Trading the EASY Way | Crude Oil, Emini, Nasdaq, Gold & Euro

    “Get up. Dust off. Reload. Re-calibrate. Re-engage – And go out on the attack. ” Crude Oil is bearish with a Spike & Range – so the plan for tomorrow is to fade the bullish breakouts going back into the range… E-Mini S&P is bullish and running back into the range, and my […]

Capitalize on the Crowds | Crude Oil, Emini, Nasdaq, Gold & Euro

    “Everyone wants some magic pill—some life hack—that eliminates the need to do the work. But that does not exist.” Crude Oil is bullish, but we’re running into the high of last week’s range, so I want to stay away from buying breakouts and focus on “traps” tomorrow morning… E-Mini S&P is bearish with […]

‘Midline’ Trading Strategy | Crude Oil, Emini, Nasdaq, Gold & Euro

    “But my glory, it doesn’t happen in front of a crowd. It doesn’t happen in a stadium or on a stage. There are no medals handed out. It happens in the darkness of the early morning. In solitude. Where I try. And I try. And I try again. With everything I have, to […]

Trading with ‘Nested’ Ranges | Crude Oil, Emini, Nasdaq, Gold & Euro

    “Don’t expect to be motivated every day to get out there and make things happen. You won’t be. Don’t count on motivation. Count on Discipline.” Crude Oil is bearish with a Spike & Range pattern, telling me to focus on buyer-failures using the ‘2-Try Rule’ up above the range highs… E-Mini S&P is […]

Grind Break Trading Strategy | Crude Oil, Emini, Nasdaq, Gold & Euro

    “Fear is normal. Every person feels fear at some point. What should you do? Step. Step. Take the step. Step aggressively toward your fear—that is the step into bravery.” Crude Oil is bullish, but we haven’t successfully broken OUT of this weekly range, so the plan is STILL to fade these breakouts, and […]

The Hidden Channel Pullback Strategy | Crude Oil, Emini, Nasdaq, Gold & Euro

    “Don’t just think. Don’t just talk. Don’t just dream. None of that matters. The only thing that matters is that you actually do. So: DO.” Crude Oil is range-bound and sideways tonight, and without any real momentum the best strategy for tomorrow morning is to buy low, sell high, and stay away from […]

Trade the Momentum Swing | Crude Oil, Emini, Nasdaq, Gold & Euro

    “Trading is a game of probabilities and pattern-recognition that can be won by anyone who is willing to invest the time to learn the business, develop the skills, and maintain the trader’s mindset.” Crude Oil is bearish with a Spike & Channel, so we’re looking for selling-opportunities using buyer-failures up near the high […]

When Indicators FAIL | Crude Oil, Emini, Nasdaq, Gold & Euro

Crude Oil is bearish and trading at the low of a channel, so my plan is to stay patient and look for selling-opportunities off the high tomorrow morning…

E-Mini S&P is bearish with a strong run lower, telling me to look for selling-opportunities using buyer-failure patterns up above the moving-average…

Nasdaq is bearish with a runaway market, telling me to look for selling-opportunities using a Spike & Range pattern tomorrow morning…

Gold is bullish, but trading at the high of a range tells me to look for selling-opportunities using buyer-failures instead of trying to buy this breakout…

Euro is bullish and trying to complete the ‘pendulum swing’ target, and once it does I’m looking to short this market back down to the range lows…

We had some strong trends in today’s session – a great example of market conditions where your average indicator(s) are useless, so tomorrow is all about market psychology combined with simple and reliable technical analysis – I have the perfect plan of attack…

Trading with “Failed Failures” | Crude Oil, Emini, Nasdaq, Gold & Euro

    “Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending.”  Crude Oil is bullish and trying to complete the ‘pendulum swing’ up around $76, and my plan is to use the low of a Spike & Channel to find reliable buying opportunities along the […]

Predicting the Reversal | Crude Oil, Emini, Nasdaq, Gold & Euro

    “Yesterday is not ours to recover, but tomorrow is ours to win or lose.” –Lyndon Johnson Crude Oil is bullish, but the combination of a channel and measured-move “overshoot” is giving me the feeling it’s better to wait for the reversal and selling-opportunities tomorrow morning… E-Mini S&P is bearish and back to the […]