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If the ratio is near its historical lows, it might be time to switch from trading Silver to trading Gold. Trading the Gold Silver Ratio This might come as a surprise but the Gold Silver ratio is not just an indicator its also tradable. Even better, its actually rather easy to trade. Often, the ratio has simple and very distinct patterns that can follow a simple trend line. If you believe the ratio will trend higher, then you can buy Gold and short Silver with identical lot sizes. That way you will gain as the ratio rises. For shorting the index one should do the opposite short Gold and buy Silver with the same lot sizes.

For example, take a look at Point A from October of 2015. The ratio gained more than 10, rising from 71, to where the trend line is above 80 thats more than a 10 gain. Naturally, this simplicity doesnt come cheap. Of course, you can use the historical lows and highs to figure out whats coming next but that means opportunities might be fewer. Second, this is margin heavy, since you essentially need to hold twice the margin, aka two positions in opposite directions.

Put another way, trading the Gold Silver ratio can be simple when its going right, but consider this could easily go wrong. How to get started If you plan to actually trade the Gold Silver ratio, first get used to using it as an indicator. Then, once you have a better sense of the way it behaves, you can use your own discretion as to whether or not its worth trading. If youre thinking about using the ratio solely as an indicator, let me throw this out there: Dont entirely rule out trading it. year low or high, there can be a very nice opportunity arising that you might not want to miss. But the fact is, either way, as an indicator or as a tradable asset, the Gold Silver ratio is always worth watching Parabolic SAR and MACD are both very effective in spotting pivots and yet there is a difference. In some cases, you will find the Parabolic SAR is more effective while in others you might find the MACD more useful. That is why, in order to make the best of both, you must know the advantages and weaknesses of each. Parabolic SAR has Higher Sensitivity The first thing you will notice when comparing a Parabolic SAR to an MACD indicator is that the Parabolic SAR signals many more pivots. That is because the Parabolic SAR has, by default, more sensitivity to minor changes. Of course, you can reduce the level of sensitivity, but even so, it delivers more signals than the MACD. The benefit of such sensitivity is that, at times, the Parabolic SAR predicts a pivot before the MACD. But that sensitivity has a downside. In small fluctuations the Parabolic SAR can occasionally produce fake pivots. As you can see from point A to point B, the pair has been trending sideways and still the Parabolic SAR delivered plenty of signals, most are falls. However, the MACD during the same time frame was much more effective. MACD is better at Momentum One advantage the MACD has over Parabolic SAR is the measurement of momentum. As can be seen in the chart above, the MACD indicator, through the lows and the highs of its histogram, illustrates how strong the momentum is to either direction. If the histogram falls sharply lower, the momentum is strongly bearish, if it rises sharply higher, the momentum is highly bullish, if the histogram is fluctuating close to 0, the momentum is weak. While the Parabolic SAR does a good job in identifying the direction of momentum quicker, it is much less effective in identifying the strength of a pairs momentum. And that is why, when it comes to momentum, MACD is more effective than Parabolic SAR. Stop Loss Another way in which MACD and Parabolic SAR differentiate is in the way they influence stop loss and limit strategy. Parabolic SAR, being an upper indicator, is overlaid on the price rather than being presented below. The dots of the Parabolic SAR are natural stop loss and limit levels for the short term. Moreover, when used in conjunction with Fibonacci levels, can also be effective in placing long term stop loss and limit orders. presented below the chart rather than overlaid, has a more complex relationship with stop loss and limits. The MACD can be effective as an indicator for a stop loss when momentum shifts to the other direction, thus pointing to a pivot. But for the MACD to be effective as a stop loss indicator it needs a Gann Fan or an area where the MACD momentum converged more than once, indicating a strong support, or resistance if the trend is bearish. In Conclusion Both the Parabolic SAR and the MACD are strong tools for working with pivots, but are different in their effectiveness. One is better in identifying pivots quickly and in placing limits and stop loss, the other is better at analyzing momentum strength and timing entry. Knowing the advantages of each can allow you to optimize the use of both and, more importantly, optimize your performance. This is the first financial event since 2008 that8217s hit the mainstream public. Even my friends from college are talking about the Brexit on Facebook. My Dominari system only trades during the UK evening, so I felt comfortable leaving my system on overnight. When I woke up, however, I didn8217t feel the same. pips in an hour. pips in a day from top to bottom on the Brexit. This is the first time I8217ve intervened in a trading system since April of last year. What makes me very happy, though, is that this intervention is all about protecting profits. since I began trading the finalized version of Dominari on April 15. My equity curve as of June 24, 2016. Dominari isn8217t intended to trade these types of markets. So, instead of deciding to 8220see what happens8221, I8217m flat and happy until we see how the markets open after the weekend. don8217t feel like gambling which way the gaps may go. If you clicked the original link, you noticed that the equity curve is marching straight up. That8217s what8217s supposed to happen. But like any good system trader, I wanted to see it working in the real world before I upped the capital commitment. Earlier this month, I decided to trade a second account at FXCM, this time in USD. in USD terms between the two accounts. Before then, I made sure to test it on an FXCM demo account to confirm that my edge wasn8217t completely dependent upon broker selection. I8217m happy to report that the FXCM results are closely mirroring those at Pepperstone. somewhat staggering fact I 8216m sure you will agree and yet traders are still convinced they can 8216make it on their own8217. For this reason the benefits of mechanical trading strategies for Forex trading are typically overlooked.