We also want to focus our attention on key chart levels
of support or resistance as well as moving averages, for pull backs.
This creates a level in the market that can act
as support or resistance depending on various factors surrounding each currency.
The range of trading has now expanded and if a second
support or resistance point is broken, then even longer - term traders will be attracted into the market.
The strength of the market will usually tell you the likelihood of if your trade will move beyond the
first support or resistance levels for a bigger take profit.
This level has no previous history of
support or resistance so this leaves open the potential for the Australian dollar to move above this technical target.
As soon as the price movement is positive, the trading system shifts the trailing stop next to
subsequent support or resistance level as illustrated by the preceding candles, and updates it.
When a break closes above / below a trend channel or to close above / below a
critical support or resistance level, a sustained break is said to occur.
If a price level held as a
key support or resistance in the past, traders will keep an eye out for it and base their trades around that historical price level.
This means that we're watching for a break
of support or resistance with the intent of trading in the direction of the break.
The best pin bar setups occur near confluent levels of previous price action as the market moves in one direction and then regresses back to re-test a
previous support or resistance level.
Long Wick patterns can be traded as a reversal candlestick pattern when found at the top or bottom of a short term trend and validated
by support or resistance levels.
Whether you're
identifying support or resistance points, letting profits run, or scaling in and out, sophisticated platforms such as StreetSmart Edge ® with Recognia can help you simplify the process and pinpoint potential exits.
Often, you will see a key chart level of
support or resistance lining up with a 50 % retrace level of a major move, this is a very confluent level when this happens and if you get a well - defined price action trade signal there it's almost a «no - brainer» trade, meaning you should probably take it and not think too hard.
This is also seen at the key resistance of the range, note how the line through 1.3140 is not touching the exact highs on September 14th and 17th at 1.3171... this brings up the point that
sometimes support or resistance is more of a «zone» than a strict / exact level.