Profitable Strategies

If you want to be a successful forex trader then you need a plan or strategy to help you decide what trades to make. There are many different types of strategies but none of them are a one size fits all. Each trader needs to develop a strategy that suits them and their circumtances.

Trend Trading with EMAs

Trading strategy setup:

Time frame: 1 day, 1 hour or 30 min.
Currency pair: any.
Indicators:
80 EMA
21 EMA
13 EMA
5 EMA
3 EMA
RSI (21)

Trading rules:

80 EMA suggests a major trend direction.
When the price is traded above 80 EMA – uptrend, opposite for downtrend.

21 EMA and 13 EMA give a current trend direction.
While 13 EMA stays above 21 EMA – uptrend, opposite for downtrend.

RSI (21) above 50 mark suggests an uptrend, below – downtrend.

Entries are made on a cross of 3 and 5 EMA in the direction of a trend:

Buy when 3 EMA crosses 5 EMA upward in an uptrend market AND both 3 and 5 EMA cross a channel of 13 and 21 EMA AND RSI is above 50.
Entry with Sell order when 3 EMA crosses 5 EMA downward in a downtrend market AND both 3 and 5 EMA cross the 13 and 21 EMA AND RSI is below 50.

Note that additional entries are possible when 3 and 5 EMA cross back and then shortly after make a signalling cross again.

Note, that when we get the signal to enter we always wait for the current price bar to close and only then (if conditions nave not changed) - open a position.

Exit rules: when 13 EMA crosses 21 EMA back.
Keep an eye on 80 EMA, also watch RSI 21 to cross 50 point mark again - both will suggest immediate exits.

P.S. For more conservative trading take positions that do not contradict with 80 EMA's trend suggestion.

Happy Forex trading!



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