Technicals

  • What About Other Markets?

    A lot of people have been asking me about trading these levels on other markets from the very beginning of this blog, and while the emails pile in and I continuously see great traders sending me ideas...
    Feb 02, 2010 2 Comments

  • Trading Range Breakouts

    Consolidation is the result of indecision and lack of conviction of the consensus of traders across the globe. Cyclical patterns develop, which at one point or another, get busted. I though I would w...
    Feb 01, 2010 7 Comments

  • Short Term Spike Base Example

    Cable : lower than expected GDP number yesterday caused the pound to spike lower. Pushes higher on the currency caused it to revisit the consolidation area ahead of the spike seen below. The original...
    Jan 26, 2010 No Comments

  • Hildebrand Reaffirming Franc Anti-Appreciation Policy; A Look Back at the SNB’s Greatest Hits

    On Friday (January 22), the Wall Street Journal released an article in which they interviewed the newly appointed head of the Swiss National Bank, Philipp Hildebrand. Through the haze and fog, one st...
    Jan 24, 2010 No Comments

  • Fading Double Zeros

    Last week, we were discussing the best times to use double zeros. I argued: Not when price is making recent new highs and new lows, but rather, when price has been ‘sloshing around’ the ze...
    Jun 22, 2009 6 Comments

  • Quasimodo (Over and Under Pattern)

    Another pattern we heavily monitor, serving as an intraday price turning point. These can be very reliable if used properly and can be seen on everything from daily down to 1 min charts. The easiest w...
    Jun 10, 2009 8 Comments

  • 1-2-3 Breakout!

    A trend-continuation pattern that I honestly adore. These are best viewed on smaller timeframes, usually 5 minute, where price will tap an area several times before finally thrusting through it. Its...
    Jun 03, 2009 3 Comments

  • Spike Base Pattern

    Following a spike, price will consolidate towards the highs. These work best when visible on 1hr timeframes. When price retreats back down (or up), the bottom of the consolidation zone acts as suppor...
    Jun 03, 2009 5 Comments

  • Weaker GBP Means I Can Visit the UK More Often So I Was Glad to Short It

    Our strategy as all about waiting until you see that perfect, most obvious sign staring you in the face to take action. Today I want to do a little post trade analysis to talk about a setup that happe...
    May 14, 2009 4 Comments

  • Dissecting EUR/USD

    Major points: Different market environments call for different ‘types’ of trades. Keep a folder on you computer with screenshots, marked up with key areas and notes of what you did right/w...
    Apr 03, 2009 19 Comments

  • Example: EUR/USD Short 1.2850 – Nov. 13, 2008

    Today we had one of the largest ranges ever on the S&P index, and its affect on EUR/USD was an initial selloff, followed by a huge spike in price. For this trade, we took a short at the high of th...
    Nov 14, 2008 24 Comments

  • Example: EUR/USD Long 1.2655-1.2640 – Nov. 6, 2008

    There are 2 big levels here: 1.2655 (bottom of 1hr bucket)1.2640 (intersection of diagonal trendline) I went long at 1.2656 just in case 1.2640 didnt get hit. Because they were so close together, only...
    Nov 06, 2008 13 Comments

  • 60 Trade Examples

    Reading is one thing, but pictures are worth 10x what I write sometimes. At the expense of sounding like a cheap advertiser, there are literally tens of thousands of pips in these examples alone, comp...
    Oct 20, 2008 12 Comments

  • Bucket Pattern

    Article about bucket patterns here: http://nobrainertrades.blogspot.com/2008/10/bottom-of-bucket.html There’s a small delay in this video here between voice and video just so you’re aware....
    Oct 15, 2008 2 Comments

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