBs get more commissions and clients enjoy the profits.

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Confluence is a term that is often used in geographical circles, but it is also used when discussing aspects of forex trading as well. In simple terms confluence refers to two things meeting or coming together, and this is commonly used to describe scenarios where two or more technical indicators come together.

So why is this important?

Well you will rarely see it being mentioned in any forex course, but it is important because you often get some very good trading set-ups when a few of these indicators come together. To digress for a second, some traders use this term to describe situations where two indicators give the same signals, for example when both the RSI and Stochastics are above the 80 level and therefore overbought. However I like to use the word confluence in the truest sense of the word to describe situations where two similar indicators come together on the charts.

One example of this would be where you get a situation where there is a key fibonacci level very close to the daily pivot point. One of these indicators alone can often act as a strong support or resistance level, so two together will give you an even stronger level of support or resistance.

Another good example, and one I look for quite a lot in my own trading, is when several moving average indicators come together on the charts. For instance when the 5, 20, 50 and 200 period exponential moving averages come together and are all very close to each other.

When this happens it signals a period of consolidation, but more importantly it signals that there could a big breakout coming in the near future. As soon as the price breaks out of this range and the short-term moving averages start heading higher or lower, you should consider opening a new position in the same direction because you often get some big price moves.

So to sum up, confluence in forex trading often refers to two or more technical indicators coming together. Successful forex trading is all about finding high probability set-ups, and one of the best signals you can get is when you get multiple moving averages coming together, because the end result is that you often get a big breakout when this period of consolidation is over. However there are lots of other ways you can use confluence to find decent set-ups. This is just one good example that I use myself.

Good afternoon, everyone. Elliot wave principle is what I used to trade the Forex market. I really believe that the market move following the Elliot waves patterns and the fibonaccies number.

I have seen many times how the famous Elliot wave pattern is repeated in many cycle and to the point when do not miss even by a single pip. we as trader tend to make human mistake and always believe we have the correct count , we as human always trying to go to the minimum time frame possible. Many times this pattern is visible and workable in those small frames sometimes not , sometimes created a illusion or idea to be a correction and then break as a impulse . Today , I will explain how many traders and good traders are always trying to pick a top or a bottom.

Picking as I call it is a illusion , many times we are waiting for a level and we believe that the top or bottom just to found out that the market pass by the level without any resistance , so what was wrong , where picking a bottom or top is a mistake . the best bottom or top is the one we all knows , is waiting for the top or bottom formed by its self , seeing five waves in the hourly chart and the when wave A and C overlapped , getting in favor of the trend or five waves .

I know if all fellow traders practices this theory they should be able to make more money and less painful days .I believe the human factor and greed sometimes tends to created those false illusion , so picking a top or bottom is easy , please do not do it , just wait for the market to show the top or bottom.