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  • Your charts are too big for me

    This is the most frequent comment we receive. Consider the following:


    a) It's important to ask the question: why do we want to trade "small" charts. If because that's where our edge is, fine. But if we want to trade small, noisy charts, because that's the only thing we think we have money for, we're in trouble: we will most likely lose our money. We have to pick our battles, i.e. our timeframe not based on our wishes, but on where our edge is.

    b) Ok, is there some good news?

    Yes, lots:

    - With us, you'll be trading with an edge. Without an edge, there is no point in risking a single dollar on the markets.

    - Now, most of our trades are intraday trades, the 240min timeframe still being six times less than a day.

    - Also, many of our 240min trade ideas can be adapted to even smaller timeframes by simply waiting for the next pullback on the lower timeframe (LTF) after the 240min trigger.

    - Also, many of our trade ideas are on currency futures. On relatively small accounts, they can be executed on forex, which allows more granular risk management.

    - Many of our trade ideas can also be executed on ETFs: say, GLD for a GC trade or TLT for bond futures.

    - Finally, on smaller accounts trades can be executed with micro contracts (MES, MGC etc.). While some will say "that way you can't make money", our answer is: but one will learn to fish, and that's worth all the money!

    It is clear our service allows the capital accumulation process to be implemented on any reasonably-sized account.

  • Miscellaneous notes

    - Make sure you check out the links above in order to make best use of this service.
    - We tend to scale back activities on the indexes leading up to FOMC releases, while being aware that the FOMC news release can often serve as a catalyst.

for the trading day of friday, 2020 05 29

News at 8.30am ET.

Indexes: doji on daily, bullish, but on the lookout for signs of weakness
Currencies: USD weakness, bullish consolidations out of bullflags on 6A, 6N, 6C. Expecting bullflag on 6J
Commodities: GC, SI bulls regaining control
Financials: ZB/ZN “rangeboundness” continues, next range move is probably up
Cryptos: BTC bullflag on 240min completed

4pm ET update:

9.30am ET update: yesterday’s doji on the ES is most probably a sign of vaning momentum or a pause in the otherwise bullish advance. It’s okay to scale back or stay on the sidelines on a presumably slow Friday like this. GC, SI, BTC, 6J, ZB as expected.

for the trading day of thursday, 2020 05 28

News at 8.30am ET, 11am ET.

Indexes: breakout from first pullback in progress
Currencies: USD weakness, bullflags on 6A, 6N
Commodities: GC, SI bulls regaining control
Financials: ZB/ZN “rangeboundness” continues
Cryptos: BTC daily bulls in control as expected, waiting for first pullback on 240min

9.30am ET update: 6A, 6N, 6B triggered. Indexes: bullish advance expected. SI: bullish pressure

For the trading day of wednesday, 2020 05 27

No News.

Indexes: have broken out on daily, first pullback in progress
Currencies: USD weakness, but still within daily range. 6C, 6N longs target reached
Commodities: GC rollover date
Financials: ZB/ZN last day before rollover
Cryptos: BTC last day before rollover

4pm ET update: indexes march on as expected

11am ET update: potential failure test on DX (no longs for now on major pairs), 6J monitoring for a breakout. BTC daily taking control, ES didn’t trigger

9.30am ET update: indexes: bullish session expected. GC: now range-bound on daily

For the trading day of tuesday, 2020 05 26

News at 10am ET.

Indexes: have broken out on daily, waiting for first pullback
Currencies: DX flat, potential short on 6B
Commodities: GC bearflag failing on 240min, SI bullflag on daily.
Financials: ZB/ZN bullish pressure in long consolidation.
Cryptos: BTC timeframe conflict

4pm ET update: GC stumbles (rollover tomorrow), 6A, 6N, 6C break to the upside

For the trading day of monday, 2020 05 25

Memorial Day. Markets closed.

Markets closed early today.

Indexes: have broken out
Commodities: GC bearflag failing, daily bullflag re-asserting itself, SI bullflag on daily.

For the trading day of friday, 2020 05 22

No News.

Note: Monday is Memorial Day in the US.

Indexes: consolidating against resistance.
Currencies: 6N, 6C long setting up, 6B short setting up
Commodities: GC, SI consolidating, CL pullback expected on daily.
Financials: ZB/ZN heading to upper half of the daily range.

10.30am ET update:

9.30am ET update: ZN hasn’t triggered. Bullflag on ES but this being a pre-holiday Friday, the chances of no follow-through increases. Also: 6C long scraped, 6B short scraped for now.

For the trading day of thursday, 2020 05 21

News at 8.30am, 9.45am, 10am ET.

Note: FOMC came and went.

Indexes: bullish breakout expected from this range. NQ near double-top, RTY lagging
Currencies: 6S, 6C, 6B long setting up, 6J short setting up
Commodities: GC shaking off anti, SI holding on to gains. CL upside breakout expected.
Financials: ZB/ZN heading up after failure test at the low of the range.

8.30am ET update:

For the trading day of Wednesday, 2020 05 20

News at 10.30am ET (CL). 2pm (FOMC).

Note: apologies for the audio quality today!

Indexes: bullish breakout expected from this range NQ closing in on double-top.
Currencies: USD weakness. Longs setting up on 6E, 6C
Commodities: GC shaking off anti, SI continues to rip.
Financials: ZB/ZN what may be a failure test at the lows, a move to the upper range expected.
Cyptos: BTC bullish structure

1.30pm ET update: FOMC in 30 min. Closing positions except 6E, which is ‘risk-free’. Expecting a bullish move on the indexes. We’ll be on the lookout for the first pullback after that. Long-term bullish on GC.

7am ET update: weakness on USD brings several long setups on major pairs, (except 6J, which is setting up a short), GC bulls in control, RTY bullish potential. HO triggered.

For the trading day of Tuesday, 2020 05 19

News at 8.30am ET. FOMC this coming Wednesday.

Notes: lots of big moves today, see the RRRs in the Market Scanner. Be on the lookout in today’s session.

Indexes: ES at upper edge of the range, expecting a breakout (then a pullback) on the daily. NQ: pressure against resistance on 240min
Currencies: USD weakness. Monitoring major pairs.
Commodities: GC, SI consolidating after large moves.
Financials: ZB/ZN minor selloff, but still within range on daily
Cyptos: BTC expecting further upside

12.30pm ET update:

For the trading day of Monday, 2020 05 18

No News. FOMC this coming Wednesday.

Indexes: think long. ES lagging compared to NQ
Currencies: DX range-bound. Short on 6B.
Commodities: GC, SI upside move in progress. GC 1R target in sight on daily. Excellent momentum on SI.
Financials: ZB/ZN what is probably a complex bullflag in the works. LTF patterns may hold the clues
Cyptos: BTC pressing into resistance, expecting further upside

4pm ET update: what turned out to be a trending day on the ES

12pm ET update: all-round risk-on mode continues on indexes. Consolidation on precious metals. Currencies starting to move (keeping an eye on 6J).

For the trading day of friday, 2020 05 15

News at 8.30am, 9.15am, 10am ET.

Indexes: the question: can the bulls retain control?
Currencies: DX range-bound. Short on 6B.
Commodities: GC, SI upside move in progress
Financials: ZB/ZN pressing into resistance, expecting further upside
Cyptos: BTC pressing into resistance, expecting further upside

2pm ET update: great action on GC, SI 6B

8.30am ET update: GC/SI long, 6B short, ZB/ZN intraday triggered

For the trading day of thursday, 2020 05 14

News at 8.30am.

Indexes: ES first short: 1R reached, second, overnight short setting up
Currencies: DX range-bound, bearflag on 6J didn’t trigger. Short on 6B
Commodities: GC, SI expect further upside, based on daily and weekly
Financials: ZB/ZN long consolidation, expecting further upside
Cyptos: BTC bullish bias, with previous high as potential target if triggered in

1.30pm ET update: BTC STUDY - See chart for details - What we've been waiting for: pressure against previous resistance. Two ways to get involved: a) join the pressure b) wait and trade the first pullback after the dam breaks. In both cases, monitor LTF for price action clues. (e.g. a breakout from the pullback channel on the trading timeframe often starts with price rejection (failure test) on the lower timeframe). Bottom line: have a plan. Also: short on 6J

10am ET update: a busy and fruitful morning both in the overnight and intraday arenas. It is clear that our method works not just in “normal” market conditions but also in extreme market conditions like we’re in now. Plus it works on both timeframes (intraday: 15min, and overnight: 240min/daily) we care to deploy it! That is what I call robust. Any strategy that thrives in fat tails like this is a gem. Stay humble and keep focused!

9am ET update: weakness on the ES. GC/SI/ZB/ZN as expected. Short setting up on 6J

For the trading day of wednesday, 2020 05 13

News at 8.30am, 10.30am (CL).

Indexes: this is an important session. Watching for signs of further weakness after a weak close yesterday.
Currencies: DX range-bound, monitoring potential bearflag on 6J
Commodities: GC, SI expect further upside, based on daily and weekly
Financials: ZB/ZN long consolidation, expecting further upside, bond auction at 1pm. Note the Fed’s words saying they “will do what it takes” to uphold the economy (a statement similar to, if not “bigger” than the '“monetary easing” of years ago).
Cyptos: BTC waiting for clues

10am ET update:

For the trading day of tuesday, 2020 05 12

News at 8.30am.

Indexes: bullish breakout from the daily range expected, with a potential of a runup to previous highs.
Currencies: DX range-bound, monitoring potential bearflag on 6J
Commodities: GC, SI expect further upside
Financials: ZB/ZN long consolidation, expecting further upside
Cyptos: BTC waiting for clues after downgap. Bullish bias on daily

For the trading day of Monday, 2020 05 11

No News.

Indexes: breakout from daily bullflag continues. Bullish sentiment, no doubt rather fragile under the surface.
Currencies: bullish structures on most major pairs. DX neutral
Commodities: GC, SI expect further upside, SI triggering on daily
Financials: ZB/ZN expect further upside
Cyptos: BTC large downgap on market open (Sunday night)

11am ET update: ES on a roll

8am ET update: ES retesting 2880, GC/SI bullish structure, ZB/ZN continued consolidation with a bullish bias

For the trading day of friday, 2020 05 08

News at 8.30am (ET) CL.

Indexes: breakout from daily bullflag
Currencies: DX rangebound, little follow-through elsewhere
Commodities: GC, SI broke out of bullflag
Financials: ZB/ZN moving to upper half of range on daily
Cyptos: BTC out of bullflag on 60min, further advance towards Feb high in progress

4pm ET update: a strong close on the ES

8am ET update: BTC, GC long, bullish bias on ES, ZB/ZN pressing against resistance

For the trading day of thursday, 2020 05 07

News at 8.30am (ET) CL.

Indexes: gap of two days ago closed, otherwise holding
Currencies: DX rangebound on daily, meaning not much follow-through on the setups on major pairs
Commodities: GC, SI no change on the daily, CL bullflag on 240min
Financials: ZB/ZN no change on daily
Cyptos: BTC bullflag on 60min, further advance towards Feb high expected

4pm ET update: GC/SI, ZB/ZN, 6B move

10am ET update: bullish overnight session on ES. 6B short, GC long setting up, 6C correlated with CL move

For the trading day of wednesday, 2020 05 06

News at 10.30am (ET) CL.

Indexes: surprising selloff in late yesterday’s session
Currencies: bearflags: 6B, 6Z/6N, 6C
Commodities: GC, SI bulls holding on, CL broke above 50% retracement, expect consolidation
Financials: ZB/ZN extreme volatility compression, with an edge towards an upside break
Cyptos: BTC bullflag intact on 240min

4pm ET update: limited action today. The ES came back to close the gap of two days ago.

9.30am ET update: 1R reached on 6B, BTC. Bullish bias on ES, 6J on the move

For the trading day of tuesday, 2020 05 05

News at 8.30am ET.

Indexes: the bears had a chance today, but the bullflag on the daily is intact: a bullish sign
Currencies: 240min bearflags agains the USD on: 6A, 6B 6C
Commodities: GC, SI bulls holding on, CL breaking above 50% retracement
Financials: ZB/ZN extreme volatility compression, with an edge towards an upside break
Cyptos: BTC bullflag intact on 240min

3.30pm ET update: ES working, bullflag on 240min ZN

For the trading day of Monday, 2020 05 04

No News.

Indexes: timeframe conflict between 240min and daily, waiting for clues
Currencies: 6C watching for short
Commodities: GC, SI bullish on daily. CL at 50% retracement, waiting for clues
Financials: ZB/ZN ready for breakout on daily
Cyptos: BTC bullish setup, target on daily

3.30pm ET update: a very slow day with not much follow-through, long setups on BTC, 6J. No selloff on the indexes.

For the trading day of friday, 2020 05 01

News at 10am (ET).

Indexes: standing by for clues if 2850 area holds
Currencies: uncertainty
Commodities: GC daily bullflag intact, waiting for clues
Financials: ZB/ZN no change
Cyptos: BTC bullflag on 240min

4pm ET update: limited price action today on most instruments.

8am ET update: bullflags on BTC, 6J, breakout on CL