Making a GBPJPY Indicator Based GBPJPY System

A GBPJPY System refers to a set of GBPJPY trading rules that you follow to manage your GBPJPY trades. These GBPJPY trading rules will determine when you open a GBPJPY trade & when you'll exit. A GBPJPY trade system is created by combining 2 or more indicators.

For example, the Stochastic Oscillator can be combined with other indicators to form a GBPJPY trading system. For this example stochastics can be combined with the indicators below to come up with the following GBPJPY trading system.

• RSI
• MACD
• MAs Indicator

Example

Creating a GBPJPY System - GBPJPY System Example

So the question is how can one come up with a GBPJPY systems that works and how does one write its rules? Follow the steps below:

Seven steps to creating an indicator based GBPJPY system

To come up with these set of rules for GBPJPY currency pair we use the following seven steps.

1. Choose your GBPJPY Time Frame

This first step depends on the number of hours you as a trader want to set a side to GBPJPY trading. Whether you prefer sitting in front of the Desktop computer constantly for several hours analyzing short GBPJPY time frames OR you prefer setting up your charts using bigger GBPJPY time frames once or twice a day. Choosing a charts time frame will mainly depend on what type of GBPJPY currency trader you are.

GBPJPY Chart Time Frames in MetaTrader 4 - GBPJPY MT4 Chart

While testing your new GBPJPY trading system you may want to find out about its performance on different GBPJPY timeframes & then choose the most accurate & profitable GBPJPY timeframe for you.

2. Choose indicators to identify a new trend

The goal of a GBPJPY currency trader is to get into the GBPJPY trade as early as possible and take maximum advantage of price moves.

One of the common ways to identify a new GBPJPY trend as fast as possible is to use MAs Indicator. A simple system is to use a moving average crossover system that will identify a new GBPJPY trading setup opportunity at its earliest stage.

MA Crossover Technique - GBPJPY Trading System

GBPJPY Sell signal and GBPJPY Buy signal Generated by MA Crossover Strategy

3. Choose additional indicators to confirm the GBPJPY market trend

Once we find a new GBPJPY trend we need to use additional indicators that will confirm the GBPJPY entry signals & give either a green light for action or save a trader from fake-outs.

To confirm the signals we use RSI and Stochastic.

RSI & Stochastic Oscillator GBPJPY System

4. Finding entry and exit points

Once indicators are chosen so that one indicator gives the signal and another confirms the signal, it is time to enter a GBPJPY trade.

A GBPJPY trader should enter as soon as a signal is generated and confirmed after a candlestick closes.

Aggressive GBPJPY traders enter a transaction immediately without waiting for the current price bar to close.

Other GBPJPY traders wait until the current price bar is closed and then enter the transaction if the GBPJPY trade setup has not changed and the signal remains valid. This method is more considerate and prevents additional false entries & whipsaws.

Generating GBPJPY Signals

Generating GBPJPY Trade Signals

For exits, one can either set an amount he wants to earn per trade or use technical tools that help to set profit goals like Fibonacci Expansion Indicator or set a protective stop loss depending on the GBPJPY market volatility at any particular time. Alternatively one can exit when the technical indicators give an opposite signal.

When opening a new GBPJPY trade transaction it's always important to calculate in advance how much you are willing to lose if the GBPJPY transaction goes against you. Although the goal is to come up with the best GBPJPY system in world, losses are inevitable & hence being ready to tell where you will give up & cut your losses before starting a GBPJPY trade transaction is very important.

5. Calculate risks in each GBPJPY trading setup

In you must calculate your risk for each GBPJPY trade. Serious GBPJPY traders will only enter look to open an order it the risk to reward is 2:1 or more.

If you use a high risk to reward like 2:1, you greatly increase your chances of becoming profitable when trading GBPJPY in the long run.

The Risk-Reward Chart below highlights you how:

Forex Money Management Reward Risk Chart - GBPJPY Trading

In the first examples of Risk-:-Reward Ratio, you can see that even if your GBPJPY trading system only won 50% of your open GBPJPY trades, you would still make a profit of $10,000. Interpret more on this course: Here Money Management Rules and Forex Equity Management Methods.

Prior to opening a new GBPJPY trade, a trader should define the point at which he will close the open GBPJPY trade if it turns to be a losing one. Some traders use Forex Fibo Retracement Levels and support & resistance zones. Others just use a pre-determined stop loss to set stop loss order once they have opened a GBPJPY trade transaction.

6. Write down the systems GBPJPY trading rules & follow them

A Trade System refers to a set of GBPJPY trading rules that you follow to manage your GBPJPY trades.

The keyword is A SET OF GBPJPY TRADING RULES which you must follow. If you don't follow the GBPJPY currency pair rules then you don't even have a strategy in the first place.

The next trading systems lesson highlights to you an example of how to utilize the above steps to come up with your own GBPJPY online trading system:

Next Guide: Example of Writing GBPJPY Trading Systems Rules

7. Practice on a GBPJPY Demo Account

Without enough GBPJPY trades, you will not be able to realize the true profitability of your GBPJPY system.

Once you have your GBPJPY system rules written, it's time to test & improve your GBPJPY trade system by using it on a GBPJPY practice trading account.

Open a free demo practice account & trade GBPJPY your system to see how well it will respond.

It's strongly recommended to begin with a practice account & practice for at least for 1 or 2 months so as to gain some practice & experience how the GBPJPY currency pair works.

Once you start making some decent profit on your GBPJPY demo account you can then try opening a live account & begin trading GBPJPY currency pair with real money.