Impulse Moves and Market Patterns: A Real-Time S&P 500 Example
Were you caught off guard last week? Did you expect the market to do something it didn’t do? One of the most reliable, recurring market patterns is the concept that…
Selective Intraday Trades: A Deep Dive Into the Snap Pullback
Today, I want to share a trade in the S&P futures market. Here’s what I hope you’ll get from this short blog post: A deeper understanding of the snap pullback…
The Power of the Snap Pullback
Recently, I posted a tweet about a great example of a snap pullback (formerly known as the "Anti") on the 4H S&P futures. This sparked some interesting questions and discussions…
A trade I usually skip. Time to rethink?
Today, I want to share some thoughts I’m having on a pattern I usually skip in my own trading. I’m wondering if maybe these are trades I should be taking……
The Anti: a trading lesson from ROKU
Stepping in front of a strongly trending market is one of the best ways to lose money. But trends do end, and sometimes those endings can offer great trades. How…
ChartSchool: trading the Anti
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glC46qBLaM8
Multiple timeframe conflict: EUR/GBP
Multiple timeframe analysis can provide good context and perspective on market moves. Take a look at the daily and weekly chart of the EURGBP below, which popped up on my…
Trading lesson: copper futures
Recent action in copper futures gives us some market lessons. These can be adapted to other markets and timeframes (so if you just trade stocks or currencies, don’t skip over…
Lessons from a reader: trade review of CREE
I received a good question from a long-time reader on a trade he executed in CREE. Here's Jim's (edited) question: I’ve been trying to swing trade for a few years…
Gap and go or gap and crap?
Gaps are important. Gaps on charts can show powerful shifts in market dynamics, and we can identify some interesting tendencies around these gaps. Intraday traders often find an edge in…
US Dollar trend update… next steps
Just a quick followup to this post, in which I suggested the US Dollar might be set for a fakeout rally (that has happened) that might fail into a sharp…
Bobbing for Apple?
Since my other post today led you down a long trail of something that did not work, let me leave you this weekend with a pattern to watch over the…