Lesson 8 - Binary options indicators INDICATORS AND STRATEGIES In this lesson you will learn about simple indicators that are available in any MetaTrader terminal and TradingView. Here I will not recommend using additional indicators, as the screen full of arrows and lines that repaint won't do any good for you. Indicators should be used to complement a strategy. Therefore you shouldn't completely rely on them, because indicators reflect data based on past price behavior, but we look at present. Include in your strategy tools that you understand and which produce good results for you. As mentioned above success in binary options trading is largely dependent on psychology, so the strategy that works perfectly for one, may not work for another. What is best to use to build your strategy? Choose the right timeframe for yourself Setups: Pinocchio and Inside Bar patterns, significant levels Indicators : Stochastic, EMA, Bollinger Bands , Fibonacci levels INDICATOR - MOVING AVERAGE Moving average - one of the most popular and commonly used indicators. Moving average - is the average price of an asset for a certain period of time that is expressed in the number of candles. Displayed as a line.
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Moving averages are plotted on price chart and smooth out the price action of an asset on which it is plotted by simply taking average price of certain number of periods (bars) back. Moving averages are used better representation of long terms direction and filter out market noise (slight fluctuations in price). In addition moving average can be used to identify positional support and resistance levels. There are different setups of moving averages. Moving average periods, which traders often use : 5 , 8, 20 , 21, 150, 200, 365. Period is the number of candles that are taken to build the line. For example, the moving average with a period of 21, displays the average price for the last 21 candle.
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It is considered that if the candles are above the moving average, we are witnessing an uptrend. If the price is below the moving average, then it’s a downtrend. At the same time, higher moving average period indicates a higher significance of the trend in the long term. Apart from the period, Moving Averages are divided into: Simple Exponential Smoothed Liner Weighted We will not look into the differences of all, let’s find out what is the difference between the first two: simple and exponential, since they are the most used by traders. SMA Simple moving average gives equal importance to all the bars (candles), either it is first or the last. EMA Exponential moving average gives more importance to the latest data (bar/candle), causing it to more clearly respond to recent changes in the market. You choose the right one for yourself, but I prefer EMA. Moving Average CrossoverOften traders consider the crossover of two moving averages of different periods as a open in browser PRO version
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signal to act (buy or sell). I don’t really like this approach, since the MA is following (behind) the price, and it turns out that we can miss the trade entry.Moving Averages can be considered as dynamic support and resistance levelsEspecially I like the EMA with periods of 150 and 365. They work on almost any timeframe as support and resistance levels. Apply these two moving averages to the chart and watch how price behaves approaching these lines. This works for currency pairs and commodities.
On the screenshot you can see the moving average with the 365 period applied to the chart. EUR/USD currency pair on 1H timeframe. If you didn’t understand, go back and read once again about support and resistance levels.
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How to apply moving average to the chart on Metatrader 4
Next step is to choose the period and method of the moving average
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Period: Type in the period of your moving average Method: Choose the time of the moving average Apply to: Leave “Close� by default Style: Choose any color. If you have several moving averages it would be easier to distinguish them How to apply moving average to the chart on TradingView
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Next step is to choose the length and style of the moving average
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Style: Choose any color
INDICATOR - BOLLINGER BANDS I will not go into much detail about Bollinger Bands, if you're interested, go to YouTube and watch a short video called "Bollinger Bands". I'll get straight to the point. The fact is that Bollinger Bands can be used as a separate strategy. So you can use BB to build a new strategy, but it will be much better if you include this indicator as an additional tool to your strategy. Maybe BB is exactly the type of indicator that you are missing now in your strategy.
Keep the settings, as it is shown on the screenshot. You can choose the color you prefer. open in browser PRO version
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You can add this indicator to the TradingView as follows:
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First take a look at the picture below. EURUSD currency pair, 1H timeframe. You can see entry points (green dots) and the direction of the purchased options. I selected 12 entry points that would have been profitable in total. You can also see some points where the trade would have resulted in a loss. There is nothing wrong in that, because overall the winning ration of this strategy is quite high (about 70%). On this screenshot even more.
As you can see Bollinger Bands are three bands, one is in the middle and two at the boundaries (top and bottom). On the screenshot, bands are in blue color. We are interested in bands that are at the boundaries. This strategy works best when the market has no clearly or defined trend, and the asset moves sideways. Which of course means that the price is not rising or falling, but moves within a certain range, within boundaries. When price approaches bands, price reverse might be expected soon. open in browser PRO version
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In this strategy, we are not looking for patterns (such as Pinocchio, Doji) or sizes of candles. We are just follow the price once it comes very close or touches upper or lower bands. When that happens we buy an option with an expiry time at the close of next candle. This expiration time is good for currency pairs, but for other assets like gold it might require more time for the price to reverse. If the price approaches the upper band - we buy a PUT option, if lower band - it’s a CALL option. To clarify the time for buying an option: for example you are working on the chart with a 30min timeframe. At 11:20 the price crossed the upper Bollinger band. You need to buy a PUT option with expiration time 12:00 . I hope it’s clear. INDICATOR – STOCHASTIC OSCILLATOR The following indicator that deserves attention is the so-called stochastic or stochastic oscillator. We don't use this indicator on its own for trading binary options, but surely we can use it as an additional filter. I won't go explain who invented it and what is the algorithm behind it. Anyone interested can easily find this information online. I will tell you what to look for when using this indicator. Stochastic tells us about oversold or overbought market condition. If the market is overbought - price will fall, if the market is oversold - price will rise. This indicator parameters vary from 0 to 100. To see how it works, first, apply this indicator to the chart. In the Metatrader 4 trading terminal it can be done as follows:
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Check the settings, I use default settings:
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Stochastic is a basement indicator, which means that it will appear at the bottom of the chart. When both lines are above 80 it means that now the price is overbought and expected to go fall. When lines are below 20, it means that the price is oversold and price is expected to rise. How to use this indicator: Say you saw a setup and decided that the price will go down. Now check where the stochastic lines are. If they are in zone 80 and starting to move down, it means that your prediction is confirmed by stochastic oscillator. For clarity see the screenshot:
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In the following, which is a final lesson, we will develop a general day-trading strategy and find out if we should use the Martingale approach. At the end there will be a knowledge test and if passed you will get the electronic diploma - "Binary Options Specialist" and a special gift from FinPari broker!
Home work: 1. Compose indicators discussed in the lesson. Pick those which make sense to you. Write down in the trade journal entry rules for your strategy and test it on paper without breaking any rules. During testing, you will realize that you can remove and/or add something to that strategy. You should always have rules in front of your eyes during trading. 2. Based on the information provided on the Bollinger Bands, build your own strategy for binary options. Apart from BB you can use additional tools in order to increase the strength of your strategy. For example you can use reversal candlestick patterns or support and resistance levels. I prefer not to work during news release, so don't forget to follow news release. open in browser PRO version
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Sincerely, Abe Cofnas Professional trader
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