This is how I analyze the market (and AUDUSD trading plan)

Written by Raul Lopez on . Posted in Trades & Analysis

If you’ve been reading my blog for a while you know how much I like to have trading plans…

And by trading plans I mean a clear picture of what the market needs to do, to make me open my trades.

You have no idea of simple it is to trade, once you have a clear trading plan…

Anyway… here is my plan for the AUDUSD

Let me show you first my long term chart:

AUDUSD

Here we have three possible scenarios:

  • Scenario 1: The market stays forever around that level – not likely
  • Scenario 2: The market breaks the resistance level – likely
  • Scenario 3: The market gets rejected from the resistance level – likely

So we now have two likely scenarios, how do I know which one is likely to play out?

I don’t know… but let me tell you something (this is probably the best trading advice you are going to find out there): YOU DON’T NEED TO KNOW.

Just follow the market (with the help of a trading plan)

Here is my short term chart:

AUDUSD

We don’t need to know what is more likely to happens because we are going to follow the market, and forget about “guessing”.

So here is my plan:

If the AUDUSD breaks the upper green resistance level, I’ll know that Scenario 2 is likely to play out, and I’ll look only for long opportunities.

If the AUDUSD breaks the lower green support level, I’ll know that Scenario 3 is likely to play our, then I’ll look only for short opportunities.

Isn’t it better to just follow the market with a trading plan instead of trying to guess where it is heading? What are your thoughts?

Leave a comment

email

Tags: , ,

Trackback from your site.

Raul Lopez

I've been trading the forex market for more than 11 years. All my trades are based on price action. Check out my Forex Coaching program, I can help you develop a system that helps you trade consistently.
  • http://www.ifcmarkets.com/en IFC Markets

    In the case of overcoming 0.9890, the pair can keep going to the level at 0.9910, 0.9960 (61.8% of fibo-extension for the drop from 1.0055 to 0.9813) and higher to the parity level.

  • gracien

    Many thanks for the EURUSD breakout which took place today.  You made me to be conscious of it and I was monitoring it.  I equally expect a breakout in the AUDUSD from the upside and the pair has a clear cut trending pattern.  But it appears breakouts is a seasonal event?  What is your take on what has been happening in the last three trading days?  Orah Tony

    • Raul Lopez

      Hey Gracien,

      Pure technical analysis Gracien… all information available (including seasonal events) are reflected in price itself… 

      Cheers,

  • Eviano

    which time period do you use to analyse  the market?

    • Raul Lopez

      Hey Eviano,

      To analyze the market I mostly use the daily and 4H charts… and take my trades off the 15M, 30M and 1H charts… Cheers

      • Eviano

        thank you. i mostly use daily then trade with 1 hour and 30minutes.

Raul Lopez Forex

Trading should be simple

I like to trade using simple tools such as support and resistance levels, candlesticks, price action and others. If you like simplicity, you'll love my Forex Training. Read more about me.

If you have any question about anything, please feel free to contact me at: info@straightforex.com or call +1 518 300 3828

StraightForex on Facebook StraightForex on Twitter Call me on Skype Grab my RSS StraightForex on Google+ StraightForex on YouTube