Simplicity is King when it comes to day trading futures. One of the keys for me when I am day trading futures is to find one side of the market to trade on and stick with it throughout the day. I think too many people get caught up trading both sides of the market and get themselves over trading. In today's video I show you a simple strategy using a 3 minute...
It is official- Inflation is no longer “transitory,” according to the US central bank. After blaming rising prices on pandemic-inspired supply chain bottlenecks throughout 2021, the Federal Reserve swallowed its pride, admitting inflationary pressures are far more structural than “transitory.” Economist Mohamed El Erian called “transitory” the worst call in the...
Trading futures is not for beginners and should only be attempted by experienced traders with a strong understanding of the market as a whole and especially a strong understanding of Risk Management & Trading Psychology.
Below I have explained some of the Risks involved in Trading Futures:
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Liquidation
When liquidation occurs your...
I follow a technomental analytic approach to the commodities markets in a quest to determine the path of least resistance of prices. Each piece of a market’s structure provides a clue. When assembled, a picture tends to emerge, increasing the odds of success for long or short positions.
The last in the series- We looked at the other components of market...
Consider using multiple chart types when performing technical analysis for a clearer picture of what the market may be telling you. Here is a tri-screen view of Traditional Japanese Candles on top, Renko Candles in the middle, and Heiken-Ashi Candles on the bottom. Each setup has something to share.
Last week, I wrote on processing spreads, a valuable tool that can provide clues about price direction. The price action in products that trade in the futures market like gasoline, heating oil, soybean meal, and soybean oil often tell us a lot about the path of least resistance for the crude oil and soybean futures contracts.
This week, I will turn my attention...
Some futures markets offer contracts that are related to others and are processed products of the commodity. Understanding the price relationships, history, and paths of least resistance of the processed product versus the original input can provide valuable insight into supply and demand fundamentals. Moreover, these relationships shed light on other related...
Hey, what time is it? I get a good amount of questions about session times for the stock index futures markets that I trade and the volume indicators I use. I gotcha covered in this video.
Essentially, just apply the indicators and change the time to your local, and you're set. Easy peasy.
Futures contracts are derivatives with expiration dates like options. The stock indices expire quarterly on the last month of each quarter. In this tutorial, I show how to roll forward or rollover and easily add the new front month contract to a watchlist.
Hey everyone I thought I can share with you what I see working intraday trading the Futures markets. One size definitely does not fit all. Beware of people that tell you their way or the highway! This may resonate with some traders and not with other traders. Getting really good at identifying the Initial Balance, VWAP and Daily Weekly Monthly Levels for areas...
Setup for Intraday :
1. Price near/ cross EMA200
2. Understand market structure either uptrend/downtrend/consolidation to be able to determine the SnR for the breakout.
3. Market trending confirmation by EMA14, EMA50, and EMA200.
4. Wait for a pullback when stochastic oversold/bought.
5. Make sure price reverse at least 3 candlesticks.
6. Entry when price pullback...
Spreads are complex instruments. This is just an introduction and some ideas to get our brains ticking over. I had started writing a guide to understanding these three types of spreads, but it just got a little long. It might be easier to do it this way:
What do you see above?
Here are some observations to get started:
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All spreads topped out well before June...
ALGOs are here to stay. They obviously cannot be taken for granted. One thing I tell friends that purchase an Algo in the form of a Tradingview Script, is that it will help their trading decisions and confirm technical Analysis made by them.
On my quest of finding a good Algorithm, not only for signals and accuracy, but supporting instruments, I came to Elite...
In this short Tutorial I discuss using Harmonic Pattern Completions on Higher timeframes to give you direction of a trade. Then moving down to a day trading timeframe and using the xbratalgo to give signals in the direction dictated by the Harmonic Pattern. And then using the Divergence Cloud to confirm trade. I used Silver Futures as an example in this video,...
I've seen lots of people getting liquidated on there longs on this BTC dump. This is why I think people never take into consideration risk management or don't know how it actually works. Maybe this can help a lot of people and help them clarify things. YES, the getting rich quick by leveraging is a probability, but if you ask me, I would consider it luck in the...
