Simple breakout System

The idea behind this simple Forex trading system is to capture an early move of the price when it starts to establish its new direction/trend for the day.

As we know the Frankfurt market opens at 2:00 am EST (which is 7:00 am GMT), then an hour later the other giant - London market opens at 3:00 am EST (which is 8:00 am GMT). The European session is the first major session for each coming day.

So, what do we do?

We start with 1 hour time frame, preferred pair - GBP/USD and no indicators.

The price range we are going to focus on is from 1:00 am EST to 2:00 am EST.

We look for the highest high and the lowest low of the price in that range and simply draw parallel horizontal lines through those extremes that will create a tunnel.

Now we are ready to move to a smaller time frame - 5 minute chart - and watch for the whole 5 min candle to close outside the tunnel which will provide a signal for us to enter with the open of the next candle.

We use a 20 pip stop OR the other side of the tunnel - whichever is less.

We are aiming at at least 20 pips profit. After that we have several options: lock the profit in, start "chasing" the price with a trailing stop by placing the stop just below the lowest low of the previous 5 min candle, or simply exit within the three consecutive hourly candles from the moment the trading order was filled.

Key Simplicity Strategy

A trader can decide on his/her trading plans by a simple 1 second glance at the chart. It is a very simple Forex trading system that is a pleasure to use for traders with a busy schedule.

Strategy requirements:
Time frame: 1 day
Indicators: 5 EMA, 12 EMA, RSI 21
Currency: ANY
Entry rules: Buy when 5 EMA crosses up and over 12 EMA and RSI is above 50. Sell when 5 EMA crosses down and below 12 EMA and RSI is below 50.
Exit rules: exit when 5 and 12 EMA cross again or when RSI crosses back through 50.

Since it is a daily system the logic behind it can be described as simply following the daily trend. Because EMAs are lagging indicators they actually help us in this case. The signaling EMAs' cross appears after a good pause which is just enough for the new trend (if any) to be established.

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5x5 Simple System Strategy

Just look what this trading strategy has to say. It's a simple yet quite promising Forex trading method. Trading strategies like this can only be discovered through a long and determined observation of the price behavior.

To start:
Currency: ANY
Time frame: 1 day
Indicators: 5 SMA, RSI 5 Entry rules: Buy when the price crosses over 5 SMA and makes + 10 pips up, the RSI must be over 50. Sell when the price crosses below the 5 SMA and makes +10 pips down, the RSI must be less than 50.
Exit rules: not set.

It is a very very simple system, yet with quite impressive results.
Always remember to take actions/enter the trade only after the signaling candle is closed.
This Strategy or trading idea can be used to create more advanced trading version.

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Simple 1-2-3 Swings Strategy

This Straegy is based on the same study of defining support and resistance levels and trading upon the fact of their violation.

A trading setup requires only an open chart and no restrictions for the currency or timing preferences.

Entry rules: Once the price makes it through the “pivot Line” - dotted white line on the figure below (drawn using the latest price peak) - and closes above (for uptrend) or below (for downtrend) the line buy/sell accordingly.

Exit rules: not set. However, exit can be found using Fibonacci method; or traders can measure the distance between point 2 and point 3 and project it on the chart for exit.

Additions: as an additional tool traders can use MACD (12, 26, 9). The rules for entry then will be next - let’s take a SELL order: When MACD lines cross downwards, you look for 1-2-3 set-up to form. When the price starts “attacking” the “pivot Line” you check that MACD is still in SELL mode (two lines are heading down). Once the price closes below the “pivot Line” – place Sell order.

Same chart: MACD (12, 26, 9) is added.

Advantages: gives 100% profitable entries.

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EUR/USD Simple System Strategy

As we move forward we discover a strategy that fits only chosen currency pairs.
Take a look at the next Forex trading system:

Currency pair: EUR/USD.
Time frame: 30 min.
Indicators: MACD (12, 26, 9), Parabolic SAR default settings (0.02, 0.2)
Entry rules: When Parabolic SAR gives buy signal and MACD lines crossed upwards – buy.

When Parabolic SAR gives sell signal and MACD lines crossed downwards – sell.
Exit rules: exit at the next MACD lines crossover or if the market starts trading sideways for some time.

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Parabolic SAR + ADX

The two indicators we are going to talk about here are found to be very well working when used side by side. This Forex trading system is an another simple discovery; and hundreds of such discoveries can be made when traders are there to learn and experiment. 


Any currency pair and time frame can be used.
Indicators: Parabolic SAR default settings (0.02, 0.2), ADX 50 (with +DI, -DI lines) 


Entry rules: SELL When the +DI line is below the -DI line, and Parabolic SAR gives sell signal. When the +DI line is above the -DI line, all Parabolic sell signals must be ignored.
Entry rules: BUY when the +DI line is above the -DI line, and Parabolic SAR gives buy signal. When the +DI line is  below the -DI line, all Parabolic buy signals must be ignored.
Exit rules: when +DI line and -DI lines have crossed again.

Advantages: allows filtering entries and predicting good exits.


Disadvantages: Both Parabolic SAR and ADX are follow-up indicators. Although they complement each other very effectively, the “weakest” in chain is ADX, because during trading it can give one signal, but later change to the opposite. Once given a signal from ADX, waiting for the current price bar to close to avoid such misleading is advised.

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Simple balanced system

Current Forex trading system represents a well thought and very simple combination of indicators. Knowing what signal to look for with each indicator, provides a strong tip for good entries and exits. 


Time frame: Any.
Currency: Any.
Indicators: 5 EMA, 10 EMA, Stochastic (14, 3, 3), RSI (14, 70, 30) 


Entry rules: Buy when 5 EMA crosses above 10 EMA and Stochastic lines are heading north (up) and Stochastic is not in overbought position (above 80.00 level) and RSI is above 50. 


Entry rules: Sell when 5 EMA crosses below 10 EMA and Stochastic lines are heading south (down) and Stochastic is not in oversold position (below 20.00 level), and RSI is below 50.
Exit rules: when 5 EMA and 10 EMA cross in the opposite direction or if RSI crosses the 50 mark again. 

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Picking tops and bottoms on Bollinger Bands Strategy

By using multiple time frames and candle stick formation we will uncover how to pick tops and bottoms while trading in the trend of the bigger time frame. 


We begin by looking at the daily chart to ascertain what direction we looking to trade by using the common Bollinger Band indicators middle line. A pair trading above the 20SMA is in short term up trend. A pair trading below the 20SMA is in a short term down trend. 


Once we find our direction we move to the smaller time, 4hour and 1hour, there we look for weakness in a uptrend (touch of bottom bands) and strength in a down trend (top of bands). 

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Trend line Strategy

This is a good simple strategy. I have traded it myself on a demo account with great success. It involved looking at the daily charts and drawing trend lines. A trend line must connect to at least two points. It is important that the trend line doesn’t have any breaks between the two points it connects to. Here is an example:

As trend lines are often used as support and resistance points, the market often bounces and sometimes even reverses at them. The way we can use this to our advantage is by placing buy or sell orders at the trend lines. We can place a stop just below the trend line, but ensure you leave enough room for volatility. If the trend line holds you can either set a TP at a support or resistance point or use a trailing stop. I like trailing stops personally. If the trend line breaks you take a small loss, but if it holds as they so often do you have a good chance of a winning trade that greatly exceeds the risk you took. You can see how this happened on the 3rd point of the trendline in the chart above. If you had placed a buy order at this point, it would have been a very nice, low risk trade.

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ADX Power Strategy

- Timeframe: I use it on 4 hours, feel free to use it on smaller timeframes as well
- Currency Pair: Any

- Indicators: EMA9 and EMA26 and DMI (Directional Movement Indicator with ADX)

- DMI Settings: Draw a horizental line at 25 to watch for the crossovers of DI+ or DI-
- ADX Settings: Ignore signals where ADX is lower 20

GO LONG WHEN:
- EMA9 has crossed over EMA26
- DI+ >= 25
- ADX >= 20
- ADX is in between DI+ and DI-
EXIT LONG WHEN:
- EMA26 has crossed EMA9 AND
- DI- is higher than DI+


GO SHORT WHEN:
- EMA26 has crossed EMA9
- DI- >= 25
- ADX >= 20
- ADX is in between DI- and DI+
EXIT SHORT WHEN:
- EMA9 has crossed EMA26 AND
- DI+ is higher than DI-


WHAT TO IGNORE:
- While in Long Position: DI+ and DI- Cross-overs while the EMA9 is still on top of EMA26
- While in Short Position: DI+ and DI- Cross-overs while the EMA26 is still on top of EMA9
- While searching for Trading Opportunities: The EMAs has crossed over but the DI+ or DI- (depending on whether you're looking for Long or Short positions) are still under 25. Also, wait till the ADX has reached 20 before entering into Trade
- Price breaking the Lower EMA (EMA26 in case of Long Positions) line while the EMA9 is still on top of EMA26.

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The Fractal Guru Strategy

Time Frame : 15mins and above

Indicators : Average Directional Movement Index - ADX (Settings : 14) and Fractals

Background on Fractals and ADX?

ADX Indicator or Average Directional Movement Index gives you a reading of how strong the market is trending. We will use this to our favor and combine it with Fractal Indicator to pick a high probability trade. can be found by default in your indicators list on your Metatrader 4 platform. Fractals show peaks and dips. To explain it easier, a Up Arrow Fractal forms when there is a lower high on both sides of a candle. A Down Arrow Fractal forms when there are higher lows on both sides of the candle. Please note that fractals will only form when the candle closes with the given criteria of high lows or lower highs on both sides.

Understanding The Fractal Guru Strategy

When the ADX is trending by seeing the blue line rising steadily, we look for Fractals to jump in the trend. We do not take all Fractals, only the ones with tails pointing to the Fractal. Let me explain this in a bit more detail and as simple as possible with some examples. (I will also be posting a video tutorial with this to help understand this method.)

Long (Buy) Positions Using The Fractal Guru Strategy

- On the ADX, the dotted green should be above dotted red and the solid blue line should be steadily rising

- Look for a Candlestick with a tail pointing to a Down Arrow Fractal

- When you see this Down Arrow Fractal, enter Long.

- Place stops 5 pips below the low of the Fractal Candle.

- Exit using proper money management or upon the cross of the dotted green and red lines in the ADX.

Long Position Example 1 :

http://www.urbanforex.com/images/forex_strategies/fractal_guru/fractal_g...

Long Position Example 2 :

http://www.urbanforex.com/images/forex_strategies/fractal_guru/fractal_g...

Short (Sell) Positions Using The Fractal Guru Strategy

- On the ADX, the dotted red line should be above dotted green line and the solid blue line should be steadily rising

- Look for a Candlestick with a tail pointing to a Up Arrow Fractal

- When you see this Up Arrow Fractal, enter Short.

- Place stops 5 pips above the high of the Fractal Candle.

- Exit using proper money management or upon the cross of the dotted green and red lines in the ADX.

- Navin Prithyani

Video Tutorial:

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3 white soldiers / 3 black crows Strategy

Very Simple system - simply look for 1 of 2 candle formations at or near the bollinger band (in this case the default 20)

You are looking for either 3 consecutive bulish candles for a buy, 3 consecutive bearish candles for a sell - that's it!!! - 3 white soldiers / 3 black crows formations

Things to note. On the larger moves, the price WILL retrace. Best thing to do in this situation is when you see this happen (typically 1 or 2 candles in the opposing direction) simply close the trade and re-enter when the price has returned to the point where the change started. as for exit strategy - a lot of the time you can count on approx 2 - 3 times the value of the retracement (e.g. if the price retraces 10 pips, then you are looking on the re-entered trade of a TP between 20 - 30 pips!

You can use ANY 3 consecutive candles, however this works best when the price has just "bounced" off the Bollinger Bands.

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H4 Bollinger Band Strategy

H4 Bollinger Band Strategy

Tools : Bollinger Bands(20)
TimeFrame : H4
Currency : ALL

This strategy is extremely simple and I use it to detect opportunities and it is very good.

If you open an H4 EUR/JPY chart and you insert the Bollinger Bands(20) indicator, if you observe the chart you will see that the bands are simply a Resistance and Support. The Upper band is a Resistance and the Lower Band is a Support. If you pay attention to the chart you will see that  most of time the price hit the upper band then it retraces back to Lower Band, so how I trade is very easy, I wait till the price touches let’s say the upper band and closes under it (not above it) and wait till the candle is formed, when it finishes and the next candle opens under the previous Upper band then I enter a Short trade with target = 100 pips or until it touches the Lower Band.

Same thing when it touches the Lower band and the candle closes above it, and the next candle opens above the previous Lower Band then I go Long with Target = Upper band or 100 pips. You can develop this strategy as I did, and you can profit a lot, I made more than 800 pips this month.
You can check my website for any further help http://rpchost.com . If you think in this technique and observe the chart I am sure you will develop this strategy quickly and make 99% winning trades.


H4 Bollinger Band Strategy (Part II)

Tools : Bollinger Band(20)
TimeFrame : H4
Currency : ANY


This strategy is a continuation of the previous strategy I submitted before (Forex trading strategy #22 ).

This strategy is very simple, and you can find more details at Rpchost.com forex forum.
First open a currency (per example EUR/USD) and H4 timeframe, issue suitable breaklines from the bollinger band (visual examples are at rpchost.com forex forum), now wait till a candle breaks the breakLine. This break is not a trade signal we must have an extra confirmation, here come the role of the bollinger band.look at the bollinger band upper and lower, if they are both opened which means upper band is UP and lower band is DOWN, then it is a confimation of a trade.

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My Line In The Sand Strategy

Every one says keep it simple and the trend is your friend. This is as simple as it comes and it utilizes daily trends in the Forex.


Currency pairs: ANY
Time frame chart: Daily
Indicator: SMA (I use a 30 SMA on most my charts but the idea is to choose a SMA that gives you the best looking trends.)


Entry / Exit rules:
Crossing the SMA in either direction, in other words you reverse your position when ever the price crosses the SMA



Money Management:

2% of your account per trade
1 open trade per pair with a stoploss of 1/2 % of your account (even though the idea is to reverse your trade  every time the price crosses the SMA, there will be times that you’re not going to be there in front of your computer and in those cases you will need a stoploss to ensure your account only takes a small loss.)

Advantages: This is a trend following system and the Forex does trend.

Disadvantages: In periods when the market is not trending there will be a lot of little losses. (For me, this is price I pay in order to catch a big trend.)

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EMA Breakthrough Strategy

Sooner or later all Forex traders begin experimenting with different EMA settings.
Quite often very interesting combination can be spotted. Here is one Simple Forex system based on 50 EMA indicator.

Any currency pair.
Time frame: 90 minute or 3 hour chart, 4 hour chart
Indicator: 50 EMA.

Entry: watch for a candle to pierce 50 EMA and finally close above (to enter Long) or below (to go Short). Enter with the second candle after it makes 5 pips higher than the previous one.
Exit: not set.
Stop loss order: 15 pips below 50 EMA.

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The "Stupid Guy" Strategy

Pair : EUR/USD only

Time Frame : 15 Minute Only

Zoom out to 50 or 75 percent to see the magic.

And the secret is... MACD!

Set it to 35 45 30.

The Rule is, ENTRY WHEN CROSSING. ITS so simple!!

Patient is the key, and you may sometimes checkout the Histogram Divergence to spot next cross. Don't forget to set trailing stop (SL+), Avoid News, Cut Loss when MACD cross again (almost never happen)

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Simple MACD Crossover Strategy

Trading with MACD indicator is widely used by Forex traders.

Let's take a glance at the very basis of currencies trading with MACD indicator.

We will need only MACD indicator with standard settings: 12, 26, 9.

Any time frame as well as any currency pair can be used.

Entry rules: When the MACD lines’ crossover appears – enter (or wait for the price bar to close and then enter).

Exit rules: when MACD lines next crossover occurs.

Advantages: very simple approach and can give good profitable entries. Traders may want to change MACD default settings depending on the currency and chosen time frame. For example, traders may test next MACD set ups: 

USD/CHF MACD (04, 07, 16), EUR/USD MACD (02, 03, 20), GBP/USD MACD (02, 03, 04) for different time frames.

Disadvantages: you will need to sit and monitor it again and again. MACD has little use in sideways trading market. It is also never used alone, but rather in combination with other indicators.

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Double Stochastic Strategy

By doubling on Stochastic analysis we are doubling on trading accuracy... However, one should remember that with each new Forex tool added complexity can appear; and a very complex approach is not always good.

Strategy Requirements:

Currency pairs: ANY

Time frame chart: 1 hour, 1 day

Indicators: Full Stochastic (21, 9, 9) and Full Stochastic (9, 3, 3).

Entry rules: When the Stochastic (21, 9, 9) lines’ crossover appears – enter (or wait for the current price bar to close and then enter). It will be the major trend. 

Look at Stochastic (9, 3, 3) to anticipate swings inside the main trend and re-enter+ the market again – additional entries. Also ignore the short-term moves Stochastic (9, 3, 3) that signal for exit – do not exit early until Stochastic (21, 9, 9) gives a clear signal to do so.

Exit rules: at the next cross of major Stochastic (21, 9, 9) lines.

Advantages: using two Stochastic indicators helps to see the major trend and the swings inside it. This gives more accurate entry ruless and gives a good exit rules.

Disadvantages: needs constant monitoring, and again we are dealing with a lagging indicator.

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Stochastic Lines Cossover Strategy

Here is a very basic overview of a role of a Stochastic indicator in the Forex trading. Knowing exactly what to expect from Stochastic, if you ever plan to add it to your own system, will affect trading results dramatically. For this trading method:

Currency pair: Any.

Time frame: Any.

Indicator: Stochastic (14, 3, 3)

Entry rules: Buy when the faster moving Stochastic line crosses above and up over slower moving stochastic line.

Exit rules: Sell when the opposite situation (next crossover) occurs and right after that open an opposite position. It is again recommended, once the first touch of Stochastic lines (possible future crossover) has been spotted, to wait until the following price bar on the chart has closed and only then take actions.

Advantages: can give entry and exit rules, easy to use.


Disadvantages: Stochastic is a lagging indicator – with this lines crossover system it can create a lot of false signals. Traders may want to change Stochastic regular settings for each particular currency pair to eliminate as many false signals as possible. Stochastic crossover system is good when used in combination with other indicators.


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RSI High-Low Strategy

Although no trading system can solely rely on RSI indicator, using it in combination with other tools and proper technical analysis can bring a new edge to your Forex trading.

Setup:Currency pair: Any.
Time frame: Any.
Indicator: RSI (14) with levels at 70 and 30.

Entry rules: Buy when RSI has crossed below 30, formed a bottom, and then crossed back up through 30.
Entry rules: Sell when RSI has crossed above 70, formed a peak, and then crossed back down through 70.

Exit rules: not set.

Advantages: RSI is a very good indicator to refer for confirmation for any entry in any simple or complex trading system. For current trading method it advices well on entries, but opportunities occur not that often.

Disadvantages: monitoring is needed, still false signals take place. Strategy is suggested to be used in combination with other ones.

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Stochastic High-Low Strategy

Forex systems which adopt a Stochastic indicator for monitoring the price provide some very good tips about the situation on the market for traders that are willing to see it.


Currency pair: Any.
Time frame: Any.
Indicator: Full Stochastic (14, 3, 3)


Entry rules: When Stochastic has crossed below 20, reached 10, and then crossed back up through 20 – set BUY order.
Entry rules: Sell when Stochastic has crossed above 80, reached 90, and then crossed back down through 80.
Exit rules: close trade when Stochastic lines rich the opposite side (80 for Buy order, 20 for Sell order).

Advantages: gives quite accurate entry/exit signals in well trending market.
Disadvantages: needs periodical monitoring. Stochastic is suggested to be used along with other indicators to eliminated entering on false signals.

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28-100 MA Trading Strategy

Indicators: 100Ema applied to close and 28 smooth moving average applied to close.
Time frame: 1hr and 4hr
Currency: Any, but i guess Eur/usd would be preferable.
Entry: the 100ema shows the trend. So if we were in a down trend as given by the 100ema and a candle closes above the 100ema, we enter a buy, you would stay in that buy until a candle closes below the 28 and re-entriesare made using the 28 once price touches it or closes above it when it has first closed below it. The reverse is for a sell trade.

 For 1hr, stop loss should be 50-60pips while take profit should be 70-120pips, for 4hr stop loss should be 100pips while take profit should be 100-500pips.




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Slow Moving Averages Crossover Strategy

Use time frame and currency which respond the best (1 hour, 1 day… or any other).

Indicators: (multiple of 7) 7 SMA, 14 SMA, 21 SMA.

Entry rules: When 7 SMA goes through 14 and continues through 21, BUY/SELL in the direction of 7 SMA once price gets through 21 SMA.

Exit rules: exit when 7 SMA goes back and touches 21 SMA.

Advantages: again it is an easy set up and does not require any calculations or other studies. Can produce very good results during strong market moves, the system also can be easily programmed and traded automatically.

Disadvantages: System requires periodical monitoring according to a chosen time frame. SMA indicator signal can be confirmed after the current price bar has been fully formed and closed. In other words, when SMA stops changing and the signal is fixed, traders may rely on such information to open a trade.

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Fast Moving Averages Crossover Strategy

Trading systems based on fast moving averages are quite easy to follow. Let's take a look at this simple system.

Currency pairs: ANY

Time frame chart: 1 hour or 15 minute chart.

Indicators: 10 EMA, 25 EMA, 50 EMA.

Entry rules: When 10 EMA goes through 25 EMA and continues through 50 EMA, BUY/SELL in the direction of 10 EMA once it clearly makes it through 50 EMA. (Just wait for the current price bar to close on the opposite site of 50 EMA. This waiting helps to avoid false signals).

Exit rules: option1: exit when 10 EMA crosses 25 EMA again.

option2: exit when 10 EMA returns and touches 50 EMA (again it is suggested to wait until the current price bar after so called “touch” has been closed on the opposite side of 50 EMA).

Advantages: it is easy to use, and it gives very good results when the market is trending, during big price break-outs and big price moves.

Disadvantages: Fast moving average indicator is a follow-up indicator or it is also called a lagging indicator, which means it does not predict future market directions, but rather reflects current situation on the market. This characteristic makes it vulnerable: firstly, because it can change its signals any time, secondly – because need to watch it all the time; and finally, when market trades sideways (no trend) with very little fluctuation in price it can give many false signals, so it is not suggested to use it during such periods.


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