Beware the News........

Hi Everybody,

For those of you who have not been trading for very long, I would like to show you all what “typically” happens on days when there are big news announcements. Yesterday we can see how the markets just drifted sideways, while everybody was waiting for news to be released. Then as the news hit, the markets make sharp, quick and big swings. All of this is NOT the kind of market you want to be trading in...........

So the advice that all experienced traders will give you is to either avoid completely, or be very very careful, on days when a big news announcement is due.......

Days like this are risky and can lose lots of money for you, so be very careful on days like this........... Always take a note (in advance) of the days when announcements are due.

Thanks, Steve

The Cyclical Nature of Trading

Hi Everybody,

Yesterday was a quiet day on the US e-minis. But this is OK and just part of the cyclical nature that markets unfold. If you remember, we get quiet times as well as hard times (when small losses unfold) as well as the good times (when we get the good Profits). WE have had a number of good days recently, so a quiet day was only to be expected........

Having said that, when the automatic setups are quiet, the more experienced traders among you can use the additional tools in the software to uncover more “manual” trades. Please see today’s Advanced Blog for a good example.

Thanks, Steve

YM 3min Chart – lovely TS3 long trade....

Hi Everybody,

Friday was a good day, with this lovely TS3 buy setup on the 3min YM catching a nice +3.2R Profit(ignoring slippage and commission) (Ninja 7 with DTN.IQFeed data), using the Standard trade management guidelines.

So even though, on the surface, the day seemed hard as the market only moved sideways in a narrow and choppy range, MTPredictor still came out with a nice Profit.

Thanks, Steve

5min charts.......... again.

Hi Everybody,

Again, yesterday was a good example of why I say to keep an eye on the 5min Charts as well as the 3min ones, as the best trades yesterday were on the 5min charts.

For the Standard Traders among you, the 5min NQ was the one to consider as the TS3 buy came in on a blue/black STF. The NQ then rallied nicely into the first project profit target, where a nice +3R Profit (ignoring slippage and commission) was available. (eSignal data in MTP v6.5)

But the markets did continue higher later in the day, so was there a way to take advantage of this ? Yes, and that is what I will look at in the Advanced Blog.

Thanks, Steve

TS3 long on the 3min NQ

Hi Everybody,

The day ended well yesterday with a nice TS4 buy setups that unfolded on the 3min NQ (eSignal data on MTP v6.5). This was a completely standard setup with the TS4 buy coming when the STF was black. The trade then rallied into the first projected Profit target for a nice +3.2R Profit (ignoring slippage and commission).

I do have to remind people that because data can be different using different data sources that different Traders can and will get different setups. This is the same for “any” trading system, it just a fact of Trading life, and there is nothing we can do about it as Traders. Therefore, it is no good trying to compare your results with a friend, it is best to focus on your own trades. Few amateurs realize or fully appreciate how different data can be, and find it surprising that it is different, but it is.

Thanks, Steve

Nice TS4 sell makes +5R Profit.

Hi Everybody,

It was another good day on the US e-minis yesterday, with a lovely TS4 sell in the afternoon yesterday on the 3min YM that gave us a very nice Profit.

As you can see from the chart, there were a few invalid setups in the morning (against STF) and then a -1R loss before a small +1.5R Profit on the way up this TS4 sell. Please note: different data feeds are different so not all data feeds will give exactly the same signals.....

This TS4 sell was a completely standard setups as the STF was black at the time. When the YM reached the Profit target is was so near the end of the day, simply banking the +5.4R Profit would have been a good idea. This would have still been a nice +4.9R profit if held into the close.

So overall, it was a very good day yesterday on the 3min YM for MTPredictor yesterday.....

Thanks, Steve

DP sell nails the high of the day !

As an Advanced Trader, I always like to look at Advanced trades as well, because that is where the true power of the software is and to be honest I still find it amazing how good MTPredictor can be at times, so wouldn’t it have been nice to be able to catch the high of the day as well !

Well, as you can see, we did have a DP sell at the high of the day. What I like about this was that although the STF was red it was on stochastic divergence and also on a high volume (VSA) bar. The only thing that I also look for is “larger degree support or resistance”, so let’s take a look in the Advanced Blog for this.

As you can see, the YM decline nicely off this high for a possible +5.7R Profit (ignoring slippage and commission) as the TS4 buy came in......

So here we are with MTPredictor nailing both the high and low of the day for you – now I find that absolutely amazing !!

Thanks, Steve