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The Forex Codes Moving Averages
– Shows the trend in a smoothed fashion
– Used as moving levels of Support and Resistance
– No good in sideways, tight-ranging markets
– It is a “lagging” indicator. It follows price action
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The Forex Codes Moving Averages
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The Forex Codes Moving Averages
• On all our charts we use:
1. 10 DAY EMA
2. 200 period EMA/SMA
3. 5 WMA
4. One or more other EMAs depending upon timeframe used
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The Forex Codes Moving Averages
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The Forex Codes Moving Averages
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The Forex Codes – Chart Pattern
• Chart Pattern is one KEY to trading success
• It is a Market “Fingerprint” or “CODE”
• Use only the most basic and obvious chart patterns just like the Pros do!
• Others will have spotted them hence more probability of success
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The Forex Codes Continuation Patterns
• These occur when the prevailing trend pauses
• The next move usually in the same direction as the Trend
• Higher the timeframe the more powerful the pattern
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The Forex Codes Flags and Pennants
• Very powerful patterns to trade. Very reliable.
• Brief pauses in a dynamic market move
• Must be preceded with a sharp and almost straight line move
• After the pause the trend resumes on a burst of trading activityCopyright © 2007 Stephen Margison
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The Forex Codes Flags and Pennants
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The Forex Codes Flags and Pennants
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The Forex Codes Flags and Pennants
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The Forex Codes Reversal Patterns
• Higher the timeframe the more powerful the pattern
• Can be more risky because you are going against the trend
• Must have a prior trend
• It may only be a short-term reversal of trend
• First sign may be the breaking of an important trendline
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The Forex Codes Reversal Patterns - Double Tops
• Very frequent and easily recognised
• Top is often referred to as an “M”
• Ideal DT has two prominent peaks at about the same price level
• It is a bearish pattern at the top of an uptrend
• Good for bounce trading off a high
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The Forex Codes Reversal Patterns - Double Tops
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The Forex Codes Reversal Patterns - Double Tops
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The Forex Codes Reversal Patterns - Double Tops
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The Forex Codes Reversal Patterns - Double Bottoms
• Very frequent and easily recognised
• Top is often referred to as an “W”
• Ideal DB has two prominent troughs at about the same price level
• It is a bullish pattern
• Good for bounce trading off a low
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The Forex Codes Reversal Patterns - Double Bottoms
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The Forex Codes Reversal Patterns - Double Bottoms
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The Forex Codes Reversal Patterns – Where Could a Reversal Occur
• At a Key “Cluster” Level
• At a Pivot Level
• At a break of solid Trendline
• At a Fibonacci level
• At strong Support or Resistance
• With MACD DivergenceCopyright © 2007 Stephen Margison www.sm-forex.com
The Forex Codes Reversal Patterns – MACD
• MACD is a simple momentum indicator
• Can help us spot trend reversals
• I use it for spotting “Divergence” only
• Must be used in combination with other tools and never on its own
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The Forex Codes Reversal Patterns – MACD
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The Forex Codes Reversal Patterns – MACD
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The Forex Codes Reversal Patterns – MACD
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The Forex Codes Reversal Patterns – MACD
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The Forex Codes
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