GBP/USD Forex Signal - 18 April 2018

Yesterday’s signals were not triggered, as there was no bullish price action at 1.4297.

 

Today’s GBP/USD Signals

Risk 0.75% per trade.

Trades may only be taken before 5pm London time today.

 

Short Trade

* Go short following a bearish price action reversal on the H1 time frame immediately upon the next touch of 1.4435.

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

* Move the stop loss to break even once the trade is 25 pips in profit.

* Take off 50% of the position as profit when the price reaches 25 pips in profit and leave the remainder of the position to ride.

 

Long Trades

* Go long following a bullish price action reversal on the H1 time frame immediately upon the next touch of 1.4297 or 1.4221.

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

* Move the stop loss to break even once the trade is 25 pips in profit.

* Take off 50% of the position as profit when the price reaches 25 pips in profit and leave the remainder of the position to ride.

 

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.

 

GBP/USD Analysis

I took a very bullish bias yesterday, as the price was making new long-term high prices with strong bullish momentum. The price did rise higher as London opened, but then fell quite strongly upon a release of worse than expected British average earnings data. Despite this, there are two bullish factors that are worth noting: an earlier swing high at about 1.4285 has held, and the pull-back does not break the general rhythm of the upwards movement over recent days, which can be seen in the price chart below. Due to these factors and the long-term bullish trend, I would still take a bullish bias, but I note there will be a release of British inflation data shortly, which could strongly affect the price and will overpower technical factors if the number is off from consensus expectations.
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Concerning the GBP, there will be a release of CPI data at 9:30am London time. Regarding the USD, there will be a release of Crude Oil Inventories data at 3:30pm.

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.