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1. Bollinger Bands: It is a technical indicator that can measure market volatility. The bands widen when volatility increases and narrow when volatility decreases. Traders can use Bollinger Bands to identify periods of high and low volatility, overbought and oversold conditions, trend reversals, and support and resistance levels.
   
   
2. Average True Range (ATR). The ATR is a technical indicator that measures the average range of a security's price over a specified period. The higher the ATR, the more volatile the market is.

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The EUR/USD pair is well-known for its high volatility. To this day, the EUR/USD remains the most volatile pair in forex history. This fact has attracted the attention of many traders in the market.

As the single currency of several countries, the Euro is greatly influenced by the political and economic developments of these countries. In just one day, there are many different data releases from its 16 member countries. On the other hand, news throughout the day related to the US economy and its major trading partners will also affect the value of the Dollar. Thus, it is clear that there are many opportunities to take advantage of the EUR/USD, even with small price movements.

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Hedging in the same pair is done by opening a new position in the same pair you have already opened before. This is the simplest form of forex hedging strategy.

Say, you expected the USD/JPY to go down from 103.75 to 103.49, so you sell the pair. After a while, the price moves upward, even breaking the previous resistance of 103.87. Still, you are unsure whether the move is real or the price will revert downward later. You opened a buy position in the same currency pair to hedge your way. That is hedging. In addition to opening a new position to the opposing direction, you could add a stop loss to both orders up to a certain level to consider whether the direction is confirmed up or down.

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The overlap session of London and New York is a favorite time for short-term traders. This is because major pairs involving the Euro, US Dollar, Pound, and others are experiencing significant range increases during this session.

If you are using a news trading strategy, the best time to trade the EUR/USD is during the overlap session. But if you want to apply breakout trading, then you can take advantage of the rapid movements at the beginning of the London session.

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