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Trading Volatility at the Start of the US Session
Trading volatility at the start of the US session offers exciting opportunities. The overlap with New York brings high liquidity. Price moves accelerate. This creates sharp trends or reversals. Traders who prepare can capitalize. At the start of the US trading session two things happen at the same time. First comes the surge in volume as the cash markets open alongside Globex and second this is always accompanied with volatility. Here we explain how to trade volatility at these times.
Why Volatility Spikes at US Open
The US session overlaps with London close. News releases and institutional flows drive action. Volume surges early. Volume price analysis (VPA) reveals true intent—high volume on moves shows conviction. Low volume spikes warn of traps.
Key VPA Signals in Volatile Opens
Look for widening candles with rising volume. This confirms momentum. Divergence—price new highs on low volume—signals exhaustion. Quantum volatility indicator on MT5 or NinjaTrader highlights these surges. Trend Monitor...
In this video we explain the importance of session crossovers, what they are and why they occur, but more importantly what to look out for at these times as a forex trader. Whilst the forex market is often presented as a twenty-four hour market which technically it is, the times at which a major trading centre joins or takes over from one which closes, effectively breaks these up into four hour or eight hour periods of trading. At such times, the market makers are active and what we often see as here in this example, is a strong trend in one session then weakens or reverses and in this case is it the GBP/AUD which had a fantastic trend higher during the London session, only to reverse in the US session later.
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Learn how to identify the best trading forex trading opportunities using the Quantum Trading currency tools and indicators and applying the volume price analysis methodology. The currency dashboard is key to this approach, starting with the currency strength indicator which reveals when currencies are moving strongly higher or lower, or reaching oversold or overbought regions. Then the currency matrix and the currency array step in to reveal the same principles but in terms of the currency pairs themselves. Multiple timeframes also play a key part whether used on the indicators themselves or the charts and this is an interative process moving from one to another to select the best opportunity in your chosen timeframe.
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Scalping the Markets Using Second Charts on the NinjaTrader Platform
Scalping the markets demands speed and precision. Second charts on NinjaTrader deliver this. They group price by seconds (e.g., 15-second or 30-second). This captures rapid moves in high-liquidity sessions. Traders spot short-term momentum quickly.
In this video from the US day trading session we show you how to trade markets in a narrow range using the 15 seconds chart. This is one timeframe which is available on the NinjaTrader platform as well as for Tradestation. It is the perfect time chart to use when markets are trading in a narrow range and would otherwise require you to sit on the sidelines and wait for a trend to develop from the congestion. It's not for everyone as it involves quick fire trading which is automated with a hard stop loss.
It is where Anna and I started our own trading careers twenty years ago trading FTSE 100 index futures through the LIFFE exchange which...
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Day Trading Using Volume Price Analysis
Day trading demands precision and discipline. Volume price analysis (VPA) provides both. It combines price action with trading volume. This reveals true market intent. High volume on moves shows conviction. Low volume warns of weakness or traps.
Trading using volume reveals the truth behind the price action whatever the instrument or timeframe. It is a universal approach that embraces every tactic and here we apply the methodology in live markets and focusing on the YM emini futures contract. Price is only half the story and it is volume which paints the complete picture revealing as it does when the market makers and insiders are buying or selling, or indeed when they are sitting in the sidelines and simply moving price
Core VPA Principles for Day Traders
Focus on intraday charts. Look for widening candles with rising volume—sign of strength. Narrow candles on low volume signal indecision. Divergence between price and volume spots reversals early. Quantum indicators on NinjaTrader...
In this segment from the forex trading session this morning we focus on the currency majors and explain how to use the spot markets and futures markets to identify flows, and also reveal different relationships using volume price analysis. And late in the session we pick up a nice reversal trade which is signalled with strong buying volume and the currency which is heavily oversold on the currency strength indicator.
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As the currency of first reserve and with the US election now on the horizon, the US dollar is likely to take centre stage for the next few weeks. This week alone there are eighteen speakers from the FED giving their own views and with the recent death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, this has certainly stirred up the contest for the White House. From a technical perspective, the US dollar has been in decline for some time and well off the highs of May at over 100. However, the congestion phase now building on the daily chart between 92 and 94 is developing into a potential platform for a strong reversal in due course and potential to return to this level once more, which will be damaging for risk assets such as US equities.
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Why We Have Seen Divergence in the US Indices and More Trading Lessons Using Volume
Divergence in US indices has caught attention recently. Major benchmarks move differently. Nasdaq surges on tech strength. Dow lags with industrial weakness. S&P 500 sits in between. This relational split reveals underlying market dynamics. Over the last few months, there has been a considerable divergence between the Nasdaq 100 and the two primary indices of the Dow Jones and the S&P 500. There is a reason for this which I explain before David takes over with more volume lessons on gold and oil as markets wait for the FOMC release due later.
What Causes Index Divergence
Divergence often signals shifting sentiment. Sector rotation plays a role—money flows from one group to another. Economic data or earnings drive it. Volume price analysis (VPA) uncovers the truth. High volume in leading indices shows conviction. Low volume in laggards warns of exhaustion.
VPA Lessons from Divergence
Volume price analysis teaches key lessons here....
In the final session from the London forex trading session I explain how to use multiple timeframes and the VPOC indicator for NinjaTrader to identify potential reversals, and in this example I focus on the GBP/AUD.
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Assessing Risk and Reward the Correct Way!
Many traders insist on fixed risk-reward ratios like 2:1 or 3:1. This seems simple. But it's often nonsense. Rigid rules ignore market context. Volume price analysis (VPA) offers a better way. Let the chart decide risk and reward naturally.
Many traders talk of risk and reward and the fact they do not take a trade unless there is a 3 to 1 risk reward ratio or 2 to 1 - but how do they know, and does the market actually care what they need or want! There is a simple and logical way to assess the risk on each trade, and any potential reward by studying the chart and from there deciding whether to take the trade or not. The chart will reveal in multiple timeframes what is ahead and therefore likely to offer support or resistance, or where the market is likely to congest. Then and only then can you make a decision based...
