Price Action on Daily & 4H Charts- No More Indicators, News or Smaller Time Frames

I’m trying (on demo) to work on 4H and Daily timeframes, simply because I don’t have much time to see charts during the day, so I study them at night and try to leave pending orders on what I consider to be a good trade.

One problem (or concern) that I’m having is that Stop Losses become a bit bigger than I expected. And looking at your NZD/CAD daily chart I see that your entry signal is far from the support (I guess you put your stop loss below that support line), so the SL would be almost like your TP, if it’s not bigger.

Is that so?

That chart must be old - here is a UCad chart - looks like a wolf pattern especially when it went past the bottom trendline. In the boxes you see I wait for a lower high or higher low - if the retrace is 50 to 61 percent I usually take the trade and put ext fibs on looking for 1.61

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here is a larger pic - the 4th wave I am hoping falls around 1.0784 then should get 5th wave then up

Hey kedcuk

Yes, larger time frames are definitely much better for trading. Difficult transition from lower- time frames though, but worth it in the end. Here is my Risk-Reward for my strategy as taken from my Trading Manual


Stop Losses are larger than the lower time frames of course and the RR smaller, but the accuracy of trading on these time frames generally makes up for it. The 120 and 90 Pips come from what is the maximum needed to use when the entry signals and setups I use appear.

What strategy & RR are you using?

Hey Kate,

That trade was actually the NZD CAD not the USD CAD.

Im familiar with fibs but not wolf patterns…what direction are you expecting to trade and for how many pips?

I actually missed this trade to go short- 1 of 2 missed recently since my focus was on finishing/promoting my Trade Manual. Here is a look at what I would have done.

The Daily Chart actually gave a bearish signal to break the Pennant consolidation, telling us entry would should be short.

DAILY CHART


It was expected to go down to the outer trend line seen here

DAILY CHART


Entry would have taken place at the close of that Daily Chart, with the Stop Loss placed at the Resistance of the 4H Chart Range.

4H CHART


Target would be set for just above the Trend Line, expected to be hit any time now-early next week.

What sort of targets you aim for and with what stop losses?

Hey Fx Ripp,

Yeah Stop Losses are definitely bigger, thats one of the drawbacks of the higher charts. But my strategy aims to get at least a 1.1 ratio.

In this case, the stop was 90 pips and the target 120 or 122 pips. The stop was actually placed at the Support of a Pennant on the 4H Chart.

4H CHART


What strategy you using to see those trades?

I’m kinda in between strategies at the moment. I have studied EW & Fibs, Gann Trading, Divergeance, Candlestick Strategies, Box Breakout, Triangle Breakouts & Lately I’ve been playing with Rubber Band.

Really, I’m fed up of it all and I want to use something that requires minimal effort with best consistency. I only trade at about 62% accuracy but use to trade better when I was more into it. Long story short, I got a bit too deep and blew a reasonably large account. After staying out of it for a long time, I got back into it and started trading demo. I am no longer on demo and am trading a small 100 Euro account in micro lots.

Have you got any advice that I could use or a strategy that works very well for you that you can share?

Keyduck

Ive used and experimented with a few indicators myself, especially MACDs, STOCHASTICS but like the rest of them, they only served to complicate things even more. It was even more disastrous when I traded several strategies on the smaller time frames which will always be a game of Russian Roulette…

Basically my strategy involves identifying the Candlestick PAtterns that indicate that the market will move by at least 200- 300 Pips on the Daily Chart over the next few days. After they appear, I decide where to place the stop loss based on the patterns seen and then determine how much of that move I can get (minimum 100, maximum 200 Pips). I hold on to the trade for a set, pre-determined period and exit when that target is hit/period expired/ or stopped out.

I NEVER check the trade after it is executed. I only look at the window of the platform that shows that the trade is still open at the end of each day, then close till the next day. I NEVER check the news to avoid hearing or seeing anything related to the currency I am trading. All of this was important to getting rid of the micro-managing and impatient bad habits of day trading and allowing the market to do what it naturally does.

I think that most people know that the larger time frames/trends are better, but since it is hardly promoted and we are led to believe that trading is an everyday activity, we never take the time and develop the patience and strategy required to take a larger view of the market.

Over the years I went back and forth between smaller time frames and larger time frames, getting my ass kicked with the short-term strategies then getting saved when traded the larger trends (more examples to follow). It is only in the last 7 months that I began to focus on the larger trends and develop a solid plan with checks and balances to ensure that this would be the long-term way of trading. (Available soon in the Advertising section). Confirmation has come from the results of these trades and when I compared them to the returns of the BarcalyHedge top 10 Currency Traders so far this year-no comparison.

What I recommend is this

[ul]
[li]Practice opening an arbitrary trade on the Daily / 4H Chart and leave it open until target hit/stopped out
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[/li][li]Close all time frames lower than the 4H Chart
[/li][li]
[/li][li]Start Identifying Trend Lines and Consolidation Patterns on these Time Frames
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[/li][li]Abandon Live Account for now and practice on demo account.
[/li][li] -Persons who get the Manual receive my Trade Setups for Entry 15 Minutes before I execute them which you [I][U]could[/U][/I] use on your live account (with my Disclaimer of course) BUT!!! I recommend doing anything new first on demo account.
[/li][li]
[/li][li]Start identifying the Candlestick Patterns and Signals that start, continue and end trends and consolidation breakouts that lead to 200- 300 Pip Moves;
[/li][li]
[/li][li]Look at the patterns on the Daily and 4H Charts as the currency goes to these targets;
[/li][li]
[/li][li]Try to identify any relationship you see between the signals on the Daily and 4H charts;
[/li][li]
[/li][/ul]

Here are some examples of the trades executed on the larger time frames of the Daily and 4Hour Charts. Some are taken from earlier this year and others over the last 3 years.

CAD CHF

[ul]
[li]February 2014;
[/li][li]Breakout From Daily Pennant;
[/li][li]Target Set for 200 Pips;
[/li][li]Exited for 77 Pips - Market didnt reach target within pre-determined holding period;
[/li][li]
[/li][/ul]


CAD JPY

[ul]
[li]March 2014;
[/li][li]Trading Within Daily Pennant;
[/li][li]4H Signal Given;
[/li][li]Aiming for Support;
[/li][li]100-Pip Target hit after 2 Days;
[/li][/ul]


CHF JPY

[ul]
[li]November 2013;
[/li][li]Breakout Daily Range;
[/li][li]Target of 220 Pips Set;
[/li][li]Target Hit after 4 Days;
[/li][/ul]


EURO USD

[ul]
[li]January 2013;
[/li][li]Break of Daily Range;
[/li][li]Target of 100 Pips Set;
[/li][li]Target hit after 3 Days;
[/li][li]
[/li][/ul]


GBP CHF

[ul]
[li]May - July 2011;
[/li][li]
[/li][li]Trade 1- Trade Within Range;
[/li][li]Trade 2- Range Breakout;
[/li][li]Trade 3 - ABC Signal;
[/li][/ul]


GBP JPY

[ul]
[li]Dec. 2011 - Jan. 2012;
[/li][li]Breakout Daily Pennant;
[/li][li]Target of 200 Pips;
[/li][li]Hit after 11 Days - A few days above current Holding Period Criterion;
[/li][li]
[/li][/ul]


CHF JPY

[ul]
[li]August 2011;
[/li][li]Breakout, Daily Range;
[/li][li]Target of 370 Pips Set (Above Current 200-Pip Maximum);
[/li][li]Target Hit after 3 Days;
[/li][/ul]


USD CAD

[ul]
[li]September 2011;
[/li][li]Breakout Daily Range;
[/li][li]200-Pip Target Set;
[/li][li]Target hit after 8 Days;
[/li][li]
[/li][/ul]


The key aspects of these trades were

[ul]
[li]
[/li][li]Patiently waiting on the right Daily/4H Signals;
[/li][li]Correctly identifying target based on the setup (Trade Manual);
[/li][li]Holding Trades for the Pre-Determined Period;
[/li][li]Exiting if Trade had exceeded Holding Period;
[/li][/ul]

This is really good! I fully appreciate your input. There are several things that interest me in what you are saying but mainly you mention time stops. I have only recently read material on time stops but have not met or read anything yet that suggests how a time stop should be used. Do you have a method for this?

Also about your start if mentions for indicators, I can only say that people need to know HOW to use their indicators. For example, everyone talks about MACD. MACD this and MACD that… blah blah blah… but did you know that the MACD is designed to be used in a less volatile environment and best not used in high volatile intraday times? No wonder people fail if they don’t know how to use the indicator.

Another one I found interesting was ADX. This indicator is only to be used on Daily TF or higher. It is too much of a lagging indicator to be used in any smaller TFs.

I have been trading for about 8 years now and in some times very successfully but I had not come across the thought of certain indicators are ONLY used in non-volatile or sideways markets and other are designed to be used in volatility. Lesson learned for me is that if you are going to use the indicator, study what the indicator does and when best to use it.

I personally like all your recommendations as I have come to the conclusion that trading forex is simpler that people hype it to be. Candlestick patterns on high TF with trend lines, S/R, breakouts & time stops are a great way to go. I too have noticed I need to set SL, TP and just not look at the market too much. My trade win ratio is not bad at the moment but it is not worth anything to me if I close my trade to early and don’t wait for a decent reward. I can’t just TP at 10 pips if there was 50-150 to take.

My latest study is to think about these S/Rs. There is so much out there. Fibs, Camerillas etc etc… I think my favorite one at the moment is Murrey Math lines. I think it’s because I was heavy in Gann theory at one point and would like to rework a strategy involving MMlines, Gann Theory with Candlestick Patterns.

I wouldn’t mind doing something with harmonic patterns but it seems to me they are not as successful as the hype makes it up to be.

Thanks for all your postings! :slight_smile:

Yeah, I have a method for holding period/time stops. Its based on the average time it takes for the trend to reach its targets once the setup and signals are in sync. (In the Trading Manual lol)

I think you can experiment with millions of indicators and you might eventually find the right combination…I did so with candlestick patterns. But candlesticks reduce the trial and error in half and gets straight to the signals that matter without indicators.

Its true, its really not worth it to be only getting 10 pips at a time when the market offer much more with less complication. But its hard to break away from these small targets when you have been used to it for most of your trading life. Its only when you get shock after shock of consecutive losses and drained accounts that one will get tired of it. For some its sooner, others when its too late.

S/R can be useful especially in trying to use them for Stop Losses…but I could never determine which was going to hold and for how many pips. It was always hit and miss that couldnt be relied upon to be put in a strategy. Decided that since the candles are the most certain signal as to which one will be obeyed, then its better to just wait on them.

What is this manual you keep mentioning?

Just a bit of observational advice with candlestick patterns. If you stick a volume indicator with your charts, you might notice that candlestick patterns with high volume have extra validation than the ones with low or average volume.

Something to chew on if you wish… :slight_smile:

I love the back and forth on this forum - read through everything :slight_smile:

Thanks for the input - encouraging to see that there are many who have gone the same direction as me - also blew an account, also sick of lower time frame fails and the continual advertisement of 12299991122% gains on scalping.

I’ve been focusing on trading daily charts lately, candlestick, patterns, price action, etc as well.

I’m curious, is there a good resource or price action guide that would help me determine what moves WILL be 100-200 pips, vs those that are too small? Been demo trading, and I often hit my stops before my targets so trying to identify some patterns, help would be nice :slight_smile:

I’m also curious as to how far back is historical price action truly relevant? I saw a setup for USD/CAD which use the trend originally started in 2012, even with the triple top in recent history, they comment on possibly making a higher move upwards. So much data, how do you filter through the noise? (even without indicators, I hate those now lol)

Yeah, volume indicators coinciding with strong candle may also be useful. However I tend not to trust indicators in general since they can give false signals at time. Price Action using Candlestick signals are more accurate but since they can also give false signals, the fewer false signals one uses, the better. lol

My blog at drfxtrading.blogspot.com describes the manual in detail, but essentially I have put together all the rules and parameters needed to trade the Daily & 4 Hour Charts after using 10 years of data and the last 3 years of actual trading results. This followed years of trading both the smaller and larger time frames at the same time but after losing money with the latest day trading method, finally took decision to stick to larger charts. It was only when I used the larger times frames that I actually made money, but was too impatient to stick to it given the temptation of the shorter time frames and so did not devote enough time to establishing the rules. Now that I have done so, no turning back.

I have rules in place to determine market direction, entry and stop losses as well as the type of targets to aim for depending on the setup. I have narrowed down the best Candlestick signals that give the highest probability of success and have also detailed how/why the market does what it does- from trending to consolidation and back.

100 - 200 Pips tends to be the average range of movement you can get when the best Candlestick signals are given. Aiming for less tends to narrow your Risk-Reward Cushion which is already tight given the stops needed on the higher charts. I also found that if a signal offers less than this, it will be very volatile. 200 is the maximum because it sits comfortably within the movements of the trend which tends to be 250- 300 Pips when it gets going.

Smaller time frame trading is an unbelievably difficult thing to master. Im not really going talk about conspiracy theory as to why persons are led to that time frame more than any other. Nor will I ever say that no one can be profitable long term trading this way. All I will say is that the suffering, stress, losses and headaches are a lot less and the time to get a profitable rhythm going is a lot shorter when all that effort is devoted to the Daily & 4H Charts.

Starting with this trade result on the AUD USD, I will continue to show how simpler it is to trade with my approach. Unfortunately this first one that I have traded since taking a break to complete the manual was a loss…lol…but for losses and gains, one will see a better thought process that allows a trader to be in sync with the market and accurately exploit it for personal gain-finally.

Trade Type - Breakout, Medium Consolidation
Signal Needed/Given - Daily Chart
Target - Breakout Equivalent
Result - 100 Pip Loss


The intention here was to continue to go long in favour of the Aussie in response to the breakout signal provided above the Daily Chart’s Pennant. The pair had actually formed a smaller Pennant above a larger Pennant before providing the Bull Candle Signal for entry. Instead of breaking higher, however, the currency pair reversed unexpectedly despite having a strong setup and signal. So what could have been the reason for this loss?

Let’s first take a look at what the overall picture was on the Daily Chart. As we see in the chart below, the smaller Pennant was essentially testing the broken Resistance before giving the breakout signal.

DAILY CHART


Source: FXCM Marketscope

This was also taking place in an uptrend that added support for the currency pair to continue moving higher. Following the close of this candle, entry took place immediately with the Stop Loss set at the appropriate point on the 4 Hour Chart and the target of the Breakout Equivalent put in place. Within a few days, the market reversed sharply to take out the trade, resulting in the loss of 100 Pips.

DAILY CHART


Source: FXCM Marketscope

The issue at hand now following this loss and trading losses in general, is to ascertain the possible cause especially given the apparent clarity and strength of this setup. Two separate, but related reasons could provide the answer.

SCENARIO 1

It is quite possible that these two Pennants are actually about to give way to the formation of a larger Range Setup. This is something that happens from time to time in the currency market. If this is the case, then we could see a pattern that looks like this.

DAILY CHART


Source: FXCM Marketscope

If this is what will be formed, then we could either see another bullish signal to continue the uptrend or a bearish breakout that starts a downtrend.

SCENARIO 2

The alternate scenario involves taking a wider view of this currency pair’s previous patterns. The unexpected reversal that took place could actually be the start of a bearish wave within a much larger Consolidation setup that is being formed.

DAILY CHART


Source: FXCM Marketscope

Confirmation of this will come in the upcoming days or weeks in the form any of these Candlestick Formations below the Uptrend Line;

ABC Reversal Signal;
Formation & Break of Small Consolidation;
Counter Trend Line Setup & Break;

Provided they are strong, any of these signals could lead to a steady downtrend over the next few months until Support is hit, over 500 Pips away.

With any successful Methodology that is applied to the currency market, losses are always expected along the way in between profitable trades. One of the distinguishing advantages of trading with the higher time frames, however, is that it allows the trader a lot more time to calmly analyze the reasons for these losses and make adjustments where necessary. This helps to take the emotions out of trading and avoid the common habit of trying to exact immediate revenge on the market - a habit that inhibits long-run profitability in Day Trading.

Let’s patiently waiting on the next opportunity that this market will provide on this or any other currency pair as we start a new month.


[B]DAY TRADING VS WEEKLY RANGE/SWING TRADING[/B]

Day Trading is perhaps the most promoted way of earning income through the currency market and the stock market by trading companies globally. Relative to the larger time frames and longer holding periods, daily trading appears to fill that need for quick returns in this culture of immediate gratification, despite the greater risks that are inherent in this approach.

A proven, tested and reliable short-term method could provide some gains for the resilient day trader, but perhaps more could be made on the larger trends with less effort, stress and inconvenience. Let´s compare the two strategies in terms of some of their respective advantages and disadvantages.

[B]DAY TRADING - 1 HOUR & LOWER TIME FRAMES[/B]

[B]ADVANTAGES[/B]

  • Short, quick gains same day or overnight;
  • Risk is smaller per trade;
  • More trades are possible;
  • Multiple lots and positions possible;
  • Predictable end of trading range-market sessions;
  • Trading possible 24 hours.

[B]DISADVANTAGES[/B]

  • Daily Range of each pair limits gains per trade;
  • Entry signals are at unpredictable times;
  • Time Zone issues for persons in the West;
  • Constant monitoring of market needed;
  • More trading, more stress to meet daily goals;
  • Shorter time to recover after losses.

[B]WEEKLY RANGE TRADING - DAILY & 4H CHARTS[/B]

[B]ADVANTAGES[/B]

  • Larger Ranges;
  • Stronger, Stable Signals, Patterns;
  • Predictable Times for Signals & Entry;
  • Less monitoring of Market Needed;
  • Less trading stress;
  • More time to recover after each loss.

[B]DISADVANTAGES[/B]

  • Fewer Trading Opportunities;
  • Larger Stop Losses;
  • Longer wait for Trade Completion.

Day Trading can be fun, exciting and profitable, but perhaps less excitement and more stability could translate into larger profits, consistent gains and less stress. With the need to constantly monitor the market, analyze short-term movements and side-step increased volatility from fundamental news releases, day trading can become an emotional roller-coaster and take its toll on most persons.

On the other hand, if one had more time to analyze the market in between trades and calmly assess each pair while avoiding short-term noise, would that be a better option?


EURO USD - HUNDREDS OF PIPS BEARISH ON OFFER?

The Daily Chart below shows that after breaking out of the large Pennant setup recently, the pair appears to be forming a Range just below the Support of that Pennant.

DAILY CHART


Taking a wider view, we can see that this possible Range setup is also taking place on top of the Resistance of a much larger Pennant on the Monthly Chart.

MONTHLY CHART


This would explain the long period of indecision and volatility for this pair over the last few months. The larger the Consolidation, the larger and longer the time it can take for the pair to either breakout or return inside of the Consolidation.

In order for us to start a downtrend to the other end of the Pennant, we will need a convincing break below this major Resistance and the Uptrend Line.

DAILY CHART


This movement in favour of the USD would be in sync with the reduction of interest rates by the European Central Bank that narrowed the Interest Rate Differential between the EURO and the USD. If this bearish breakout does not materialize, however, then the alternate scenario is that of a bullish breakout. This would mean that the Resistance boundary of the Monthly Pennant is acting as a Support, from which the currency pair will rally to resume the uptrend on the Daily Chart. It would also effectively render the current bearish breakout from the Daily Chart´s Pennant a False Breakout.

DAILY CHART


Ultimately, the combination of Economic data, Monetary Policy and Investor Sentiment will determine market direction. Whichever direction the currency pairs takes, it is likely to move by several hundreds of pips given the strength of the crossroads at which it is right now. To take advantage of the expected breakout, we will need to patiently wait on the right setups and signals, then confidently execute trades for strong gains.
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Regards,

DRFXTRADING[/B]


NZD USD 10 PIPS AWAY FROM MAJOR DECLINE

Following a strong False Breakout rally for the Kiwi against the US Dollar, the currency pair has now settled above the Resistance of its Range just 10 Pips away from a major Resistance formed 3 years ago. If this price is hit over the next few days, we are likely to see a sharp decline of several hundred Pips that carries it back inside the Range and possibly even lower over the next few months.

The Daily Chart below shows the False Breakout below the Support of the Range that turned into the sharp rally over the last few weeks.

DAILY CHART


Despite the fact that False Breakouts usually lead to a break at the other end of the Consolidation, the Bull Candles above the Resistance have so far been very weak. This gives us a very small probability of a continued breakout that supports further gains for the Kiwi. One reason for this might be due to the fact that we are very close to a major Resistance that was formed in August of 2011- a major Resistance that has not yet been tested.

As we can see from the graphs below, this Resistance was formed when the strong 2-year rally came to an end and led to the formation of a large Pennant setup. Any Resistance or Support price formed when a major trend comes to an end is likely to lead to sharp reversals when tested for the first time. Whenever such a test is close to taking place, the market tends to hesitate ahead of this test-partly due its significance and partly because of the growing expectations of the trend reversal to follow.

DAILY CHART


DAILY CHART


Assuming that the market will rally to hit this Resistance, let´s see what is likely to take place thereafter. This pullback would take us back inside of the Range where it could continue to oscillate between Support and Resistance, moving by 230 Pips on each occasion.

DAILY CHART


If the Candlestick Signals are strong enough with little volatility, trading within this Range can be very profitable. ABC Signals, Consolidation breaks and Trend Line breaks are possible signals that could provide entry signals inside of this setup.

Alternately, instead of continuing to move inside of the Range, the pullback at Resistance could lead to an even stronger breakout that breaches the Support, the Resistance of the large Pennant and an Uptrend Line. This would take us down to the 0,7900 area of Support over the next few months, as the US Dollar recovers lost ground of over 900 Pips.

DAILY CHART


Trading this breakout would also involve the use of ABC Signals, Consolidation breakouts as well as Counter Trend Line breaks. Trades can be held for a much longer period over the course of weeks or months, with less monitoring required compared to trading within Ranges.

Under both scenarios, the signals and the corresponding setups given on the Daily and 4 Hour Charts need to be strong and clear enough. Once these are provided and the trade meets the other criteria established to justify entry, consecutive gains will be realized by traders.
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USD JPY BREAKOUT SHORT- CRISIS LOOMING ?

As we continue to struggle in a very low liquidity environment for the Currency Market, the USD JPY has also fallen victim to the absence of meaningful, tradeable volatility. This has led to the formation of a 145-Pip Range within which the pair has moved since the middle of April this year. Short-term aggressive traders may have profited from this period of market indecision by trading between Support and Resistance despite the erratic nature of the candles. However, those focused on the larger picture could be rewarded for their patience with a strong bearish breakout of 300 Pips that seems to be looming following the break of two previous Uptrend Lines.

The chart below shows the Range within which we have been for the last 3 months. Traders who enter and use the Resistance and Support boundaries for Stop Losses would have done so at the 102,75 and 101,30 price areas, respectively.

DAILY CHART


Trading based solely on Support and Resistance without strong candle signals can be a very risk strategy given the possibility of large price spikes at these areas. The absence of such strong candle signals also leads to unexpected Double Tops and Bottoms that appear at the mid-point of these Ranges. On the other hand, if these Range traders were to instead take a broader look at this currency pair, they would see the potential for even larger gains in the next few days.

The chart below shows that this Range is actually sitting atop the Outer Trend Line that has been in place since November of 2012. We can also see that the movement to this Trend Line followed the break of two Inner Trend Lines.

DAILY CHART


In general, trend reversals tend to occur whenever there are successive breaks of trend lines and/or long periods of indecision and sideways patterns. Whenever they are as large as the patterns that we are seeing here, however, they are usually associated with a major change in investor sentiment such as with the GBP USD prior to the safe-haven trading of 2008;

DAILY CHART - GBP USD


Given that we are seeing something very similar with the USD JPY, we are very likely to see a significant trend change associated with another major shift in market sentiment. If this actually takes place, it is likely to start with a break of the Support of the current Range setup.

DAILY CHART


Even though such a major trend change could last for several months, let’s examine what can take place in the very short-run period of 7 to 14 days.

As the breakout begins, there will be several price points of Support to provide traders with good exits for their trades. However, given the precocious nature of breakouts, the trader would need to know beforehand that a particular Support point targeted for profit, will in fact be hit before the trend ends.

This is where the concept of the Breakout Equivalent becomes useful. It measures the distance over which the breakout is expected to take place before coming to a slow or abrupt end. Knowledge of this price and how to measure it allows traders to set their pre-determined pip targets with greater certainty and avoid the trap of unexpected reversals. If this breakout actually takes place in favour of the Japanese Yen, the Breakout Equivalent target would be at 98,40, some 300 Pips away from the current price.

This concept can be seen throughout the Currency Market, with the USD CAD providing a very recent example.

DAILY CHART - USD CAD


In this case, the Breakout Equivalent took us very close to a major Uptrend Line that started in September of 2012. You will also notice that the breakout signal was strong enough to give traders the added confidence that we would not fall into the trap of a False Breakout to go long. Once a strong enough signal is given to start a breakout, pre-determined targets can be comfortably set to capture between 100 and 200 Pips (125 Pips in this example).

Another major issue related to these setups is the holding period for our trades. Breakouts can last anywhere from a few days to a few weeks depending on the speed of the market and the size of the Consolidation. This means that two currency pairs with similar size Ranges can reach their respective target at different times. Given that we do not necessarily want to hold our trades open indefinitely, what would determine our decision to stay in these trades for 4, 7, 10 or 14 days?

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