Here are some questions I put out to my community group the other day followed by the answers. The reasoning being the move has been annotated on the chart. Why did price slowly decline prior to NFP? - Price had to decline slightly before NFP to mitigate the impulsive move created earlier in the day. - Price had to stop out break and re-test buyers with a tight...
The basics of Smart Money Concepts with an overview of market structure and liquidity.
The liquidity of a currency pair in other words is the ability to liquidate any amount you need (sell, for example) when you need it, without tangible loss of time and income. The higher the liquidity of the pair, the more reliable and attractive it is for trading. This implies that there is strong demand and high supply for this asset. The higher the liquidity...
Truly understanding 'why' the market moves through basic concepts of Liquidity This basic analytical overview is derived from the institutional methodology used at Phantom Trading. We use this institutional methodology commonly known as 'smart money concepts' in conjunction with additional pieces of confluence to utilise Liquidity around the factualities of the...
Mirroring the previous graphic based on the 'sell side' this graphic provides insight and annotates how institutions view and see the market based on the core concepts of Liquidity utilising the models around 'Premium vs Discount' The graphic shows key points where liquidity is manufactured around 'traditional retail methodologies' If and when you can...
Once you spot a location to trade from (be it a liquidity hunt, or a false breakout + market structure break) - that's only half of the job. The next most important step is to draw a correct zone which gives you a safe and reliable way to enter and define your risk. I've always found that drawing zones which help you define your entry & risk is an art, more so...
And now, for the current single name list: AAL (American Airlines) AAPL (Apple) ABBV (AbbVie) ACB (Aurora Cannabis) AEO (American Eagle Outfitters) AGNC (AGNC Investment) AMC (AMC Entertainment) AMD (Advanced Micro Devices) AXP (American Express) AZN (AstraZeneca) BA (Boeing) BABA (Alibaba Group Holdings) BAC (Bank of America) BB (Blackberry) BBBY (Bed Bath and...
Liquidity. Liquidity. Liquidity. Whether you're short strangling, iron condoring, laddering out short puts, or doing covered calls, having excellent options liquidity is the cornerstone of any options trade, and the universe of highly liquid options instruments is actually quite small relative to the smorgasbord of underlyings out there. I've posted my list of...
TO UNDERSTAND THE STOCK MARKET'S MOVEMENT, YOU MUST UNDERSTAND WHICH FACTOR IS THE MOST INFLUENTIAL: THE DOLLAR! IF THE FED HAS SUCCEEDED IN SATISFYING THE GLOBAL DOLLAR SHORTAGE, THE STOCK MARKET WILL CREATE NEW ALL-TIME HIGHS! IF THEY HAVE FAILED, ANOTHER WAVE OF ILLIQUIDITY WILL OCCUR!
THE EURODOLLAR FUTURES CONTRACT REFLECTS THE L.I.B.O.R. INTEREST RATE (A BENCHMARK FOR THE INTEREST RATE AT WHICH MAJOR BANKS LEND TO EACH OTHER)! WHEN THE PRICE OF THE CONTRACT INCREASES, THE L.I.B.O.R. INTEREST RATE IS DECREASING, WHEN THE PRICE FALLS, IT IS INCREASING! THE PERIOD I HAVE HIGHLIGHTED IN THIS POST IS THE PERIOD OF DOLLAR ILLIQUIDITY THAT OCCURRED...
APPLICATION OF ELLIOTT WAVE, SUPPLY N DEMAND, LIQUIDITY,TREND LINE, FIBONACCI n MEASURED MOVE Not enough space for wyckoff n chart pattern. Study it!!!, naked trading is posibble n as easy as custom indicator trading too
(1) Not every underlying is "options liquid." (2) Avoid trading "options illiquid" underlyings with options. (3) Average share volume, the availability of both monthly and weekly expiries, the availability of one-half to dollar-wide strikes, and the tightness of markets are all indicators of option liquidity. (a) Average Share Volume. Look for underlyings...
Call me a conspiracy theorist all you want but the fact is price look for liquidity. Liquidity exists in price zones that have a lot of participation. Obvious levels and obvious patterns are liquidity pool haven. No, I do not have a "solution" or steps to avoid this phenomenon. I have my own personal ways to navigate it. Is it the best? It is the best for me...
This is not a trading strategy nor claiming this concept happens 100% of the time, but this is a repetitive pattern and I personally believe it could help you to navigate the market (particularly if you are an intraday trader) more efficiently. I generally would see this in 1-Hour timeframe but for the sake of being able to show you with more examples in one...
In this tutorial, I give a brief description on how to determine high probability orderblocks using the knowledge of liquidity voids. By the end of this video, you should be able to pin point a bullish or a bearish orderblock which has a very high probability of holding support or resistance respectively. You will also be able to mark out inefficiencies in the...
The Judas swing term was named by ICT, he dubbed this swing concept and utilizes it upon the London Open. The idea is, the market makers will rally or sell price, normally just above or below the Asian session high or low (depending on institutional order flow bias) tricking buyers or sellers into the market to follow its direction. As the Judas swing high or low...
The Judas swing term was named by ICT, he dubbed this swing concept and utilizes it upon the London Open. The idea is, the market makers will rally or sell price, normally just above or below the Asian session high or low (depending on institutional order flow bias) tricking buyers or sellers into the market to follow its direction. As the Judas swing high or low...
SELF DEVELOPMENT/METHODOLOGY/PSYCHOLOGY BENEFITS AND RISKS OF TRADING 101 a) Market Action Market Action is determined as the summary of data showing the trading activities in the market, which determines the differentiation between the price of the currency on which profit or loss can be generated. The rate of change in profit and loss is provided in...