In this session from the US futures trading webclass I explain how to study volatility and what it reveals about the market you are trading.
https://youtu.be/DX_Xx9oo4SE
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When a breakout from congestion occurs the first thing we study is volume as this confirms whether the breakout is genuine or false. In this video we consider the longer term outlook for gold as well as an intraday example on the gold futures contract.
https://youtu.be/qjWykb-P0IU...
Stop loss placement is an art not a science, but when trading a breakout from congestion these levels are often very clearly defined for you. Discover why in this video and learn where to place them using the CME currency futures on NinjaTrader
https://youtu.be/1y-ViuqFmPM...
Sessions crossovers arrive daily and the big one is always when the London forex market gets underway with the deepest liquidity. This is when the market makers are at their most active from 8am UK time with volatility, reversals and congestion following. Some of the traps are on high volume as the market makers participate, others on low volume, but all are clearly signalled with volume price analysis and the volatility indicator for MT4, MT5, NinjaTrader or Tradestation.
https://youtu.be/ddWmqMEWX6Y...
Whilst markets continue to be dominated by the pandemic, fundamental data continues with the PMI this morning for both France and Germany of which the latter is the more significant.
https://youtu.be/xQAKuCc_pYo...
Volatility and news go hand in hand in the forex trading world and in this case it's the GBP/USD as Eruopean data is released with the PMI data for France and Germany with the volatility indicator for MT5 and NinjaTrader signalling this clearly in all timeframes.
https://youtu.be/4DOS5-a7dpk...
Many of the currency market pairs remain rangebound and trading in congestion ranges as risk on and risk off oscillates with the ebb and flow of pandemic news daily, with fundamental data taking a secondary role.
https://youtu.be/0fk3C9KbKOQ...
The three laws of Richard Wyckoff, supply and demand, cause and effect and effort vs result apply in all timeframes as the cycle moves from accumulation to distribution and back again.
https://youtu.be/9cXJ892ZHv4...
The VIX index is one of the most powerful indicators, revealing as it does, fear and greed in equal measure and based on the balance of call and put options, which makes it a key chart for all index traders.
https://youtu.be/uTHIgtFrx0g...
The emini micros from the CME are new small size index futures, which are great for those getting started day trading the emini index markets.
https://youtu.be/HhY-z-Js5X0...
