Fundamental analysis, if done properly, requires a University Degree in economics all on its own, and than one can at best study only one pair, as this is an economic study of 2 countries. Trading one pair limits me in my way of trading. Read on.
Basically, one can reasonably take cogniscance of the economic calendar announcements and make sure you are correctly situated in the trade, or place an OCO trade, or straddle the market. I don't, I stay out. I am a scalper and use no tech anal tools. All technical analysis tools are price followers and can not predict anything. For me they are a waste of time. The believe that the past repeats itself remains an opportunistic prediction.
If anyone knows of a download that would give me a currency stength indicator, and a trend strength indicator , yes, those I would use. I trade for a living, reasonably successfully on a daily basis (scalping and day trading) I only use price charts, candlesticks, trend lines and R and S situations. I only trade in the direction of the trend.
My trading system goes something like this:-
1.H Chart:- Establish trend over last 2 days. establish 3 S and R levels.
2. Check which side of the PP the previous day closed... gives potential trend direction only, not a definite trading signal.
3. Open 15M chart, wait for price to bounce back of S or R taken from !H charts and follow the retracement or trend perpetuation in the direction of the trend.
I take between 5 and 15 pips per trade.
Works well ones one is used to it. I don't stick to a particular pair. Working with the m4 platform I have a profile that displays all USD, EURO, and GBP pairs, IBFX doesnot provide the GBPAUD pair, don't know why.
I look through all regularly during the day to see if I can spot a trade based on my method. I have recently bought 2 EA's after my own major investigation, both are running profitably. I will discuss these in 7 days from now once my personal trials have been run and I have satisfied myself that I am not talking Cr...p when I speak about them on our forum.