In Mentor Mike’s Market Movies I re-trade about 8 hours of market movement in the S&P Emini in 20 to 30 minutes. When I see a trade setup, I pause the accelerated data feed, identify the entry signals and place the trade on Ninja Trader’s demo platform. Then, I restart the data feed and see how the trade plays out, win or lose.
In this new weekly version of M4, I start with a quick review of the charts for each day of the week. Then, I follow up with an in-depth replay of the one day I feel has the most challenges or talking points. To better demonstrate the capabilities of Ninja Trader and the potential of day trading, I use a 3-target, 150-contract, peeling-off strategy.
We all see the world differently, and have different dimensions to our comfort zones. Remember that market movement is built on fractal geometry and similar patterns can be seen on all time frames. Remember, too, that there are many indicator configurations that can display the alignment of momentum. What is important is that you: 1) watch the timeframe that best puts you and keeps you in your temporal comfort zone, and 2) use the indicators that best catch your eye and register on your brain most effectively. Want to see me use a particular tool or time frame? Send me your request and I’ll consider it.
Got questions, comments, suggestions or critiques? Send me an email to mentormike@sbcglobal.net.
Chart Symbol Key
Here is a standardized list of chart symbols that I am using.
GREEN arrow: “Money” green = profitable trade; the end of the arrow and tip of the arrow approximate the points of entry and exit on the horizonal time scale; arrow above price = short trade, arrow below price = long trade.
DARK RED arrow: “Dried blood” maroon = losing trade.
YELLOW arrow: “Urine” yellow = a good trade opportunity discovered after the fact because I was not there to see it in real time.
BLUE lines on price and on one or both oscillators: shows divergence on a trend-changing transitional move.
1-2-3: Identifies a Ken Roberts-style 1-2-3 top or bottom formation when used to justify taking a transitional move.
New Webinar Registration Link
I’ll be giving another webinar this coming Thursday, 8/23/12, at 1:30 pm entitled, “HI LO, HI LO, IT’S OFF TO TRADE WE GO!” It will be about the effective use of daily turning points in your day trading strategy. Here is the link to register:
https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/424187206
Here also is the video link to my last webinar, Tuesday 8/2/12: Predicting Price Movement – Just the Essentials
http://ptausa.wistia.com/medias/5fldjzcogz
Click the play button to watch this week’s Market Movie. Enjoy
This Week’s Charts
The trades shown were taken during my regular, real-time trading. Please click on a chart below to make it larger.
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Daily Turning Points for the Week
This chart is of the ES day session only – 6:30 am to 1:15 pm Pacific time. It shows the daily HI-LO turning points. Notice the oscillation. When the last turning point is a HI one day, the first turning point will be a LO the next day, etc.