Identifying trend

Discussion in 'Trading' started by farmerjohn1324, Feb 12, 2020.

  1. easymon1

    easymon1

    fj
    ?post a screenshot gbp/huf 1hour chart to current time?
    include that low candle below 403.00 in the shot?
    thx man.
    that's a nice screen layout you have.
    what smartphone and software do you use?
    fj gbphuf 1h 2020 0214.png
     
    #51     Feb 14, 2020
  2. Despite the fact that it eventually went down again, I would have actually closed my TP at a profit.

    Android. IG Forex.
     
    #52     Feb 14, 2020
  3. easymon1

    easymon1

    fj, how do you go about picking your exit prices?
     
    #53     Feb 14, 2020
  4. Eyeball what would prove my trade right or wrong.

    Then I might adjust later to lock in some gains or move SL to zero, or something like that.
     
    #54     Feb 14, 2020
  5. easymon1

    easymon1

    do you see much volume on that currency pair?
     
    #55     Feb 14, 2020
  6. Is that a lot?
     
    #56     Feb 14, 2020
  7. tiddlywinks

    tiddlywinks

    That is a trick question...

    Forex DOES NOT have any complete or reliable volume. There is no central "exchange". Some dealers offer a volume based on their clients, but as stated that is no where near being complete, reliable, or representative of the full market of a pair.

    OTOH, currency futures DO have complete and reliable volume, BUT it is does not encompass the forex, and therefore is reliable only for trading the futures.
     
    #57     Feb 14, 2020
  8. easymon1

    easymon1

    Last edited: Feb 14, 2020
    #58     Feb 14, 2020
  9. bone

    bone

    You will make things so much easier and more obvious if you move from using one hour data to weekly data when it comes to identifying a legit 'trend'.

    It always slays me when I see people talking about 'trend' and using short(er) term data.

    Back in the time that I day traded - I used 360 minute data ;)

     
    #59     Feb 14, 2020
  10. Really? Weekly? Here's a chart using weekly bars. The left side of the chart goes all the way back to 2013. At those long timeframes, aren't technicals meaningless?
     
    #60     Feb 14, 2020