Once you’ve visited the website page, Market Sentiment, below you’ll easily understand how to read the Market Sentiment Tool.
Understanding The Market Sentiment Tool
There are three important features you’ll need to know to use this tool when you trade.
1. Currency Pairs
On the far left, you’ll see a list of currency pairs to choose from.
2. Sentiment Bar
This (sentiment) measuring bar will show you a sliding percentage scale of traders who are long and short a currency pair.
The RED part of the bar shows traders’ who are SHORT (sellers).
The GREEN part of the bar shows traders’ who are LONG (buyers).
3. Sentiment Table
3. Sentiment TableWhen you drag your mouse cursor over one of the currency pairs, you’ll see a table pop up with information about each Currency Pair such as:
- Symbol– EUR / USD
- Action – Short / Long
- Percentage – 37% Short / 62% Long
- Volume of lots
- Positions – 31,845 Long / 30,853 Short
Whether you’d like to:
- Buy when the majority of traders are buying
- Be a contrarian and sell when there is an extreme number of buyers and predict a reversal in the market or,
- Use this tool as an extra confirmation signal with your trading strategy…
This tool is yours to trade and profit from as you please.
“Wisdom yields Wealth”
Timon Rossolimos
Analyst, BlackStone Futures
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