There is a tug of war situation among the central banks to hike interest rates. What is the bad and the good that will come out from this? i. Last week of October, European Central Bank officials announced another massive 75 basis point hike, increasing interest rates at the fastest pace in the history of the euro currency. ii. This week, the Federal Reserve is...
A buying strategy in a downtrend. How to identify buying opportunity in a downtrend? Not my preference to buy in a downtrend, but that does not mean we should avoid it when buying opportunity arises. Recognizing it is a downtrend, we keep our buy position short-term; as we are going against the trend. Discussion: Rules in constructing a downtrend parallel...
When markets open (Tokyo/Hong Kong/London/New York/Sydney) they can have different reactions to price movement. One of these reactions can be a quick move up to induce traders to go long and then reverse. This can sometimes be seen as a hammer candle. This particular trade was placed at the hammer candle close. 1% Stoploss above and 1% take profits...
In this video I explain my favourite candlestick patterns and how to use them in your own trading. Here we describe: Engulfing Candles Doji Candles Hammer Candles And I explain how to use them with confluence & context of where on the chart they occur.