discussion with Andy about the EA / turn it off or on

There seems to be a lot of discussions on on/off when and what... Here iswhat I have on the wall... As MY rules..
lets give a concise idea in my book...
12) IF the pair is OUT of RANGE -----look at day and 4hr, if it is a retracement, or looks to consolidate overnext few days because of that, then , you can turn it on. or wait another4hr period and recheck.....

2) IF the pair is out of range, and it is TRENDING.LEAVE IT OFF. till you get a retracementthen refer to 1.

3) if it is in-range and fundemental news is to be announced, -- SUSPEND ITtill afterwards and you know the fall out.

4) if it is in range, and been making trades for 2--3 days, start SUSPECTINGIT... IE it will NOT rest forever

5) Lots /Leverage, -- DON'T CHANGE LOTSIZE unless you can afford to lose 200pips * 5 (average) and DON'T CHANGE LOTSIZE unless it is in a TREND andlooking to start another consolidation segement so you can max into new lots
Andy <> Stapleton
www.eaFXTrader.com

Monday, April 27, 2009 Charts and FAQ of the Day: on the EA

Two “Macro Economic Views” on what is (or will be) taking place in the world currency market.
For a View for this week:
No major Red Flag economic news coming out today. Performance in the U.S. and European Stock Markets will be a key. Economic data to be released includes European a & U.S. consumer-confidence indexes, as well as figures on employment and inflation. The U.S. will also release its gross domestic product info and the Federal Open Markets Committee (FOMC) meets.
At present, the consensus call in the market is that the worst is behind us. But if the automakers file for bankruptcy, causing additional thousands in unemployment, we could be in for a second BIG dip to the downside.
For a longer term View (this Quarter):
Intercontinental Exchange Inc.’s Dollar Index, which measures the greenback against the euro, yen, pound, Canadian dollar, Swiss franc and Swedish krona, is up 4.2 percent this year, after falling 5.4 percent at this point in 2008.
Strategists increased their forecasts for the dollar this year against all those currencies, data compiled by Bloomberg show. Since January, the analysts have boosted their year-end dollar forecast 2.2 percent to $1.32 per euro from $1.35, and 5.2 percent to 101 yen from 96 in February, the median of more than 40 estimates compiled by Bloomberg show.
So far, data show undiminished foreign demand for U.S. financial assets Net Purchases totaled $22 billion in February as China and Japan added to their holdings of U.S. government debt, the Treasury said. The Fed’s holdings of Treasuries on behalf of foreign central banks and other institutions rose 8.7 percent this year to $1.84 trillion.
More foreign money flowed into U.S. stock markets in the 20 business days ended April 15 than in 69 percent of the other 20- day periods going back to 1997, according to State Street data. The five-day flow was in the 77.6 percentile, compared with outflows in the last six months that were higher than 86.4 percent of past periods, the data showed.
“We’re at a loss to identify other major currencies that look more attractive” than the dollar, State Street’s Blake said. “The equity-flow data have been dollar supportive almost any way you look at it. When people flood into the equity market they’ve been buying the dollar as well.”



Now for some observations on the Charts. I’ll keep it down to “The Big 8”
I use a Fibonacci on the 4-hr charts (using the most recent High/Low wicks/tails), and view these Fib lines on the 30-min charts. I would like to begin referencing my observations on the Fib.

audusd
a drop early last week created a recent Low (a new 0.0% fib line). It ran up a bit through the week and seems to be settled between the 23.6% and the 76.4% fib lines. This could provide an area of nice Oscillations for the EA to work within for a couple days.

euraud
the pair seems to be Oscillating in a fairly tight range. This could be good for running the EA, but keep in mind the Red Flag economic reports coming out later this week. They could spark a breakout.

eurchf
The last 2 weeks have provided good Oscillations of less than 200 pips. This is the type of chart the EA can work well with. However, note that the current price is pressing down on the recent Lows. I’d like to see it drift up, and continue the Oscillation patterns of the past couple of weeks. However if it falls below 1.5050, then some additional downward pressure could alter the nice patterns we’ve been seeing.

eurusd
Last week, this pair runs up, and overnight it did nothing but run down. The 30-min charts are providing some good Oscillations through all of this. Keep an eye on the $1.2880 Support line, as it is the recent Low from early last week. Also, be aware of the European and U.S. Economic reports due out this week.

gbpchf
Lots of volatility here, as the GBP shows weakness. Be cautious of this pair and play it within tight Trading Times (don’t let the EA run during European morning/afternoon sessions, nor during the U.S. morning session.

gbpusd
Lots of volatility here. 4 of the past 5 weeks have had +400 pip swings. Be cautious of this pair and play it within tight Trading Times (don’t let the EA run during European morning/afternoon sessions, nor during the U.S. morning session.

usdcad
Due to Commodity prices associated with the CAD, there is lots of volatility here. 4 of the past 5 weeks have had +400 pip swings. Be cautious of this pair and play it within tight Trading Times (don’t let the EA run during European morning/afternoon sessions, nor during the U.S. morning session.

usdchf
There is a lot of movement in this pair, but overall it seems to have some nice Oscillations on the 30-min chart over the past 5 days. Be aware of the European and U.S. Economic reports due out this week. But, this pair should continue with its recent Oscillation patterns.


FAQ of the Day:

Q. I do not have a credit card to use with PayPal. What are my payment options?

A. You can set up your personal account with PayPal to take a payment straight out of your bank account. It is an easy process to set up, and thousands do it in this manner. I have 2 or 3 regular monthly payments taken out this way. Never an issue.

morning thoughts from andy on the EA

On my live account , have done well this month, little over 10% gain, from22k, to 26k mostley last 2 weeks... One of the things to go over; Quite a few are using the BOF(12noon to midnight CDT) honestly severaltimes I have shut off by 8pm.... It is a pretty good feeling to have a fewhundred pips for 8hrs... I am not advocating to stop, but I am saying, ifyou already have 100+ pips???? There is one thing that I have learned over 4 years, Greed, that gimme last10 pips will usually cost me vs give me the gains. We are studying timesettings and trading over longer period of time, we arealso setting up the ability to analyse not only our accounts but yours ifyou wish. This all is coming soon. AUD/USD- day chart shows a possible resumption of upward trend, 7290-7300will tell us, a breakthru on that will be the breakout for the trend. EUR/USD - range now between 1.3400 and 1.2900 oscillating on the day in thatrange, I don't see that changing dramatically in the near future giving us asmaller oscillations soon... EUR/AUD- 4hr is consolidating, pushing the day back up. This is a bounceraround the 13 on the 4hr, got a few more days before a good consolidation isapparent. GBP/USD - Good consolidations, 4hr is rangebound in a 2-300 range, thisstill has some legs for a bit, but wouldn't count past another week before amove hits. USD/CHF - Day is consolidated around the 200 SMA, 4hr though has some largeroscillations that has not been kind, the BOF has been good for this keepingus out of difficulties. Watching 4hr to see if support holds. EUR/CHF - been a good choppy move for quite some time, over a few weeks now,I am watching for the 1st move, I find that this one will reset 1-3 days,have a bounce, then rest again. So it is almost due for it. GBP/AUD - oscillating around the 4hr chart, looking to consolidate, but notquite there, the GBP has been volitle so this one has paid off, but berestrictive on hours to trade. USD/CAD - we just had a downmove, it is moving short and got a few more pipsto go for a breakout, we havfe been around the 200 on the day chart sincethe 1st, if we don't break below 1.1998 it should hold. We are at a support,and will see if it holds. AUD/CAD - a daily progression of daily to the upside, had a bit ofretracement back to the 13MA, but holding along that line, so support isaround the 8700 range for now. 4hr is consolidating around the 200 and maygive up a few in this area. USD/CHF - day is consolidated, around the 200ma, but a strong oscillation tothe downside on the 4hr, it is out of range for now and it will beinteresting to see if it will hold and start tighter oscillations . A question on the chat group (and if you are not in it, you should be). What is "out of range" and does it correlate to the indicators on thescreen. Out of range, is simple, NO TRADES-- it is an algorithm based on severalindicators that tells me to not trade so you don't get into trouble... Doesit correlate, not exactly, there is not an indicator for this algorithm, sothe best was to give you one of the oscillators.. Andy <> Stapletonwww.eaFXTrader.com your Final Solution for MT4 automated Trading If you wish to unsubscribe from our mailing list. send email to elist-unsubscribe@eafxtrader.com

thoughts from john on the EA

no buy, hold, sell recommendation

Fundamentals: There is a lot of news coming out tomorrow morning on the Euro, GBP and the USD, so be aware that the market may be very choppy afterwards. Added to that, in the afternoon, there is a Geithner -gusher at 3pm. Friday AND Sunday may be choppy, but not necessarily in a good way. So keep your eye on the news closely before just letting the ea go for a run.

AUD/USD: This pair continues in it upward trend heading for the 200 moving average on the day chart, and is bouncing between the 89 ma and the 200 ma. It looks like the price could be creating a channel on the day. The 4 hr is also bouncing between the 89 and the 200, but in this instance, the 200 is below the price and the 89 above. Unless major news pushes this pair, I would look for the aud/usd to continue to oscillate between .6950 and .7300
Euro/Aud The price is oscillating between the 50 and the 61.8 Fib line on the day chart. Since March 19th the pair was on an aggressive run short and finally stopped at the 61.8 fib and has been oscillating. Look for this pair to hold at this level for a while. The pair has been known to oscillate for a long period of time.
Euro/CHF Price is holding on the 38.2% fib line. Price has oscillated in a very tight range so be careful and look for it to possibly move back up to the 50% fib at 1.5330. This pair has a tendency to run in a consolidated mode for a while and then go into a 400+ pip tend to correct itself. The 13, 50, 89 and 200 ma are consolidating very tightly on the 4 hr chart which may mean a move is afoot soon… the ma’s don’t like to be squeezed together.
Eur/USD Price seems to have held at the 23.6% fib on the day chart. The pair seems oversold on the day and the price is reaching the 89 and the 200 ma on the 4 hr chart. It may rest there until news moves the pair.
GBP/CHF The pair is clearly consolidating between the 38.2 and the 23.6 fib on the day chart. The 4 hr is consolidating on the 13 and the 89 ma’s which this pair seems to like to do before it makes a trend move. I would look for this pair to continue to consolidate.
GBP/USD The price is in a channel on the 4 hr chart and has bounced off support. The pair is currently at the 89 ma on the 4 hr which, during this channel, has provided both support and resistance. I would look for the gbp/usd to hold on this 89 for a little while.
USD/CAD Price is in a downward channel on the 4 hr and I do not see any support of the ma’s at the moment to consolidate the pair, until it hits the 38.2 fib on the day chart at about 1.2000. Tread carefully.
USD/CHF The pair has hit and stopped abruptly on the 89 ma and 200 ma’s on the 4 hr chart. I would expect it to consolidate, with oscillations between 1.1400 and 1.1550 unless news creates a direction. Price is above the 38.2% on the fib lines, which is at 1.1400.
FAQ of the day:


Q. The EA just Entered a number of trades, ALL at the same time, and all with the same [al] and [tp]. Why?

A. This pair was possibly in Suspend mode, due to a volatile movement in the Price. When it came out of Suspend, it entered the quantity of trades that would have occurred had it not been in Suspend mode.


John_eafxtrader

chart observations, economic observations, and FAQ of the Day‏ on the EA

Hi folks, how ‘bout a little “Macro Economic View” on what is (or will be) taking place in the world currency market.

As I mentioned yesterday, the euro may fall to a five-week low against the yen as momentum charts show “sell” signals for the European currency.
However, check this out from April 21 (Bloomberg): German investor confidence rose to the highest level in almost two years in April after stock markets rallied on government and central bank efforts to revive economic growth. So, go figure
The Swiss central bank bought 4.52 billion euros ($5.84 billion) in the first quarter to weaken the franc against the currency of Switzerland’s main trading partners and avoid deflation. So, be aware of their attempts at currency manipulation. It can cause Trends to develop.

Now for some observations on the Charts:
I use a Fibonacci on the 4-hr charts, and view these Fib lines on the 30-min charts. I would like to begin referencing my observations on the Fib. This isn’t something I urge y’all to go, unless you’re a geek.

AUD/CAD, AUD/CHF, AUD/USD, EUR/AUD
AUDCAD: Quite a Run we saw for the Aussie pairs yesterday. It ran to touch exactly on the 61.8 fib line. Today, it retraced back thru 38.2 to touch exactly on the 23.6 line. It has settled back to where it began at the beginning of the Monday session. I see no reason for it to do much in the way of additional huge move for the next 24 hrs.

AUDCHF: this seems to be in a broad Oscillation of apx 200 pips. Good news for those using the EA on this pair.

AUDUSD: nice Oscillations here. Good news for those using the EA on this pair.
EURAUD: heavy run yesterday, light retracement today. Seems that it may find some footing thru the Asian sessions. But, I’d be out of this pair before the European session begins,

EUR/CHF, EUR/USD
As I noted in the Macro Economic View above, the euro may be heading into additional weakness as it drops below the $1.3000 Support line. It took quite a hit yesterday, and seems to be taking a breather today. For the foreseeable future, play these with caution, and possibly during the Asian Sessions ONLY.


GBP/CHF, GBP/USD
Both pairs are bouncing between a couple of the Fib lines, creating a good Support & Resistance for the next 24 hrs. Good news for those using the EA on this pair.

From Monday: If you’re trading the GBP, you might want to give it plenty of Suspension time so as not be in any Open positions prior to the start of the European Morning Session (GMT 06:00), such as a Suspend time beginning at GMT 04:00 (which is CDT 22:00). This is only my thought on the matter; no recommendations or advice.

USD/CAD, USD/CHF
Both pairs are currently in some tame Oscillations. Good news for those using the EA on this pair.


FAQ of the Day:

Q. Which brokers are you currently live trading with & withdrawing money from?

A. We have found some good brokers, including FXDD, Alpari, and (for non-U.S.citizens there is). MBTrading has a new MT4 trade platform that is offered as of April, 2009.

thoughts from Andy

Every Sunday I kinda take a big picture look for the week ahead. Here are some of the things I look at and for. 1) what area of the YEAR/Quarter am I in, and will that make a difference,at this time, we are in the 1st month of the quarter, 3rd week. 3rd weekusually has some USD news,...... 2) what does the day/4hr charts tell me, the possiblities of the nextweek..... So, here we go.... EUR/CAD, EUR/USD,EUR/AUD are all consolidated, but shows a posiblity ofheading short , not really inside the EMA's that make me confortable, butlooking like it wants to drop a bit. Support area's in this would beimportant as I will look at news items and see if the pair is ready... Secondary, I want to look at those and see if they are "out of range" shortor long, if it is short, fine, not much of a problem as it will still be outof range if the pair goes short. USD/CHF,AUD/CAD, long same as above short, so I just reverse what I amlooking for above... Remainder of the pairs are all on the day chart consolidating, within EMA'sthat is a good sign in my book, GBP/Usd, GPB/CHF, AUD/USD,USD/CAD... Now, we check the 4hr setup, what I have done is setup a profile foreach,easy to switch that way. EUR/CAD , EUR/USD, EUR/AUD are all looking the same on 4hr as day, so myexpectations at the moment is that these three will go short for now... They are all "out of range trading ,so I won't do anything to them tillmorning, if anything and the day chart shows a more strengthed move, then Iwould turn on the conservative flag for 1 entry only.. USD/CHF looks to continue the upward move, but the AUD/CAD had retraced onthe 4hr, the USD/CHF is out of range to the long side, so I will sit andwatch/wait on that one. And pay some attention to the AUD/Cad as some tradesmay happen there. The others are fine, each are in range, working and capable of giving metrades, NEWS wise, I am looking at GBP news and AUD/PPI, at 8:30 that maymove the market some, morning is bland pretty much and we would need towatch the AUD tommorrow evening.... Find attached the current spreadsheet.

Analizing the flow of the charts secong post

Analyzi
Flow of the chart means to use the natural progression of the technical chart to anticipate the eventual out come of the trade.How can you tell the direction is going short or long?The first thing that you must understand is that all charts no matter what time frame you are viewing are building in the same manner with no exceptions from the 1 minute to the 1 month.By paying attention to the indicators you are able, for a short time, relative to the chart you are analyzing, you may be able to anticipate the short term out come, this work very well when anticipate the one hour trade plan , what I mean by “short time” and “short term” is the candle that is building on the higher chart possibly the following candle.Never any further then that.You must have in your indicators a way to tell over all direction I use 10, 20, 50, and the 89 EMA’s, you may use the EMA’s that works best for you. You have to understand what the EMA’s are telling you .When looking for and entry the EMA’S can help, if you are going long and you are close to a 10 EMA on the day chart you may want to wait until the price has broken the day chart 10 EMA point.Most of the time when the price hits an EMA on a higher chart the price will take a draw back, this draw back can cause you to get stopped out, depending on your stop loss setting, to prevent this from happening to you, first don’t trade if you are close to a day 10 EMA until after you have passed it. Same with the 4 hour chart 10 EMA and the price trend line.Let’s take the same situation and find out how we can tell if it will break on through or if the 10 EMA of the day is the turn around point.You must remember that the higher the chart the more solid the resistance or the support is.Note:(For instance the 15 minute 10 EMA or trend line is much easier to break, then the 30 minute the same applies as you go up in time frames.30 easier then the 1hr. 1 hr easier then the 4 hr, 4 hr easier then the day, day easier then the week ,week easier then the month this is particularly true when you are in a one our trade plan trade)You will be looking at the 4 hour chart first (remember that the day is close to the 10 EMA and we are looking to go long.Note:If the EMA’s on the 4 hour are consolidated it makes it a little hard to find direction,With that being said, if your EMA’s are starting to spread to the long side on the 4 hour chart, then the evidence is there for your day to continue long.(BUT it is not guaranteed)Now we need to validate the trade, when using any trade plan you must have a way to validate the trade the way to do this is look back at the 1 hour chart you are looking for two main indications on the 1 hour chart. The EMA’s need to be spreading apart to the long direction, the wider the better, this will give you an indication that the 4 hour and day may continue long. The other indicator you are looking for is the CCI to be at the bottom (over sold) of the scale.Why are we looking at the CCI?If the CCI is at the bottom of the scale then there is more of a chance for the price to go up rather then down. We are going to want to have this to be true also on the 30 minute chart.Now that we have all that checked out and all of our charts are showing that we have more of a chance to go long then short, then we can be more comfortable about staying in a trade that is going to hit the 10 EMA of the day chart.Note:If the 15 minute has the EMA’s spread wide and the CCI over sold heading long this will help to confirm this move going long.Now let’s look at how to tell that the price is going to possibly turn or draw back to the short, at the 10 EMA of the day chart,Again you start with the 4 hour chart and find out the attitude of the EMA’s. Just for example sake lets say that we are using the one hour trade plan and the EMA’s are just starting to brake to the north and the day is right up against it’s 10 EMA. So far the 4 hr and the day are telling you that it MAY continue long.Let’s validate the trade.We go to the 1 hour and see that the 10 EMA is now starting to curve down and the price is candle is below the 10 EMA on the 1 hour chart this is an indication that the move to the long is possibly slowing or is drawing backThis would NOT be the time to enter a trade going long.If you go on back to the 30 minute and see that the EMA’s are crossing over and heading short and spreading apart, Which is going the opposite direction of the 4 hr and day there is more of a chance that the 10 EMA of the day is the turn around point, and it is going to at the very least draw back the current day candle, back to a previous price. You would want to wait until it finishes that draw back before you try to go long again.Note:You may want to at this time start to evaluate the possibility of going the other direction (short) and start looking for an entry using the validation process making sure that it is not just a pull back to the 4 hour 10 EMA.The 15 minute and the CCI of all the charts can help to identify the pull back on a higher chart or the return to the trend.The CCI is important to the evaluation and you have to evaluate it on each time frame individually.You can get an idea of the more likely direction if you are looking to go long and all the CCI’s on all lower charts are at the bottom (over sold) of the scale then you have more of a chance to go long. If the CCI’s are at the top (over bought) on all charts except the 4 hour or day then there is a real chance that the 4 hour and eventually the day will retrace or pull back.Note:(You can not anticipate direction by looking at the CCI only it lags too much).Note:This is important when you combine the EMA direction with the CCI direction when they are agreeing with each other then the stronger the move to that direction.If the CCI is going down and the EMA’s are going up depending on the spread of the EMA’s then you may only be doing a pull back on that particular chart and not a change in direction over all.Recap:The technique is based upon the fact that the charts are all built in the same manner and they are all built from one formula base on tick data. To explain a little more this is how the charts are built.Tick data is compiled to build the1 minute candle. It takes five 1 minute candles build the 5 minute candle. Three 5 minute candles build the 15 minute candle. It takes two 15’s build the 30 minute candle. Two 30’s builds the 1 hour candle. Four 1hour candles build the 4 hour candle. Six 4hour candles to build the day candle. Five 5 day candles build the week candle, 4 week candles to build the 1 mouth candle.You may ask why did you go through all that ?The reason is once you understand the way candles are built then it is easy to see how you can look at the lower charts and see what the upper charts may do. Also be able to see the one hour trade plan develop.I hope that this is going to help you when you analyze the charts.Thank youJ. W. Stapleton

Morning thoughts of the Market‏ on the EA

With the advent of the BOF strategy, coined by our favorite englishman TC,quite a few members are now enjoying 100-300 pips per day average. What does that tell you?, you need to join up with us on the chatroom usingskype. There is a tremendous amount of chatter and discussion on which pairsto trade ,and when. Download skype from www.skype.com make sure yourrunning at least 3.5 version or higher and look us up. Andy_eafxtrader.com ,Thomas_eafxtrader, John_eafxtrader , we will make sure your in the chat andhelp you in anyway we can. I am trading the following pairs from 12noon till 11pm at night, sometimesless my goal is pips, and if I get 200 or 300 in the day, I will shut itoff. Aud/cad, aud/usd, eur/cad, eur/usd, gbp/usd, usd/cad, usd/chf, eur/gbp,eur/aud, gpb/chf. Out of all these pairs, each seem to be racing to a consolidation on the daychart. Which is a great thing for our trading. We will need to watch thelength of time that it rests here. I am looking that next week, which is usually a good week for tradingconsolidations should be wonderful, but I also want to insure that I am notcomplacent enough to think it will last forever... Remember the EUR overeaster. So, since I am flying out today for McAllen TX, a short note on this. When your evaluating pairs, start from the day chart, look to see if it is aretracement/consolidation, look at the ranges that the pairs are in , themore range bound the better. Then drop to the 4hr chart and see if they arealso consolidating or range bound, if they are looking to trend, caution.What this will do is insure that you can inteligently turn on or off the EAto make you money reduce your risk, and make this the most profitable EAever. -------------------------------------------------------------Also, because of the group we have gotten a couple of nice items Felipe of FXRebates is also one of our traders in the group, if youhaven't opened an live account as yet to get running , either click on theFxrebates image on the website or holler at him in the chatroom, he givesyou back a portion of the spread as a rebate, with this EA running mini's, Ihave gotten back some pretty good coin out of it.. Also JW of Forexmgr , we have been working together for a bit, to allow you,if you need assistance in reading charts , figuring out consolidations,trends, and what to look for, decided to have an introductory rate to getyou started. He is on the prefferred links page.

Market Thoughts from andy on the EA

AUD/CAD

The price is oscillating on the 61.8 Fib line on the day chart.Since February 25th the pair has been on an aggressive run, long, withoutstopping for a breather. The last 6 days has seen the price hold around thisfib line. Look for further oscillations within a 200 pip range.AUD/USD: This pair continues in it upward trend heading for the 200moving average on the day chart at 0.7350. Currently the price appears to beoscillating on a strong resistance line at 0.7275 where it has tried tobreak thru once before. The pair is attempting to climb out of its low sinceits dramatic drop last July. Look for 150 to 200 pip oscillations foranother day or two as both the 200 ma and resistance line may well keep thepair from moving much further without major news coming out on the pair.

Euro/Aud

The price is also oscillating on the 61.8 Fib line on theday chart. Since March 19th the pair has been on an aggressive run shortwithout stopping for a breather either. Look for this pair to hold at thislevel for a while. On the 4 hr chart the price is currently holding on asupport line created 3 days ago. All 4 hr and day moving average indicatorsare above the current price so look for price to consolidate to give themoving averages time to catch up.


Euro/Cad

Price is sitting at the 200 ma and has dropped sharply sincethe 3rd of April. The price is consolidating at the price point, as it isan area previously of both support and resistance since February 18th, andlike many other pairs is at the 61.8% fib on the recent price activity sinceNovember 2008.


Euro/CHF

Price is holding on the 38.2% fib line and the 89 ma andlooks to continue to consolidate at this level for only a short whilelonger. The day chart is holding the price at the 89 ma and the 4 hr chartis supporting price at the 200 ma. Price has oscillated in a very tightrange so be careful and look for it to possibly move back up to the 50% fibat 1.5330


Euro/GBP

Price has been running in a short trend for almost a monthand is closing in on the 50% fib on the day chart. Price has approaching astrong support line at 0.8760. Look for it to consolidate near this pricepoint.


Eur/USD

Price is weaving between the 89 ma and the 200 ma on the 4 hr chart,and is consolidating on the 89 ma on the day chart, which is also the 23.2%fib on the day chart. We may get one more day of oscillation out of thispair before it makes a move. Look for news to make this pair move in onedirection or the other. Be careful because a break below the 23.2 fib willput it in a free fall all the way down to 1.2540. If the price moves to theupside, the 89 ma on the 4 hr might hold the pair at 1.3300.


GBP/CHF

The swissie looks to be a continuing its trend up towards the 23.2%fib, in a continuation of its aggressive manner. Price seems to beconsolidating over the last 36 hrs.


GBP/USD

The price is once again challenging the physiological 1.500 pricepoint for the 6th time since the 2008 route of the GBP. Coincidently (ornot) the 23.2% fib is also at the same price point. Until this pair decidesto settle around this price, be very cautious.


USD/CAD

Price has retraced back to the 38.2% fib line and is half waybetween the 89 ma and the 200 ma on the day chart. Price looks to beconsolidating at this support.


USD/CHF

Although there were some big moves recently, the price seems to beconsolidating as the 13 ma, 50 ma, 89 ma and 200 ma are all coming togetheron the day chart. I would expect it to consolidate for a little whilelonger, unless news creates a direction. Price is between fib lines.

Daily Market Thoughts from John Malin‏ for the EA

AUD/CAD
The price is oscillating on the 61.8 Fib line on the day chart.Since February 25th the pair has been on an aggressive run, long, withoutstopping for a breather. The last 6 days has seen the price hold on this fibline. Look for further oscillations.

AUD/USD:
This pair continues in it upward trend heading for the 200moving average on the day chart at 0.7350. Currently the price appears to beoscillating on a strong resistance line at 0.7275 where it has tried tobreak thru once before. The pair is attempting to climb out of its low sinceits dramatic drop last July. Look for oscillations as both the 200 ma andresistance line may well keep the pair from moving much further withoutmajor news coming out on the pair.

Euro/Aud

The price is also oscillating on the 61.8 Fib line on theday chart. Since March 19th the pair has been on an aggressive run shortwithout stopping for a breather either. Looks like the Aussie is coming backwith revenge. As both the USD and the CAD have also oversold the Aussie,look for this pair to hold at this level for a while. On the 4 hr chart theprice is currently holding on a support line created 3 days ago. All 4 hrand day moving average indicators are above the current price so look forprice to consolidate to give the moving averages time to catch up.

Euro/Cad
Price is sitting at the 200 ma and has dropped sharply sincethe 3rd of April. The price seems to be consolidating at the price point, asit is an area previously of both support and resistance since February 18th,and like many other pairs is at the 61.8% fib on the recent price activitysince
November 2008.


Euro/CHF

Price is holding on the 38.2% fib line and the 89 ma andlooks to continue to consolidate at this level for only a short whilelonger. The day chart is holding the price at the 89 ma and the 4 hr chartis supporting price at the 200 ma. Price has been oscillating within a verysmall range for almost 2 weeks now so look for it to possibly move back upto the 50% fib at 1.5330

Euro/GBP
Price has been running in a short trend for almost a monthand is closing in on the 50% fib on the day chart. Price is also approachinga strong support line at 0.8760. Look for it to consolidate near this pricepoint.

Eur/USD
Price is weaving between the 89 ma and the 200 ma on the 4 hr chart,and is consolidating on the 89 ma on the day chart, which is also the 23.2%fib on the day chart. Look for news to make this pair move in one directionor the other.


GBP/USD
The price is once again challenging the physiological 1.500 pricepoint for the 6th time since the 2008 route of the GBP. Coincidently (ornot) the 23.2% fib is also at the same price point. Until this pair decidesto settle around this price, be very cautious.

USD/CAD
Price has retraced back to the 38.% fib line and is half way betweenthe 89 ma and the 200 ma on the day chart. It may be wise to once again waitfor a consolidation before attempting this pair.

USD/CHF
Although there were some big moves recently, the price seems to beconsolidating as the 13 ma, 50 ma, 89 ma and 200 ma are all coming togetheron the day chart. I would expect it to consolidate for a little whilelonger, unless news creates a direction. Price is between fib lines.

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Due to most of Europe having a holiday due to Easter, Monday was a quiet dayin the forex markets. This created very low volumes, which can create sharpruns in a currency pair. If you were trading today, you might haveexperienced some Entries that resulted in a Stop Loss [sl] getting hit. Asyou move forward in your trading, keep in mind that you might not want to betrading on holidays.

I'll go thru the non-Yen pairs that are highlighted in Yellow on thespreadsheet we sent out earlier today. As always, no buy, sell, or holdrecommendations.

audcad

At market close yesterday, this pair touched its recent high, andimmediately retreated over 150 pips to where it now it is resting. Itdoesn't seem to have settled, and may still show sporadic volatility. Allowthe 89 & 200 MA on the 4-hr chart to merge with the price-line beforeconsidering it in an Oscillation mode. from Monday's discussion: Retesting its recent short-term Resistance (R).The candles are far away from the 89 & 200 MA, putting it Out of Range.There may be some Consolidation in this area, but not enough evidence toshow this.

audusd

The pair did test, and retreat from, its recent high. This high could bere-tested, as the U.S. has the Core CPI m/m, the Beige Book, and theTreasury Currency economic reports that could result in USD weakness, sowatch this, and all the USD pairs closely. from Monday's discussion: Retesting its recent short-term Resistance (R).The candles are far away from the 89 & 200 MA, putting it Out of Range.

euraud

This pair is in an Oscillation mode currently. Watch it carefully, as theAUD can drop or spike with reports on commodity requirements from Developingcountries, like China. from Monday's discussion: Day chart shows this pair is still Trending. 4hrchart shows the beginning of consolidation. Give this pair until Tuesday'sU.S. Afternoon session, before considering it to be in Consolidation.

eurcad

The pair is in Oscillating mode, however the waves are over 300 pips up ordown. Early entries by the EA might Close negative, while later entries inthe set might Close positive. from Monday's discussion: Both the Day chart and the 4hr chart show thebeginning of consolidation. Give this pair until Tuesday's U.S. Afternoonsession, before considering it to be in Consolidation.

eurchf

This pair has not found it's footing - yet. It is Oscillating, but withlarge swings during the U.S. afternoon sessions. It should calm down a bitin the next few days. from Monday's discussion: Sharp move in this pair Monday morning, due to theEuropean holiday. Leave this pair alone for a day or so, until it finds it'sfooting. This has been a good pair for the EA to work, so keep it in mind asthe price Consolidates around the 89 MA.

eurusd

The U.S. has the Core CPI m/m, the Beige Book, and the Treasury Currencyeconomic reports that could result in USD weakness, so watch this, and allthe USD pairs closely. My Fibonacci lines on the 4-hr chart show largerOscillations occurring between the 50% line and the 23.6 line. Look forcontinued Oscillations, but be weary of those economic reports Wed. morning. from Monday's discussion: Sharp move in this pair Monday morning, due to theEuropean holiday. Leave this pair alone until at least the Tuesday Asianmarket session, or until it finds it's footing. This has been a good pairfor the EA to work, so keep it in mind as the price Consolidates around the89 MA.

gbpchf

Several Oscillation and Consolidation points as it moves between the 61.8and the 76.4 Fib lines; a good sign for Oscillation lovers. A bit ofcaution, as it is still stretched away from the 89 & 200 MA. from Monday's discussion: Sharp move in this pair Monday morning, due to theEuropean holiday. Leave this pair alone until at least the Tuesday Asianmarket session, or until it finds it's footing. This has been a good pairfor the EA to work, so keep it in mind as the price Consolidates around the89 MA.

gbpusd

The U.S. has the Core CPI m/m, the Beige Book, and the Treasury Currencyeconomic reports that could result in USD weakness, so watch this, and allthe USD pairs closely. Oscillations are occurring, but be careful, as theyare larger Oscillations. from Monday's discussion: A VERY sharp move in this pair Monday morning, dueto the European holiday. The pair is stretched and Out of Range. Leave thispair alone for now. This has been a good pair for the EA to work, so keep itin mind as the price Consolidates around the 89 MA.

usdcad

The U.S. has the Core CPI m/m, the Beige Book, and the Treasury Currencyeconomic reports that could result in USD weakness, so watch this, and allthe USD pairs closely. Several Oscillation and Consolidation points A goodsign for Oscillation lovers. from Monday's discussion: The CAD is a Commodity linked currency, andcommodities don't know which direction to take right now. The pair is alittle stretched out to the down side, and going in and out of range. Thishas been a good pair for the EA to work, so keep it in mind as the priceConsolidates around the 89 MA.

usdchf

This pair seems to be finding a temporary footing between 1,1325 and 1.1425.A good sign for Oscillation lovers. The U.S. has the Core CPI m/m, the BeigeBook, and the Treasury Currency economic reports that could result in USDweakness, so watch this, and all the USD pairs closely. from Monday's discussion: A VERY sharp move in this pair Monday morning, dueto the European holiday. The pair is stretched and Out of Range. Leave thispair alone for now. This has been a good pair for the EA to work, so keep itin mind as the price Consolidates around the 89 MA.

FAQ of the Day: Q. How many consecutive trades will the EA Open on one pair? A. Go to the Trade Plan you created. On the Aggressive tab, you'll see afield: Entry Levels. Default is 20. This means you will have a maximum of 20Entries in one set of trades on a pair before an Exit point is hit. A moreconservative position could possibly be to reduce that number to 10 Entries.However, that could open you up to a greater risk as trades Opened later inthe set tend to be more profitable the the initial trades Opened in a set.