EUR/USD vs. Daily Pivots

Published on Thursday August 26th, 2010 at 10:03PM by Forex_Nation

Well it looks like my bias for more of a down move on the EUR/USD below the 1.2600 level has not come into being just yet. The pair is still continuing to consolidate and shake out the longer-term short trades (mine included) as it inches its way above the 1.2700 level. Lots of resistance to be had up above, but since we are at the end of the week, I’m taking the next day off while this currency pair makes up its mind with regards to the next trend.Anytime you are in a ranging market, daily pivot points work quite well at predicting price action. As I mentioned in my post below, I have been looking for opportunities to short this pair all week, so I wanted to share how well the daily R1 worked for me at picking price levels at which to enter the market. On Tuesday the weekly S1 and daily S1 combined to give me a decent buy level, but I also waited for it to also reach the daily R1 at which time I closed that position and entered a new short position. Being adaptable is the new of the game. Here’s a pick. Post questions below!

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    On Friday August 27th, 2010 at 02:55AM by buruguduy -

    What kind of Pivot Points do you use? I know there are a bunch of variations...I only use prev day highs and lows to trade ranging markets but I think PP will be a good addition.. My friend, Paolo, uses them a lot. Haha, maybe I should consult him :))
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    On Friday August 27th, 2010 at 11:51AM by Forex_Nation -

    Yeah I just use the standard daily pivot indicator for MT4. I downloaded it from fxKnight.com way back when.The controversy (if you want to call it that) with using daily pivots is what start hour you choose. I use 8:00 am London time because that is typically when the highest amount of orders and attention is being paid to the markets. Others use New York's open, and then there are those who reset their start hour for each new session (Asian, London, U.S.). I don't find daily pivots to be worth that much trouble, and so far the London start hour works great.

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