Plan on trading Monday, January 16? Better be careful of the trading halt – many of the CME markets will halt on Jan. 16 at 1:00 p.m. US/Eastern and resume at 6:00 p.m US January 16 is Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a federal holiday. Normal trading hours will occur…
What happened with the first trade of the day on January 5, 2017? Watch the video to find out. It’s very easy to add the Atlas Line to your chart. After purchasing and installing the Atlas Line, go to the indicators panel, double-click the Atlas Line indicator, change any settings…
Day trading systems can easily become overly complex. Advanced mathematical formulas, subjective analysis, and lagging indicators are best avoided. Trading can be made simple. The most popular indicators are those that provide exact entry signals. Knowing when to enter removes the guessing. Day trading platforms like NinjaTrader, MultiCharts, thinkorswim, and…
Will E-mini S&P volatility increase before the end of the year? John Paul from DayTradeToWin.com thinks the Average True Range (ATR) will more consistently ride between regular levels. That means two to three points, on average. This is the ideal range for price action live trading. The ATR can be…
Successful day trading requires more traders to be profitable than not AND for those trades to be worth more than the losses. Another requirement is to reduce risk wherever possible. What if there was a way to “lock in” the profit you’ve already made on a trade? Well, there is…
Holiday trading can present unique challenges. Markets can be slow when you expect them to be fast and vice-versa. The collection of tips below are designed to help your trading, whether you prefer futures, stocks, currencies, or other instruments. 1. Big traders and their trading firms often take breaks and…
At the end of every January, day traders use a special technique to gauge how market activity may play out for the rest of the year. We’re talking about the January Effect. Let’s say on January 2, 2017, the E-mini S&P’s closed for the day at 2200. Let’s say that…
The Trade Scalper trading course makes it really easy for traders to find entry points in the E-mini S&P and other markets for scalp trading. It’s designed to find many trades per day. As a result, 8-12 trades in the morning is common. Traders do not take all of these…
For many, the 2016 U.S. presidential election results were surprising. The markets do not like surprises. On a normal election night, it is common to see a sell-off with significant volatility. What happened on Nov. 8, 2016 was something different, and is considered one of the biggest market drops since the Sep.…
E-mini trading presents a unique set of challenges to the individual investor. In the morning, from 9:30 a.m. until noon, US/Eastern, the E-mini is usually at its most volatile. From noon until about 2:30 p.m., the market is often slower. After 2:30 p.m., the market tends to slow yet again.…