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  • #1
  • First Post: Feb 11, 2007 5:36am Feb 11, 2007 5:36am
Hi!

I’ve read that big FX players use stop-hunting strategies. Can anybody explain how they do it?

Thanks
  • #2
  • Feb 11, 2007 5:45am Feb 11, 2007 5:45am
google helps.
  • #3
  • Feb 11, 2007 6:24am Feb 11, 2007 6:24am
Quoting woju2
Hi!

I’ve read that big FX players use stop-hunting strategies. Can anybody explain how they do it?

Thanks


Traders from large banks can see the client's orders and their SL levels so they move the market to close them. See for example short spikes after NY session close. The same is at the first hour of Frankfurt session, and during the first half an hour of London and NY session.

Sometimes at periods of temporary low volatility they do the same during the day.

Kolejna sprawa to gra przeciw popularnym systemom.

Hope this helps...
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  • #4
  • Feb 11, 2007 6:28am Feb 11, 2007 6:28am
Quoting dottore
Traders from large banks can see the client's orders and their SL levels so they move the market to close them. See for example short spikes after NY session close. The same is at the first hour of Frankfurt session, and during the first half an hour of London and NY session.

Sometimes at periods of temporary low volatility they do the same during the day.

Kolejna sprawa to gra przeciw popularnym systemom.

Hope this helps...
Thanks (wielkie dzieki)
  • #5
  • Edited 6:58am Feb 11, 2007 6:33am | Edited 6:58am
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I don't know how true this is for retail traders as it takes a lot of money to move the market. They wouldn't do it for just a few lots. Maybe they hunt the stops of institutional players or big boys but then again they should know better not to use SLs but mental stops.

Any thoughts on this?

Edit: This has been discussed again here: http://www.forexfactory.com/showthread.php?t=5289
  • #6
  • Feb 11, 2007 7:24am Feb 11, 2007 7:24am
Quoting ForexDude2
I don't know how true this is for retail traders as it takes a lot of money to move the market. They wouldn't do it for just a few lots. Maybe they hunt the stops of institutional players or big boys but then again they should know better not to use SLs but mental stops.

Any thoughts on this?

Edit: This has been discussed again here: http://www.forexfactory.com/showthread.php?t=5289
thats not a classical stop hunting but an example of a brokers fraud.

read what broker.s say here:

"stop hunting is a legitimate form of trading. It is nothing more than the art of flushing the losing players out of the market." a quote from here
http://www.forexfactory.com/showthre...top+hunting%22
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  • #7
  • Feb 11, 2007 9:36am Feb 11, 2007 9:36am
simple...just place buy stop or sell stop instead of buy limit or sell limit for entering the order, and it needs to go in your favor ofcourse....
its just money
  • #8
  • Edited 11:45am Feb 12, 2007 10:41am | Edited 11:45am
example 1
its just money
  • #9
  • Feb 12, 2007 11:32am Feb 12, 2007 11:32am
Quoting woju2
Hi!

I’ve read that big FX players use stop-hunting strategies. Can anybody explain how they do it?

Thanks
Hi woju2,

Did you have a chance to read this article on investopedia.com:
http://investopedia.com/articles/for...topHunting.asp
  • #10
  • Feb 16, 2007 10:38am Feb 16, 2007 10:38am
Quoting branac
Hi woju2,

Did you have a chance to read this article on investopedia.com:
http://investopedia.com/articles/for...topHunting.asp
Hi!

I didn't read it but I'll do it.

Thanks
  • #11
  • Oct 5, 2014 10:53am Oct 5, 2014 10:53am
there's nothing like stop hunting. price is moving towards your stop because of lack of liquidity at the prices heading to your stoploss price
  • #12
  • Feb 15, 2015 6:45pm Feb 15, 2015 6:45pm
Quoting woju2
Hi! Ive read that big FX players use stop-hunting strategies. Can anybody explain how they do it? Thanks
Try trade with an A book broker or a broker than can provide you with a trade receipt.

This way you will atleast know the broker is on your side and has no reason to stop hunt.
  • #13
  • Feb 18, 2015 11:02am Feb 18, 2015 11:02am
people use 'fake break outs' at their stop losses and justify and reason it by 'stop hunting' but its really just smarter and more savy traders.
  • #14
  • Feb 19, 2015 5:23am Feb 19, 2015 5:23am
It does happen, probably because the market makers need more liquidity in the market to position themselves on the winning side and generate more profits for themselves.
  • #15
  • Feb 22, 2015 10:55am Feb 22, 2015 10:55am
i try not to blame brokers on my OBVIOUS stop loss placement.

i mean we all put the stops at the same price....right above/below major/minor S/R....so of course it may seem like stop hunting but its just a 'false breakout'

i try to be creative with my stops...never placing them at s/r but % away from current market price.
  • #16
  • Last Post: Feb 24, 2015 3:38am Feb 24, 2015 3:38am
they hunt stoploss, when they see big bulk of orders at the price of sl, usually bank hunt stoploss so called market makers.
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