trend reversals when US market opens?

I have noticed this a few times. Let's say you enter a trade on the usdjpy at say the start of the UK market so it's trending say upwards. Come around into the US market open everything just seems to change and suddenly the usdjpy reverses. So let's assume the US market close is the day's close. During the japan market open if a candle is say trending one way say upwards. It will continue that way into the UK market open but when the Us market opens it actually changes direction.

Would you guys agree with me?

This is the stock response I give to people who ask questions like this: "a few times" isn't going to cut it. If you want to make money in this market, you got to make sure you have a proven edge. You validate an edge as being real by testing it. Be a statistician. Go back in your charts, and take a very very large sample size. Say 1,000 days of trading, or better yet, 10,000 days of trading. Record how many times you see this reversal and how many times you don't. If your number ends up being > 50%, congratulations, you may have found a viable trading strategy.

Other answer: Yes I have noticed that this happens a few times. I have also noticed that this reversal hasn't happened a few times.

Sorry if I'm coming off as sounding a bit rough. I'm not trying to be, but I'm not trying to sugar-coat the truth. Forex is a mean business, and being profitable takes a lot of time, self-control, and analysis. Develop a proven edge, and you will be successful. Don't trust any system or idea that you personally haven't tested thoroughly.

Hope this helps!

Hi Fairy, not to agree or disagree, but it's a good start to notice that.

Actually most opening and closing sessions, you will notice trend continuation or reversal, not only US sessions. Sometimes it also happen during new events. Usually opening and closing session are where people make decision in their trades.

Eg, assuming there are not much impact news, and you notice a trend reversal at US opening, you can follow the trend till near the end of US session, but its normal that there will be price vibrations during that session. When US session close, Australia will be opening, you can close the trade before that, or monitor if it break the close of US session and ride the trend thru out till Asian session. If you further take a look, after Australia opening, about (2 to 3 hours) and (5 to 6 hours) later, which is during the Asian session, it usually retrace or reverse which its good to enter or close the previous trade.

Anyway its just my opinion and observations of the market.

I would have to agree with ForexZen. You have to have a proven edge, and know how to "exploit" it to achieve profits in FX.
Developing a system of cherry picking times, indicators, candles or situations at which to "exploit the FX market for profits can lead to substantial losses

I use 1 rule regarding price action...NO cherry picking. As stated, "go back 1,000 days, better yet 10,000 days and see if it really works or is the probable case".

I use 1 rule regarding indicators...if it will not work on ALL time frames...and almost, if not ALL currency pairs, it is of no use to me, for it is destined to fail eventually.
The ONLY thing that should hinder the rule on time frames is "Is it enough pips to trade?" BUT the signal itself should still be good.
You just can't make anything off a 4 pip move, with a 4 pip spread, on a 1 min chart.
I am somewhat loose about the choice of pairs, as majors behave differently than cross pairs due to their makeup.
Use this rule and you will find most of indicators work during trending markets, and fail during sideways markets.

Best of luck on your Forex adventure