Flag patterns are one of the many simple patterns that I used to trade before I was a consistently profitable trader. Like many of the strategies that I used back then, I assumed that flags didn't work because i couldn't make profit off of them. After realizing that it was ME and not MY STRATEGY that had the problem, I find myself implementing a lot of what I used...
I got asked the other day about Bitcoin and what I thought about recent price action. When looking at the timeframe all that comes to mind is consolidation and bearish. As we've seen on the AUDCAD over the past few weeks (as it's nailed 4 straight cyphers) consolidation breeds patterns.
I see 2 potential patterns here on BTCUSD the first being a bearish bat...
It's been a rough week for the Dollar and an expected slowdown in GDP this morning will most likely keep the ball rolling in that same direction. So SELL SELL SELL! Actually who am I kidding? I have no idea what's in store, and neither do you. By now you know how I feel about fundamentals and if you’ve consistently traded the markets over any period of time then...
Hey traders the NZDUSD has offered us an excellent 2618 opportunity and I wanted to take a minute to show you guys how I use the Fibonacci tools to break down a potential reversal zone and really dial in on where i want to place the trade at. Here's a link to a short video i did this morning on this pair. tradeempowered.com
Akil Stokes
Chief Currency Analyst...
Hey gang! A we've been waiting for some bigger moves on this pair for a while now but have seen nothing but sideways action. Fortunately for pattern traders sideways action isn't always a bad thing as consolidation breeds pattern opportunities.
The pattern we have on this pair is going to be a bullish Gartley pattern completing down at the 1.9328s level. Minimum...
back to back cypher pattern completions on the AUDCAD hourly Timeframe. Stops need to be above the X leg beyond 9555's with initial targets resting around 9493's. be aware of that 9500 psychological number though.
Akil
A lot going on here on the GBPJPY so instead of writing a long explanation (plus I need sleep) here's a video explaining just exactly what I'm looking at. www.youtube.com
Akil Stokes
Coming off a pain free trade on this pair last night our once bearish Gartley pattern's next step could be to complete the C to D leg of a bullish Cypher. Again, EURAUD typically has a pretty large ATR so you want to double check you're risk profile on this one, but aside from that "The Pattern Is The Pattern Is The Pattern."
Laid out on the chart are initial...
A Gtartley Pattern completion with a double bottom and now 2618 opportunity on the lower time frame. I wouldn't trade it was a gartley and attempt to use 2618 stops, but you can certainly look to protect profit or shoot for extended targets based off of the higher timeframe pattern including the potential bearish cypher that still exists
Bear Cypher pattern completion @ 119.10. Minimum stops would need to be above 119.35's. Key word minimum. Technically speaking we've been seeing a series of NSH's so one would think that this previous OR would be a good source of resistance. But it's also trading we''re talking about so you never know.
Akil Stokes
Chief Currency Analyst...
1) Strong and respected structure at the $1.08416 level. This has been respected 5 times as outlined in the green circles.
2) Using Fibonacci retracement tool from the $1.10329 to the $1.052 leg we can see a 0.382 confluence with fibonacci level which lies on the $1.08416 structure level and can see that is has been previously respected as well.
3) Using this...
Looking at a very deep potential bullish Gartley here on XAUUSD that if completed would come right into previous structure support. The wicks created in that previous support zone made this an opportunity that I like regardless and having an advanced pattern complete at the same level just put icing on the cake. Very low risk opportunity compared to the potential...
*IF YOU"RE LOOKING FOR THE CORRECT RULES ON HOW TO TRADE THE CYPHER PATTERN PLEASE READ THIS ENTIRE POST. ..It's been a busy week on the Euro, with the next big potential setup being a bullish bat pattern completion if the market pushes down to the 1.0527s area. I put on initial targets so that you guys have an idea of where to look for but remember that targets...
We currenty have an AT MARKET bearish Cypher pattern on the hourly timeframe, but if that pattern gets busted...or hits targets and rolls up (which would be my preference) we have a very deep bearish Gartley setting up here on the 4hr chart. Whether you use an ATR, 113, or 10-20pip stop loss the risk reward should still be fantastic since the completion is so...
Looking at a bear gartley pattern on USOIL 240m chart. The pattern completion was at $54.41 and the initial target area would be $50.16. For those looking for an extended bearish move this "D" point also represents the ":C" leg of a bigger bullish bat pattern.
I'm looking at a potential bullish Gartley pattern here on the AUDUSD hourly chart completing at the 88.6 (0.7553). If the gartley were to complete I'd expect a move back into our 38.2 fibonacci retracement locate at 0.7605. With that level being so close to the 76 even handle it's probably worth front running your targets a little more.
Do be aware that we have...
Just broke this pair down in my Live Trading Room. After looking at the LLLC of the triple top highs, our traders were gearing up for a potential 2618/Kiss of Death trading opportunity. As we dug a little deeper into things we noticed that if we got the retracement back into previous structure then that 2618/KOD would be bet with a bearish bat which could be used...
