RE: 130 Pip Move On Yesterday's Trade Call

Going into the NY session, the EURJPY did make a break below 127.00, as I suggested we watch for. CLICK HERE to read the trade setup. Price fell to the next support area of 126.50 and rode that out until Tokyo open, where the Yen picked up some momentum and drove the Yen pairs down. This move closed the price gap, formed over the weekend, down to 125.70.

For you newbies, this 130 pip move, equates to a potential +100% profit on the trade. As I've said in the past, "Success is not in the quantity of trades you make, but rather in the quality of trades."

I hope this helped some of you. A video review of the trade is posted below.

RE: GBPJPY Closed Trade with 75 pips Profit

Cable is not cooperating, thought the UJ made a nice move below the daily pivot, and the GBPJPY reaching previous support at 143.50. A break below that could see another 50pips. I'm perfectly happy with 75 pips profit.

I'm on Pacific time, US, and have not been keeping London Banker's hours. I'm going to call it a day. If it could hold below 143.75, I would have liked to hold half my position, going into GBP news in 2 hours, with a tight stop at news time, to see if the Sterling is going to remain bearish.

75% return in a couple hours isn't bad. I'll take it!

If I see any trades setting up tomorrow, I will post them here.

Take care, and trade safe!

RE: GBPJPY

90.80 is holding for now as resistance on the USDJPY. GBPUSD broke support at 1.5885 and looks like it wants to carry a bit more. If the USDJPY can maintain resistance and the GBPJPY can break support at 144 and hold, we should see it continue to make a nice little move down, with support at 143.50 and 143.00. Key support to watch on the GBPUSD is 1.5850. 35 pip move down already on the GBPJPY, setting my stop to B/E.

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Update going into London

Watching for a break of 161.59, with resistance at 161.75,162.00, and maybe for a test of 162.43 on the GBPJPY. To the downside, watching 160.95, with support at 160.61 to the 23.6 Fib.

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Chart Update for London Session

Price squeezes happened earlier, and also made their breaks earlier than usual today. Very important news is out today for the GBP, and Later the USD so check your calendars. GBP news is out in 15 minutes.

Now I'm watching for a break of 160.40 on the GBPJPY, with a close eye on the PA once it reaches the 23.6 Fib area around 160.15. A break below that could make for a nice move down. Looking at a possible buy if it breaks above 160.95, but would keep stops very tight if either a buy or sell is taken.

Also, I like range breaks on the Cable, above 1.6950, and especially below 1.6900.

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Live Webcast/Chat Room Opened Today

The first Live Webcast just ended. I'd like to thank all of you who attended. We had a technical issue and signed off earlier than expected, but I hope to see you again tomorrow. I did sign back on and had someone else join the room, and continued on until I cleared out my sell on the GBJPY.

The GBPJPY made the break below 160.85, down to the 23.6 Fib area, as discussed. The Construction PMI announcement came out on the GBP and pushed the Sterling up, and found resistance at 160.61. The blue box is the area in which I sold and then closed my trade as the price started to push back up after the news.

Thanks for stopping by the room. I will be back there tomorrow. Hope to see you there.

Chart Updates for London Session

Clear consolidation squeezes forming on the GBPJPY and the Cable. Both look as thought they are starting to break down. Cable 1.6717 is a key support for this hour.

EURUSD is in a tight range and making a squeeze, but is already in a very narrow range. EURJPY is consolidating now too, but not as gradual as I'd like to see it.

USDCHF is finding resitance at 1.0722

Economic news has been very bullish for the AUDUSD. May see a pullback before a continuation upward. A break of .8400 could become a key support to watch.

Q&A

Please direct any questions or comments to the email address at the top of the page. I'm happy to take Forex related questions and will post the questions and answers to the blog.

Thanks Again,

Charles

No Longer Posting to Forex Factory

Unfortunately, I will not be posting to the Forex Factory Thread any longer. Without warning, they revoked my membership. I'm sorry, I did not read the rules. Honestly, who does? I had the blog address in the signature area of my posts. I got the idea from the "No Brainer Trades" thread, and have seen it on a multitude of other posts. No Brainer Trades by the way, has a great website, with good information too. After reading the FFactory Rule #3, I agree that I broke the rule. Sorry I did not read it. I noticed that BillyRayValentine, on No Brainer Trades, no longer has the link below his name either, but why is he still on there and I got revoked? The first page of the No Brainer Trades thread is full of links, and some to his website. Maybe because his is a much busier thread, and they don't want to make his army of readers angry?

This blog does not ask for money. I never tried to sell products or services in any of my posts. I've only mentioned the free trade room. I do not currently use this blog to recruit new clients to my Managed Forex Account business. I do have some Google ads and banner ads on it, but most websites do. No Brainer Trades' site does too. I'm not trying to pick on him. Only using him as an example. His info is great and his site has a lot of great information (nobrainertrades.com). I'm just angered at the double standard that is being employed by Forex Factory.

Forex Factory is a great site. I urge you to use it, as there are many great traders there, and it is a great forum for serious traders. I will continue to visit there, and use the News Calendar. Only from now on, I will only be posting to the blog here. Sorry for any inconvenience. I appreciate those of you who read my posts. Thank you.

USDJPY

USDJPY is moving sideways, in about a 25 pip range. Any moves on the other JPY crosses are all being contained by this. Need the USDJPY to break out of the range to get any decent moves on the other JPY crosses.

Chart Update Going Into Tokyo

EURJPY has made a break above the 133 after a squeeze down, against 132,85 (Daily Pivot), and has hit first resistance line at 133.26. EURUSD and the AUDUSD have also made similar moves.

GBPJPY is consolidating a bit. USDJPY has tightened up to a 30 pip range from a 60 range over the past 48 hours.

Check back for more updates later in the day.

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VIDEO: NY Preview and GBPJPY Trade From London Open

Review of London Forex Trade Signal(setup). Also summarized S/R levels on currency pairs that are ranging, EURUSD, USDCHF, USDCAD.

GBPJPY going into London

I'm seeing heavy support on the GBPJPY, just above the 153. I think if there is a break below 153, it will carry down to another heavy support level at 152.40. So there would be a possibility to take 50 pips. Next support levels below that are 152 and 1.5138. Cable has already made a move down. Need it to continue into London for move down on GBPJPY to happen. USDJPY will need to also break down.

If there is a move up, watch for a break above the top of the short term range at 153.75. Watch reactions to the orange support lines. Key will be a move above 154.40.

Update Going into Tokyo

Market is all over the place. Sloppy PA (Price Action) going into Tokyo session today. CHF is in a sloppy range, so is the Cable, but it is spread out over 100 pips. EURUSD is in a consolidation, but the PA on the EUR hasn't been decisive as I'd like it to be, so I will just sit back and watch for now.

Yesterday's GBPJPY move was quick and easy. After breaking the 155.40, it made a nice little run down to 154.70. For those of you who decided to gamble, it did carry down 154.30 before it would have taken out any stops set at B/E (Break Even). Funny how it came back and bounced off resistance at 155.40, then the next hour, it bounced off the 155.50 before it dove back down to 153.10. (See the Chart) Being that I live on the West Coast of the US, and I'm awake during London and NY open, I usually sleep through most of NY. I'm still researching the reason for the run down. DOW opened up and traded sideways most of the day, no major news on the USD, so the only thing I can see is oil closed up a bit, but I don't know what oil prices were doing that time of the day.

Check back later, going into London. I will make a post if I see anything developing. Remember, don't force yourself into trades. Don't trade, just to trade. That would be like feeding money into a slot machine, just because it's there. Forex trading isn't entertainment, unless you has so much money that you don't care. Forex is an investment of your hard earned money, and you need to protect it. The difference between the 5% of traders that make money, and the 95% who don't, is that profitable traders have the patience to wait for the high probability trades. It's all about the quality of the trades, not the quantity.

VIDEO: FXTradePros Channel on YouTube

Just wanted to point out that the FXTradePros Channel on YouTube has been updated and organized a bit, to make it easier to access the video archives. The link is in the right column of this page, just below the "Most Recent Video" bar.

RE: GBPJPY

GBPJPY is holding below 155 for now. Being that this is a down time for all the major markets, it will probably range below 155, and move sideways until Wellington and Sydney markets start to trade.

That being said, there really isn't a clear target for this trade, so keep your stop at break even, if you have an appetite for risk. You could also take partial profits now, and move stops to preserve the balance of the trade, or just clear for profit now.

Price is at 155 right now.

RE: GBPJPY

GBPJPY has made the break, and has just past a major psyche level at 155. If you were able to get in, and are up 40-50 pips, move stop to B/E or take profit at will. Right now, my 2 confirmation pairs, the Cable and USDJPY are moving down together. If they reverse, it might be a good time to TP.

GBPJPY Going into Tokyo

The 155.40 level of the GBPJPY has been flirted with a few times, in the past few hours. Watch for a clear break below it for a scalp or short term intraday trade. I think the Sterling may lose a little steam as it comes down from the new monthly high on the Cable at 1.6555.

A break to the upside on the GBPJPY, may see a quick move back to 156.50.

Chart Update

Here's a look at our charts, after today's NY session close. Check back later for more updates.
Click on charts to enlarge.

RE: GBPJPY Sell

News out of NY is sounding a little negative on equities as we go into the open. If market opens down, risk aversion could kick in and we could go on a good run down. Watch the Cable and the USDJPY as an indicator. If they start going up in sync, then try and clear some profit if you want. In the least, it may be a good time to move stops to B/E.