Review of Session: Very indecisive in the 3 major indexes to close the week. We remain too complacent in the VIX structure…
REVIEW & TRADEPLAN: Fridays before a long weekend are always a challenge. All 3 indexes closed in the lower distribution of their…
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Review of Session: The Big decision day for SPX and NDX ended in the bear camp with all indexes testing above and…
REVIEW & TRADEPLAN: It was a day that was "make or break" for both the bulls and the bears and it was…
REVIEW & TRADEPLAN: Both bears and bulls have something to cheer about after the CPI number on Wednesday. We are no more…
Review of Session: A high inflation reading helped higher equity prices on Thursday, but it's a day where both bears and bulls…
REVIEW & TRADEPLAN: First taste of Powell for the year goosed us up into the region we sold off of from NFP…
Review of Session: Markets got their first dose of Powell juice to start the year and this helped S&P rally back to…
REVIEW & TRADEPLAN: New week lows to start the week brought an afternoon rally that sets up a decision post Powell on…
Review of Session: New weekly lows were bought with strength over lunch and leave us with a chance to start moving higher.…
REVIEW & TRADEPLAN: Lower off the NFP number as the number was consistent with pre-pandemic jobs reports. Lots of Fed speak to…
Review of Session: New weekly lows in equities off the NFP report. Next Session: Expecting more lower prices on Monday. Don't see…
REVIEW & TRADEPLAN: Balancing day in the Equities after new lows as they attempt to pull near term value lower. Crude made…
Review of Session: New lows and balancing in the equities. The end of the first-week hinges on Non-Farm Payrolls. We also learned…
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REVIEW & TRADEPLAN: A large break from balance in ES, NQ, & RTY. All products are either tagging or within short range…
Review of Session: FOMC minutes did indeed prove to be a catalyst for the auction and we saw swift moves lower across…
Review of Session: Divergence in the equities says we have yet to find directional conviction, despite new ATHs in the S&P Next…
REVIEW & TRADEPLAN: An Engulfing day in the NQ, good selling excess in the ES, and strong selling excess in the RTY…
Review of Session: After a quick dip lower in the SPY and NDX, buyers came to play and look ready to take…
REVIEW & TRADEPLAN: The first trading session of the year is over. RVOL was bad. Price was driven in the NQ and…
REVIEW & TRADEPLAN: The Holiday week was completed with light volume and lower prices across the ES, NQ, & RTY. Crude also…
Review of Session: Last week was a Holiday week. We begin the year fresh and looking for new ideas! Next Session: For…
Some time ago, I had the opportunity to catch up with Dave Toth, Market Insights Senior Analyst with RJO'Brien (Dave has served as a…
Review of Session: Another rally in Equities on lighter volume as we head into the Holiday weekend. Next Session: For Thursday we…
REVIEW & TRADEPLAN: >> No tradeplan per product until the new year. We'll focus on the contextual structure until after January…
REVIEW & TRADEPLAN: ES back to last week's VPOC at 4630 and above 4610 MVWAP. Supportive above these prices. NQ near…
Review of Session: Big rally in the equities on the back of more VIX crushing. Fang names led the rally higher. Next…
File this under: "You know if you can see the opportunity, everyone else can too" Have you ever seen an auction get ahead…
REVIEW & TRADEPLAN: Early lower prices were bought in the equities and should lead to higher to overlapping higher prices on…
Review of Session: First-day post-OPEX and indexes made new weekly lows with buyers stepping in late in the session. "Breadth" was terrible.…
REVIEW & TRADEPLAN: OPEX left ES and NQ vulnerable for more downside in the new Holiday week. Watch 4610 in the…
Review of Session: Opex on Friday left the equities in a precarious place. We could push higher or lower, but truth be…
REVIEW & TRADEPLAN: FOMC buyers became post FOMC sellers on Thursday. ES got new ATHs overnight and found sellers on news…
Review of Session: What goes up...sometimes comes straight down. While the put covering rally was impressive there was little new buying to…
For Thursday: Equities ripped higher on Wednesday on news that the most hawkish Fed doesn't come till sometime in March. Without more…
REVIEW & TRADEPLAN: FOMC day and Powell gave a timeline for taper and rate rises. Translation, the party continues until at least…
REVIEW & TRADEPLAN: We got the lower prices as expected in the equities and Crude. Now, we wait for FOMC and Uncle…
REVIEW & TRADEPLAN: We got the lower prices as expected in the equities and Crude. Now, we wait for FOMC and Uncle…
For Wednesday: Equities caught a bid late in Tuesday's session and rallied into the close. This sets up a possible Santa Clause…
REVIEW & TRADEPLAN: Look above and fail in NQ and ES back through last week's VPOCs and the CPI releases. This sets…
For Tuesday: Equities took it on the chin as the broader market sold off Monday. The leader, $AAPL, seemed to be rolling…
REVIEW & TRADEPLAN: Friday was all about the roll from December to March. This coming Friday is the actual expiration. RVOL should…
For Monday: Friday was an od for equities. Many were flat on the day while AAPL and MSFT were still in full…
For Friday: Happy Friday! This has been a wild week for equities and despite some (tech stocks) movers, there has been a…
REVIEW & TRADEPLAN: After early range bound trade, equities broke the range and pushed to new ranges into the close. Friday we…
REVIEW & TRADEPLAN: Rotational day as expected in equities to digest the big Vanna ramp on Tuesday. Complacency is back on the…
REVIEW & TRADEPLAN: Rotational day as expected in equities to digest the big Vanna ramp on Tuesday. Complacency is back on the…
For Thursday: Markets were choppy for most of the day. APPL was the darling and made new ATH's again. We would feel…
ES: 4685 is the 5&20D VPOCs as we head into Wednesday. We closed above the expected weekly high. A gap and stick on…
For Wednesday: Tuesday saw one of the largest rallies the markets have seen. It started during the overnight session and didn't stop…
For Tuesday: Equities made an attempt at a bounce but some gave away their gains into the close. The tape is tricky…
ES: Monday showed what can happen if the auction goes home bearish on a Friday and no one adds to their put…
Thursday saw lower prices in the NQ while RTY and ES put in "inside" days to backfill the inventory holes left on…
For Friday: Equities made a feable attempt at a bounce. They will need to follow through and show relative strength, otherwise we…
For Thursday: Timberrrrrr. The market placed buyers on notice. Wednesday's liquidation was across the board and while we are encouraged by the…
Massive liquidation in the equities to start the month. ES and RTY made new monthly lows. The NQ is the lone holdout. …
If you are going to be active in US equity markets (particularly with the SPX complex), knowledge of what is displayed above…
For Wednesday: Happy December! And we may start it off with a bang. Uncle Jerome had to come clean about inflation Tuesday…
NQ, ES, and RTY all ended the month on their monthly lows and with expanding volatility. Sellers have taken hold of the…
For Tuesday: Welcome to the last trade day of the month. It's been a wild month/year. Santa found his sleigh on Monday…
Month-end is upon us and only 1 more month in an incredible 2021. The weekend news seemed to calm fears for a…
It was a look above and fail in the ES and NQ on Monday with the RTY pushing back into the 2100-2350…
For Monday: We are past the OPEX and we may see some volatility early this week. However, its is Thanksgiving week in…
RTY tested the 2350 bracket and found buyers. 2350 remains the key defense for ultimate targets of 2500 in 2022. NQ made…
For Friday: Happy OPEX day. On Thursday, Tech ripped higher led by AAPL, AMZN, and GOOGL but it all started the NVDA…
For Thursday: As we approach OPEX we will be tightening stops and taking profits into any strength. After expiration, we usually see…
RTY made new weekly lows and appears to be in play to retest the 2350 area of the long-term bracket breakout. Watch…
For Wednesday: Choo, Choo...the train is still chugging along and we are starting to see some lagging equities perk up. From the…
Good tests of the key composite levels in ES and NQ offered #DOGW (directional go with) chances and eyes on new weekly…
Gap opens closed and gaps were rejected to start the week. ES, NQ, and RTY all pushed below the weekly pivot prices…
For Tuesday: Equities took a breather Monday which is healthy after the run on Friday. We may see a few more days…
We begin OPEX week with some key levels in ES, NQ, and RTY to track: ES: 4674 NQ: 16190 RTY: 2408 In…
For Monday: Equities rocketed on Friday as if they want to start another sequence higher. This is right in line with OPEX…
A very rare "inside" day in the ES and NQ on Thursday where we did not achieve the overnight stat (97% chance…
NQ tested the scene of FOMC on Wednesday and ES got within range. We closed below monthly VWAP. Watching for responsive longs…
For Thursday: Equities got hit Wednesday. Despite the early rally from TSLA, NVDA, and a handful of others, it wasn't enough to…
ES and NQ broke from the "inside" position on Monday for liquidation lower...largely led by speculation that Musk would sell 10% of…
For Wednesday: The major indices took a hit Tuesday off the back of a few equities. TSLA was the leader of the…
A rare "inside" day in the ES and NQ as we started the week. Above or below Monday's range should provide direction. …
For Tuesday: Equities took a much needed breather on Monday. As we mentioned before we could get a few days before another…
Some profit-taking into the weekend in the equities. Note last week’s 5D VPOCs, 4617 ES and 15955 NQ. Those are weekly pivot…
For Monday: Equities were breathing heavily coming into Friday and decided to take time to catch their breath. This was needed and…
For Friday: Equities are kicking some back end and taking names. Will the NFP number on Friday cool off the rocket? Some…
Another day higher in ES and NQ, while RTY balanced. Still, all 3 indexes are at or above their weekly expected ranges. …
The FOMC has come and gone. The announcement of tapering was in line with expectations and we saw healthy rallies post FOMC…
Big day for equities on Wednesday with FOMC on tap and everyone listening for news of the pending taper of Fed bond…
For Thursday: Another FOMC and the same lame talk from the FED chair. The FED decided to start tapering but the amount…
For Wed: Happy FOMC day. As we wait for the FED to share their infinite wisdom with us we will wait until…
Gap higher in NQ and ES found early sellers that were able to test key references from Friday before finding buyers. At…
For Tuesday: Happy November! T minus 1 day until we (maybe) get some idea as to what the FED will do. As…
For Monday: Welcome to November. Equities rocketed into the Friday's close which caught some off guard. Is this the start of something…
Mega-cap earnings have come and gone and the Fangs helped us take ATHs that even meant ES and NQ engulfed September prices. …
We've reached the end of the mega-cap earnings. We are also at ATHs in the ES and NQ with the month-end upon…
For Friday: And that is a wrap on large tech earnings. AAPL and AMZN took a swing and missed on earnings. It…
We reach the end of the mega cap earnings this week with AAPL and AMZN reporting after the close. NQ and ES…
For Thursday: There is a time to be aggressive and a time to slow it down. We are pumping the brakes after…
After MSFT and GOOG reporting, we get a lull in the action on Wednesday in preparation for AAPL and AMZN on Thursday. …
For Wednesday: It's been a wild ride and it's only Wednesday. Tesla found sellers on the ramp Tuesday and may need some…
For Monday: What a wild Monday. Equities ran higher off the back of TSLA that provided a one-day gain of 12%. The…
Nice test of the key weekly pivots (last week's VPOC) before pushing higher into the Facebook earnings. RTY strong again looking like…
Much of the equity complex is balanced with near term (5D) value heading into the big week of mega earnings. ES is…
For Monday: Equities pulled back Friday thanks to Uncle Jerome and a handful of tech stocks. No real damage was done. It…
The ES and NQ continue to press higher with the RTY while treasuries move lower. Note from the Quicksheet that equities and…
For Friday: What a week. Growth stocks have been on a wild ride but got hit hard after hours. We will lighten…
For Thursday: Equities took a much-needed rest Wednesday. The S&P is knocking on the door of All-Time Highs and we could see…
For Wednesday: It's a rocketship and like all rocketships, they will run out of gas. If you picked up opportunities prior to…
Yet another low-volume ramp in ES and NQ. ES will come into Wednesday in extreme posture. NQ is within reach of the…
Another low volume ramp in ES and NQ. RTY got early lower prices (as expected) and then rallied a bit. Very poor…
For Tuesday: Equities were still on the rocket ship. If you missed your entry points don't chase. Be patient for a pause. …
Low volume ramp into the weekend on the back of OPEX and into earnings for US equities. Watch for failure if we…
For Monday: Equities rallied for the third day in a row and now are at a critical point. We expect some back…
For Friday: Equities followed through on day two. Lots of stocks had good volume behind them. This was a good sign for…
Thursday saw low RVOL "vanna" infused rallies in the equities that gapped and stuck making for large range days and new weekly…
ES, NQ, and RTY all closed above rebalanced 5/20D composites. So long as we open above these references, we will be favoring…
For Thursday: Growth stocks started lifting today which is a nice change. No, the question is, can they hold the gains for…
For Wednesday: Equities continued to struggle Tuesday. We are being very picky about our new plays. We are still leaning on credit…
ES and NQ retained the bearish tint we came into the session with. We still have 5D VPOCs above 20D VPOCs. In…
Early rips were sold and now we have ES in ping pong land and NQ bearish below the key 14830-880 area. RTY…
For Tuesday: Institutions have been playing whack-a-mole with equities and it looks as if they want to continue the game. IV has…
Earnings kick off this week and the major indexes are in balance. Watching for continued pressure on the treasuries. Continue to pull…
NFP before the open. In general, a bad number is good for equities. A good number is bad. Figure that one out.…
For Friday: Happy NFP day. Markets had a face-ripping rally Wed that extended into Thursday. However, gains were given back late in…
China remains on Holiday. We have Initial Jobless Claims before the open. The short-covering early in the week has become a real…
For Thursday: Equities staged another rally after a weak open. There was more volume in this push higher. Going light into the…
China remains on Holiday. Ripping short covering day in ES and NQ stalled on the way back to composite HVNs. RTY remains…
For Wednesday: Equities attempted a rally but fell a bit short into the close of the session. All eyes could be on…
For Tuesday: Equities took it on the chin Monday. The market is spooked and it seems like this will continue until the…
China remains on Holiday. With NQ close the weekly expected low already, we are watching for sellers to get trapped. Lean Hogs,…
China is on Holiday this week. So, expecting most of the moves to happen either during the Euro session or US session. …
For Monday: Equities found a bid on Fridays as some of the stronger names went red to green. This provided a tactical…
Month-end and quarter-end. We could see some wide swings in the ES as JPMorgan repositions their quarterly collar. ES and NQ…
Seeing some counter activity in Natty Gas taking it into the "rest" phase. Crude had an engulfing bearish day to shut off…
For Wednesday: Markets fell hard on Tuesday on a wall of worry. The national debt, inflation, Government shut down...you name it, institutions…
Long RTY and Short NQ was the trade on Monday as the ES traded around 4450 as expected. RTY closed the week…
For Tuesday: Markets were mixed and seemed confused most of Monday. We are seeing a shift with large inflows into small caps…
Equities ended the week back at the prior week balance in front of lots of Fed jawboning this week. Expecting lots of…
For Monday: After a much anticipated week, stocks are doing what they should do when the FED keeps the foot on the…
For Friday: Boom...Equities popped off the back of a FED that refuses to make adjustments. As long as the FED will keep…
ES back to MVWAP and NQ is close. RTY closed above the YTD VPOC and looking to continue higher. Big surprise may…
For Thursday: Two down and one more event to go. The last event is the quarter/month-end. Uncle Jerome and the gang did…
FOMC day has come and gone. ES and NQ have 4385 and 15136 respectively as the scenes of the FOMC release to…
It's FOMC day! May the rates be ever in your favor! We Will not initiate any new trades today, but taking note…
For Wed: Happy FOMC day. We take this day off due to the announcement. We will be back at it on Thursday.
Big further liquidation lower in US equities. Bearish posture around. The question now will what happens next with FOMC on Wednesday. Most…
For Tuesday: No sugar coating todays trade...it was an old fashion beat down. Today's selling was broad-based including some of the strongest…
Asia on Holiday to start the week. ES in auction extreme.....caution chasing lower!! The Gold / Platinum (or Palladium) pair remains in…
For Monday: Now that OPEX/Quad Witching is out of the way, let the FED step to the plate. As you can see…
Friday is OPEX and "Quad-Witching" in equities. It's a good day to either not trade, or focus on non-equity products. Natural Gas…
For Friday: Welcome to OPEX/Quadwitching day. The markets have been making swings as institutions are jockeying for a pinning area. We have…
For Thursday: Equities found a bid mid-session and didn't look back. They will need to hold the gains into Thursday and Friday…
We got the reversals higher in ES and NQ to change posture and set us up for continuation higher into OPEX. Different…
For Wednesday: The market is slowly deteriorating while dip buyers are wondering..."where are the buyers". There is no doubt the market is…
ES met the target prior composite level at 4428 and has migrated 5D value lower. NQ has migrated value as well. Looking…
US equities continued where they left off on Friday with NQ achieving the key downside objective for the week. For Tuesday, we'll…
For Tuesday: The market held up better than most expected today. The S&P rallied late in the session as bulls stood their…
For Monday: Friday's close was ugly and could continue into the Monday session. We OPEX/Quad Witching this week so make sure you…
For Friday: Equities struggled today as the market ripped higher off the open but lost the gains midway through the morning session. …
For Thursday: Sellers gave it the old college try, but...buyers saved the day again! With OPEX next week and the FOMC the…
For Wednesday: Growth stocks were rocking on Tuesday. Of course, this is not a new story. As we mentioned yesterday, we continue…
For Tuesday: I hope you enjoyed the extra time from the markets. The NFP number on Friday was a big miss and…
Fro Friday: On Thursday equities gave back a little. This could be due to the NFP number on Friday. Regardless, we are…
For Wednesday: Equities took a break on Tuesday. With a new month upon us, we expect inflows to hit Wednesday and Thursday. …
For Tuesday: It was a rocket ship Monday as the ES and NQ taking off. With Uncle Jerome's foot on the gas…
Lots of people in the industry want to tell you to keep trying to figure out how to trade. This is a…
One of our Skill Enhancement Sessions. Traders often say we could help them by giving insight into entry and stop management. It's…
One of our Skill Enhancement Sessions. To gain consistency in your trading, one of the most useful tools any developing trader can…
Part of our regular Q&A series. In this Q&A session, we took a look at a number of products from stocks, futures,…
Part of our regular Q&A series. In this Q&A session, we took a look at a number of products from stocks, futures,…
Part of our regular Q&A series. In this Q&A session, we took a look at a number of products from stocks, futures,…
Part of our regular Q&A series. In this Q&A session, we took a look at a number of products from stocks, futures,…
Whether you trade intraday or look for multi-session opportunities, looking at the much wider timeframe is a good start for any approach…
Part of our regular Q&A series. In this Q&A session, we began with a look at the impact of tariffs. We reviewed…
Part of our regular Q&A series. In this Q&A session, we began with a look at the impact of news releases like…
Part of our regular Q&A series. In this Q&A session, we began with a look at how we incorporate news events into…
Part of our regular Q&A series. In this Q&A session, we began with a look at 4 questions to ask and answer…
Part of our regular Q&A series. In this Q&A session, we began with a look at some opportunities after Non-farm payrolls. Then…
Part of our regular Q&A series. In this Q&A session, we began with a look at some opportunities in NQ, ES and…
Part of our regular Q&A series. In this Q&A session, we began with a look at some opportunities in NQ, ZS and…
Part of our regular Q&A series. In this Q&A session, we began with a look at some opportunities in NQ, ES and…
Part of our regular Q&A series. In this Q&A session, we began with a discussion on our plan for the session and…
Part of our regular Q&A series. In this Q&A session, we began with a discussion on a “fade” trade we took in…
One of the anchor playbook set-ups we encourage developing traders to look for is called an IB EXT FADE (initial balance extension…
Part of our regular Q&A series. In this Q&A session, we began with a discussion with an important level for the day's…
Part of our regular Q&A series. In this Q&A session, we began with a discussion with an important level for the day's…
Part of our regular Q&A series. In this Q&A session, we began with a discussion with an overview of both Market Profile…
Part of our weekly Q&A series. The Federal Reserve, aka "the Fed", or the United States Central Bank is an entity whose…
Part of our weekly Q&A series. We began with a discussion about why the range of the opening range still matters, how…
Part of our weekly Q&A series. We began with a discussion reviewing trade on days like FOMC, how we use price action…
Profiling is the core of our trading approach and analysis because it captures how all market participants (institutions, hedge funds, retails, etc)…
Part of our weekly Q&A series. Part of our weekly Q&A series. We began with a discussion regarding the "2nd Move" trade…
Part of our weekly Q&A series. We began the discussion with a look at some opening gaps in Crude and Nasdaq futures. …
Part of our weekly Q&A series. We began the discussion with a look at some opening "fade" or "responsive" trades in Crude…
Part of our weekly Q&A series. We began the discussion with a look at our morning routine, how to build option trades…
Part of our weekly Q&A series. Breakout trades! Breakout trades occur when we take a trade in the direction of range extension. …
Take a look at this pre-market chart of Nasdaq futures: NQ (Nasdaq futures) are gapping (A gap is where we open completely…
Part of our weekly Q&A series. Triggers. Triggers are short time frame price action arrangement patterns we use to help us minimize…
Part of our weekly Q&A series. Patience. Patience in trading is an edge. The challenge is in knowing what you are being…
Part of our weekly Q&A series. We began the discussion with a look at how to use the profile to determine the…
Part of our weekly Q&A series. We began the discussion with a look at how to use the profile to set a…
Part of our weekly Q&A series. We began the discussion with a look at how to use the initial balance to help…
Part of our weekly Q&A series. We began the discussion with a look at how to use the profile to pick better…
Part of our weekly Q&A series. We began the discussion with a look at how to use the profile to confirm or…
Part of our weekly Q&A series. We began the discussion with a look at how to use the profile to prepare for…
Part of our weekly Q&A series. We began the discussion with a look at how to use the profile to see "value"…
Part of our weekly Q&A series. We began the discussion with a look at how to use the profile to discern auction…
Part of our weekly Q&A series. We began the discussion with a look at how to find better times of the trading…
Part of our weekly Q&A series. We began the discussion with a look at how we use "OPEN types" to determine the…
Part of our weekly Q&A series. We began the discussion with a look at how to use the profile along with short…
Part of our weekly Q&A series. We began the discussion with a look at how to use the profile to quickly identify…
Part of our weekly Q&A series. We began the discussion with a look at how to use the profile to determine a…
Part of our weekly Q&A series. We began the discussion with a look at how to use the profile to help figure…
Part of our weekly Q&A series. We began the discussion with a look at how to use orderflow along with the profile to…
Part of our weekly Q&A series. We began the discussion with a look at how to use the profile to discern unexpected…
Part of our weekly Q&A series. We began the discussion with a look at how to decide if you should go with…
Part of our weekly Q&A series. We began the discussion with a look at how to use the profile to anticipate a…
Binary events occur when a news or econ release is expected during the trading session. It creates one of 2 responses, higher…
Profilers are taught to observe certain structural reference points in the profile graphic and expected certain behaviors when the auction comes toward…
Whether you've been away from markets for a bit and coming back, or if you want to be able to get away…
You may have heard of traders being "squeezed" in an auction. What does it mean? How can you see it, or better…
A mark of trading competence is being able to discern expected and unexpected auction behavior. For the novice, the example auction provided…
A gap is a move measured from the RTH (real-time hours) range of one session to another. This is a mark of…
An auction in "balance" is an auction at rest. The next move is preparing to come and it will initiate from this…
Not all times during the session offer the same opportunity. During different periods of the trading session we look for different types…
Not all prices or activity in the auction are the same. So, to keep from being lulled into every bit of the…
Looking for a quick trade on the open? This is a great set-up to look for on the open in a trading…
Markets go through cycles of volatility which can be damaging to the account of a new trader. In this seminar, we describe…
When making trading decisions, we remove some of the randomness of markets by identifying "open types" and "day types" to help give…
When making trading decisions, we remove some of the randomness of markets by identifying zones that we are interested in participating. Then,…
When making trading decisions, we always make them with respect to where we are in the "posture" of the market and that…
Maybe you've heard about Market Profiling before, but not sure if it's worth the hype. In this seminar, we guide you through…
You may have heard us say at some point that there is no such thing as a trading holy grail. What we mean…
The short answer? yes, and no.....see below: Eventually market prices do sync with fundamental data (company finances for stocks, economic data for…
Knowing where you are in the auction can help you stay present to potential bias shifts and opportunities to come. Don't be…
