Just a quick update on the dollar index levels on the 8 hour chart for the MT5 USDX indicator. The dollar index is currently trying to break through the S4 I mentioned yesterday at 93.97 having failed to make any progress beyond 94.20. In other words index is trading in less than a 30 pip range. This tight range & these levels will, of necessity, impact what is going on in the faster time frames and determine a) the viability of any trade & b) the risk on that trade.
Range may increase once US opens and we also have end of month flows in and out of USD as fund managers rebalance portfolios, & of course we have the FOMC tomorrow. So all in all not easy, particularly if you are only using time charts. In this type of market condition it's important to have a non time based chart such as a renko as it will make finding entries...
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In this live session Anna and David move to the US focused markets of indices, stocks, commodities and forex and applying some of the basic principles of volume price analysis supported by the Quantum Trading tools and indicators. The primary platform used is NinjaTrader but we also showcase the MT5 platform and this provides and excellent cost effective entry to other markets, so avoiding the need for specialist brokers and increased margins. The MT5 platform covers all the markets including stocks, commodities and indices along with currencies, and so offering trading opportunities for metals, energy and some softs, along with access to the most popular indices for the S & P 500 and the Dow 30....
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Risk Off Sentiment in the London Forex Session
Risk-off sentiment often emerges in the London forex session. Uncertainty drives it. Traders sell risky assets. Safe-haven currencies gain. This creates clear opportunities in majors and crosses.
Recording of this morning's London forex session with the Aussie yen in focus in risk-off start to the trading day.
It was a risk off start to the trading day with the Japanese yen being bought universally across the market, and with the focus on the Aussie yen in particular. The Quantum currency array indicator highlighted this perfectly in the session with some excellent price action.
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Signs of Risk Off in London Open
London overlap brings high liquidity. Risk-off flows appear early. Safe-havens like JPY or CHF strengthen. Commodity currencies (AUD, NZD) weaken. Volume price analysis (VPA) confirms—high volume on yen upmoves shows conviction. Low-volume rallies in risk pairs signal traps.
Quantum Tools Spot...
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Volatility Across All Markets on the MT5 Platform
Once again we are on the MT5 platform and here we can trade all the markets very easily, including commodities, indices and stocks. So a great platform and one for which all the Quantum Trading indicators are now available. In this video we focus on the volatility indicator which is triggered in real time and signals the potential for a congestion phase of price action to follow, or a potential reversal.
In other words, it sends a strong signal of what to expect next, which is all we need to know as traders. Most traders are then trapped in weak positions as the market moves into congestion or reverses against them and they are either stopped out or close out at a loss. The volatility indicator is a simple yet powerful indicator based on ATR and is available for both MT4 and MT5
Volatility is the lifeblood of trading opportunities. It creates price swings. Traders...
Scalping on NinjaTrader Using the TickSpeedometer Indicator
Scalping on NinjaTrader demands speed and precision. The TickSpeedometer indicator delivers both. It measures tick velocity in real time. This reveals surges in participation. Traders spot momentum shifts instantly.
Some excellent trading this morning on the NinjaTrader tick charts and using the Quantum Tickspeedometer to deliver the optimal tick chart settings for the pair. As always we use a multi chart approach and as we can see the Quantum trend monitor is red on all three charts helping to keep us in through the minor pullbacks which occur on all charts and in all markets.
How TickSpeedometer Enhances Scalping
The TickSpeedometer works with volume price analysis (VPA). High tick speed on up moves shows buying pressure. Low speed warns of fading momentum. Quantum's version on NinjaTrader includes customizable alerts for fast entries.
Practical Tips for Scalpers
Focus on high-liquidity sessions like US open. Pair with support/resistance for tight stops. Avoid low-speed traps. Anna Coulling's approach uses TickSpeedometer to filter...
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Using the Currency Strength Indicator & Currency Array as US Dollar Sells Heavily!
The US dollar has sold heavily in recent sessions. This creates clear opportunities. The currency strength indicator and currency array reveal it early. These Quantum tools rank USD weakness. Traders spot relational shifts fast.
In this video, we explain how to use the currency strength indicator and the currency array indicator together, as they reveal opportunities to sell the US dollar. The two indicators are part of the Quantum Trading currency dashboard with the currency matrix and the currency heatmap, then completing the full complement of MT5 indicators for trading forex.
Here is a great example of the importance of understanding the universal market sentiment. The market is selling the US dollar across the US dollar complex, and so trading with the flow of sentiment is a lower-risk proposition. As we can see, this is clearly evident in the currency array, as is the strength of the momentum in the...
How Currency Focus Shifts Across Forex Sessions: London to US to Asia
Forex markets run 24/5. Focus shifts between major sessions. This creates unique opportunities. London, New York, and Asia each highlight different currencies. Volume price analysis (VPA) tracks the transitions. Quantum indicators make spotting shifts reliable.
One of the keys to success as a forex trader is in being able to see currency strength and weakness instantly and across the timeframes. In early trading this morning we have a classic example described by the Quantum Trading currency strength indicator across the faster timeframes. We see the strong buying of the British Pound ( the yellow line) and also the Euro ( the orange line) from the 5 minute through to the 30 minute chart. With both currencies rising so strongly and across the timeframes, it is simply a question of deciding which pair to focus on as the counter currency and trade accordingly.
This set up is one we are looking for...
All traders understand the significance of price levels, and use any number of methods of trying to establish which are important and which to target not only as potential price objectives, but also try to try and establish where price is likely to stall.
And what makes a price level significant is whether it is reflected across different time frames, and we have a great example from the daily and monthly charts for gold.
On the daily chart we've seen some reasonable buying coming in at 1235, and perhaps even the start of a double bottom with the Camarilla marking the upside levels that need to be breached. But the monthly is looking bearish as the gold price is trying to break away from VPOC in the 1260 region, but what is significant this is also the R4 level on the daily and which is where only a break and hold here would signal the resumption of bullish sentiment.
However, short term the...
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Once of the key concepts to understand as a forex trader is that of sentiment to a currency, and whether that sentiment is universal across the complex. In this video we explain the principles of the Quantum currency array and in particular using the yen complex. Here we can see we have diversity on the yen, with some pairs rising and some falling, so sentiment to the yen is currently mixed with both buying and selling in this time frame.
However, when we move to consider the British pound which is the most bearish in the yen complex, here we can see why. The GBP is being universally sold across the complex, and as such with any trading opportunities, offers a lower risk proposition as we are trading with the market universally. In other words everyone is selling the GBP, so we are simply joining the current sentiment which is across the GBP complex and so the risk is lower.
There is...
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In this video we explain how to isolate out the currency pair using the currency strength indicator, and then to add further focus to the chart by including the currency index in our trading work-space.
In this example it's the GBP/JPY which is our focus, and on the currency strength indicator all the other currencies have been turned off, allowing us to see instantly and clearly where the two currencies are in their journey. This can be done easily and quickly using the toggle buttons on the indicator.
Here we can see the Yen is rising strongly and the British pound is falling strongly and so developing the strongly bearish trend we see on the chart. In other words the perfect combination, where we have strength in one currency reinforced with weakness in the other. This is confirmed by the trend monitor indicator, the support and resistance indicator and of course volume.
Finally to help focus further on this pair, we have added...
