Current records to the present model dates almost 4 years or 208 weeks of trades. Weekly trades began at 10 and 12 currency pairs and for the past 2 ish years, 18 weekly currency pairs trade.

EUR/USD and GBP/USD were not only clear leaders over the past 3 weeks to drive cross pairs but such wild prices hasn't been seen in 208 weeks of trades. EUR/USD from high 1.1400's to low 1.1500's was done and an expected reverse experienced a 300 pip rise. GBP/USD likewise from 1.2800's decided to travel 300 pips higher.

Many years may pass until such wild prices are seen again. In non normal markets, 1 or maybe 2 currency pairs are misaligned or possibly an entire set of currencies such as all GBP or all EUR. GBP/CAD and EUR/GBP for example are problem currency pairs. But these factors are known in advance and offers clear warning to stand clear. Gold is a problem since overbought 1500's and now 1900's. We stand clear. Gold may travel higher, we stand clear until a normal trade exists.

In the meantime, we trade the new weekly trade to target which is at last week's entry and that means no losses.

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Brian Twomey

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Brian Twomey is an independent trader and a prolific writer on trading, having authored over sixty articles in Technical Analysis of Stocks & Commodities and Investopedia.

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