Decreased Volatility Breakout (Part I)
Without understanding the crowd psychology, you cannot become a successful trader. Always try to understand the crowd psychology. Trading breakouts is one of the most popular ways of making pips from the forex market. Decreased volatility breakout is one of the subsets of breakout trading. While this strategy is similar to the strategy of trading breakouts, but it is specific to a certain conditions in the forex market. With this strategy, you try to take advantage of periods of low volatility in the forex market.
Volatility tends to be high when prices change to a large extent within a short span of time. Volatility is a measure of the scale of price fluctuations over time. The reverse also holds when prices oscillate more or less close to a certain price level without deviating much from it over a long span of time, the volatility tends to be low during such periods.
Entering the forex market in periods of high volatility can be stressful for most of the traders as they dont know whether the trade will go their way or not. However, it is the periods of high volatility that lets traders make pips and it is the volatile nature of the forex market that attracts the risk seekers in search of high returns. Have you ever thought; why not concentrate on the low volatility period instead of focusing on the high volatility market.
Just like other financial markets, there is a tendency in the currency prices to alternate between periods of high volatility and low volatility in the forex market. This recurrent pattern is due to the crowd psychology which is the force behind changes in the forex market.
There are four main stages of a trend. These four stages are: 1) Nascent Trend, 2) Fully Charged Trend, 3) Aging Trend and 4) End of Trend. At each stage of the trend, there is a different crowd psychology behind it. These four stages are closely linked to the cycle of volatility in the market. Lets discuss these stages of a trend in detail.
Nascent Trend: When the new trend just starts either upside or downside, most market players are still skeptical about the possible new trend direction during the nascent stage of the trend. Volatility is thus low as both bears and bulls tread carefully and are cautious.
Fully Charged Trend: When the trend progresses, it becomes fully charged as there is now evidence from fundamental data that supports the trend direction! It is time for more action now. Traders who are caught on the opposite side of the market become exposed when the new information proves them wrong.
During this stage of the trend, a lot of changing positions will take place. Traders who were initially on the wrong side of the market become new converts to the trend. This causes the currency prices to move more dramatically within this stage of the trend. Volatility is high during the fully charge stage of the trend.
Everyone wants to jump in the trend. More and more positions are established. Traders become convinced of the direction of the trend and new information convinces most of the traders of the direction of the trend. Hence volatility tends to be high during this period. This brings prices to higher highs in an uptrend or lower lows in a down trend. Always remember, Trend is your friend. Ride the trend as long as it lasts. - 23212
Volatility tends to be high when prices change to a large extent within a short span of time. Volatility is a measure of the scale of price fluctuations over time. The reverse also holds when prices oscillate more or less close to a certain price level without deviating much from it over a long span of time, the volatility tends to be low during such periods.
Entering the forex market in periods of high volatility can be stressful for most of the traders as they dont know whether the trade will go their way or not. However, it is the periods of high volatility that lets traders make pips and it is the volatile nature of the forex market that attracts the risk seekers in search of high returns. Have you ever thought; why not concentrate on the low volatility period instead of focusing on the high volatility market.
Just like other financial markets, there is a tendency in the currency prices to alternate between periods of high volatility and low volatility in the forex market. This recurrent pattern is due to the crowd psychology which is the force behind changes in the forex market.
There are four main stages of a trend. These four stages are: 1) Nascent Trend, 2) Fully Charged Trend, 3) Aging Trend and 4) End of Trend. At each stage of the trend, there is a different crowd psychology behind it. These four stages are closely linked to the cycle of volatility in the market. Lets discuss these stages of a trend in detail.
Nascent Trend: When the new trend just starts either upside or downside, most market players are still skeptical about the possible new trend direction during the nascent stage of the trend. Volatility is thus low as both bears and bulls tread carefully and are cautious.
Fully Charged Trend: When the trend progresses, it becomes fully charged as there is now evidence from fundamental data that supports the trend direction! It is time for more action now. Traders who are caught on the opposite side of the market become exposed when the new information proves them wrong.
During this stage of the trend, a lot of changing positions will take place. Traders who were initially on the wrong side of the market become new converts to the trend. This causes the currency prices to move more dramatically within this stage of the trend. Volatility is high during the fully charge stage of the trend.
Everyone wants to jump in the trend. More and more positions are established. Traders become convinced of the direction of the trend and new information convinces most of the traders of the direction of the trend. Hence volatility tends to be high during this period. This brings prices to higher highs in an uptrend or lower lows in a down trend. Always remember, Trend is your friend. Ride the trend as long as it lasts. - 23212
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Mr. Ahmad Hassam is a Harvard University Graduate. He is interested in day trading stocks and currencies. Know These Forex Charts. Learn Forex Trading!
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