Forex Crunch » uptrend http://www.forexcrunch.com Forex Trading with a Personal Touch Sun, 12 Feb 2012 09:30:28 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= Trade Responsibly Chapter 2: Trade With the Trend http://www.forexcrunch.com/trade-responsibly-chapter-2-trade-with-the-trend/ http://www.forexcrunch.com/trade-responsibly-chapter-2-trade-with-the-trend/#comments Tue, 08 Nov 2011 10:00:16 +0000 Yohay http://www.forexcrunch.com/?p=28724 You’ve probably heard the expression: “Make the trend your friend”. For many, this basic idea has already been forgotten and regarded as yet another cliché. Nevertheless, it is still very relevant.

If your system involves looking at 1 hour charts, check out the 4 hours charts and the daily charts to get the bigger picture. What is the general direction of your currency pair?

Read the rest of the article Trade Responsibly Chapter 2: Trade With the Trend]]> http://www.forexcrunch.com/trade-responsibly-chapter-2-trade-with-the-trend/feed/ 4 GBP/JPY at Crossroads http://www.forexcrunch.com/gbpjpy-at-crossroads/ http://www.forexcrunch.com/gbpjpy-at-crossroads/#comments Thu, 25 Mar 2010 13:46:13 +0000 Yohay http://www.forexcrunch.com/?p=6774 GBP/JPY is in a collision course between an uptrend and a downtrend. As both the pound and the yen are losing to the dollar due to each country’s internal problems, the technicals will speak.

GBP/JPY uptrends and downtrends. Click to enlarge:

Read the rest of the article GBP/JPY at Crossroads]]> http://www.forexcrunch.com/gbpjpy-at-crossroads/feed/ 0 EUR/USD – Edging Up Before the Plunge? http://www.forexcrunch.com/eurusd-edging-up-before-the-plunge/ http://www.forexcrunch.com/eurusd-edging-up-before-the-plunge/#comments Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:40:37 +0000 Yohay http://www.forexcrunch.com/?p=6633 Looking at the hourly charts, EUR/USD is trading in an uptrend channel since the end of February. The near past tells us that the drop is near. The charts can speak for themselves.

EUR/USD Uptrend Channel

Read the rest of the article EUR/USD – Edging Up Before the Plunge?]]> http://www.forexcrunch.com/eurusd-edging-up-before-the-plunge/feed/ 1 GBP/USD – Trend lines on a Collision Course http://www.forexcrunch.com/gbpusd-trend-lines-on-a-collision-course/ http://www.forexcrunch.com/gbpusd-trend-lines-on-a-collision-course/#comments Tue, 16 Feb 2010 00:17:40 +0000 Yohay http://www.forexcrunch.com/?p=6242 The Pound is trading in a narrow range, and it’s getting narrower. The trend lines are about to collide – meaning that an explosion is underway. There are a few upcoming events that will determine the direction of explosion.

Read the rest of the article GBP/USD – Trend lines on a Collision Course]]> http://www.forexcrunch.com/gbpusd-trend-lines-on-a-collision-course/feed/ 1 Range Trading – Frustration and Opportunities http://www.forexcrunch.com/range-trading/ http://www.forexcrunch.com/range-trading/#comments Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:00:30 +0000 Yohay http://www.forexcrunch.com/?p=3899 This week’s forex trading is quite boring – most currency pairs trade in specific range. While this trade pattern isn’t exciting, it offers opportunities to run up and down the range. Could this range signal that the long-term fall of the dollar is about to change?

EUR/USD, the world’s favorite pair, is trading between 1.48 to 1.5050 in the past two weeks. It goes up, stays in a more narrow range, then goes down to trade in a more narrow range, goes up again and so on. Other pairs are also trading in similar ranges. AUD/USD traded in a perfect range three months ago. But let’s focus on EUR/USD:

Read the rest of the article Range Trading – Frustration and Opportunities]]> http://www.forexcrunch.com/range-trading/feed/ 2 EUR/USD Outlook – September 14-18 2009 http://www.forexcrunch.com/eurusd-outlook-september-14-18-2009/ http://www.forexcrunch.com/eurusd-outlook-september-14-18-2009/#comments Sun, 13 Sep 2009 08:40:10 +0000 Yohay http://www.forexcrunch.com/?p=2194 It finally happened – EUR/USD broke out of range and closed the week significantly higher. This week’s German ZEW Economic Sentiment and 6 other figures will impact the Euro. Here’s an outlook for this week’s key events in Europe, and an updated technical analysis for EUR/USD.

EUR/USD forex graph.

Read the rest of the article EUR/USD Outlook – September 14-18 2009]]> http://www.forexcrunch.com/eurusd-outlook-september-14-18-2009/feed/ 2 EUR/USD Outlook – September 7-11 2009 http://www.forexcrunch.com/eurusd-outlook-september-7-11-2009/ http://www.forexcrunch.com/eurusd-outlook-september-7-11-2009/#comments Sun, 06 Sep 2009 04:54:48 +0000 Yohay http://www.forexcrunch.com/?p=2118 Range trading was the name of the game this week. EUR/USD that closed the week in the same place as last week. Here’s an outlook for this week’s events, and a technical analysis for EUR/USD. Will it break the range this week?

EUR/USD forex graph with uptrend channels

Read the rest of the article EUR/USD Outlook – September 7-11 2009]]> http://www.forexcrunch.com/eurusd-outlook-september-7-11-2009/feed/ 1 EUR/USD Outlook – August 31 – September 4 2009 http://www.forexcrunch.com/eurusd-outlook-august-31-september-4-2009/ http://www.forexcrunch.com/eurusd-outlook-august-31-september-4-2009/#comments Sun, 30 Aug 2009 07:00:18 +0000 Yohay http://www.forexcrunch.com/?p=2034 EUR/USD traded up and down this week, closing at the same place. This week’s rate decision is the peak of 11 important European releases. Here’s a review of the European indicators and an updated technical analysis for EUR/USD.

EUR/USD forex chart with the uptrend channels marked:

Read the rest of the article EUR/USD Outlook – August 31 – September 4 2009]]> http://www.forexcrunch.com/eurusd-outlook-august-31-september-4-2009/feed/ 1 EUR/USD Outlook – August 24-28 2009 http://www.forexcrunch.com/eurusd-outlook-august-24-28-2009/ http://www.forexcrunch.com/eurusd-outlook-august-24-28-2009/#comments Sun, 23 Aug 2009 11:16:17 +0000 Yohay http://www.forexcrunch.com/?p=1870 EUR/USD managed to close the week higher, sticking to the uptrend channel. This week’s German Ifo Business Climate as well as 8 other indicators will set the direction of the Euro. Here’s an outlook for the Euro zone’s important events and an updated technical analysis for EUR/USD.

EUR/USD forex chart, with the uptrend channels marked:

Read the rest of the article EUR/USD Outlook – August 24-28 2009]]> http://www.forexcrunch.com/eurusd-outlook-august-24-28-2009/feed/ 2 EUR/USD Outlook – August 17-21 2009 http://www.forexcrunch.com/eurusd-outlook-august-17-21-2009/ http://www.forexcrunch.com/eurusd-outlook-august-17-21-2009/#comments Sun, 16 Aug 2009 09:00:16 +0000 Yohay http://www.forexcrunch.com/?p=1758 Growth in the continent’s largest economies didn’t help the Euro to make serious gains. It’s still trading in uptrend channels, but these are narrowing. 5 important events will determine EUR/USD’s direction this week. Here’s an outlook on the key events and a technical analysis for EUR/USD.

EUR/USD Graph – with the uptrend channels highlighted:

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