More great VPA lessons trading the emini futures
Another US session with range bound price action as US indices continue to remain fragile. But in such markets moving to the fast charts pays […]
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Day trader or investor – check out the YM emini daily chart
Whether you are a longer term investor in US stocks or an intraday speculative index trader, the daily chart for the indices is always worth […]
Scalping on the YM emini, and knowing when to exit!
As always, it’s the fundamentals and politics which provide the backdrop and with bond yields falling, the overall picture is one which is not positive […]
Patience, patience, patience scalping index futures on US markets
Another session of US day trading the indices, where patience was required, and one where setting levels for possible entries was key. It was no […]
Goodyear tyres on slicks
Goodyear tyres (GT) is a stock I know well and have fond memories of, as it was one that was a constant companion trading covered […]
Trading the bearish trend on the YM emini and congestion phases
After a dramatic move lower for US indices driven by the indecisive words of the FED, it was interesting to see how the markets would […]
A game of two halves on news, and scalping the YM emini on very fast charts
Another busy day for US traders with several key items of economic news, starting with retail sales and followed by the monthly PMI data. Whilst […]
Scalping indices in rangebound markets – not for everyone!
In tight markets it’s can sometimes pay to move to the faster timeframes to dig out the trading opportunities, and this was certainly the case […]
An unusual event on the US indices, and a great reversal trade
The US index day trading session delivered some wonderful trades, and also an interesting lesson in the correlation between markets. In this case, it was […]
Fries with that?
Love them or hate them, there’s no denying that McDonald’s stock price has certainly delivered over the last two years, in particular since the breakaway […]
A typical day trading the US indices using time, renko and tick charts
The early part of the US session proved once again that for index traders it’s so important to take advantage of the money days, which […]
A red letter day for emini index traders
A red letter trading day for index traders, as the primary US indices sold off strongly driven by a number of factors, and delivering terrific […]
Lessons to learn trading the indices
After the last few days when index trading has been a relatively straightforward business, today’s session was much as expected following the overnight news from […]
Extreme volume raises alerts on MLNX
One of the filters vpa traders can use is to consider unusual volume to see whether it is in line with the price action and […]
Clear signals for volume traders on the weekly and daily YM emini
Last week’s move lower in the indices, and in particular on the June contract of the YM would not have come as a great surprise […]
Using an ETF to confirm futures price action
Whilst the main news item of the day was the ECB rate statement and associated conference, the significance of this was not lost on US […]
Terrific trading on the EUR/USD as Draghi drives it lower
A terrific session where all eyes were on the euro as the ECB took centre stage with their rate decison and associated conference, and as […]
US dollar and gold in the spotlight
A check on the US dollar ahead of this week’s NFP along with gold with some great volume price analysis lessons.