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Scalping With Pivot Points
Talking Points:
Forex scalpers benefit from finding support and resistance levels.
Learn to enter Forex retracements with Camarilla pivots.
Trade price action breakouts using S4 and R4 Camarilla pivots.
Forex traders have a variety of options when it comes to trading. However, those traders who are looking to peruse Scalping opportunities will most directly benefits from identifying important inter day price action including levels of support and resistance.
Below we can see an existing downtrend in the EURNZD. Today we will look at Camarilla Pivots and how they can help Forex scalpers interpret today’s price action.
So let’s get started!
Learn Forex –EURNZD 30 Minute Trend
(Created using FXCM’s Marketscope 2.0 charts)
Trading with Camarilla Pivots
Camarilla pivots can help clear up which technical levels will be important to a day trader. Camarilla pivots are different from normal Traditional Pivots. Due to their calculations, Camarilla pivots set levels of support and resistance much closer to each other, leading them to more relevant when day trading. When added to the chart, they will display 4 key levels of resistance (R1-4) and 4 key levels of price support (S1-4)
Below you will find several opportunities traders can look for when using Camarilla pivots in their trading. The most prevalent methods of trading a downtrend include, retracement swings at R3 or a breakout of the established S4 level.
Learn Forex – EURNZD with Camarilla Pivots
(Created using FXCM’s Marketscope 2.0 charts)
Trading a Retracement
The first methodology of trading pivots is to look for a retracement. Above we can see the first opportunity to trade the EURNZD at the R3 level or resistance. When price approaches either a R3 or S3 level, traders generally feel there is a chance of an impending reversal! Here price moved up to resistance overnight, prior to dropping down to fresh daily lows. With R3 acting as a ceiling for price allowed day traders an opportunity to sell the market back in the direction of the prevailing trend. This price can be reversed in an uptrend, with traders looking to buy the S3 level of support.
Trading a Breakout
The second methodology of trading Camarilla Pivots is by looking for a breakout. Above we can see a breakout opportunity on the EURNZD after price broke the S4 support pivot. S4 represents the last line of daily support for a currency. In a downtrend, traders will look to sell below this value as price traverses towards lower lows. This process can be inverted for an uptrend, looking to sell a breakout above the R4 resistance pivot.
These are just two of the most popular ways to approach scalping Forex pairs with pivot points. We will continue this discussion next week, as we review determining Risk/Reward ratios using Camarilla Pivots.
---Written by Walker England, Trading Instructor
To contact Walker, email WEngland@FXCM.com . Follow me on Twitter at @WEnglandFX.
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