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Forex Trading Strategies And Systems

I've been trading the forex markets for several years now so I've developed quite a few different systems in my time. However there are some that are more profitable than others, so let me share you with you some of my most profitable forex trading strategies.
4 Hour Trading Strategy
I created this trading strategy myself and have been using it for several years now. This one system has generated more profits that any other system I have ever used, and yet it's surprisingly simple.
I simply look at the daily trend for a particular currency pair (usually the GBP/USD, EUR/USD or USD/JPY pair) using a very simple but effective technical indicator, then I wait for two EMAs (exponential moving averages) to cross over in the same direction on the 4 hour chart.
I will then enter a position (usually after a slight pull-back) and will employ a two-part exit strategy to maximise my profits. One half of the position will be closed out early for a safe profit, and the other half will be left to run for as long as possible in order to capture those really big price moves.
As I say, this particular forex trading strategy is highly effective, as regular readers of my blog will know because I share my trading results every week in my 'Weekly Trading Updates'.
Anyway if you would like to read all about my 4 hour trading method, you can access it (for free) by filling in the short form to the right and subscribing to my newsletter.
The only problem with trading this strategy is that there will always be quiet periods and particular days where you know you are not going to get any set-ups on any of the major currency pairs. Therefore at times like these I will often employ some of the other trading methods that I keep in reserve:
CCI Divergence Trading System
This is a forex system that I've recently created and it basically uses the popular CCI indicator with two different settings. The key here is to wait until there is divergence between both of the CCI indicators at the same time because this will give you a set-up with a very high success rate.
You don't get that many good set-ups per day using this trading strategy, but when you do, you are likely to make some decent profits because it is a very high probability set-up.
I have discussed this particular strategy elsewhere on this blog so please click here if you want to find out more about this CCI Divergence Trading System.
Forex Income Engine 2.0 Methods
At the time of writing (20 June 2009) I've just started using the three day trading methods included in the Forex Income Engine 2.0 course as well. I've always been quite sceptical about many of the short-term forex methods that I come across, but I've been very impressed with these three methods so far because they do actually produce some very good returns.
Anyway if you would like more details about each of these methods you can read all about them on my Forex Income Engine 2.0 review page.
Forex Nitty Gritty Method
This trading method was included in the Forex Nitty Gritty course and although it is a very basic method, it is actually surprisingly effective. The goal is to look for pairs that are in strong upward or downward trends, wait for a pull-back, and then enter a trade if the trend continues.
I've been using this method on the 15 minute charts for quite a while now and it has always performed well for me because these continuation trends occur all the time.
Again if you would like to find out more about this particular trading method, you may like to read my full review of Forex Nitty Gritty.
Long-Term Trading Strategy
I'm not really a long-term trader but I do occasionally open a position if a good trading opportunity arises. I will usually use the daily charts for these trades and will look at a variety of indicators such as the 200 day moving average, the supertrend indicator, established support and resistance levels, fibonacci levels if applicable, and Marketclub's excellent trading signals.
I will regularly post my long-term analysis of the various currency pairs on this blog, but I will only follow this up with an actual trade if I'm really confident about my predictions.
Other Forex Trading Strategies
Finally as well as all of the trading systems and strategies listed on this page, I also have a few breakout strategies that I like to use when a good opportunity presents itself. I'm also constantly testing out new ideas and reviewing the various trading systems that I get sent regularly by product owners who want me to promote their product.
However for the most part it's my 4 hour trading strategy that I spend most time on because this is my core system which generates the most consistent and reliable profits. All of the other forex trading systems are used to boost my trading pot during the quieter periods of the week.

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Weekly Trading Update - 03-07 October 2011

It's been a very quiet week this week because I only managed to find one decent trading opportunity overall. There were no trades according to my 4 hour trading system (see right for more details) because the price generally moved against the trend on the FTSE and the GBP/USD and EUR/USD pairs. The only trade I did find was a breakout trade on Tuesday morning.
The overnight trading range (between 00.00 and 08.00 UK time) for the GBP/USD pair was just 44 points so when the price finally broke below this range at around 08.55, I went short at 1.5401.
I then closed the position for 20 points profit a short while after. The S1 level, which is often a good exit point was a little too far away for my liking (around 50 points below my entry point), but as it turned out the price did actually hit this target.
Not to worry though. A 20 point profit for the week is better than no profit at all, and certainly better than losing money. Plus the stock market rally has meant that a lot of my long term holdings have gone up nicely, and I even banked a 150 point profit going long on Vedanta earlier in the week.
So it wasn't a bad week at all. Looking ahead, there could be some decent trading opportunities next week if we get the slightest whiff of bad news because the indices and the GBP/USD and EUR/USD are all geared up for another downward EMA crossover on the 4 hour chart. They are all still in downward trends on the daily chart according to the Supertrend indicator, so this could well happen.

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The Triple Shot Forex System (Free Gift)

In this blog post I want to tell you how you can get your hands on the Triple Shot forex system (and a number of other gifts) completely free of charge. In fact you will be able to download over $2000 worth of free gifts including trading reports, indicators and expert advisors via a single link.
Here's the link if you want to check it out right away:
http://www.theforexarticles.info/WCTS.html
The Triple Shot forex system is a straight forward trading system that uses a few common indicators. It has never gone on sale before, and is now available for free if you check it out within the next few days.
The system itself has 5 easy to follow rules, works on any of the major currency pairs, and works on any time frame. So it is clearly very versatile.
It is based on the same system that won one of the major forex trading competitions recently, after reporting gains of more than 600%.
As I say, it is available for you to download completely free of charge, but only for the next few days. So if you are interested in checking out the Triple Shot forex system for yourself, I suggest you click on the following link straight away:
http://www.theforexarticles.info/WCTS.html

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MegaBreaker Expert Advisor And Maximum Velocity Forex System (More Free Gifts)

I have more free gifts to tell you about today. The first, ie the MegaBreaker Expert Advisor, is available to download right now, and the Maximum Velocity Forex System will be available from the same page tomorrow (with more free gifts to follow).
Click here to get instant access to all of these free gifts.
The MegaBreaker Expert Advisor highlights the current trends in the forex markets using clearly defined trendlines, and will alert you to possible trading opportunities. It will even enter the trades for you at pre-determined levels if you so wish.
The Maximum Velocity Forex System, meanwhile, is a complete trading system that you can use to trade the markets. It works on all currency pairs and is based on two time frames, using two specific technical indicators.
As I say,this system will be available tomorrow, but you can access all of the gifts, both the ones released earlier this week and the ones coming in the next few days (when they become available), by clicking here.

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A Profitable (And Free) Price-Based Forex System From Casey Stubbs

It's been a week of free gifts this week, and I have another one for you today. It is a forex system from Casey Stubbs (from Winners Edge Trading).
This system is based purely on price so you do not need to add lots of fancy indicators to your charts. It appears to be very profitable as well because one trader who has used this system has managed to bank gains of more than 400%.
If you want to get free access to this system, you can do so by clicking on the following link:
http://www.theforexarticles.info/catapult1.html

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Weekly Trading Update - 10-14 October 2011

There was just the one trade this week, and that was based on my early morning breakout system. My 4 hour trading system (see right for more details) didn't throw up any opportunities, but we are in a transitional phase at the moment with the daily Supertrend indicator turning positive (or about to turn positive) on the FTSE and some of the major currency pairs.
Anyway with regards to my one breakout trade, it was on the GBP/USD pair as always. The overnight range on the GBP/USD pair was generally too wide on most days, but yesterday it was just 38 points. So I waited for the price to break out of this range after 8.00 (UK time), and it did so (breaking downwards) just after 9.00.
I then went short at 1.5723, with my initial price target being the pivot point. This was only around 11 points lower, so I closed half the position at this level, moved my stop loss down to break-even and targeted 1.5700 for the second half of the trade. Thankfully this second target was hit and it was a reasonable profit overall.
So although the forex profits were quite small this week, I cannot really complain because the stock markets have continued to strengthen, and therefore the value of my long term share portfolio has risen nicely.

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Download Free Forex Catapult Expert Advisor

Today I want to tell you about a profitable expert advisor that you can download for free. It's called Forex Catapult and it's been created by Casey Stubbs.
This expert advisor is a 100% automated forex system that is based on Casey's own forex trading strategy, and it has been tested by over 200 traders, and continuously tweaked to ensure that it delivers maximum profits.
If you would like to download this free expert advisor or simply want to find out more, you can do so by clicking here.

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Free Forex Catapult Expert Advisor And Webinar

Last week I told you about an expert advisor that you can download for free called Forex Catapult (here's the link once again). This was based on Casey Stubbs own trading system and although only available for one pair (the full version can be used on all pairs), it is still able to generate profits.
Anyway this week Casey is running a webinar that will talk about this automated expert advisor in more detail. He will discuss:
- how to download and set up this system
- how to optimize this system for more profit
- how you can win a copy of the full system
He will also answer any questions you may have, so if you are interested in registering for one of these webinars (there are several dates and times available between now and Friday), you can do so by clicking here.

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Weekly Trading Update - 17-21 October 2011

I didn't place any forex trades at all this week and it was simply because I was too distracted by the share price movements of Tomco Energy, which is now up over 50% this week (and was up 100% at one stage).
I mainly invest in FTSE 100 stocks these days, but this is the one AIM stock that I hold in my share portfolio and it's finally burst into life. I have several million shares in this oil shale company and a few spread betting positions as well.
I'm holding out for at least 10p in the long run, and hopefully a lot more, but in the meantime I have been banking some massive profits from two of my spread betting positions (and I have since opened one more long position), which is why I couldn't be bothered to trade forex this week.
In fact I haven't even looked at a forex chart at all this week until a few minutes ago. Looking at the charts I don't think I missed much. It's looks as if there was one breakout opportunity that would have yielded around 20 points, and a few false EMA crossovers on the 4 hour charts which would definitely have resulted in losses.
So it's probably best that I didn't trade any positions this week as most of the major pairs, and indeed the major stock market indices, seem to be trading sideways and lacking any real direction at the moment. Hopefully we will start to see some definite trends emerging in the next few weeks.
(Incidentally for legal reasons I should point out that in no way am I recommending that you buy shares in Tomco Energy. This is a high risk stock and the only reason I mentioned it was to explain why I didn't open any forex positions this week).

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Forex Books On The Kindle

Today I want to talk about some of the forex books you can buy on the Kindle. If you haven't yet bought a Kindle (which you can buy here from Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk), I highly recommend you do so because I bought one earlier this year and it's one of the best things I've ever bought.

It is essentially an ebook reader that stores thousands of books, and allows you to read any of the books you have in your collection (and download new books) on the move whenever you like.
I've mainly being using it to read travel books (to compensate for the fact that I have been unable to go anywhere since last year because I haven't been well enough), but I also like to read lots of business and finance books, particularly those that cover stock market investing and currency trading.

The great thing about having a Kindle is that you can choose from thousands of ebooks on Amazon, and they are usually slightly cheaper than the actual books themselves. Plus with regards to forex trading ebooks, they are now capable of displaying the exact same charts and tables as the printed books, which wasn't always the case when the Kindle first came out.

As I say there is a great range of books to choose from once you own a Kindle. You still have slightly more choice if you buy a printed book because not every single book is available in ebook form. However you will still find plenty of books to choose from.

Some of the ebooks are even free from time to time, and if you are patient enough you will often find that the price of a particular ebook will drop significantly at some point.

You don't need to spend a fortune to learn about a particular subject either. For example with regards to forex trading, here's a selection of currency trading ebooks that you can buy and download to your Kindle for less than $10 on Amazon.com:

- A Beginner's Guide To Forex, The Deep Psychology Of Success - $1.34
- Foreign Exchange Trading: The Golden Rules - $1.34
- How To Become A Successful Forex Trader - $1.34
- Insider's Guide To Forex Trading - $1.34
- Forex Strategy 10: Low Risk/High Return Currency Trading - $1.34
- 5 Simple Rules To Make Money With Forex Trading - $5.33
- My Forex Secret: Momentum Trading System With MT4 Template - $6.61
- Forex Day Trading Secrets - $7.76

This is just a small sample of books that you can choose from. There are loads of other forex ebooks to choose from.

If you want to check out all the forex ebooks that are available, you can do so by clicking one of the following links:
- Forex ebooks (for the Kindle) on Amazon.com

- Forex ebooks (for the Kindle) on Amazon.co.uk

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Weekly Trading Update - 24-28 October 2011

Well it's been an excellent week for me this week. However that's nothing to do with my forex trading. It's mainly because the stock market has rallied and my stock portfolio is now in much better shape. I have banked some nice profits in the likes of BP and Rio Tinto, but I'm still holding several stocks for the long term, including Tomco Energy, which is still doing very nicely.
On the forex front, it has been more frustrating. There were excellent opportunities to go long on the GBP/USD and EUR/USD pairs using my main 4 hour trading system (see right for more details). However both the upward EMA crossovers took place in the overnight trading session (when the Eurozone bailout plan was announced), so I was unable to trade them.
My breakout system didn't help generate any profits either. There was a breakout today that I missed because I was getting my breakfast (although it has moved no more than 10 points into profit so far), and the one trade I did place resulted in a 20 point loss.
I'm starting to think it's time to reassess my trading strategies and maybe go through my vast collection of trading strategies to try and find something different. I don't seem to be making anywhere near as much money as I used to, and I'm not really enjoying trading the forex markets as a result.
In fact I much prefer trading and investing in stocks, and always have done. So maybe that's where my future lies.
Anyway I'll speak to you again next week. Have a great weekend.


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