Previously, NPP recommended abiding by the hard and fast Forex day trading rule of never trading against the 20-minute trend. However, next week I plan to entertain the possibility that more important than trading in the direction of the 20-minute baseline is trading in the direction of aligned one-, two- and four-hour trends, entering positions on the "back" or "far" side of the 15- and 30-minute price range envelope(s) as dictated by the fluctuations of the five-, ten- and 13-minute baselines, and sometimes, even the 20-minute price range envelope (as opposed to the 20-minute baseline).
What I am pasting below does not say anything about the success of the strategy described above, which remains a legitimate approach to day trading. However, the following is a more straightforward and well-documented method of day trading binary options profitably.
As it turns out, it's actually true that you never want to be trading against the 20-minute baseline. But,
this is in conjunction with the 20-minute baseline confirming the direction of the 12-minute baseline. If the 12-minute baseline is sloping in opposition to the 20-minute measure, the slower moving average does
not rule! It means you need to exit your position if already in one, or refrain from trading altogether until the two measures are back in alignment.
In the ideal scenario, these two measures will
also be in agreement with the (slower) 40- and 60-minute baselines.
However, when it comes right down to it, not even the 12- and 20-minute baselines have the final say as when to enter positions. This role belongs to even
faster moving averages, which will at times
also dictate when to exit positions.
The trigger for executing (entering) trades is when the candlesticks pop out above or below the 2-minute to 8-minute moving averages (as appropriate).
Trades
might be
exited as early as the occurrence of a contrarian hook or hinge in the two minute baseline. Another possibility is when candlesticks move in a contrarian direction to entangle themselves in the 2- to 8-minute measures. And finally, Positions MUST be exited (if not abandoned earlier) as soon as traders see a contrarian hook or hinge in the 12-minute baseline.