Extreme trader sentiment points to possible EURJPY downtrend

2019-12-04 16:48:20

Signal ID: 69715
Time Issued: Wednesday, 04 December 2019 02:00:17 GMT
Status: open
Entry: 120.14 - 120.358
Limit: N/A
Stop Loss: 120.684

The Trend Follower Strategy has just sold EURJPY at 120.249. The system recommends entering this trade at any price between 120.14 and 120.358. The signal was issued because our Speculative Sentiment Index is extremely negative, with a value of 1.57. This suggests that the EURJPY could be trending downwards.The 14-period Average True Range on a daily chart is 0.435, so the stop loss has been set at 120.684. This stop loss order is a trailing stop that will move down as the market moves down. There is no profit target for this strategy. We expect to be closed by the stop loss.Trend Follower is a trend trading strategy that aims to buy and hold rising currency pairs and to sell short and hold falling currency pairs. The strategy looks to buy when the Speculative Sentiment Index is below -1.5, and looks to short when it is above +1.5.


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