Saturday, November 28, 2009

Forex ; Ross Hook Trading Strategy

Joe Ross has been trading and investing since his first trade at the age of 14, and is a well known Master Trader and Investor. He has survived all the up and downs of the markets because of his adaptable trading style, using a low-risk approach that produces consistent profits. Joe Ross is the creator of the Ross Hook ™ (Rh), and has set new standards for low-risk trading with his concepts of "The Law of Charts™" and the "Traders Trick Entry™" (TTE). Joe Ross has a few preferred trading signals, but we will present here the Ross Hook and the Traders Trick Entry.

Ross hook could be created on charts after:

1. First correction after a 1-2-3 pattern breakout;
2. First correction after a ledge pattern breakout (A ledge consists of a minimum of four price bars. It must have two matching lows and two matching highs. The matching highs must be separated by at least one price bar, and the matching lows must be separated by at least one price bar.);

First correction after a trading range breakout (A Trading Range is similar to a ledge, but must consist of more than ten price bars.).

The definitions are from "Law of Charts" by Joe Ross. This is very useful reading also.

During an uptrend when the market fails to make new high, a Ross Hook is formed. During a downtrend when the market fails to make new low, a Ross Hook is formed. Every directional price move reaches a point of exhaustion and needs new participants to continue. That is why the market takes its breath and at this point a Ross hook occurs. The Ross hook could be identified when the market is trending not when it is in a phase of consolidation. We skip the signal if the market opens with gap beyond the Ross Hook.

With the Traders Trick Entry TTE we try to open position before the other traders. We can make profits in trading only if we take other people's money. We have to learn how we can be one step ahead of the other market players. When Ross Hook, 1-2-3 pattern or other chart formation occurs most of the traders will place their orders at these levels. The Big boys know this very well and often target these order to make easy profits. They move the prices towards the nearest major level and activate the orders around only to reverse the price movement towards the stop losses. TTE is designed for such cases. When we see Ross hook and expect a test of this level we try to open a position early and make a nice profit if the break is successful with good risk/reward ratio. In most of the cases if the break of the Rh is false we can close our position with small profit



Long Position

1. The high of the last period is lower than the high of the previous Ross hook is formed;
2. The price retraces lower and the high of every period is lower than the previous one. The retracement should be 3-5 periods max;
3. We place a buy order above the high of the last period with stop loss below its low;
4. When the long position is opened we place limit order according to our money management rules. We suggest closing part of the position and move the stop loss to break even when the Rh level is reached.

Short Position

1. The low of the last period is higher than the low of the previous Ross hook is formed;
2. The price retraces higher and the low of every period is higher than the previous one. The retracement should be 3-5 periods max;
3. We place a sell order below the low of the last period with stop loss above its high;
4. When the short position is opened we place limit order according to our money management rules. We suggest closing part of the position and move the stop loss to break even when the Rh level is reached.

---- by : Svetlin Minev ------

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Forex Trading Strategies : DMI and Psar

Directional Movement Index and Parabolic SAR
DMI and Parabolic SAR are very efficient trend indicators and are used often by traders for developing of their strategies. These indicators could be used separately and in combination with other technical studies. The DMI system is plotted by three lines: ADX, +DI and -DI, and could be used for generating of signals or trend filter:

Rising ADX shows that the market has a clear direction and is in a trending mode;

Declining ADX shows that the trend is losing steam or the market is in consolidation phase;
When ADX is above 20-25, the market is in a clear trend.

DMI system generates the following signals:
Rules for long position

1. ADX is above 25 and rising;

2. The Parabolic SAR goes form below to above the chart of the price. The bar when this happens is marked as Signal bar.

3. Long position is initiated when the price breaks 2-3 pips above the high of the Signal bar.

4. After the position is open an initial stop loss order is placed 2-3 pips below the low of the signal bar.

5. A limit order is placed according our Money management rules.
Rules for short position

1. ADX is above 25 and rising;

2. The Parabolic SAR goes form above to below the chart of the price. The bar when this happens is marked as Signal bar..

3. Short position is initiated when the price breaks 2-3 pips below the low of the Signal bar.

4. After the position is open an initial stop loss order is placed 2-3 pips above the high signal bar.

5. A limit order is placed according to our Money management rules.

Indicator chart



----- by ; Svetlin Minev / M.Popov ------

Friday, November 6, 2009

Forex Trading Indicator

Fx Indicator's ; Elliott Wave Oscillator, Juice and MA” -
the currency pair EURUSD (but you can choose any other, the selection of suitable values of stop-loss, profit and trailing stop),
a time-frame - M30 - MetaTrader4

Indicators Forex:
1) Exponential Moving Average EMA (200), applied to a close, the color blue.
2) Exponential Moving Average EMA (50), applied to a close, the color red.
3) Oscillator Elliott Wave Oscillator.
4) indicator of the level of Juice 0,0004.


Open a deal to BUY conclude with the following conditions:

1) Price is above the 2 moving averages EMA (200) and EMA (50), and the trend is upward, as indicated by the intersection of bullish Moving Averages (red above blue)

2) Oscillator Elliott Wave Oscillator crossed its zero line and closed above it.

3) Juice indicator is above its level of 0.0004.

Take-profit set to a value of 100 points from the entrance to the market.

Stop-loss - 20 points, trailing stop just 20 points.


Open a deal to SELL is when the following conditions:

1) Price is below the 2 moving average EMA (200) and EMA (50), while the trend is downward, as indicated by the intersection Moving Averages bearish (red below blue)

2) Oscillator Elliott Wave Oscillator crossed its zero line and closed below it.

3) Juice indicator is above its level of 0.0004.

Take-profit as set on the value of 100 points from the entrance to the market.

Stop-loss, respectively - 20 points, trailing stop - 20 points.

----- by ; ForexStrategies ----

Forex - Polarized Fractal Efficiency

Polarized Fractal Efficiency - PFE indicator - draws on Mandelbrot and fractal geometry to depict how pricing moves between 2 points during a definite time period. The more linear and efficient the price fluctuation, the shorter the distance the prices must move. the Polarized Fractal Efficiency indicator was created by Hans Hanula.

The PFE indicator is used for calculation of how trendy or overloaded the price action is. PFE <> 0 - indicate that the trend is up. The higher the reading the "trendier" and more efficient the upward movement. Readings around zero show jerky, less efficient shift and a balance between demand and supply



A hooking pattern often happens right before an efficient period finishes when the PFE appears to have maxed out, turns in the contrary direction towards zero, and then makes one last attempt at max. efficiency.

Stay with the trade all the way to the other extreme, unless it slows around the zero line. If it slows around zero, exit the trade and wait for a new max. efficiency entry.Trades can be entered in the opposite direction, with a stop just beyond the extreme of the hook.