CCI Breakout Strategy-Ideal For Part Time Traders!
Commodities Channel Index (CCI) is an oscillator that measures the strength of the current market cycle and attempts to predict when it will end. CCI indicator default measurements are +100 to -100. When the indicator is above +100, the market is considered to be overbought and when it is below -100, the market is considered to be oversold.
Now, when the CCI value falls below +100, it means the market is breaking out of its overbought condition. Many traders take it as signal to sell. Similarly, when CCI value rises above -100, it means the market is coming out of its oversold condition. Traders take it as a signal to buy. In this CCI Breakout strategy, we will be using CCI breakouts in combination with the usual support and resistance on the daily charts.
Suppose the CCI Breakout takes place on the Daily Chart meaning the indicator falls below +100 or rises above -100. Place an Entry Order at the open price of the daily candle that caused the breakout. When a CCI Breakout takes place, the market often retraces to find enough interest amongst the buyers and sellers in the market to continue the breakout.
What this means is that the price action will make a retracement and in most cases your entry order will get filled on the following day. But in some cases, the momentum is strong enough for the price action to move forward for several days without making any pullback.
If this happens and your entry order doesn’t get filled for the next let’s say five trading days or the CCI oscillator again falls back to the overbought or the oversold condition, simply remove the entry order and wait for another trade. When using the CCI Breakout Strategy, you will get ample of hours before the entry order is filled by the market. You can utilize this time to think and plan your trade well using Fibonacci Ratios.
You will place the stop loss below the low that was made just before the breakout or above the high that was made just before the breakout. In case of a trending market use Fibonacci Extensions to calculate your profit target. Similarly, in case of a ranging market, use Fibonacci Retracement Levels to calculate your profit target. Once you have both the risk and the reward for the trade, calculate the Risk to Reward Ratio. Only enter into the trade if the Risk to Reward Ratio is less than 1:3. If not, simply skip and wait for the next trade.
First practice this strategy on your demo account. CCI Breakout Strategy requires patience as your trade can run for several weeks to reach the profit target. You need discipline to set the trade in motion and let it run. Occasionally these trades can run from positive to negative floating profits as they work their way to the intended profit target. Once the trade is set in motion, you don’t need to do much. You can cut the trade short with a trailing stop if you want to! CCI Breakout Strategy is ideal for those people who trade part time!
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November 17, 2010
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Posted by Ahmad Hassam
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