It is essential to use every possible means open to you to give yourself an advantage when trading - to put probability on your side. Fundamentals are, obviously, important, as is
the use of the best Algorithmic tools to assist in the placing and management
of trades.
The
technical side of trading cannot be ignored either, not least because it is watched
by many and can, for that reason, very often be a self-fulfilling prophesy.
One popular
technical indicator is the Stochastic, shown above. On the four hour chart at the
time of writing it is indicating that it might be time for a trade, as the %K
line looks like it is about to cross over the %D line which signifies the top of a cycle, and both are in an "overbought" situation, being above 80% (the top dotted line on the Stochastic chart) .
Dr.
Alexander Elder, to whom we are grateful for our early training, was always
fond of multi-screen systems, where successively larger time frames can assist
greatly with the analysis of the current situation. The daily chart, for
example, indicates that this pair is in a downtrend at present. Note the lower highs and lower lows. For this reason
short trades only are indicated:
An even
higher time frame, the weekly, shows something we had been aware of for some
time, which is that AUDUSD has reached a very significant level of support, at
0.9600. The downward slope of the tangent to the peaks leading up to this point in time is also a bearish sign.
In fact, there are so many signs of a fall in this pair that prudent traders would be wary. There is probably a build up of short positions, which makes the pair ripe for a short squeeze. This occurs when short term news, or indeed certain larger players, force the price up to the point where all those stop losses are taken out, which obviously requires buying. This in turn sends price temporarily, but sharply, higher before it falls down again.
Be careful out there.
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