urrey Trading Strategy Lines and Price

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The Murrey math trading lines strategy is the most attractive Forex trading strategy because it’s
suitable for all time frames and it can be used to trade different markets likes stocks,
commodities and Forex currencies.
Murrey Math is a complex set of support and resistance levels that act more or less the same
as pivot points but also they provide some insights on whether the current trend should continue
or it should reverse. The Murrey math concept has been developed by T. Henning Murrey in
1995 and has been described in great detail in his book “The Murrey Math Trading System For
All Traded Markets.”
First of all, we have to emphasize one of the main principles of Murrey math is that the markets
behave similarly. So, the main assumption is that smart money behaves the same in all markets
and hence why different markets have similar characteristics.

Defining the murrey math lines

The Murrey math is based on observations that were made by WD Gann in the first half of the
20th century. The Murrey math was inspired by the Gann theory and he created a system of
geometry that can be used to describe market price movements in time. That geometry facilitates
the use of Gann trading techniques. The Murrey math geometry is very elegant in its simplicity
which makes the Murrey math trading lines strategy a perfect automatical fractal trading system.
The core element of the Murrey trading is that the price movement of any market will retrace in
multiples of 1/8, 2/8 all the way up to 8/8. Since prices move in 1/8’s. Murrey math divides prices
into 1/8 intervals.
Murrey Math Lines
The Murrey Math lines consist of 8 “pivot points” with each line having a different meaning to the
price action. Essentially what the Murrey math trading lines strategy does is to divide the price
into 8 important levels with the 8/8, 4/8 and the 0/8 levels being the most significant pivots.
Now…
Before we move forward, we must define the indicators you need to trade The Murrey math
trading lines strategy and how to use Murrey lines.
The only indicator you need is the:
Murrey Lines indicator which can be found on most popular Forex trading platforms (MT4 and
TradingView) under the indicators library.
The Murrey lines have nine main components or variables plus 6 extra pivots that can reveal
extreme overbought or oversold conditions and each of them will tell you a different story about
the price action as follow:
· [+3/8]P – Imminent Bearish reversal
· [+2/8]P – Extreme Overshoot conditions, can reverse anytime
· [+1/8]P – Overshoot conditions
· [8/8]P – Ultimate resistance, extremely overbought conditions
· [7/8]P – Weak level, place to stop and reverse
· [6/8]P – Strong pivot reverse
· [5/8]P – Top of trading range
· [4/8]P – Major support/resistance pivotal point
· [3/8]P – Bottom of trading range
· [2/8]P – Strong, Pivot, reverse
· [1/8]P – Weak, place to stop and reverse
· [0/8]P – Hardest line to fall below, oversold conditions
· [-1/8]P – Oversold conditions
· [-2/8]P – Extreme oversold conditions, can reverse anytime
· [-3/8]P – Imminent bullish reversal
Now that we have a solid idea of what each of the Murrey lines represents it’s time to outline the
Murrey trading rules. Without further ado, this is a step by step guide to Murrey trading:
Murrey Math Trading Lines Strategy
(Rules for A Buy Trade)

Step #1: Check the 15-Minute Time Frame and Make Sure
We’re Trading Below the 4/8 Murrey Lines (the Middle Blue
Line)
The first buying condition of the Murrey trading strategy that needs to be verified is that the price
needs to trade below the 4/8 Murrey Lines. While this strategy can be applied to all time
frames for the purpose of this Murrey trading strategy we’re going to use the 15-minute chart.
The Murrey lines are dynamic pivot points that change with flowing price action which is one of
the reasons why the price action usually will be contained between 0/8 and 8/8 Murrey lines with
the 4/8 pivot being the most important level. Also, read this strategy about day trading price
action.
It’s not enough for the price to trade below the 4/8 Murrey Lines which brings us to the next
condition of the Murrey Math Trading Lines Strategy:
Step #2: Once the Price is Trading Below the 4/8 Murrey
Lines it Also Needs to Trade Below the 2/8 Murrey Lines.
The main reason why we also need the price to dip below the 2/8 Murrey Lines is that we need
the price structure to create space between the Murrey lines. This will ensure that once we break
higher again, it will increase the probability of successfully breaking through the 4/8 Murrey lines.
A picture speaks a thousand words, so here is what you should be looking at:
Now, all we have to establish is where to enter our long trade, which brings us to the next step of
our Murrey Math Trading Lines Strategy:
Step #3: Enter a Long Trade Once we Reverse and Break
above the 4/8 Murrey Lines.
The 4/8 Murrey line is the line in the sand for the buyers and sellers and has the ability to
correctly signal a shift in the market sentiment once it’s broken. In this regard, we want to enter
with a buy market order as soon as we broke above the 4/8 Murrey lines.
Alternatively, if you want to be more conservative you can always wait for the breakout candle
closing price to make sure it’s a genuine breakout.
Now it’s time to learn where it’s the ideal place to hide our stop loss, which brings us to the next
step:
Step #4: Place Your Protective Stop Loss Below the 0/8
Murrey Lines
The 0/8 Murrey lines are the hardest pivot for the price to fall below which is the reason why it’s
the ideal place to hide our protective stop loss order. There is also no need to add any extra
buffer as we don’t want to lose more than it is necessary.

Now, let’s move forward and establish where to take our profits:
Step #5: Take Partial Profits (Preferably 50% off Your
Entire Order) at 6/8 Murrey Lines and Also Move the SL
to BE
The 6/8 Murrey line is the first strong pivot from where the price can reverse so we want to take
our profits right there. At the same time, the next action that you need to take is to protect your
remaining position by moving your SL at BE.
Now let’s move forward and see where we should liquidate the remaining part of our trade.
Step #6: Take Final Profit at 8/8 Murrey Lines
Finally, we have to close our trade once we reach the 8/8 Murrey line which is the ultimate
resistance level, signaling extremely overbought conditions in the market.

It’s important to mention that if the market is breaking the 4/8 pivotal point multiple times on both
sides, it’s best to wait until you can clearly apply Murrey trading setup by applying the Step #1
through Step #3.
Note** The above was an example of a buy trade using the Murrey Math Trading Lines Strategy.
Use the same rules – but in reverse – for a sell trade. In the figure below you can see an actual
SELL trade example using the Murrey Math Trading Lines Strategy. Here are some of the trading
conditions you want to avoid in the forex market.
Conclusion
The Murrey Math Trading Lines Strategy is the ultimate support and resistance system because
unlike the simple support and resistance levels the Murrey lines are mathematically driven and
possess a greater influence on how the price reacts to each of these levels.
The same Murrey trading principles outlined throughout this article can be applied to any
instrument because according to Murrey “all markets behave in the same manner akin to a herd,”
and can be used on any time frame so that it can fit your trading style.
Thank you for reading The Murrey Trading Strategy.
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