Forex Signal (Monday April 2, 2012 – 4:28am EDT) – UK Manufacturing PMI

Stavro D'Amore

Former FPA Special Consultant
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Hello

Please see my trade plan for UK Manufacturing PMI.

UK Manufacturing PMI
Forecast 50.5
Previous 51.2
Pair to trade: GBP/USD

Numbers we need:
BUY GBP/USD if we get 52.5 or higher
SELL GBP/USD if we 47.5 or lower

Economical Impact: High
Typical Result: Good for Currency
Occurrence: on the first business day after the month ends
Spike Probability: Good, we can see 30 pips on initial spike

About our Triggers:
UK Manufacturing PMI is forecasted to arrive at 50.5
We are looking for a deviation of 2 either way on this trade.
If we get 51.5 or better I will look to enter a LONG position on GBP/USD and if we get
47.5 or lower I will go SHORT on GBP/USD.
Should this report be triggered, we can expect to see about 30 pips on the initial spike. We have no known conflict for this release. This trade will have a good chance of a 30% retrace on the initial spike, please use 10 pip slippage controls or limit order

What is it? And why does the market care?
It's a leading indicator of economic health - businesses react quickly to market conditions, and their purchasing managers hold perhaps the most current and relevant insight into the company's view of the economy. Traders watch these surveys closely as purchasing managers usually have early access to data about their company’s performance, which can be a leading indicator of overall economic performance.

A higher than expected reading should be taken as positive/bullish for the GBP
A lower than expected reading should be taken as negative/bearish for the GBP.

Method I use to trade this:
Stavro D’Amore Trading Method

See my Views on the crippling EURO

I will look for a 30% retracement in the original spike using Fibonacci retracement before entering a trade; I will close half my position as soon as I hit the original high point of the first initial spike and place a SL at entry price. My TP level would be just before a resistance level or if the chart decides to form a support level, looking at a 15 minute chart time frame.

I do recommend spike trading as an option; if you are using a good ECN broker with Auto clicker software.

Historical Chart and Data for UK Manufacturing PMI

All the best

Stavro D’Amore
 
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