Which indicator misled you on EURUSD lately?
Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2026 6:05 am
Every indicator works until the week it doesn't. The interesting question isn't which one is best, but which one quietly led you into a bad trade recently and why.
A few examples of the kind of thing worth sharing:
- RSI on M1 sitting "oversold" for forty minutes while EURUSD walked down 25 pips after a weak German print. The reading was correct; the conclusion drawn from it wasn't.
- A 20 EMA pullback entry that looked perfect, except the pullback was the start of a reversal triggered by a US yields move nobody on the chart could see.
- Bollinger Band squeeze "breakouts" during the Tokyo lunch lull that were just spread noise.
- A session VWAP that reset at midnight server time, so the "London VWAP" was really anchored to the start of Asia.
The last one is a good reminder that sometimes the indicator isn't lying, it's just set up differently from what you think.
If you post one, include the pair, the time (UK), what the indicator showed, what price did next, and your best guess at the cause. Bonus if you've changed a setting or a rule because of it.
Which one burned you most recently?
A few examples of the kind of thing worth sharing:
- RSI on M1 sitting "oversold" for forty minutes while EURUSD walked down 25 pips after a weak German print. The reading was correct; the conclusion drawn from it wasn't.
- A 20 EMA pullback entry that looked perfect, except the pullback was the start of a reversal triggered by a US yields move nobody on the chart could see.
- Bollinger Band squeeze "breakouts" during the Tokyo lunch lull that were just spread noise.
- A session VWAP that reset at midnight server time, so the "London VWAP" was really anchored to the start of Asia.
The last one is a good reminder that sometimes the indicator isn't lying, it's just set up differently from what you think.
If you post one, include the pair, the time (UK), what the indicator showed, what price did next, and your best guess at the cause. Bonus if you've changed a setting or a rule because of it.
Which one burned you most recently?