The 100 period simple moving average - ADX forex strategy is used to buy dips in up trending currency markets while selling rallies in down trending markets. The overall trend is determined by a 100 period MA. We consider the market bullish if price is trading above the 100 MA while bearish if price is trading below the 100MA. We look for buy signals ( ignore all sell signals) when price is considered bullish, we look for sell signals (ignore all buy signals) in a bearish market.
Recommended time frames: 1 hour and above
Trading rules to enter the market
Buy order
> Price above 100 simple moving average
> DI+ crosses DI- from below
> ADX at or above 25 value (indicates trending market)
> Enter long trade
> Set stop 3 pips below the most recent level of support
> Trade objective: 1:2 risk to reward (min obj. should be 50 pips)
Sell order
> Price below 100 simple moving average
> DI- crosses DI+ from below
> ADX at or above 25 value (indicates trending market)
> Enter short trade
> Set stop 3 pips above the most recent level of resistance
> Trade objective: 1:2 risk to reward (min obj. should be 50 pips)
Trading example: Let's have a look at the Pound/Dollar 1 hour chart below

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