A Simple System: Michael Duane Archer
A Simple System: Michael Duane Archer
A Simple System: Michael Duane Archer
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By:MichaelDuaneArcher,datedApril22nd,2013
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ThissimplesystemisanindicatorbatterythatwasshowntomebyatraderatPeavey&Companyintheearly1970s,
1. IntroductiontoSimpleSystem
whereIcutmytradingteethoncommodityfutures.Insofarasfuturesandcurrenciesarebothhighleveragemarkets,it FOREXTrading
shouldbeequallyathomeineithermarket.Thesimplesystemwillalsogiveyousomeideaonhowtradingmethods
2. GeneralPrinciplesofTechnical
FOREXTools
basedonindicators,anindicatorbattery,ifyouwill,aredeveloped.Thisoneisindeedsimple!Someofthemarevery
complexandneedtobecomputerprogrammedtouseeffectivelyinthefastmovingFOREXmarkets.
3. KeepItSimpleToolboxforFOREX
Tip:Useonlyonetimeframetotradethesimplesystemfornow.Itcanbeappliedonanyfrom5minutesto1day.I
4. ASimpleSystem
recommend15minute,30minute,or1hourtobegin.
5. ComplexSystemsandGoodmans
LawofTradingSystems
Thesimplesystemisanindicatorbatterycomposedoftwoindicators,amovingaveragecrossoverandamomentum
6. PairstoTrade
index,similartoanoscillator.Abatteryisacombinationofindicators.Whentheindicatorsinabatteryarecombinedto
automaticallygeneratebuyandselltradesignalsbyacertainsetofrules,itisreferredtoasanexpertadvisor,orEA.
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Tip:Anindicatorbatteryoranexpertadvisorcouldbeusedasaprimarytradingmethodorasacheckontheprimarymethod.
YoumaywishtoreviewTechnicalAnalysis,whichprovidesdetailsontheworkings,strengths,andweaknessesofmovingaveragesandoscillators.All
tradingplatformsoffermovingaverages,momentumindexes,andprebuiltoscillators.ThesimplesystemisbuiltonMetaTrader4,butotherplatforms
maybeusedwithverylittledifference.
YouwillfindaccesstoindicatorsinthenavigationwindowofMT4.Herearesomeofthembrokendownaseithertradingortrendingtools.
Thisisjustasampleofthoseavailable.But,again,breakingthemdowntoeithertradingortrendingidentifiesthenatureofmostofthem.Ifyoucannot
ascertainthetypeinadvance,tryitonaverysharptrendingmarketandaverychoppytradingmarket.Theperformancewilltellyouthewholestory!
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