Forex Tips and Tricks – Keeping It
Simple To Be Successful
Breakout risk
Tricky trading of the GBP overnight but some useful tips come from it. Never trade an early breakout…wait for the retest and confirmed signs of trend direction. Be aware of range bottoms and tops as well as the previous day’s highs and lows. When looking at last...
Discipline
Not being a fan of Sunday/Monday trading – I passed on any trades overnight. At first glance, the GBP may have appeared to be an easy short trade… as the down trend continued progressively through the Asian session with a substantial move.Let’s see what the week...
Reading swings
The GBP yesterday had another higher swing low and today’s high took out Wednesday’s swing high.Breakout traders were stopped out and an entry long presented itself. Although the GBP didn’t make it to my first target, it had offered enough pips in advance of the...
Beware of the inital fake move
GBP puts in its range on a news sentiment day, then moves back to where it started yesterday.News has been mostly negative to begin the week – especially out of Europe. After the market digested the ZEW sentiment, it consolidated before making an abrupt plunge...
Not a fan of Sunday/Monday trading
Be very careful trading Sundays/Mondays…Always be very selective in trading your setups, but be especially careful on Sundays/Mondays. I used to be very eager to start the week off by finding a trade to take. I learned over time that it was better to be patient...
Plan your trades
The EUR offered a nice short setup overnight. Plan your trades – never chase a trade and wait for your setup. If you concentrate on a few pairs and get to know their patterns, you will find reoccurring setups appear most sessions. If the setup is evident and...









