Intermarket Analysis With Trend Forecasting Indicators Single Market Analysis With Trend Following Indicators Looks at multiple markets simultaneously. Analyzes their effects on a target market. Looks at one market at a time. Leads the market, pinpointing trading opportunities as they are about to unfold. Lags the market, causing traders to miss the start of new trends.
Traders can enter and exit trades just as the trend is changing.
Trades are often triggered several days after the trend has changed direction. Trends are identified as they are developing so traders catch a bigger portion of each move. Often gives back a large portion of profits, sometimes turning a profitable trade into a losing trade. Stops are placed based on how related markets are affecting the market being traded. Stops are determined by looking at the traded market, based on commonly used indicators such as trend lines, which tend to cluster stops.