This entire week has been a non-stop work-a-thon. I haven’t even had a moment to think about trading until earlier today. It’s nice to know that forex scalping is available whenever I am ready and able to spend just a little dedicated time and focus.
It was the EURJPY that earlier caught my eye.
Here’s why:
*** EURJPY Market Structure ***
EURJPY MARKET STRUCTURE
After a HUGE move up, price was hovering around Magnet Lines that seemed rather significant based upon what had happened over the last several hours.
It was certainly cause for me to zoom in and take a closer look.
***EURJPY Scalp Enter ***
EURJPY SCALP ENTER
Once I zoomed in, this is what I saw.
What goes up, must come down.
Let’s look at the Indicators:
- Logical Forex Activity Lines – The lines are nearly boxes. It is just into the NY session, so I am confident in the liquidity.
- Logical Forex News Alert – No news showing.
- Logical Forex Flow Lines – There was a Flow Flip. Price came out of consolidation, and was flirting with a Magnet Line. The black Spine is fully revealed.
- Logical Forex Phase – Just prior to the trade, there was a real divergence. This was cause for concern. Immediately prior to the trade, the Phase was tightly tracking along with price.
- Logical Forex Bias – Solidly pointing downwards.
- Logical Forex Magnet Lines – Price did a very sloppy dance around the first red Magnet Line. It then pierced the second larger Magnet Line with little dance. That caused me to wait for the pull back. Once price exceeded the recent low, the broker quote panel started to do its’ thing. That is a happy time.
- Logical Forex Watchdog– It just started barking at the opportune time.
I entered as soon as price went below its’ recent low. Because of the apparent earlier divergence with the Phase, I decided to take a smaller lot trade. Still, it was worth my effort.
*** EURJPY Scalp Exit ***
EURJPY SCALP EXIT
Price stalled briefly at 104.45, but it never pulled back until it hit roughly 104.40. I decided to exit shortly thereafter.
You will notice that price did ultimately go down a bit further. Since I was out, the only reason I am even mentioning this is because I am drafting this post. Otherwise, emotionally, I have completely moved on. The reality is that after my exit, the ride was much more choppy. I do know traders that are ok with this, but I have since given up trading roller coasters a long time ago.
Overall, not bad for about 2 minutes of trading. Low stress, in and out quickly, minimal risk or exposure, and on with the rest of my day.
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Happy Trading!
-Scott
Tags: Flow Flip, forex scalping, Magnet Dance, scalping forex, scalping setup
I just wanted to say how happy I am that you are continuing to do these blogs now on a regular basis. I’m sure you may remember me as being a long time customer of Logical Forex. Over the last 6 years, I have investigated several other Trading Softwares along with attending Trading Seminars. I can honestly say nothing comes close to your software and system. I have learned more from you and Greg than from everything else combined. I really like now how you analyze all the indicators on the blog right before the Trade and explain why the setup is High Probability. Obviously, the majority of my entries are Magnet line breaches..waiting for the “Dance”. However, I also like to take entries sometimes when there is a Flow flip and the price line penetrates the black spine and Bias. I like there to be a lot of momentum and a magnet line, maybe 5 to 8 ticks from the spine. I find that price can often break through the spine and quickly be drawn to the magnet line..for a fast 5 to 7 pip win. In other words , I actually get in before the magnet line and let it’s “Gravitational Pull” take me to the target. That way, I can get in before the inevitable drama of the price congestion area. Do you ever try those trades? The Black Spine seems to be a great indicator as well..and I see some very interesting things happen when price penetrates it sometimes…I know this is pretty advanced stuff, but then again, I’ve been using Logical Forex for close to 4 years now..with great results, I might add. I’d appreciate your thoughts. Thanks,
Lance
If you are happy with a 5 pip profit what percentage of your account did you use to trade this one.
Hi Lance!
I really appreciate your response. You have been a client of ours for a long time and we sure do appreciate you more than you know.
To answer your question, I haven’t recently traded off flow flips prior to a Magnet Line breach. I have found that I tended to get a bit more stressed out on trades such as those. Perhaps this is something I should investigate a bit further. Any chance you could attach a screenshot to a support ticket – showing me a trade you have made with this approach? I’d love to take a look.
-Scott
Hi Giliam,
I typically trade anywhere from 2-5% of the account value. On a trade like this, it would have been on the lower side. As you have probably seen in many prior posts, I prefer the super-tight dances on the Magnet Line when everything else comes together. When I see those, I tend to trade higher amounts. Since my mental stop is so tight, I can also trade larger lot sizes.
My whole philosophy is leveraging the compounding effect. I like small wins that add up – without having to deal with playing catch up for ongoing losses. Over time, with consistent wins, it is amazing how quickly an account size grows. That’s the way I like to trade, anyway.
-Scott