Price action strategies, on the other hand, are subjective and are drawn from a traders own perspective on the market. This causes it’s own problems as price action strategies can therefore be hard to define.
Nevertheless, many traders swear by price action techniques and here are 3 classic types.
Head and shoulders
Head and shoulders patterns form when a currency moves towards a type of ridge before moving higher once more, only to drop back towards the ridge. The two ridges are therefore the shoulders and the higher price point is the head.What this indicates is a market that is struggling to move past the higher price levels so it’s a bearish sign. The pattern becomes even more bearish if the price moves underneath the shoulder line, and when it does a sell order should be entered into the market.
Pin bars
Pin bars, also known as dojis, are a type of candlestick price action pattern that help traders judge the momentum in the market and they can work both as reversal indicators and confirmation signals.Pin bars occur when a market moves up or down fairly strongly, but then cannot hold onto those gains/losses. The market ends up pretty much back where it started and the candlestick ends up looking like a pin head.
It’s a classic sign that traders are winning the battle on only one side of the trend so indicates that the trend will carry on in that direction.
Wedge pattern
A wedge pattern can often be drawn onto a price chart to show a market that is converging and therefore readying for a breakout. Wedges are essentially triangle patterns and can also be called ascending, descending or bilateral triangles.The wedge or triangle pattern is drawn from a significant high and low to a much more recent high and low. This pattern encompasses the whole of the recent price action and shows a market that is coming together in a consolidation phase.
The beauty of the wedge pattern is that the closer the two lines get to one another, the greater the inevitably of a breakout move. Since when the two lines come together, to form what is known as an apex point, the market will have nowhere to go but break out.
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EUR/USD lost its traction and declined below 1.0700 after spending the first half of the day in a tight channel. The US Dollar extends its recovery following the strong Unit Labor Costs data and weighs on the pair ahead of Friday's jobs report.
GBP/USD struggles to hold above 1.2500
GBP/USD turned south and dropped below 1.2500 in the American session on Thursday. The US Dollar continues to push higher following the Fed-inspired decline on Wednesday and doesn't allow the pair to regain its traction.
Gold slumps below $2,300 as US yields rebound
Gold extended its daily slide and dropped below $2,290 in the second half of the day on Thursday. The benchmark 10-year US Treasury bond yield erased its daily losses after US data, causing XAU/USD to stretch lower ahead of Friday's US jobs data.
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Bitcoin reclaiming above $59,200 would hint that BTC has already bottomed out, setting the tone for a run north. Ethereum holding above $2,900 keeps a bullish reversal pattern viable despite falling momentum. Ripple coils up for a move north as XRP bulls defend $0.5000.
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