Here are some easy-to-memorize tips that will help you to make smart pivot point trading decisions: Pivot points are a technique used by forex traders to help determine potential support and resistance areas. There are four main ways to calculate for pivot points: Standard Woodie Camarilla Fibonacci. Pivots can be extremely useful in forex since…
Now that you know how to set proper stops and calculate the correct position size, here’s a lesson on how you can get a little creative in your trading. For those trading multiple position sizes, you can get really flexible and creative on how you manage your risk by “scaling” in and out of your positions….
The standard method of calculating pivot points is NOT the only way to calculate pivot points. Just like listening to BTS is not the only way to listen to K-pop. (Blinks! Annyeonghaseyo!) Traders have worked on improving the original pivot point and now there are other ways to calculate for pivot points. In this lesson,…
Well, there you have it… our awesome primer to setting stop losses. Now let’s review the things you need to remember about stop losses. Find a broker that allows you to trade position sizes that suits the size of your capital and risk management rules. We use the word “predetermined” a lot in this lesson…
There is one other way to incorporate pivot points into your forex trading strategy, and that’s to use it to gauge market sentiment. What this means is that you can tell whether traders are more inclined to buy or sell the currency pair. All you would need to do is to keep an eye on the pivot…
Once you’ve done your homework and created an awesome trade plan that includes a stop-out level, you now have to make sure that you execute those stops if the market goes against you. There are two ways to do that. One is by using an automatic stop and another through a mental stop. Which one is best…
Let’s talk about the four biggest mistakes traders make when using stop losses. We always stress using proper risk management but when used incorrectly, it could lead to more losses than wins. And you don’t want that, do ya? 1. Placing stops too dang tight. The first common mistake is placing stops tighter than those leather pants…
Just like your normal support and resistance levels, pivot point levels won’t hold forever. Using pivot points for range trading will work, but not all the time. In those times that these levels fail to hold, you should have some tools ready in your forex toolbox to take advantage of the situation! As we showed…
Time stops are stops you set based on a predetermined time in a trade. It could be a set time (open limit time of hours, days, weeks, etc.), only trade during specific trading sessions, the market’s open or active hours, etc. For instance, let’s say you are an intraday trader and you’ve just put on a long trade…
The simplest way to use pivot point levels in your forex trading is to use them just like your regular support and resistance levels. Just like good ole support and resistance, the price will test the levels repeatedly. The more times a currency pair touches a pivot level then reverses, the stronger the level is. Actually, “pivoting”…