Recent Examples of Failed Counter-trend Trades and why it always Better to Trade with the Trend The author says that last week there were several price action signals that looked good, but they were counter-trend (against the main trend). Most of them failed because the main trend was strong. They use this as a lesson: trading against the trend is usually a bad idea . Sometimes counter-trend trades do work, because markets naturally move up and down, but overall more of them fail than succeed . The key point: counter-trend setups have a lower probability than setups that go with the trend . Since the forex market often has at least one pair trending, and there are always new opportunities, the author says there’s no need to take low-probability counter-trend trades . For beginners, the warning is stronger: you should be very cautious with counter-trend trades because it takes a lot of experience to know which ones are worth taking. The recommendation: first master trading wi...