Ok, I am not very good at explaining things, so I hope this comes across simple enough. I will get straight to it.
We are looking for pin bars, 2 bar reversals and Engulfing bars on M15 and M5 charts on the JPY pairs and GBPUSD.
So I am going to use EURJPY as an example as this is the pair I trade.
Load up the M15 chart, draw your support and resistance lines on it and establish the trend, I use no indicators for this, if price is falling, its a down trend, if price is rising, its an uptrend.
EURJPY M5
Once you draw your S/R Lines on the M15, go to M5 and adjust them to line up better. I also make use of trend lines within the chart as you can see above.
So, once all that is done, you just need to wait until a valid signal forms at your line.
Pin Bar Requirements
-Wick 2 Times the length of body
-Pin Bar must stand out
-The pin bar must be a good size compared to previous candles, meaning if the previous candle is giant, and a tiny pin forms, chances are, it will not work out.
2 Bar Reversal Requirements
-Must open near low of previous candle
-Must close very close to high of previous candle
Examples
The signals must occur at a swing low or swing high, other wise it’s invalid.
You should be able to grab 20 pips or more per day using this, if you get in to the trend at a good place, sometimes 40-50 pips.
You need to be aware of reversal patterns though, double bottoms, higher lows and higher highs, 1,2,3 pattern…
Stop Losses and Take Profit Levels
My stop loss is placed 3.3 pips above high/low of signal candle and I enter on the break of the candle
Take Profit is at the next swing low/high, where I close half my position and move my stop to break even and let the trade run.