In this comprehensive video tutorial, we will delve into the powerful techniques of utilizing Bollinger Bands and VWAPs (Volume Weighted Average Prices) to identify and master trend reversals in the futures market. ES1! You will learn how to leverage these volatility-based indicators to detect potential turning points in price trends. By understanding Bollinger...
The bears are currently in control of the market, but in the bigger picture it is a two-way tape. It's important to note that interest rates are rising across the board. The 30-year rate is above 5% and the 10-year rate is approaching 5%. This is not a positive sign for stocks. As I've mentioned before, interest rates dictate market direction. When rates rise,...
Welcome to my video on "Trading Using The Opening Range: The Power of the Opening Range - Mastering Trading Strategies." In this informative session, I dive into the powerful concept of utilizing the opening range to enhance your trading strategies. Understanding the opening range is critical for successful trading, as it sets the tone for the rest of the...
The first day of the month and the quarter can often result in strong one-way moves, known as trend days. The opening range on a day like today holds significant importance for me and determines the direction I will be playing. Taking a broader look at the charts and observing the daily timeframe, here's what I notice: the top Bollinger Band has started to...
Bollinger Bands are opening on a daily, we're below the 5-day moving average , and we're not yet oversold on the RSI. 📉 Bears have control right now, and I don't see any reason for intra-day longs unless you're looking for a quick scalp. ⚡️ 4268.50 is now a possibility to test on the big picture 📈 as that is the low peak of the Bollinger Band from the sell-off...
The Crude Oil short I mentioned has set up today on the daily chart 📉 I am long CL 91.00 Puts and have also taken some Event Contracts for today to close below 90.50 and 90.00. The setup originated from yesterday's close and the resistance level is now at 90.37. CL1! To guide my decision-making, I'll be using the 5-day moving average, which currently stands at...
Crude Oil is finally looking like it's about to stall and potentially pull back. Back in April, on the gap up, the peak of that Bollinger Band comes in at 91.18. I consider that unfinished business for the bulls. Once that's achieved, then I will look for the daily Bollinger Bands to start coming back in and volatility to start contracting, looking for a mean...
If you understand the market environment, you'll be a better trader. I've been using Bollinger Bands to identify the market environment for over 20 years. In today's video, I'll explain how to use them to identify a two-way tape, when a market will keep trending, and when it will revert back to the trend.
Get ready for a bullish surge! 🚀 The stars have aligned, signaling a rally to 4498 this week. Anchored VWAP, moving averages, and Beacon Indicator all in sync. Let me break it down for you: First, we have the Anchored VWAP, a powerful tool that tracks the volume-weighted average price. When combined with moving averages and the Beacon Indicator, it forms a...
Are the Bulls making a comeback in the S&P? 🐂💪 Get ready for an exclusive analysis! In my latest video, I delve into why the Bears have been dominating the market lately, but there's a glimmer of hope for the Bulls in the S&P. Sadly, the Nasdaq and Russell 2000 haven't joined the party just yet. 📈🚀 Let's talk confirmation and the essential indicators I rely on:...
Crude Oil is the market to watch right now as everyone has turned complacent with inflation slowing. If CL starts to rally that can change the inflation story very quickly and potentially get a lot of trader off guard. Fundamentally CL has a lot of reasons to rally according to many of the Macro Traders I follow. Technically CL also has a bullish look as it has...
The market has finally shown some signs of weakness after Friday's close. In this video I explain why I will be selling rallies next week in CME_MINI:ES1! looking for further price action to the downside. I show you my process for determining support and resistance levels using Bollinger Bands and how to use my free (open source) indicator on TradingView, Beacon.
Market Environments are constantly changing. One day a bull market is in play and the next day we could be starting a bear market. With inflation looking as though it's going to continue to come down, is the Gold Bull Market over? I think it is (for now). Who knows what the future brings, but with what I see in the data and what I see on the charts, Gold's next...
Big picture charts always supersede short term charts. Many day traders think that just because they are short term traders they don't need to look at the big picture charts, but in order to be a better executor of your short term strategy you need to understand the context of the current market environment. Should I be smaller and quicker to cover my trades?...
When the Indices are working together we get clean moves. When there is divergence in the technicals between the E-mIni S&P 500 and the E-mini Nasdaq 100 we get a very choppy environment and it usually frustrates a lot of traders. March is setting up for a bumpy ride as there is no clear path for the Indexes right now. In this video I explain why the S&P and...
For traders it's not about what the Fed does or is going to do, it's about how the market reacts to what the Fed does. Today the FOMC raised rates by .25 basis points and the markets took off. As of right now the bulls are in control, but for how much longer? In today's video I go over how I will determine a market top and ways to tell if this rally still has...
I have been trading the E-mini S&P 500 since 1998 so I have traded through several Bear Markets and there is a theme to them and how they end. In this video I go over the bear markets in the Dot Com Bubble and the Global Financial Crisis and compare them to this recent Bear Market. I share how I use a weekly chart with a 52 week moving average and an RSI to...
As we enter a huge week of data for markets it's important to know the key levels of support and resistance for the E-mini S&P 500 Futures ES1! In this video I explain how to use an RSI, Auto Anchored VWAP's, 10 Day Moving Average, Bollinger Bands and my Beacon Indicator to determine key areas in the market. I use this strategy for day trading and swing trading...