Forex currency day traders may want to take a look at what currency pairs move the most pips per day on a consistent basis. The more pips in your favor the larger the return.<\/p>\n
Establishing a Base Line is one to determine reward.
\nTo understand what we are dealing with, and which pairs are more suited to day trading, a base line is needed. For this the spread is converted to a percentage of the daily range. This allows us to compare spreads versus what the maximum pip potential is for a day trade in that particular pair. While the numbers below reflect the values in existence at a particular period of time, the test can be applied at any time to see which currency pair is offering the best value in terms of its spread to daily pip potential. The test can also be used to cover longer or shorter periods of time.<\/p>\n
EUR\/USD
\nDaily Average Range (12):105
\nSpread: 3
\nSpread as a percentage of maximum pip potential: 3\/102= 2.94%<\/p>\n
USD\/JPY
\nDaily Average Range (12):80
\nSpread: 3
\nSpread as a percentage of maximum pip potential: 3\/77= 3.90%<\/p>\n
GBP\/USD
\nDaily Average Range (12):128
\nSpread: 4
\nSpread as a percentage of maximum pip potential: 4\/124= 3.23%<\/p>\n
EUR\/JPY
\nDaily Average Range (12):121
\nSpread: 4
\nSpread as a percentage of maximum pip potential: 4\/117= 3.42%<\/p>\n
USD\/CAD
\nDaily Average Range (12):66
\nSpread: 4
\nSpread as a percentage of maximum pip potential: 4\/62= 6.45%<\/p>\n
USD\/CHF
\nDaily Average Range (12):98
\nSpread: 4
\nSpread as a percentage of maximum pip potential: 4\/94= 4.26%<\/p>\n
GBP\/JPY
\nDaily Average Range (12):151
\nSpread: 6
\nSpread as a percentage of maximum pip potential: 6\/145= 4.14% <\/p>\n