Here we are going to look at a long term breakout method for profits and how to make it part of your forex trading strategy for success.
What is a breakout?
It's simply a break to new chart highs or lows and if you look at a forex chart, you will see that most major moves start from these breaks.
Why Most Traders Can't Trade Them
Breakouts work yet most forex traders can't trade them because they think they have missed a bit of the move and want a better entry price but if the break is valid they wait in vain, as the trade sails over the horizon piling up huge profits and there not in!
The fact that most traders cant trade breakouts is the reason they are so profitable, so trade breakouts and get in the winning minority.
While these breaks can sometimes be hard to take, if the support or resistance is valid, the odds favour a big move - but not all breakouts are created equal.
Let's look at the definition of a valid breakout.
The Best Breakouts
Generally, the more tests the better, the more time frames the better and the wider they are apart, the better.
The minimum you should look for is 3 tests in at least 2 different time frames.
Patience is the Key!
Be patient and wait for the big breaks the market considers valid and you will be well rewarded.
I know a few traders who trade less than once a month yet, make triple digit annual gains from breakouts.
Confirm the Move
When the break occurs check price velocity or momentum is accelerating through the break and here you need some momentum oscillators to help you7 1 or 2 is fine and we find the stochastic and RSI, great indicators to use.
We don't have time to go into them here check our other articles.
Stop and Profit
Stops are easy - right under the breakout point. Now the key with trading breakouts is not to trail your stop to soon. Wait until the move is well underway and trail your stop well behind normal price volatility, so you don't get stopped out to soon.
It doesn't matter if you give a bit back at the end of the trend (you don't know when it's going to finish anyway) so don't try! If you caught 50% of every major trend though, you would be very rich.
Does the above sound simple?
It is.
Does it make money?
Yes and it will always make money as long as markets trend breakouts will occur and if you are selective on the ones you choose and confirm the moves, you could enjoy spectacular currency trading success.
You can learn and be up and running with a breakout strategy in about a week and seeking big profits.
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