Chart Reading Isn’t About What’s Right. It’s About What Works
What’s the right way to read chart structure? That’s the wrong question. This post explains why context and utility matter more than correctness in trading charts.
Consistent Trading Through Repeating Patterns: Lessons from 3,800 Days of Market Study
Every day, I provide detailed market analysis for MarketLife members, focusing on daily setups. We focus primarily on the daily timeframe, and cover markets in two tranches: US-listed futures (and…
Five Years of Data: Proving the Real Edge in a Pullback Trading Tool
There are many things I love about the markets. Yes, I love the idea of getting paid for solving the puzzle or playing the game. I love learning. I even…
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…
Market Myths: Data-Driven Insights on the Bearish Engulfing Pattern
Did you catch what happened in the market last week? Stressed out about the future? Worried about your positions or retirement account? Are you hearing people talk about the ominous…
Context in Pullbacks: What Should Happen?
Pullbacks are a great way to trade. But, with any trade, the problem is that some trades work and some don’t. There are ways to tell which pullbacks are more…
How I Trade (part 2/2)
This is a follow-up to this post in which I laid out the conceptual background that supports my trading. In today’s post, I’ll get into specific ideas and structures I…
How I Trade (Part 1 of 2)
Word Count: 1506Estimated Reading Time: 7-8 minutes While I’ve written extensively on trading approaches and market movements, I still get many questions like, “How do you trade?” and “What tools…
Beyond the News: A Dive Into Breakout Behavior
Here are a few quick lessons drawn from today’s (Monday 10/9/23) action in the S&P 500 futures. Of course, we could draw many lessons any time we look at a…
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…
Mastering Market Dynamics: Intraday accumulation
Last week's Hudson Sessions talk was centered on the topic of accumulation and distribution. Today, I'd like to share a follow-up lesson that exemplifies these concepts through a trade I…
Beyond Patterns: Rethinking Candlesticks
In the inaugural Hudson Sessions, I shared a cool new visualization. Some of the viewers found it challenging, and a few even dismissed it as being impossible. I understand! Even…
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…
Cycles, Cycles Everywhere
I want to share a few of the things I have been thinking about and focusing on in the market. This market environment is not that different than "business as…
Putting the Puzzle Together: A Miniseries on Chartreading
My blog is well over 100,000 words, covering a range of trading related topics, and spanning more than a decade of writing. This is both good and bad. The good…
Overshoots and Overreactions
One of the features of financial markets is that they often react to new information with emotional volatility, and overshoot extremes. Understanding this element of price behavior can give us…
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