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4H Box Breakout 3 Attachment(s) I've seen breakout strategies for daily and weekly. I've never seen one like the one i'm about to present. DRAW a box connecting the high of the first 4hr candle(00:00) of the week with the low along with a buffer of 20 pips on each side. The week starts at the open of the Australian session. If I had a penny for every time someone has asked which candle it is..i wouldn't need to trade forex to make money. For the next person who is going to ask, follow these instructions. Download an FXDD platform. Press Ctrl+y on a 4hr chart. Lines will magically pop up and at the start of every week the first 4hr candle should form on the line. This is the candle you use for the High and Low. Box Forming Times: GMT- 21:00 to 01:00 EDT - 17:00 to 21:00 FXDD time - 00:00 to 04:00 Use Time zone conversion to find out your specific time. DO NOT ask when the bar forms and when it closes as its been answered MULTIPLE times. I post every week when the bar closes. If you're not willing to go through the thread or wait one week for my post on when the bar closes than this system isn't for you. I'm sorry, but it's just gotten to a point where people ask every time. Some brokers begin operating an hour earlier then FXDD or later. If you first 4Hr bar closes at 00:00 GMT, then that's not the right candle. The best thing to do is to download an FXDD demo platform and use that as reference. Rules: - Add a buffer of 10-20 pips on each end of candle - Buy on upper break of weekly box (including buffer+spread) - Sell on lower break of weekly box (including buffer) SL - other side of Box TP1 - 1x box size TP2 - 2x box size TP3 - 3x box size TP4 - 4x box size This system works on many JPY pairs. GBP/JPY EUR/JPY AUD/JPY CHF/JPY CAD/JPY **GBP/JPY is the best pair. May work on other pairs, testing is required however. I like to use 3x-4x box size as TP. I take don't profits at 1x size of box because larger reward is key. I move stop to BE after 1x has been hit. Risk Management (to find out your position size) (Account Balance * Risk percent)/Stoploss = mini lot size Advantages - 30 mins a week - no worrying about charts filled with indicators - higher reward than risk on EACH trade - easy to back test Important: Probability Q&A (thanks to fxann) Indicators below, thanks to fx2248 for your help. Feedback would be great from all you FX experts and GOOD LUCK! 1 Box 4 A(2).ex4 1 Box 4 B(2).ex4 |
What have been your results? Trading live? |
Only discovered this strategy at the end of Dec last year. Trading live since then. Average = 274 pips per week |
If you take a glance at a chart with lines separating the weeks then u'll see that with GBP/JPY the trends are great. |
Man, this must be my lucky day. I found a thread earlier I like on the 1 hour chart but i like this one even better as it's a weekly chart with no indicators. The weekly chart is great for me because I work a full time job from 8:00am-4:30pm PST but I also don't want to be feeling like I have to always be watching my charts. I will look into this tonight for sure when I get home. And yes, this may be great because g/j trends very strongly.
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Since different brokers use different start times, what time and day are you using for your trdes? Sundays count? |
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Yes, I totally agree with you. That's exactly what I need to do. Place the orders every week and let them be.
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Upper/Lower Break Should the orders be placed exactly at the high and low from the first 4hr candle of the week or is there a certain amount of pips above/below where the orders should be placed? Also, each week, there will be new order levels so I know any unfilled orders from the previous week will have to be cancelled. Lets say for instance the long orders get triggered first, do you cancel the short orders or keep them in play just in case the market heads in the opposite direction before the end of the week? Also, do you keep triggered orders open over the weekend or do you try and close them before your broker closes on Friday? |
I generally place the buy order with a buffer of 10 pips + spread. The Sell is just 10 pips below the box. If orders have not been triggered by SL or TP by the end of the week please do so manually. I do keep both Long and Short orders even if one of them has hit the TP ** But take this into account. Since the start of the year GBP/JPY has had a range of 785 pips per week on average. With that said if your TP has hit and the pair has already moved up or down by a large amount of pips AND you know that the TP on the other side will most likely not be hit. Cancel your order. This is something that required some practice but it is very easy once you get use to it. |
Thank for sharing this system. Would you mind posting this weeks chart with the HIgh and Low. Thanks |
just a couple of questions, do you put a order above and below the square? or do you clasify a break of the square(as your instructions say) when the candle closses past the box. last of all, would there be a indicator out there to draw a box for mt4 platform. cheers EDIT: oops first question already answered just above. ignore the first question. |
1 Attachment(s) I'm posting an example on this weeks orders trade. I modified my Fibs to show price target levels. Short: 149.23 SL- 150.07 TP- 147.53 HIT Long: 150.25 SL - 149.33 TP - 152.09 |
[quote=would there be a indicator out there to draw a box for mt4 platform. cheers[/quote] Unfortunately i dont have the slightest clue with programming indicators. Anyone know how to make an indicator for this system with a 10 pip buffer? |
Sunday candle? Hello and thanks for sharing this system. My Broker uses a Sunday candle and it appears yours does not? My question is... should I just dismiss the Sunday candle period and start with 00:00? (which also is the Asian session opening - at least it is on my chart) Thanks in advance! |
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IF TP 1 is triggered do you move the SL to break even? |
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1 Attachment(s) Hmmm, interesting. If you select the period separator by right clicking on the chart, select the common tab to select it, it will draw a line through the first candle of the week. I manually drew the boxes.... Will look at this some more for a potential set and forget type of trading method... |
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