Trend Lines

As experienced traders know, not all candlestick patterns provide an entry point and indicate a market reversal. There are trend continuation patterns among them, they are used to assess the current market situation, and they do not give a signal to enter the market. The pattern of three white soldiers belongs to this category. It is suitable for both forex and the stock market, so be sure to include it in your arsenal.

Alan Hall Andrews is a rather famous trader, formerly engaged in the study of financial markets. One of the areas of his work was to find ways to determine the expected boundaries of the future trend by the first movement after the anticipated reversal. Andrews` pitchfork indicator appeared as a solution to this problem, this tool has become so popular that today it is included in the standard set of most trading terminals.

Manual forex strategies differ from automated and semi-automated trading methods in that all market analysis and other actions are performed by the trader, without the use of additional indicators. Sometimes, when trading according to manual strategies, Moving Averages are added to the chart, which will show the direction of the trend. However, they are only used to assess the general market situation and not for finding entry points. Today we will learn about the most profitable trading strategies, including grid trading.