Sideways markets are Profitable, here’s how to trade them

Did you know that sideways markets can pose a threat, and an opportunity to your trading?

Dont be afraid of trading sideways markets, look FORWARD to taking advantage of their easy patterns!

Today’s video will show you a few easy ways to determine if you are trading a sideways market

– How do I avoid missing my trades?

o Paying attention (aware of your surroundings)

 When is the news?
 Do we have anything later today to worry about?

o You know your position, know your job

 Be watching the correct info
 Don’t check emails, or chat on skype, pay attention

o Know how to use your tools

 Practice using charts
 Use the market replay recorder
 Attend a few of the FREE webinars offered by Ninja Trader and learn how to use your tools.

o Practice this repetitively so you can do it in your sleep.

 As a day trader I need to:

• Learn the patterns on different timeframes (they all look the same)
• Learn the entry rules, know them well, and be ready to use those rules in the heat of the battle.
• Look for confirmation

o Steep slope to my trigger line (no flat trigger line trading allowed)
o Momentum to be pointing in my direction, but avoid overbought/oversold
o Big Money big and sellers!
o Speed of the tape, we want the speed moving quickly.

– Trading sideways markets

o Does not need to be a more difficult environment to trade
o I think sideways markets are easier

 Trending markets are like a match that gets lit….ready…set…BANG!!

• Tough to know where the move will end?
• Often on low volume
• ALWAYS impulsive, never logical

o How do I make money?

 Define my sideways range

• Do it by hand using the video called ‘bracket bootcamp’ in the advanced course

• Load my auto-levels indicators, which will find all the important levels for me without the need to do it by hand

• Then look for 2 red lines that will define your range

o Look for brackets or trading ranges that are VERY wide, wider the better,
o Buy the lows and sell the highs
o Use any pattern, wave, breaker, 2-step to accomplish this

– What are the signs of a reversal?

o The easiest way to anticipate a reversal is to watch the speed of the market

 Is speed increasing? Is it decreasing?

o As the trade sets up, we begin to see..

 Speed decreasing on the pace of tape indicator
 Big money BUYERS, and im looking to get short
 Momentum will ‘snap’ back in the opposite direction

– Pace of Tape Indicator

o Proprietary indicator
o Not a volume indicator, it does not count volume
o It measures the rate of speed for the orders coming into the market

Remember, our methods apply to ANY market, so use these simple techniques on any market you chose!

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