How to Draw Trendlines and Channels on Charts
Sometimes support & resistances are formed diagonally in the same way like a stair case. This forms a xauusd trend which is a sustained movement in one direction either upwards or downward.
A trend line depicts the points of support and resistance for the trading price, based on the direction of market. For an upward moving xauusd market xauusd trend - trend line will shows the points of support and for a downward moving xauusd market xauusd trend - trend line will show the areas of resistance - trend lines are mainly used by many traders to determine these resistance and support levels on charts.
A Trend line is a slanting straight line that connects 2 or more price points and extends in to the future to act as a zone of support or resistance for the price movement. There are 2 types of xauusd trend lines: upward xauusd trend line and downward xauusd trend line. Trend-line is an aspect of analysis that uses xauusd line studies to try & predict where the next price move will head to. A trader must know how to draw and interpret signals derived & generated by this trend line tool.
The basis of this xauusd analysis is based upon the idea that xauusd markets move in trends. Trendlines are used to show 3 things.
- The overall direction of market - up or down.
- The strength of the current xauusd trend - and
- Where future support & resistance will be likely located
If xauusd trend lines forms in a certain direction then the market generally moves in that direction for a time period until a time when this xauusd trend-line is broken.
Drawing these trend lines on a xauusd/gold chart portrays the general xauusd trend of the market price which can either be upward or down-ward.
Below is an example of how to draw these trend lines on charts
Guide: How to Draw Up-ward Trend Line & Trade Upward Trend Move
Guide: How to Draw Downwards Trend-Line & Trade Downwards Trend Move
The MetaTrader 4 software provides xauusd charting and trading tools for drawing these trendlines on charts. To draw trend lines onto a xauusd chart, gold traders can use the tools provided on the MetaTrader 4 platform software that is shown below.
To draw trend-lines on a xauusd/gold chart just click the XAUUSD MetaTrader 4 Draw TrendLine Tools as shown above on the MetaTrader 4 software trading analysis software & select point A where you want to start plotting the trend-line and then point B where you want the trend-line to touch. You can also right-click in trend-line and on the properties option select option to extend ray by checking the 'ray check box', if you do not want to extend the trend line, then uncheck this option on your MT4 platform software. You also can change other xauusd trend line properties like colour and width on this property pop up panel window of the trend-line properties. You can download MT4 software & learn xauusd trend line analysis with it.
The xauusd trend is your best friend. Is a popular saying among traders because you should never go against it. This is the most reliable technique to trade XAUUSD because once prices begin to head in one specific direction they can move in that specific direction for some time - therefore using this market trend strategy presents an opportunity to make profits from the market.
Guide-lines of How Do You Draw XAUUSD Trend-Lines
Use candle charts
- The points used to draw the trend-line are along the lows of the price bars in a bullish market. An upward bullish xauusd trend move is defined by higher highs & higher lows.
- The points used to draw the trend-line are along the highs of the price bars in a falling downwards market. A downward bearish xauusd gold trend move is defined by lower highs and lower lows.
- The points used to draw trendlines are extremes points - the high or the low gold price. These extremes points are important because a close beyond the extreme tells investors the trend of xauusd might be changing. This is an entry or an exit signal.
- The more often a xauusd trend line is hit but it is not broken, the more powerful its signal.
There are 2 main ways of trading this xauusd trend line analysis set-up:
- The Trend-Line Bounce - Trend Line Bounce
- The Trend Line Break - Trend Line Break
Analysis Methods of Trend lines
The gold trend-line bounce is a continuation xauusd signal where price bounces off this xauusd trend line to continue heading in the same direction. In a downward xauusd trend, the market will bounce downwards after hitting this xauusd trend line level which is the resistance level. In an upward xauusd trend, the market will bounce upward after hitting this xauusd trend line level which is the support level.
The gold trend line break is a reversal signal where the market moves through the trend-line & starts moving in the opposite direction. When a xauusd up-trend is breached then the sentiment of market reverses & becomes bearish and when a xauusd down trend is broken then the market sentiment reverses and becomes bullish.
For very strong xauusd trends, after this xauusd trend line break signal, the price will consolidate for some time before moving in the opposite trend direction. For short term xauusd trends then this xauusd trendline break signal will mean price may reverse direction immediately.
In gold, both the trend-line bounce & the trend-line break that are used in analysis charts are based upon these trendline levels being support & resistance zones.
Entry, Exit and Setting stops:
This gold trend line method is used to determine good entry and exit points, protective stop loss orders are placed just above or below these trend lines. The xauusd trend line bounce is a low-risk entry strategy used by traders to place entry trade positions after price has retraced. Trades are setup along these trend-line levels & a stop loss order placed just above or below these trend lines.
The xauusd trend line break is a important indicator of possible xauusd trend reversal. When the trend-line is broken the price starts and begins move in the opposite market direction. This provides an early exit signal for traders to exit their open trades & take profits. When there is a penetration of these trend-line levels, it is a trading signal which the price can start moving in the opposite trend market direction.
Unlike other xauusd analysis indicators there is no formula used to calculate the trend line, this xauusd trend line setup is just drawn between 2 chart points on the chart.
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