The KISS principleI have always been a big believer in simple is best. Consider the daily EUR/JPY chart with the 55 and 200-period moving averages that I consistently use. Notice how the market mean reverted to the 200-day MA in December 2023 and retested it in January 2024 before resuming its upward move.
In February 2024, once the market regained the 55-day MA, it stayed above this level, consistently testing and bouncing off it. If you had simply bought the dips to this moving average throughout the year, it would have been a highly effective trading strategy!
This is a great example of the effectiveness of using the 55 and 200-period moving averages in a TRENDING market, emphasizing key points about mean reversion and trend-following.
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