what do you check for before you open a buy/sell trade?

Hi members, just curious about what you check for on the charts before you decide to enter a trade. Are there any specific things you look out for before you enter the market?

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@paul_petit - 9 months ago

I usually check the spread of the instrument to be sure the broker has not increased it. I then check that I am about to trade the right instrument because sometimes i can have many charts open at the same time and could erroneously trade a wrong instrument.

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@headies25284 - 5 months ago

I check the spread of the currency pair I am about to trade. If the spread is higher than what I was expecting, i will leave the pair.

Strategy wise, I make sure the pair has presented my trade opportunity before I click a buy or a sell.

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