If you don't have the currency matrix indicator for NinjaTrader of for MT4/MT5, here's a neat way to create your own and in this video, this one is for the currency majors giving us a great view across the complex of whether the sentiment for the US dollar is universal. In other words, whether the market is buying or selling the US dollar across all the major pairs. If it is, then you are trading with the money flow and a lower risk trade. If no, then the risk on the trade is higher. It's that simple and why the currency matrix indicator is one of our most popular.
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Learn how to trade forex using the currency strength indicator and currency matrix indicator, and in particular how to isolate out the currency pairs to focus on those you are trading.
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No matter which market or instrument you trade, using different timeframes is a foundation stone of trading and one we cover in detail in the mechanics of trading module in The Complete Forex Trading Program The reason is simple. One timeframe will reveal things you would not see in others and so provides a complete view of your trading horizon.
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The currency matrix looks at the relative strength and weakness of 28 pairs and ranks them accordingly. The values assigned to each pair can also help to determine the strength in the flows in the time frame under consideration. In this video, it was the Aussie dollar which was of interest following the RBA statement and how this had impacted the aud/usd and a potential reversal on the 10 min chart....
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What to consider when trading the British pound and cable in particular from the best times in the trading sessions to the average number of pips the pair is currently delivering, and comparing this with the gbp/aud. Also how to use the alert function on the currency strength indicator to pick out a move away from a congestion phase of price action.
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This is a perfect example on Cable of a congestion, followed by the breakaway,then comes the trend and now possibly a reversal.
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Currencies move in a continuous cycle from overbought to oversold and back again and this price action is perfectly described by the currency strength indicator for NinjaTrder and at the start of the London forex trading session we see the USD and JPY rising strongly with the AUD falling strongly and delivering an excellent trade before the reversal begins.
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Sentiment in the financial markets is expressed as risk-on or risk-off, and following the release of Chinese data overnight, market reaction could best be described as mixed with not universal agreement in risk asset classes.
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