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Analysis Of Forex Trader

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With a huge market of "custom indicators" for sale, new Forex traders often ask: do I need to use any one indicator in order to succeed as a Forex trader? This article will explain how many of the most successful Forex traders find trade opportunities without a single indicator on their charts. Visit any Forex forum and you'll usually find heated discussions amongst traders (or those who are pretending to be traders) where one side insists you cannot trade profitably with a MACD indicator on your charts, while the other side swears by the RSI indicator. While both sides make valid points about the value both indicators bring to Forex trading, the fact is there are many Forex traders who find profitable trade setups every single day, and …show more content…

Another popular "Naked Trade" is called the Trend line Break. Traders again put up a 15 minute chart and use their chart tools to draw a line along the tops of the candles which are moving down, or along the bottoms of the candles if price is moving up. Once price "breaks" that line by closing on the side of the line opposite from the candles that formed the line, traders will immediately place a trade in this new direction. Trend line breaks are popular amongst Forex traders, and a single Trend line break can net the savvy trader 50 or more pips in a single trade. While there are several other chart formations traders can spot without the aid of any indicators, the last one we'll cover in this article is the Range Trade Breakout. This formation can be found on any time frame chart, although the 1 minute or 5 minute charts will give traders the most trade opportunities. Traders look for price to settle into a range, normally within 20-25 pips from the bottom to the top of the range. Ideally price will touch both the top and the bottom at least once, with two or more touches on each side of the range a better formation to trade. Traders draw a line across the top and the bottom of this range, using their chart line drawing tool. Then they sit back and wait for price to "break out" either through the top or the bottom of this range. Once the first candle closes outside of the range, the trader enters the trade in the direction of this candle (a

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