Monday, 29 October 2012

WHAT ARE TRENDS LINES AND CHANNELS


WHAT ARE TREND LINES?

In an earlier article I talk about the benefit of trading with the trend and not against the trend. Now, trend lines are lines that are used to connect points on a particular price movement of a currency pair. Trend lines drawn on an up-trend, is drawn to connect the bottom of an obvious support area, to the next higher support 
(in an up-trend as you know, the price is ascending). Trend lines drawn on a down-trend  connects the peak of obvious resistance, to the next lower resistance (in a down-trend the price is descending).
Since I have explain what trend lines are let’s talk about channels.

WHAT ARE CHANNELS?

I'm not talking about CNN, BBC, NBC  MTV or any channel. Channels on a forex trading platform is drawing two parallel lines that make (not to make but, at least to have some kind of guiding lines)  the price movement to move in between the parallel lines ( I just hope I explain it well). Plotting a channel on an up-trend is done by drawing a line that connects an obvious lower support to another higher support, while also drawing a parallel line from a lower resistance to a higher resistance. Plotting a channel on a down-trend is done by drawing a line that connects a higher resistance peak to lower resistance peak, while also drawing a parallel line from a higher support point to a lower support point.

May I add that this whole process of drawing trend lines and channels is done to make profit. traders use this trend lines and channels as profit areas and indicators. When the price movement hit the bottom of the channel it means BUY.  When the price hits the top it means SELL.

Thank you for reading.

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