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A great session this morning with David and myself and we started with the EUR/AUD which has been rising strongly for the last few days, and one of the lessons from our private trading chat room where we support our forex education program members. This was an example of an annotated chart of the EUR/AUD posted in the forum in real time and explaining some of the key VPA lessons. One of the hardest things to do in trading is to stay in a trend once a position begins to develop into profit, particularly when the trend pauses and starts to pull back or reverse.
This happens in all timeframes and is when the market pauses and moves into congestion. So how do we know whether this is a true change in the primary trend, or simply a move into a secondary trend before re-establishing the primary trend once more, and this is where volume price analysis steps in. This is...
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Euro Dollar Bears in Control on the Fast Charts and Currency Array
Euro dollar bears remain in control on the fast charts. Selling pressure dominates lower timeframes. Price pushes lower with conviction. This signals short-term weakness in EUR/USD.
The euro has been selling heavily in the early part of the London trading session, with the currency array indicator displaying this clearly on the 15m timeframe. The only pair lagging is the EUR/CHF, with all the other pairs neatly stacked at the bottom of the ranking ladder and now offering potential reversals from the over sold condition on the faster timeframe. The chart alongside for the EUR/USD reflects this bearish sentiment and here we have the accumulation and distribution indicator displaying the various levels of potential support and resistance.
The indicator works on the price action and signals those areas where levels have been tested from above and so are likely to act as support, and those where price has been tested from below,...
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Trading Gold Today on NinjaTrader with the Renko Optimizer
Trading gold today on NinjaTrader offers clear opportunities. This precious metal reacts to risk sentiment and USD moves. Volatility creates setups. The Renko Optimizer indicator enhances precision. It finds ideal brick sizes for non-time-based charts.
Even though the longer term trend for gold remains heavily bearish, there are always opportunities for intraday trading against the dominant trend, and here we are using the renko optimiser along with several other Quantum indicators. The renko optimiser delivers the optimal setting for the brick - no guesswork!!! So you are trading in tune with the market at the optimal brick size for any market and timeframe.
The indicator works by using average true range to deliver the brick size, and for gold this is delivered in cents per ounce. In the video we also consider the Trend Monitor and Trend dots, two great indicators which work so well with the renko chart, helping to keep us in...
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An interesting session for the open the US markets, and one where there was some divergence between the NQ emini and the YM emini. For the former it was a case of sideways congestion with extreme volatility as the exchange opened alongside Globex. For the YM it was a case of joining the steady and even trend higher as the Dow set off to reverse yesterday's losses. Across both the time and non time based charts of the renko and the tick, this developed into a wonderful trend with the index climbing steadily and moving through the various levels of support and resistance.
One of the interesting questions which came up during the session was the question of scaling in and scaling out. Every trader has to find what works for them as there is never a right way or wrong way to approach trading....
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Aussie Dollar and Gold in Focus in the London Session
The Aussie dollar and gold take center stage in the London session. Both are commodity-linked assets. AUD reacts to risk sentiment. Gold often moves inversely to USD strength. Traders watch them for early clues.
In this morning's session once again we focus on some of the key concepts of support and resistance using the accumulation and distribution indicator for NinjaTrader and the dynamic support and resistance indicator for MT4/5. The AUD/USD provides some good examples from the faster to the slower timeframes as the pair tests a strong level of support in the session on the 60 minute chart.
One of the many trading concepts we also discuss is using multiple timeframes to identify levels in higher and lower timeframes. Finally we also look at support and resistance from the aspect of overbought and oversold with the currency strength indicator for NinjaTrader.
Volume Price Analysis Insights
Volume price analysis (VPA) reveals connections. High volume on...
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Support and resistance is a key component of the volume price analysis methodology and in the London session Anna and David use various examples in various timeframes to explain the underlying concepts, and supported with the Quantum Trading tools and indicators for MT4, MT5 and NinjaTrader.
In this session Anna and David look at several examples and in particular for the British pound and the euro as we move from the European open and into the London trading session. The pound has been in sharp focus for the last few weeks as Brexit concerns continue and the prospect of no deal with Europe. The longer term trend for the pound remains bearish but for how much longer?...
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Trading Gold on the MT5 Platform During London Session
Trading gold on MT5 during the London session offers high volatility. This precious metal reacts to risk sentiment. London overlap brings liquidity. Moves accelerate early. Traders spot opportunities in XAU/USD.
Gold has been very bearish on the longer term charts and in the early part of the London session this has continued on an intraday basis, as we trade gold on the MT5 platform. The Quantum Trading tools and indicators work in exactly the same way for trading gold, or indeed any other commodities, stocks or indices which are available on the MT5 platform.
Also here we focus on the Trend Monitor indicator which helps us to stay in and not be shaken out of a strong position when the market pauses or reverses temporarily. This is one of the hardest things to do in trading, and is where profits are made and lost.
Also here we have the Quantum USDX dollar index running in...
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In this morning's forex session we saw a nice move in the Aussie Dollar with some classic volume price analysis lessons when combined with the Quantum Trading indicators. The euro also produced a nice move lower with the renko charts on MT5 leading the way.
The renko charts on MT5 are unique as they allow you to add both standard indicators and the Quantum tools and indicators directly to the chart. The trends indicator and te trend monitor indicator work perfectly with this style of chart as you can see from the euro dollar in the European session just ahead of the London open....
The exciting new renko optimiser for NinjaTrader 7 and NinjaTrader 8 is here. No longer will you have to guess at the optimal setting for a renko chart on NinjaTrader. The renko optimiser indicator does it all for you automatically and with one click of a button, delivering the optimal renko brick size for all markets, instruments and timeframes. The indicator works using average true range or ATR to deleiver the optimal setting during the trading session, ensuring you are always trading at the speed of the market.
By using Average True Range the Renko Optimiser indicator starts by calculating the degree of volatility of the instrument within a given period and timeframe. You may already be familiar with ATR and by using the ATR to determine the brick size, we can eliminate the noise or volatility normally present in a candlestick chart. It is a popular technique used by traders with Renko charts but which is all automated by the...
We now have a euro index for MT5 which can be invaluable when trading a pair such as eur/jpy which has been in an uptrend since yesterday. What's interesting about this move higher on the hourly chart is how in one move we have at least three different types of sea states. The beginning of the move higher (as denoted by trend monitor turning blue) is characterized by a trend without volatility as the pair moves gently higher before the price action goes into congestion with trend dots turning grey.
We then see two strong volatility candle as the result of the BOJ & on the faster time frames we would have seen plenty of whipsaws with many traders attempting to catch some pips. However, this injection of energy into the pair has resulted in a continuation of the trend, but this time with momentum as we wider spread up candles & a much steeper incline. Typically after many such moves...
