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  • #1
  • First Post: Oct 22, 2013 3:09pm Oct 22, 2013 3:09pm
I was wondering which are the most volatile pairs to trade(excluding gold/silver/oil since US traders cant trade em x.x)

I know JPY pairs move a bunch and GBP pairs tend to move a lot too. What do you guys think/know?
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  • #2
  • Oct 23, 2013 1:53am Oct 23, 2013 1:53am
Quoting TheDDReport
I was wondering which are the most volatile pairs to trade(excluding gold/silver/oil since US traders cant trade em x.x) I know JPY pairs move a bunch and GBP pairs tend to move a lot too. What do you guys think/know?
I think you have missed EU and other EU related pairs. Those are highly volatile and many people like to trade with them.
  • #3
  • Oct 23, 2013 4:52am Oct 23, 2013 4:52am
Among the majors, with not so high spreads ... definitely GBP pairs. GBP/NZD, GBP/AUD, GBP/CAD, GBP/JPY, GBP/CHF
Volatile beasts!! You want to have a look at interests/swaps aswell, for instance being long GBP/AUD can be eyewateringly expensive!!

Quoting TheDDReport
I was wondering which are the most volatile pairs to trade(excluding gold/silver/oil since US traders cant trade em x.x) I know JPY pairs move a bunch and GBP pairs tend to move a lot too. What do you guys think/know?
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  • #4
  • Oct 23, 2013 6:00am Oct 23, 2013 6:00am
Have a look at nordic or exotic pairs otherwise.

SEK/NOK pairs move a lot
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  • #5
  • Oct 23, 2013 6:22am Oct 23, 2013 6:22am
EUR/MXN
USD/MXN

Watch out these two .

Bad side is that I've heard a rumor that those exotic pairs are paid only by 10% . Or something like that ( I don't know how to explain , English is my second language )

But to tell you a real thing I did with those 2 pairs

1 Lot - TP 200 pips , made only 117-118 $ .

1 Lot = 10 $ / pip - that would have been normal .

EDIT : My favourite pairs are those : EJ , EA , EN , GJ , GA , GN . When those 6 pairs move , You don't need another pair . Only to be on good side when they move
Make choices and don't look back !
  • #6
  • Oct 23, 2013 6:27am Oct 23, 2013 6:27am
put this indi on your charts, and you take your own conclusions..
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  • #7
  • Oct 23, 2013 5:55pm Oct 23, 2013 5:55pm
Install the Display Info All Pairs indicator to display the ADR of a whole range of pairs all at once. Set the ADRDays lookback setting to whatever you want, but 5-7 days is a good enough benchmark.

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Mine is set to show ADR (with ADRDays=6) and bid/offer spread. The pairs are sorted by ADR size and only shows ADR>=65 and spread=<3.0 pips.

As you can see (based only on my settings), it would seem GBPUSD is the most volatile of the pairs I'm looking at for now, and AUDCAD the least, relatively speaking.

ADR is not exactly a scientific volatility measure, but should serve as a usable rule of thumb.
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  • #8
  • May 16, 2018 7:46am May 16, 2018 7:46am
Quoting skenobi
Install the Display Info All Pairs indicator to display the ADR of a whole range of pairs all at once. Set the ADRDays lookback setting to whatever you want, but 5-7 days is a good enough benchmark. {image} Mine is set to show ADR (with ADRDays=6) and bid/offer spread. The pairs are sorted by ADR size and only shows ADR>=65 and spread=<3.0 pips. As you can see (based only on my settings), it would seem GBPUSD is the most volatile of the pairs I'm looking at for now, and...
Do you have this ADR indi still in use? If so, is it possible to get a picture of your indi-settings? Thanks a lot!
  • #9
  • May 16, 2018 8:03am May 16, 2018 8:03am
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  • #10
  • May 21, 2018 1:06am May 21, 2018 1:06am
Quoting kofix11
{quote} Do you have this ADR indi still in use? If so, is it possible to get a picture of your indi-settings? Thanks a lot!
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  • #11
  • May 21, 2018 3:52am May 21, 2018 3:52am
Quoting skenobi
{quote} {image}
Thanks a lot but mine looks like

Second column is not sorted like yours.
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  • #12
  • May 21, 2018 5:32am May 21, 2018 5:32am
any kind of trading pair can make you volatile if you are not experienced about it. so try to be experienced by using demo accountant more and more.
  • #13
  • Last Post: May 21, 2018 8:34pm May 21, 2018 8:34pm
Quoting kofix11
{quote} Thanks a lot but mine looks like Second column is not sorted like yours. {image}
Mine currently looks like this, sorted by ADR percent:

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