Posted 7:09 a.m. Although the Emini sold off on the open, there was a lot of two-sided trading within yesterday’s trading range. This is a trading range open and it increases the chances of a lot of trading range price action today. The bulls want a double bottom with yesterday’s low or a failed breakout […]
Intraday market update: May 29, 2015
Intraday market update: May 28, 2015
Forex price action shows an overbought dollar
Posted 7:15 a.m. After yesterday’s buy climax, two-sided trading was likely today, and today opened in the middle of yesterday’s channel and between the 5 and 60 minute moving averages, and the first several bars were sideways and had prominent tails. This is a trading range open, and it is a sign that today might […]
Intraday market update: May 27, 2015
Daytrading strategy after a sell climax
Posted 7:15 a.m. The Emini began with a trend from the open bull trend and tested the 60 minute moving average on the open. The rally from yesterday’s low is climactic, which increases the chances for a reversal or pullback that could last for 20 or more bars. The Emini is Always In long and […]
Intraday market update: May 26, 2015
Learn how to trade a tight trading range
Posted 7:15 a.m. The Emini gapped down below the 5 day trading range and had good follow-through selling. This is a breakout below the bottom of the 3 week bull channel and a failed breakout to a new all-time high, and it will probably be followed by lower prices over the next several days. The […]
Emini weekend update: May 23, 2015: Learn how to trade a breakout to a new high
Monthly S&P500 Emini futures candlestick chart: Swing traders are still long The monthly S&P500 Emini futures candlestick chart is overbought, but the tight channel bull trend has no sign of a top yet. The monthly S&P500 Emini futures candlestick chart is continuing its small pullback bull trend, but it is very overbought. There is a […]
Intraday market update: May 22, 2015
Price action trading strategies at an all time high
Posted 7:45 a.m. The Emini reversed up from below yesterday’s trading range, but there was no immediate follow-through buying. The bears wanted an opening reversal down from the moving average. This is a trading range open, and since yesterday was also a trading range, it increases the chances of a lot of trading range price […]
Intraday market update: May 21, 2015
Futures trading strategies for a failed breakout
Posted 7:15 a.m. The Emini opened just above yesterday’s low, but the reversal up was weak. Since it was within yesterday’s trading range and the signal bar and reversal were weak, the odds of an early trading range are high, and as they are for a lot of trading range price action today. The Emini […]
Intraday market update: May 20, 2015
Intraday trading strategies for a weak sell signal
Posted 7:15 a.m. The Emini sold off on the first bar to below yesterday’s low and the 60 minute moving average, but had weak follow-through and it is at the bottom of a 2 day trading range. While this might be the start of a big bear trend day, a trading range day is more […]
Intraday market update: May 19, 2015
Intraday trading strategies for a buy climax
Posted 6:54 a.m. Yesterday had a spike and channel bull trend, which is usually evolves into a trading range. Today sold off to below the bottom of the channel and reversed up sharply in a big doji bar. This is trading range price action, and it may be forecasting a lot of trading range price […]
Intraday market update: May 18, 2015
How to trade futures when a breakout is weak
Posted 7:04 a.m. The Emini opened within Friday’s tight trading range and began with more tight trading range price action. Swing traders are waiting for a strong breakout with follow-through up or down. The Emini broke above Friday’s all-time high by 1 tick and immediately pulled back. This has been a limit order open and it […]
