Part 1 - Full Review of “Futures Trading Secrets”

As the saying goes, futures trading is not “rocket science,” but it does help to have a rocket scientist help you understand it ... in general, let alone futures trading or Emini trading, I had 5 misconceptions about day trading ... for a minimum of $5,000 for Emini trading accounts. Futures trading is like gambling A common belief [more...]

Date: 2008-08-08 05:43:51

Blog posts (28) | Videos (218)
 

Daytrading Instrument: Forex or Emini Futures?

Received this from a fellow course mate:Thank you for sharing with me so much through the few days of knowing only each other for such a short while ... the futures and forex, I was just wondering if you can help me with some queries which I have in mind. Currently, I am trading in the Spot Forex, which in time I will be moving to the futures market [more...]

Date: 2008-12-28 07:27:00

Identifying False Breakouts and Market Reversals

I was watching a false breakout pattern set up this morning and decided to take a few "snapshots" that I could share from my desktop ... ), the areas within the bars are coded red. The top chart shows the S&P emini futures market (ES; half ... high was not confirmed by either the NASDAQ 100 futures (NQ) or the Russell 2000 futures (ER2 [more...]

Date: 2008-07-28 19:51:44

Getting a Head Start

I sometimes trade futures on Sunday evenings after the markets open at 6:00 pm. EST. Usually, it's a fast trade to get a head start on the week. This was mostly a technical trade of the S&P Emini futures last night with NRIBs (NR7 ... tumble in Europe and Asia overnight and U.S. index futures retreat as bank bailouts accelerated [more...]

Date: 2008-09-30 00:31:59

After rallying from the mid-July lows and then pulling back, stocks made a bid for new highs, with the S&P 500 emini futures turned back from the 1300 area on Friday. Here is how the eight S&P sectors that I track are faring in their Technical Strength (a quantitative measure of trending [more...]

Date: 2008-08-31 02:34:24

NASDAQ Technical Picture - Snooze Fest - Low Volume Inside Day

The markets opened on a slightly negative note following some unfavorable news items from JPM, MS, and UBS, ... at 10:35. NVDA and CREE trading up in AH on earnings. This is a 15 min. chart of the S&P Emini futures. I waited all day for a short to set up. It was a quick move to the next support level (blue [more...]

Date: 2008-08-13 01:43:25

Sector Update for August 30th

After rallying from the mid-July lows and then pulling back, stocks made a bid for new highs, with the S&P 500 emini futures turned back from the 1300 area on Friday. Here is how the eight S&P sectors that I track are faring in their Technical Strength (a quantitative measure of trending [more...]

Date: 2008-08-30 12:55:27

The 3 Biggest Road Blocks To Emini Trading Success

Imagine the perfect business...time freedom, you control your own destiny because you have no boss to answer to, ... lucrative earnings. Emini futures trading has all this and more. So why is it that so many people who trade the Emini market . . . [more...]

Date: 2008-12-30 23:16:58

NASDAQ Technical Picture - Bears still in Control

The markets opened on a modestly positive note but after two hours of NR trade, they took out the ORL and swooned for a retest of Thursday's lows ... across the board on bank loss concerns. Emini futures trending lower since 8:00 P.M. EST. [more...]

Date: 2008-07-08 03:52:00

Technical Picture - Inside Day

The market started off on a positive note given yesterday's extensive selling, but the entire move off of the lows was on low volume ... . Until prices move above the ambush zone, we are still in an ambiguous posture. Nasdaq Emini futures [more...]

Date: 2008-12-03 04:45:43

Shorting Weakness - Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. (Public, NYSE:LEH)

Last week I mentioned this symmetrical triangle on the LEH daily chart ... of the session. I was watching the Emini NASDAQ futures all day for a trend line break, but the action was so sloppy that I ended up shorting the S&P futures instead. [more...]

Date: 2008-08-12 20:54:16

Shorting Weakness - Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. (Public, NYSE:LEH)

Last week I mentioned this symmetrical triangle on the LEH daily chart ... part of the session. I was watching the Emini NASDAQ futures all day for a trend line break, but the action was so sloppy that I ended up shorting the S&P futures instead. [more...]

Date: 2008-08-12 20:48:06

Technical Picture - Inside Day

The market started off on a positive note given yesterday's extensive selling, but the entire move off of the lows was on low volume ... posture. Nasdaq Emini futures trade - took some off when we retraced back to yesterday's late session [more...]

Date: 2008-12-03 04:50:39

S&P 500 day trading course, market makers squeaking bad news

Federal Reserve policy makers saw "substantial" risks to the slumping economy last month as they cut the benchmark interest rate to a record low and ... 3 million jobs and may cost about $775 billion.S&P 500 day trading course live room emini futures [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 22:31:00

Distinguishing Trend Days From Range Bound Days

If you click on the Market Delta chart above, you'll get a unique view of today's action in the S&P 500 emini futures market. The histogram at left shows the total volume transacted at each [more...]

Date: 2008-07-25 22:47:07

Distinguishing Trend Days From Range Bound Days

If you click on the Market Delta chart above, you'll get a unique view of today's action in the S&P 500 emini futures market. The histogram at left shows the total volume transacted at each [more...]

Date: 2008-07-25 22:50:40

Light Volume Rally Brings in the New Year

(Note: Unless otherwise stated, the index action described below relates to the EMini futures contracts for the respective indices. Actual index action may differ slightly in terms of pattern [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 06:46:58

S&P 500 day trading sp500 emini futures jan daily

Can you see where the retrace is heading? They say the first days of January determine the year. I think this is the first time it will contradict this trend. It looks like we could retrace quite a bit here. [more...]

Date: 2009-01-04 05:28:00

Market Corrects to Selloff, Holding 20 Day SMA

(Note: Unless otherwise stated, the index action described below relates to the EMini futures contracts for the respective indices ... resistance in the Nasdaq. Shortly after 14:00, however, the index futures popped sharply higher [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 07:15:51

Trading Against Low Volume Rallies

Much of the talk these days has been about the incredibly low volume across the board ... this strategy on one contract of the emini S&P 500 futures resulted in a nice positive expectancy [more...]

Date: 2008-08-29 04:09:33

The 3T’s of Trading

Today I’d like you to welcome Geoffrey A. Smith, from Day Traders Institute ... of the position off at $0.30. If trading futures like the Emini S&P, look for 0.50 to 0.75 of a point [more...]

Date: 2008-10-02 11:35:20

S&P 500 day trading course jan 9 employment numbers

S&P 500 day trading course live room emini futures education coach levels of support and resistance for, Http://www.tradingonlinemadeEasy.com with break outs, break downs, point of control in live [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 07:18:00

S&P 500 day trading S&P 500 emini futures Dec 19 am

Looking for it to fill the gap at 83Chance of making a H&S,who wants to hold in to the weekend?is this the end of the Christmas Rally?Low volume, watch out for fast moves. [more...]

Date: 2008-12-19 17:51:00

Mastering the Trade (McGraw-Hill Trader's Edge) (Hardcover)

by John F ... , options, ETFs, emini futures, 30 year bonds, Forex currency markets, and more Seven key internals [more...]

Date: 2008-10-27 09:53:00

Prosperity for God's People / eMini Futures Trading - Monday January 5, 2009

(SPY)(DIA)(QQQQ)(INDU)CFRN is BACK!!!Construction is still ongoing but we just couldn't wait.Tune in M-F / 11:30AM-1:30PM EasternBlessingsCT [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 02:40:00

The Market’s Initial Take

Trading is open on CME GLOBEX.  Equity indices up slightly–S&P emini up 1.75, Dow up 20, NASDAQ up 4.25 ... .  Perhaps most importantly, Eurodollar futures up 2.5 (meaning a 2.5 basis point decline in forward 3 month LIBOR) and Fed Fund futures are down (meaning a 3 basis point increase in the Fed Funds forward rate [more...]

Date: 2008-09-28 23:04:17

Prosperity for God's People / eMini Futures Trading - Tuesday January 6, 2009

(QQQQ)(DIA)(SPY)(SPX) [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 21:34:00

Trading The Emini Russell 2000 (Part 2) - Correction, & About "Monitoring of Daily Performance"

Below shows the correct chart for my previous post ( ... . For someone who started out with merely 28k, and who's never traded the futures market, that was more than ... I had been trading 10 GS options contracts and was used to the big swings. What's worth mentioning again here [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 00:59:00

28 Results