International football (soccer) is one of the few things that I will allow to interrupt my trading. I have no idea why I would encourage such masochistic behaviour. Following Australia in the international arena is more often than not a frustrating and disappointing way to spend my time. But it is what it is. And…
Good news… tech problems delayed the start to my trading on Monday. Well, not good for me I guess, as I missed a beautiful trap entry at the open. But good for those who were hoping for a followup to the prior article, Trading after Structure has Formed, where we discussed the idea that those…
The following social media Q&A shares an incredibly important realisation by this trader. Perhaps a realisation that will also help you with your journey. And my reply: I’ve focused a LOT on the market open in my articles over the last two years. Not because it’s better. But simply because that’s where my own trading…
I just want to take the opportunity here to remind those on higher timeframes that almost everything I write should be thought of as largely timeframe independent. Most of the examples I provide will come from very low timeframe charts. Why? Because that’s what I trade! But while the chart images I show in newsletter…
It’s commonly stated, particularly in the currency markets, that higher timeframes trend much better than lower timeframes and are therefore much easier to trade. It's stated that lower timeframes are subject to too much "noise", with choppy, overlapping price action full of stop running and false breakouts.
This doesn't sound too appealing, does it: 10:30pm – Trading Preparation 11:30pm – Market Opens – Commence Trading 01:00am – Stop Trading – Commence Post Session Review 02:00am – Wind-down 03:00am – Bed 07:00am – Up to get the kids ready for school (etc) Late to bed; and a serious lack of sleep. And it’s…
Your trading timeframe, market and strategy MUST be matched with who you are as a person. Until it does, I believe it’s impossible for you to achieve consistent success. This is discussed below in a great email exchange with one of the YTC readers… Email: Hi Lance, I actually read the three parts of “The…
Are Short Timeframes Just Noise? (And Other Scalping Feedback) Thanks to everyone who provided feedback on the Scalping article last week – https://yourtradingcoach.com/trading-process-and-strategy/scalping/ It appears this is a market approach that interests quite a few people. Expect to hear more in future. For those of you not interested though, do not despair. There will be…
I’ve been following a great blog (http://forexbird.blogspot.com/) for a couple of months now and it’s inspired me to spend a week or two playing with a reduction in trading timeframe. And I have to say that while trading is without doubt a serious business, I haven’t had so much FUN in years. Despite his excellent…
I often get asked, ‘when is the best time to trade forex intraday?’ Great question! Just because the market trades 24 hours a day doesn’t mean that there are opportunities available all day every day. The market typically varies in range, and therefore opportunity, at various times throughout the 24 hour period. Some periods of…
