Discover How to Create Your Own Trading Matrix on Your Desktop
Creating your own trading matrix on your desktop is simple and free. It helps with relational analysis. Group related currency pairs into workspaces. This mimics a professional matrix. Traders see strength and weakness across pairs quickly.
If you don’t have the currency matrix indicator for NinjaTrader or for MT4/MT5, here’s a neat way to create your own. 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 so, you are trading with the money flow and taking a lower-risk trade. If not, then the risk on the trade is higher. It’s that simple, and that’s why the currency matrix indicator is one of our most popular.
Step 1: Choose Your Platform
Use MT4, MT5, NinjaTrader, or TradingView. These support multiple charts in one workspace. Open a new workspace for each base currency. Name it clearly—e.g., “USD Workspace” or “GBP Workspace”.
Step 2: Add Related Pairs
In the USD workspace, add pairs like EUR/USD, GBP/USD, AUD/USD, USD/JPY, USD/CHF, USD/CAD. Arrange charts in a grid. Repeat for other currencies. GBP workspace: GBP/USD, EUR/GBP, GBP/JPY, GBP/AUD, etc.
Step 3: Customize for Quick Views
Resize charts for an overview. Add volume bars for VPA insights. Colour-code strong/weak pairs manually or with basic indicators. Switch workspaces fast to compare relational strength.
Benefits and VPA Integration
This free matrix reveals sentiment shifts. Strong base currency shows across pairs. Volume price analysis (VPA) confirms moves—high volume validates relational trends. For advanced features like auto-ranking and alerts, upgrade to Quantum’s currency matrix.
Build your desktop matrix today. It’s free, simple, and powerful for relational trading. Combine with VPA for clearer, confident decisions. Start with one workspace and expand.
Trade with the River: Low-Risk Currency Trading Using Relational Strength
Forex trading can feel chaotic. Currencies move in pairs. But think of each currency as flowing in a “river” of sentiment. When bought or sold universally across its complex, the river flows strongly. Trading with this flow is low risk. Going against it is high risk.
The River Metaphor in Currency Trading
A currency complex includes all pairs (e.g., GBP in GBP/USD, GBP/JPY, EUR/GBP). Universal buying—GBP strong across all—creates a powerful upriver flow. Price rises with conviction. Universal selling = downriver flow. This relational strength drives trends.
Volume price analysis (VPA) confirms the river’s power—high volume in flow direction shows conviction.
Low-Risk: Trading with the River
Trade in the direction of universal flow. Strong GBP across pairs—long GBP/USD or GBP/JPY. Weak GBP—short those. This aligns with institutional intent. Quantum currency strength indicator ranks this live. Matrix shows relational extremes.
Low risk comes from momentum support. Pullbacks on low volume offer entries.
High-Risk: Counter-Trend Against the River
Counter-trend trades fight the flow. Weak GBP but long GBP/USD—high risk. Divergence often appears. VPA warns—low volume against river signals traps. Reversals hit hard.
Quantum Tools for River Trading
Quantum currency strength indicator spots river direction. Matrix reveals universal flow. Trend Monitor aligns entries. VPA adds volume confirmation—high on river moves validates.
Anna Coulling’s VPA approach teaches trading with the river. Quantum tools make relational strength visual and reliable.
Trade with the river for low-risk consistency. Quantum indicators on MT5 or NinjaTrader guide you. Avoid fighting the flow—go with universal sentiment.
By Anna Coulling