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Does ATR mean anything in Forex?

  • #1
  • First Post: Jun 15, 2006 10:50am Jun 15, 2006 10:50am
I've been reading about ATR and wondering if it means anything in forex. If it does, do you just choose a time frame and calculate the ATR? Or since this is a 24 hour market maybe ATR doesn't really mean anything. What would you call a day to determine the daily ATR? Maybe it doesn't matter as long as you use a consistent 24 hours period??

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  • #2
  • Sep 23, 2009 7:11am Sep 23, 2009 7:11am
i've heard abotu the ATR being used in risk management, in calculating Stop Loss, and i know some people use it.
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  • #3
  • Sep 23, 2009 8:33am Sep 23, 2009 8:33am
Quoting Squid
I've been reading about ATR and wondering if it means anything in forex. If it does, do you just choose a time frame and calculate the ATR? Or since this is a 24 hour market maybe ATR doesn't really mean anything. What would you call a day to determine the daily ATR? Maybe it doesn't matter as long as you use a consistent 24 hours period??

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  • #4
  • Sep 25, 2009 2:24am Sep 25, 2009 2:24am
Quoting BBPI_fxtrader
i've heard abotu the ATR being used in risk management, in calculating Stop Loss, and i know some people use it.
Right, I believe they use it gauge volatility and apply that as a risk management % as opposed to the usual flat ex. 1-2% account balance. It sounds interesting.

Has anyone seen success with developing of system using atr for risk management?
  • #5
  • Sep 25, 2009 3:56am Sep 25, 2009 3:56am
Quoting Tekademic
Right, I believe they use it gauge volatility and apply that as a risk management % as opposed to the usual flat ex. 1-2% account balance. It sounds interesting.

Has anyone seen success with developing of system using atr for risk management?
I often use it for position sizing and profit targets.
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  • #6
  • Sep 26, 2009 9:19am Sep 26, 2009 9:19am
Quoting smikester
I often use it for position sizing and profit targets.
Kindly explain..what all ways u use along with the tf u use to trade.
if you can.Would like to know !

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  • #7
  • Edited Sep 28, 2009 3:08am Sep 27, 2009 9:36pm | Edited Sep 28, 2009 3:08am
You can use ATR to determine your position size
To do this you first work out how much of your account your willing to risk per trade eg 2% if you have $10 000 then it's 200 per trade
What I do is take four times the 10 day Atr - this is where I set my stop loss
I work back from here if I set my stop loss at 4 x the 10 day ATR how many micro lots can I take where my max risk will be less than $200
Remember your risk is how much you can potentialy lose in one tade Ie where you set your Stop loss.
  • #8
  • Last Post: Sep 28, 2009 3:10am Sep 28, 2009 3:10am
therefore the less volatile the pair the more units you can hold
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