One of the anchor playbook set-ups we encourage developing traders to look for is called an IB EXT FADE (initial balance extension fade). This is means we wait for the first hour of trading to complete, see extension of range beyond that range of that first hour and then take the counter position to the [...]
Profiling is the core of our trading approach and analysis because it captures how all market participants (institutions, hedge funds, retails, etc) interacted with various prices. While no market cycle is the same, there are consistent behaviors in auctions that are millennia old and are not going away. This means we can see how these [...]
Part of our weekly Q&A series. We began the discussion with a look at some opening gaps in Crude and Nasdaq futures. Then we opened the floor to additional questions. Additional questions asked and answered: When using profile, in general, does it say anything about the direction or just about levels? What are your trade [...]
Part of our weekly Q&A series. We began the discussion with a look at some opening "fade" or "responsive" trades in Crude and Nasdaq futures. We also reviewed a trade in Wheat that we took earlier in the week. Then we opened the floor to additional questions. Additional questions asked and answered: So being new [...]
Part of our weekly Q&A series. We began the discussion with a look at our morning routine, how to build option trades with the profile, and what the difference is between session volume and orderflow delta. Then we opened the floor to additional questions. Additional questions asked and answered: Why do you like NQ over [...]
Part of our weekly Q&A series. Breakout trades! Breakout trades occur when we take a trade in the direction of range extension. There is a great example of this exhibited in this discussion. We began the discussion with a look at a breakout trade in Nasdaq futures. Then we opened the floor to questions. Additional [...]
Part of our weekly Q&A series. Triggers. Triggers are short time frame price action arrangement patterns we use to help us minimize entry risk when we enter a trade. We began the discussion with a look at how we use triggers when we come into an area of interest based on the profile. Then we [...]
Part of our weekly Q&A series. Patience. Patience in trading is an edge. The challenge is in knowing what you are being patient for. We began the discussion with a look at how we use the profile to help us be patient traders. Then we opened the floor to questions. Additional questions asked and answered: [...]
Part of our weekly Q&A series. We began the discussion with a look at how to use the profile to determine the context of the auction. Then we opened the floor to questions. Additional questions asked and answered: What statistics does IRT provide for Profile, say for the ES? I know you have provided a [...]
Part of our weekly Q&A series. We began the discussion with a look at how to use the profile to set a bias for the coming session. Then we opened the floor to questions. Can you look at crude for today? Where do you start the ER? Where is the MC-VPOC in that current balance [...]
