High School Flashcards
How do you classify a market scenario in which the price is moving in one direction?
Trending
In an uptrend, the price usually forms…
Higher highs and higher lows
True or false. The more liquid a currency pair, the more volatility we can expect.
True
Which indicator is used to determine the strength of a trend?
a. ADX
b. Stochastics
c, Fibonacci tool
ADX
If the price bounces between a specific low price and a particular high price, what type of market scenario is seen?
Ranging
True or false. The lower the value of ADX, the stronger the trend.
False
What do contracting Bollinger bands indicate?
Low volatility
Which of the following pair groups are good for range-bound strategies?
Currency crosses
What type of price behavior is characterized as a temporary movement against the established trend?
Retracement
True or false. Reversals can occur anytime.
True
When there is a significant change in fundamentals, which among the following can take place?
Reversal
Which among the following can be used in identifying retracements?
a, Fibonacci tool
b. Pivot Points
c, Both
Both
How can you protect yourself against sudden reversals?
By placing stops
Why do breakouts fail?
A smart minority with bigger position sizes is making money off the majority
What occurs when price breaks out of consolidation or trading range?
Breakout
Which strategy tends to work well when trading breakouts?
Jump in when volatility is low
Which of the following is NOT a good measure of volatility?
a. Moving averages
b. Fibonacci
c. Bollinger Bands
Fibonacci
Volatility is on the rise when Bollinger Bands contract.
Lie!
How do you fade a breakout?
Trade the opposite direction of the breakout
What occurs when price breaks an important level, but doesn’t continue moving in the same direction?
False breakout
A ______ breakout is the reversal of price action after breaking consolidation.
Reversal
______ are generally bullish patterns that signal a breakout to the upside.
Ascending triangles
How do you fade trendline breaks?
Jump in when price pops back inside
Which of the following is a good tool to confirm a breakout?
a. AUD
b. RSI
c. KFC
d. CPI
RSI
If MACD begins to decrease even when the trend is continuing…
a. There’s a good chance that momentum is also decreasing and the trend could reverse
b. There’s something wrong with your parameters
c. There’s a good chance that the trend will continue
There’s a good chance that momentum is also decreasing and the trend could reverse
When ATR is falling…
a. Volatility is increasing
b. Justin Beiber is singing
c. Volatility is decreasing
Volatility is decreasing
Where are potential fakeouts usually found?
At support and resistance levels
A symmetrical triangle suggests a breakout in which direction?
Either direction
Fading breakouts get better results in what type of market?
Range-bound market
Why do false breakouts occur with the head and shoulders pattern?
Traders usually put their stop loss too close to the neckline
What is fundamental analysis?
The study and use of economic, political, and environmental reports to forecast future price action
Which of the following is NOT a fundamental event?
a. Barrack Obama becomes the President of the U.S.
b. Oil prices rise due to supply reduction
c. An important resistance level is broken
An important resistance level is broken