Archive for June, 2012

Pinbar and a Higher High on Crude Oil – A Long Play?

Pinbar and a Higher High on Crude Oil - A Long Play?

I'd thought I'd bring the above chart to your attention. It is the Crude Oil in the Daily timeframe. I'm wondering if it's poised to move upwards. My thinking is that there is a pinbar..  a fairly strong one too where the close of the bar is right at the highs of it showing strength. Also, the low is a higher low than previously which is the possible start of an uptrend. The market has been in a long decline and is severely oversold. However, saying all this, we must also bear caution as

June 8, 2012 No Comments Full Story

Pinbar setup on the USDCAD Daily chart

Pinbar setup on the USDCAD Daily chart

A pinbar usually shows strong buying or selling. That, alongside the direction of the trend is usually a good entry to get into a trade. I went long the USDCAD on the break of the high of the pin at 10296 with the stop at the low of the pin at 10210. Therefore I am risking 86 pips. I would like to target 2x risk which gives me a target of 172 pips but as a minimum, I would see what happens when (and if) my trade reaches 86 in profit. The weekend is here and I'm going to let the trade run it's

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