Swing Trading is definitely a good choice given your job.
The Daily and 4 Hour Charts are great choices for Swing Trading with Candlestick Patterns, since you know when to check for a signal.
I dont use Indicators. I find that they are lagging because of their use of past price data and can create confusion especially when looking for convergence in their signals.
Take two recent trades that have been made as part of my Swing Trading Methodology.
GBP CAD
DAILY CHART
(FXCM Charts used for Daily & 4 Hour Chart Signals)
DAILY CHART
(Dukascopy Platform used for entry)
Entry took place based on the Daily Candle signal given at 5 00 EST with the trade hitting the target a few days later. There was no need to watch the chart once entry takes place, which allows you to go back to work etc. All of this is done based on Price Action and absolutely no indicators are used.
CHF JPY
4 HOUR CHART
DAILY CHART
In this trade, the entry was based on the 4 Hour Chart after the Daily Chart provided its signals. At times, based on certain criteria set out in my strategy, entry takes place either on the Daily Chart or the 4H Chart. In either scenario, you know beforehand when to look for trade signals.
Naturally I cant publicly share where you can get this strategy without violating the forum rules…
However the main aspects are…
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[li]Candlestick Signals for Market Direction;
[/li][li]Daily and 4 Hour Charts for Signals and Entry;
[/li][li]Targeting 100-200 Pips per trade;
[/li][li]Trading the Weekly Range of each pair;
[/li][li]Never looking at trade while open (cardinal rule followed by me and my traders);
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Check out my thread http://forums.babypips.com/show-me-money-swing-trading/66923-price-action-daily-4h-charts-no-more-indicators-news-smaller-time-frames.html for more examples.
Use the strategy on a Demo, see the results, and then use on a Live Account when you are convinced.
Duane aka DRFXTRADING