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| Date: | 2012/01/04 |
| MACD Crossover at | 12:00 EST |
| Confirmation at | 13:00 EST |
| Signal: | Buy |
| Action: | Market Order opened |
| Stop Loss: | 50 Pips (5 $) |
| Take Profit: | 50 Pips (5 $) |
| Strength | Medium |
(Chart done with FXCM)
English:
MACD-Indicator:
I use the technical indicator MACD for my trading. The MACD line is nothing else than the difference between the 26 EMA and the 12 EMA. The Signal line is the 9 EMA of the MACD line. The Histogram shows the difference between the Signal line and the MACD line.
MACD-Crossover and Confirmation:
I wait on the hourly chart for a crossover. After the MACD line crossed the Signal line I need to wait one more hour for confirmation.
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Risik Management:
For each trade I have a 5 Dollar Stop Loss and a 5 Dollar Take Profit. That means that my strategy is profitable if more than 50 percent of my trades will win.
Money-Management:
On my account I risk for each trade LESS THAN ONE PERCENT. That means I need to have at least 500 Dollars on my account for that trade. I am trading only Micro Lots.
Entry:
I enter at the open of the hourly candle to the market price.
Trading Hours:
I trade from 3:00 AM EST until 7:00 PM EST.
Strength:
I define the strength of a signal from two factors:
1. Previous trade has lost: Strength
2. Hourly candle before the entry was in the opposite direction of the signal. (For a buy signal: candle was bearish, or for a sell signal: candle was bullish)
Both factors together give the strength: "weak", "medium" or "strong".
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