BTC/USD Forex Signal - 28 January 2019

Last Thursday’s signals produced a losing short trade following the bearish inside candlestick which rejected the resistance level at $3,593.

Today’s BTC/USD Signals

Risk 0.75% per trade.

Trades must be entered before 5pm Tokyo time today only.

Long Trade

  • Go long after a bullish price action reversal on the H1 time frame following the next touch of $3,274.

  • Put 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 ride.

Short Trade

  • Go short after a bearish price action reversal on the H1 time frame following the next touch of $3,450.

  • Put 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 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.

BTC/USD Analysis

I wrote last Thursday that I would have a slight bias in favour of taking a short trade following a bearish rejection of the nearby resistance over taking a long trade following a bounce at the nearest support level. This scenario did play out, but the trade did not move far enough into profit to end in profit.

The price has stayed quite flat over the past few days but has just broken below a formerly supportive area at $3,450 which now looks likely to hold as resistance. The longer it holds, the more bearish the outlook is likely to be. I have a bearish bias today below $3,450 and above $3,274.BTCUSDThere is nothing of high importance due today regarding the USD.

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.