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forex scalping 10 9 2015

Scalping didn’t started well today.
I have entered in a ranging pair the eurjpy.
I had a counter trend signal ten minutes before London open wait for the retracement and entered. The trade went red from the first minutes and gave an opposite signal.I had a chance to close in breakeven but I haven;t got a new resistance or support in the trigger chart so I didn’t close.
One hour later I paid the error for 20 pips.
While I was in the eurjpy trade I took a long signal in pound dollar and sixty minutes later I got a perfect retracement were I got in long for intraday trade.
This trade hit in the final stage approx 65 pips. I close initially 2/3 of the position but while I saw how it was approaching a resistance in the higher 2 hour time frame I close it all.
Few minutes later it reversed and dropped 60 pips down,
The moral of the story today is: 1. close to breakeven when you have the chance and 2.don’t be greedy.
Another day closed green with nice profit.
The title of the video with the trades consistent profitable.
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The three pairs I watch
gbpusd
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eurjpy
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forex scalping 11 9 2015

Scalping went well today.Initially I have started with a fresh signal in eurjpy .The signal came up some minutes before London open.
I took the retracement and scalping target in 2/3 of the position came in three minutes. Ideal forex scalping duration time.
Then the pair moved very slowly in the next hour and a half, lost my patience and close it in +3 pips for the rest of 1/3 position.
Wrong decision since the target I was aiming came in the next one hour.
The second trade I took in Pound Dollar and made more than an hour to pay.Finally we got the scalping target and we left a tiny piece to close with trailing three and half hours later.
You may find useful the below information for your trading next week.
CFTC commitment of traders released September 11, 2015:
EUR shorts 81K vs 68K shorts prior week
GBP shorts 18K vs. 11K shorts prior week
JPY shorts 7K vs 16K shorts prior week
CAD shorts 49K vs 55K shorts prior week
CHF shorts 7K vs. 8K shorts prior week
AUD shorts 53K vs 56K shorts prior week
NZD shorts 12K vs 8K shorts prior week
The data is from the close of business on September 8, 2015
EUR shorts increase by 13K
JPY shorts move closer to square and near the years smallest net position of -5.4K. JPY positions have not been net positive since Oct 16, 2012 week.
Our primary target to finish the week in green was achieved again today.
I gave the title to the video consistent profitability.

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The three pairs I watch with remarks and trades on them.

GBPUSD
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EURJPY
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GBPJPY
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Consolidation and breakout 14 9 2015

Consolidation and breakout is one of the most profitable trades you can take in any financial instrument.The problem is to find the real breakout or you will be caught in range .As I have predicted on Friday post GBPJPY would break in the next session.So with patience I was waiting for a signal in the European session today.After the fresh signal I wait for a retracement and retracement came.I entered in the most safe spot but the pair scared me initially because it continued to climb and gave opposite signal.The higher time frame chart- which carries my swing system on it-was in pivotal point.Either it would break the pivotal point and collapse or it will bounce from the pivotal point and resume the bullish trend.I was undecided what to do, close in breakeven or continue in the trade.Finally after 29 minutes gbpjpy moved fast in +12 pips and close my first scalping target.Since I was waited for a breakout I converted the trade to intraday by canceling the trailing stop ,entering a stable stop in 92 and left the trade with 1/3 of the position to see what it will bring.I have opened the platform again 30 minutes after the DOW open and the trade was in +101 pips.I decided to leave it open until London close and keep the strategy wait and see.Twelve minutes after the London close the pair was still in no mans land giving me 100 pips and I closed everything for the day.

I have wrote everything to video as usual ,enjoy



The three pairs I watch every day with trades and remarks on them

GBPJPY



GBPUSD



EURJPY

 
When to close forex trading positions ?

When to close forex trading positions? The most of the times I close open positions around London close.I sleep better at nights.Rarely as yesterday I had open position during the Tokyo session.In these cases I close them few minutes before Frankfurt opens.Reversals and stop hunting will follow I don't want to be in.Yesterday trading was difficult for the three pairs I watch.GBPUSD produced a nice signal with over 150 pips move south but with no retracement.EURJPY produced a long signal with retracement but took in demo only.Finally GBPJPY was ranging all day and since I was waiting for a breakout a took the retracement of a short signal which generated in DOW open.Trade went bad and lost 25 pips. Left the charts open and found a pivotal point, a third touch in the upper area of the gbpjpy range and took an intraday trade with stable stop approx 20.30 EST European time.This trade was left open during Tokyo session and produced 48 pips.We made 23 net pips for 15 of September and closed it 20 minutes before Frankfurt open.


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three pairs we watch every day with remarks and trades
GBPUSD



GBPJPY



EURJPY

 
Forex scalping techniques 16-17-18 Sept 2015

It was three difficult days.The reason was that my biological clock was upset and traded in different times than those I usually trade.


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The first trade I took was in 16/9/2015.I have lost the bullish breakout(sleeping) and attempted to catch a bounce in resistance in higher time frames in GBPJPY.The breakout was a valid signal with retracement offered 170 pips plus.As you remembered on 15-9-2015 I was trading in the Tokyo session.The gbpjpy train passed over me and the cost was -11 pips. Closed the platform for the rest of European session.

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Late at night in the closing of New York ,I have a short signal and I am attempting to fade the great bullish move.

First attempt 17-9-2015 till next day at 10,54 European EST time = -20 pips.

Second attempt 11,30 retracement to short signal until 13.44 =-20

Third attempt double top 30 min after DOW open till 20.55 = -20

Forth attempt same day 21.30В* till 21,38 based on divergence= -20

Total for both pairs - 91 pips

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Switching to gbpjpy short in 22.00 till 04,03 next morning . Total +139 pips
139 pips -91 loosing pips=48 pips net for the three days


I didn't trade at all on Friday to relax from the stress of the previous days.Counter trend trades are very dangerous and new traders must avoid them at all costs.
 
Scalping techniques and Journal


Hello traders,

We had some nice trade signials today.

Pound dollar was very calm in Tokyo session.She gave only one signal after the London open with the potential of 170 pips.

Notice how narrow is the Tokyo session.

Then BOE made a Super Thursday for bears with the following key points

BANK OF ENGLAND KEEPS KEY RATE AT 0.5%; VOTE 8-1

BOE SAYS OUTLOOK FOR GLOBAL GROWTH HAS WEAKENED SINCE AUGUST

BOE FORECAST BASED ON KEY RATE 0.8% IN Q2 2017, 1% IN Q4 2017

BOE SEES CPI BELOW 1% UNTIL H2 2016, DOWNSIDE RISKS TO OUTLOOK

BOE SEES DOWNSIDE RISKS TO U.K. FROM EMERGING MARKETS

BOE CUTS CPI FORECAST TO 1H 2017, SAYS POUND IMPACT TO PERSIST

The GBPUSD has broken below the 50% of the trading range for the year - keeping the sellers in control and the dip buyers/longs nervous.


Traders will now keep an eye on that level for resistance. If the price can not get back above this level, the sellers remain in the dominant position.


The low from October 13 at 1.5199, is the next obvious target to get to and through. Swing lows from June and the beginning of September come in at 1.5188 and 1.5158 respectively. At the end of Sept/beginning of October the pair moved below these swing lows, but activity was more two-way. I think the market can "see" the other swing lows as more important targets. The 61.8% at 1.50849 corresponds with the May low.

GBPUSD super Thursday bear party.

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GBPJPY acted similarly following GBPUSD potential for 200 pips.

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EURJPY gave a long signal in the London open with potential to 55 pips.

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I have made a ninjatrader template for a scalping technique to share today.

Download below:

This scalping technique works in the one-minute time frame. Its quite simple to understand and is composed of an automatic trendline, the Stochastic indicator and MACD.

The Scalping Setup

Indicators: Stochastic with settings: (5,3,3) and MACD with settings: (13,26,9)

Preferred time frame(s): 1 min chart

Trading sessions: Euro ans US Sessions

Preferred Currency pairs: Medium to high volatility pairs (EUR/USD, GBP/USD, USD/JPY, GBP/JPY, EUR/JPY,)

Download

Download the Forex Scalping Strategy With MACD and Stochastic for ninjatrader.

GBP/USD 1 Min Chart Example in ninjatrader

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Trading Rules

Long Trade Setup:

The MACD indicator must be above the zero line (bullish territory).

Wait for the Stochastic indicator to go back above 20 from below (oversold).

This is the signal to enter a long position.

Place stop loss 1 pip below the most recent swing low point.

Price objective: Set at 10 pips above the entry point.

Short Trade Setup:

The MACD indicator must be below the zero line (bearish territory).

Wait for the Stochastic indicator to go back below 80 from above (overbought).

This is the signal to enter a short position.

Place stop loss 1 pip above the most recent swing high point.

http://forexraiders.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/1inscalpmacdstoch.zip
 
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Scalping Journal and strategy template 7 11 2015

Scalping Journal and strategy template follows.

Yesterday we had the biggest news event of the month.We took a scalping trade in the morning after the London open in EURJPY and then closed the station.

In the afternoon one hour approx after the NFP release the pair gave a superb short signal ,provide a nice retracement for entry in the trigger chart and then produced more than 100 pips potential.


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Pound dollar was still under influence from the BOE comments so it didn't produce any fresh signals hust continued the melt down which filled the pockets of swing traders follwing the signal from super bear Thursday
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gbpusd swing tradeGBPJPY provided some range trading with profitable signals followed by retracements as our forex system dictates.

As you can notice from the length of the blue box which is the Archimedes indicator provided a lot of volatility.

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On the news side the U.S. Non-Farm Payrolls report blew away estimates, forcing investors to change the probability of a December interest rate hike by the U.S. Federal Reserve from 50% to 70%.

The U.S. Non-Farm Payrolls report for October showed the addition of 271,000 jobs, soundly beating estimates of about 179,000. The unemployment rate ticked lower to 5 percent, marking full-employment. Average hourly earnings increased 9 cents or 0.4%, for an annualized increase of 2.5 percent. This put it slightly above the Fed’s mandated inflation target of 2.0 percent.

The stronger-than-expected jobs report drove up U.S. Treasury yields, triggering steep breaks in the December Treasury Bonds and December Treasury Notes markets. Both futures contracts reached their lowest levels since late August. The 2-Year Cash market yield reached a high of 0.958 percent, its highest level since May 2010.

Higher yields made the U.S. Dollar a more attractive investment, forcing foreign currency markets sharply lower across the board. Sellers also hit the precious metals markets on the news with December Comex Gold futures dropping over $50.00 for the week.


The scalping strategy of the day is a 5 minute Strategy in ninjatrader .It is perfect for ranging conditions.I have removed the middle line in bollinger bands and painted the upper line to red in order to short it and the lower line to green in order to buy it.If you spot the ranging period it is a cash machine.

In the lower chart you can count 8 trades , 7 win one stop loss hit.

range scalping

Forex Scalping Strategy With Bollinger Bands
r chart you can count 8 trades , 7 win one stop loss hit.

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Scalping the GBP/USD and EUR/USD 5 min trading charts with Bollinger Bands. This strategy works best in a range-bound market environment characterized by almost flat horizontally aligned Bollinger Bands.

Scalping Setup

Indicators: Bollinger Bands with default 20,2 settings
Preferred time frame(s): 5 min
Trading sessions: EUR, US
Preferred Currency pairs: GBP/USD, EUR/USD
Download the Forex Scalping Strategy With Bollinger Bands for Ninjatrader.
http://forexraiders.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/range-scalping.zip
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GBP/USD Chart: Strategy Example

Trading Rules

Buy Rules:

Bollinger Bands needs to be almost flat (range trading)
The price touches the lower Bollinger Band

Open BUY position. Set stop loss at 10 pips below the entry price. Close the trade at the upper Bollinger Band.

Sell Rules:

Bollinger Bands needs to be almost flat (range trading)
The price touches the upper Bollinger Band

Open SELL position. Set stop loss at 10 pips above the entry price. Close the trade at the lower Bollinger Band.
 
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