BTC/USD Forex Signal - 21 February 2018

Yesterday’s signals were not triggered as there was insufficiently bullish price action at $10,894 or bearish price action at $11,532.

Today’s BTC/USD Signals

Risk 0.75% per trade.

Trades may only be taken before 5pm Tokyo time, over the next 24-hour period.

Long Trade

  • Go long after a bullish price action reversal on the H1 time frame following the next touch of $10,164.

  • Place the stop loss 1 pip below the local swing low.

  • Move the stop loss to break even once the trade is $200 in profit by price.

  • Remove 50% of the position as profit when the trade is $200 in profit by price and leave the remainder of the position to run.

Short Trade

  • Go short after a bearish price action reversal on the H1 time frame following the next touch of $11,263.

  • Place the stop loss 1 pip above the local swing high.

  • Move the stop loss to break even once the trade is $200 in profit by price.

  • Remove 50% of the position as profit when the trade is $200 in profit by price and leave the remainder of the position to run.

The best method to identify a classic “price action reversal” is for an hourly candle to close, such as a pin bar, a doji, an outside or even just an engulfing candle with a higher close. You can exploit these levels or zones by watching the price action that occurs at the given levels.

BTC/USD Analysis

Yesterday I had a bullish bias, seeing the overall picture as increasingly bullish. However, the last 24 hours has not gone according to plan and the situation now looks more confused with invalidations of both resistance and support, although the bullish trend line containing the lows over the past week has continued to hold, and that is a bullish sign. Despite that it feels as if short-term direction is becoming much more difficult to predict, so a period of consolidation with relatively high volatility looks like the most likely outcome. If the nearby resistance holds for a few days, we would be likely to see a strong fall, but if it breaks and the price can make a new multi-week high, a rise all the way to the $13,000 area could happen quickly.

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Adam Lemon

Adam Lemon began his role at DailyForex in 2013 when he was brought in as an in-house Chief Analyst. Adam trades Forex, stocks and other instruments in his own account. Adam believes that it is very possible for retail traders/investors to secure a positive return over time provided they limit their risks, follow trends, and persevere through short-term losing streaks – provided only reputable brokerages are used. He has previously worked within financial markets over a 12-year period, including 6 years with Merrill Lynch.