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Actionable market insight for technically motivated directional traders

  • I'm new to this. Where do I start?

    Start with the Documentation. See link above. Then you may want to read through the documentation of our software products to see how we go about interacting with the markets.

  • When is this page updated?

    We update this page, with our plan and outlook for the next trading day, by midnight Eastern Time prior to every trading session on the US futures markets. We also post updates as necessary during the day (see 'intraday' folder).

  • 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 a given timeframe. If because that's where our edge is, fine. But if we want to trade a timeframe because that's what we think is the only thing we have money for, we're in trouble. We have to pick timeframe not based on our wishes, but on where our verified 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.

  • What do "technically motivated" and "directional" mean?

    Technically motivated traders make trading/investing decisions based on what price has done in the past. We, as technically motivated traders, do not normally include macroeconomic or fundamental factors (e.g. a given company's financials) into our thinking. We hold the view that patterns can be uncovered in price behaviour alone that have predictive value.

    Directional traders expect price to move up or down. For directional traders to make money, price needs to move. Note: there are non-directional trading styles as well, although those are beyond the scope of our focus on these pages.

  • Miscellaneous notes

    - Make sure you read the Documentation, become familiar with our Market Scanner, and follow the markets every day to build intuition 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. We also stay out of intraday trades 10 minutes before and after of major news releases.

    - We're often wrong. After all, we work with probabilities, and this work is all about the future, the yet unknown. We judge our work not by how many times we're right or wrong, but - to paraphrase one of the best traders of all time - by 'how much we make when we're right and how much we lose when we're wrong'.

Please note: instead of the live trade rooms, we’ll upload one video about an important aspect of successful trading weekly or as warranted, solely for Premium subscribers. Send in your comments or questions you’d like to be covered in this new video series. Put “Premium videos” in the subject line. Thanks!

Futures, foreign currency and options trading contains substantial risk and is not for every investor. An investor could potentially lose all or more than the initial investment. Risk capital is money that can be lost without jeopardizing one's financial security or lifestyle. Only risk capital should be used for trading and only those with sufficient risk capital should consider trading. Past performance is not necessarily indicative of future results.

All times Eastern Time.

US Futures at a glance

Note: IB 1 = inside bar (daily), IB 2 = two consecutive inside bars. Data supplied by Remek! Inside Bar.

FOR THE TRADING DAY OF wednesday, 2024 07 31

News 8.30am EDT. 2pm FOMC!

See notes of yesterday, see notes of today.

Indexes: classic action on the ES: failture test leading to a trending day. Good reading on all indexes yesterday.
Currencies: MBT daily long setup. 6E monitoring for long (or be long if aggressive)
Commodities: GC, SI expected to move up
Financials: ZF, ZB longs in progress
Agriculturals: standing by

FOR THE TRADING DAY OF tuesday, 2024 07 30

News 10am EDT

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Indexes: monitoring for longs: potential measured move on ES
Currencies: MBT daily long setup, weekly targets 100,000 area
Commodities: standing by
Financials: ZF, ZB long setups
Agriculturals: standing by

FOR THE TRADING DAY OF Monday, 2024 07 29

News.

Indexes: signs of long trades in the works, YM, RTY may be clues
Currencies: MBT daily long setup
Commodities: standing by
Financials: ZF, ZB long setups
Agriculturals: several markets moved lower, did not participate

FOR THE TRADING DAY OF friday, 2024 07 26

News at 8.30am EDT

Note: little happening, no video necessary tonight

Indexes: no setups
Currencies: monitoring 6E daily for a long, MBT daily long setup
Commodities: standing by
Financials: standing by
Agriculturals: standing by

FOR THE TRADING DAY OF thursday, 2024 07 25

News at 8.30am EDT (expect a catalyst)

Indexes: 1Rs on NQ, ES, standing by
Currencies: standing by
Commodities: standing by
Financials: monitoring for long on ZF, ZB
Agriculturals: standing by

FOR THE TRADING DAY OF wednesday, 2024 07 24

News at 10am EDT, 10.30am (CL)

Indexes: shorts triggered
Currencies: 6E dropped from long watch
Commodities: standing by
Financials: standing by
Agriculturals: standing by

FOR THE TRADING DAY OF tuesday, 2024 07 23

News at 10am EDT

Note: little happening, monitoring markets. Do not take suboptimal trades.

Indexes: waiting for clues
Currencies: monitoring for long on 6E, 6S
Commodities: standing by
Financials: ZF looking for long
Agriculturals: standing by

FOR THE TRADING DAY OF Monday, 2024 07 22

News.

Note: don’t force trades, practice patience, not much new to report, no video necessary tonight.

Indexes: standing by
Currencies: monitoring for long on 6E, 1R on MBT
Commodities: standing by
Financials: ZF, ZB looking for longs
Agriculturals: standing by

FOR THE TRADING DAY OF friday, 2024 07 19

No News.

Indexes: standing by
Currencies: long 6E, long setup MBT
Commodities: CL monitoring weekly. SI long dropped for now, monitoring GC for long
Financials: ZF, ZB long or look for long
Agriculturals: standing by

FOR THE TRADING DAY OF Thursday, 2024 07 18

News 8.30am EDT

Indexes: trail if long, or be flat
Currencies: long 6E, MBT
Commodities: CL long or look for long, waiting for clarity on SI
Financials: ZF, ZB long or look for long
Agriculturals: standing by

FOR THE TRADING DAY OF wednesday, 2024 07 17

News 8.30am, 9.15am, 10.30 (CL) EDT

Indexes: trail if long. YM, RTY catching up
Currencies: long setups on 6E, 6A, 6B, MBT
Commodities: long setups on weekly GC, SI
Financials: ZF, ZB long setups
Agriculturals: standing by

FOR THE TRADING DAY OF tuesday, 2024 07 16

News 8.30am EDT

Note: focusing on GC, SI, treasuries. All on the charts below, no video tonight.

Indexes: trail if long
Currencies: standing by
Commodities: long setups on weekly GC, SI
Financials: ZF, ZB long setups
Agriculturals: standing by

FOR THE TRADING DAY OF Monday, 2024 07 15

News.

Note: see video for guidelines

FOR THE TRADING DAY OF Friday, 2024 07 12

News 8.30am EDT

Indexes: 5 sigma move on RTY!
Currencies: 6E, 6B 1Rs
Commodities: GC 1R, SI long in progress
Financials: ZF 1R
Agriculturals: standing by

FOR THE TRADING DAY OF thursday, 2024 07 11

News 8.30am EDT

Note: most moves consistent with our expectations

Indexes: ES, NQ 1R or longs in progress. RTY, YM move!
Currencies: 6E, 6A, 6S longs. Note 6N!
Commodities: SI set up for long
Financials: ZF long setup
Agriculturals: standing by

FOR THE TRADING DAY OF Wednesday, 2024 07 10

News 10.30am EDT (energies)

Indexes: ES, NQ long setups. Monitoring RTY, YM
Currencies: 6E, 6A, 6N, 6S long setups
Commodities: CL lack of momentum on daily, SI set up for long
Financials: ZF long setup
Agriculturals: standing by

FOR THE TRADING DAY OF tuesday, 2024 07 09

No News.

Indexes: ES, NQ 1Rs, more to come. RTY, YM moving!
Currencies: standing by
Commodities: CL long in progress, GC, SI 1Rs
Financials: standing by
Agriculturals: several markets on the move, monitoring for setups

FOR THE TRADING DAY OF Monday, 2024 07 08

News.

Indexes: ES, NQ longs in progress
Currencies: 6E, 6A, 6C, 6S on the move
Commodities: CL long in progress, GC, SI 1Rs
Financials: standing by
Agriculturals: several markets on the move, monitoring for setups

FOR THE TRADING DAY OF friday, 2024 07 05

News 8.30am EDT. Expect a catalyst!

Indexes: see setups! expected to break to the upside (most likely upon the news)!
Currencies: 6E, 6A, 6C upgaps!
Commodities: CL, HO, RB long setups!, GC, SI long setups
Financials: standing by
Agriculturals: standing by

FOR THE TRADING DAY OF Wednesday, 2024 07 03

News FOMC 2pm! Thursday markets closed.

Note: No new information, no video necessary. Expect a boring morning, and a break at 2pm.

Indexes: expected to break to the upside (most likely upon the news)
Currencies: standing by
Commodities: CL 1R+, GC, SI moving!
Financials: standing by
Agriculturals: standing by

FOR THE TRADING DAY OF tuesday, 2024 07 02

News FOMC on Wednesday 2pm! Thursday markets closed.

Indexes: expected to move up (NQ, RTY)
Currencies: Long setup on BTC/MBT
Commodities: energies moving!
Financials: standing by
Agriculturals: standing by

FOR THE TRADING DAY OF Monday, 2024 07 01

News

Note: a short week. Canadian markets closed. Thursday (July 4) US markets closed. Expect optimism, but also lower volumes.

Indexes: Holiday week, a big move to the upside on thin volume would not be surprising. Position yourself. Do not ignore RTY.
Currencies: standing by
Commodities: GC potential measured move. Watch SI for start of a bullish move.
Financials: standing by
Agriculturals: standing by

Futures, foreign currency and options trading contains substantial risk and is not for every investor. An investor could potentially lose all or more than the initial investment. Risk capital is money that can be lost without jeopardizing one's financial security or lifestyle. Only risk capital should be used for trading and only those with sufficient risk capital should consider trading. Past performance is not necessarily indicative of future results.