Dipping back in to GBP/JPY

April 20, 2009 23:05 by Jon

I'm seeing another possible long opportunity in GBP/JPY.  My last long was closed a couple of days ago as the pair dipped and took out my stoploss.  I was able to bank 566.8 pips on the first half of the position and 424.7 pips on the second half.  (By the way, I still have my EUR/AUD short open.  Unfortunately, it has not fared as well - I may be exiting that position soon.)

Tonight, I see that the pair has pulled back to the rising trendline on the daily chart.  This could be a good low-risk opportunity if the trendline holds.  Here's the daily... 

 

If we zoom into the 3 Hour chart, we see the action around the trendline a little more clearly. The pair has tested the rising trendline multiple times in the recent past, and each time we've seen a pin bar form at the trendline with a nice sharp reaction.  Today we've got another pin bar that has formed, so I'm looking for a good bounce.  Here's the 3 Hour chart...

 
 

I've place a stop just above the recent price action, so if the pair continues to move up and away from the rising trendline, I'll get on board.

 

  • Long Entry:  143.1
  • Initial Stoploss:  141.0

 

Edit 4/22/09 9:15 PM:  Well, I got stopped out of my GBP/JPY position today as the pair broke the trendline.  I was wrong on this one - on to the next trade.

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