Multiple Chart TypesConsider using multiple chart types when performing technical analysis for a clearer picture of what the market may be telling you. Here is a tri-screen view of Traditional Japanese Candles on top, Renko Candles in the middle, and Heiken-Ashi Candles on the bottom. Each setup has something to share.
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Term Structure Provides Fundamental CluesLast week, I wrote on processing spreads, a valuable tool that can provide clues about price direction. The price action in products that trade in the futures market like gasoline, heating oil, soybean meal, and soybean oil often tell us a lot about the path of least resistance for the crude oil and soybean futures contracts.
This week, I will turn my attention to term structure. Term structure is the price differential between one delivery period and another in the same commodity. Some traders call term structure time spreads, calendar spreads, front-to-back spreads, or switches. They are all the same, reflecting delivery or settlement premiums or discounts based only on time.
Backwardation- It’s what it sounds like
Contango- It’s not what it sounds like
A real-time supply and demand indicator
Commodities are unique- A mentor made a mint trading time spreads
Time spreads can enhance your commodity trading results- The cure for low and high commodity prices
The late Apple founder Steve Jobs once said, “My favorite things in life don’t cost any money. It’s really clear that the most precious resource we all have is time.” While Steve Jobs was referring to his mortality, time is a critical factor in commodities.
Close attention to term structure unlocks clues about fundamental supply and demand factors.
Backwardation- It’s what it sounds like
Backwardation is a condition where commodity prices for deferred delivery are lower than for nearby delivery. A backwardation suggests that supplies are tight, forcing nearby prices higher. The condition also indicates that producers will increase output in response to a market’s deficit, leading to lower future markets.
As of the end of last week, the NYMEX crude oil futures market was in backwardation.
The chart of NYMEX WTI crude oil for delivery in December 2022 minus the price for delivery in December 2021 was trading at over a $12 per barrel backwardation or discount. December 2021 futures settled at the $83.57 level on October 29, with the December 2022 futures at the $71.33 level. Robust demand, supply concerns, and other factors have driven the spread into the widest backwardation in years and NYMEX crude oil to the highest price since 2014. Higher crude oil prices tend to support a wider backwardation. Historically, the Middle East’s political volatility has caused supply concerns at higher prices as the region is home to over half the world’s petroleum reserves.
Crude oil is one example of a raw material market where the term structure reflects supply concerns. The trend towards a wider backwardation has been bullish for the energy commodity.
Contango- It’s not what it sounds like
While backwardation is a term that reflects the spread differentials, contango is another story. In the commodities lingo world, contango is backwardation’s opposite as it reflects a market where prices for deferred delivery are higher than for nearby delivery. Backwardation is a sign of supply concerns, whereas contango is present during periods of oversupply or equilibrium where supply and demand balance. The gold futures market is an example of a term structure in contango.
The daily chart highlights gold for delivery in December 2022 minus December 2021 is trading at a $10.30 contango or premium at the end of last week. The December 2021 futures were at the $1783.90 level, with the December 2022 contract at the $1794.20 level.
Central banks worldwide hold massive gold stocks as part of their foreign exchange reserves. Therefore, supply concerns tend to be low in the gold markets leading to a premium in its term structure. Moreover, gold has a long history as a means of exchange or money. Higher interest rates tend to push gold contangos higher.
Gold is one example of a commodity market in contango.
A real-time supply and demand indicator
A commodity’s term structure can be a helpful tool as it provides insight into supply and demand fundamentals. When a raw material price spikes higher because demand rises or supplies decline, the term structure tends to move into a widening backwardation. Producers respond by increasing output, creating the deferred discount.
When markets are in glut or oversupply conditions, producers often cut back on output, causing the chances for future deficits to develop. Thus, a steep contango can reflect the market’s perception that nearby oversupply will lead to eventual shortages.
Term structure is one of the puzzle pieces that comprise a market’s structure. The others are processing spreads, location and quality spreads, and substitution spreads.
Commodities are unique- A mentor made a mint trading time spreads
Commodities are essentials. Agricultural commodities feed and clothe the world and are increasingly providing alternative energy. Industrial commodities, including metals, energy, and minerals, are requirements for shelter, power, and infrastructure. Other raw materials have varying applications in daily life and even the financial system.
Shortages or gluts can have significant impacts on the global economy. The current inflationary pressures have roots in commodities, which had experienced price rises since the beginning of the worldwide pandemic when short-term lows gave way to bullish price action.
Supply chain bottlenecks and slowdowns or shutdowns at mines and processing facilities have put upward pressure on prices. Perhaps the most dramatic example came in the lumber futures market.
The quarterly lumber futures chart shows the price explosion to a record $1711.20 high in May 2021 on the back of slowdowns and shutdown at lumber mills and supply chain bottlenecks bringing wood to consumers during a period of rising demand. When lumber reached its May high, nearby January futures were far lower.
The chart shows January futures peaked at $1275 per 1,000 board feet, over $435 lower than the nearby contract at the May high.
When I worked at Phibro in the 1990s, my direct boss was Andy Hall, one of the most successful crude oil traders in history. While many market participants believe Mr. Hall churned out profits with long and short positions in the oil market, his greatest success came from what he called “structural risk positions.” He tended to buy the front months in the oil market and sell the deferred contracts when the market moved into contango. I remember the night when Saddam Hussein marched into Kuwait in 1990. The invasion caused the nearby price of crude oil to double in a matter of minutes.
Meanwhile, deferred oil prices declined, sending the spread to a massive backwardation. Mr. Hall pocketed hundreds of millions in profits on that night. His theory was that the risk of contango was limited over time, and the potential for spikes in backwardation increased the odds of success.
Time spreads can enhance your commodity trading results- The cure for low and high commodity prices
Commodity prices tend to rise to prices where producers increase output, consumers look for substitutes or limit buying, causing inventories to build. As supply rise to levels above demand, price find tops and reverse.
Conversely, prices tend to drop to levels where production becomes uneconomic. At low prices, consumers look to increase buying, and inventories decline, leading to price bottoms and upside reversals. The cure for high or low prices is those high or low prices in the world of commodities.
Meanwhile, highs or lows can be moving targets. As we learned in lumber and a host of other markets over the years, highs occur at levels that most analysts believe are illogical, irrational, and unreasonable. We learned the same holds on the downside as nearby NYMEX crude oil futures fell to a low of negative $40.32 per barrel in April 2020.
Time spreads can be real-time indicators of changes in a commodity’s supply and demand fundamentals. Understanding and monitoring term structure can only enhance the odds of success in the commodities asset class.
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Processing Spreads Provide Fundamental CluesSome futures markets offer contracts that are related to others and are processed products of the commodity. Understanding the price relationships, history, and paths of least resistance of the processed product versus the original input can provide valuable insight into supply and demand fundamentals. Moreover, these relationships shed light on other related assets.
Market structures are the pieces of a jigsaw puzzle
Processing spreads are real-time supply and demand barometers
The soybean crush spread
Gasoline and distillate crack spreads
Monitoring corporate profits
There is so much data at our fingertips, but we need to understand how to use and interpret the information. Processing spreads are invaluable tools as they are critical variables for market calculus when forecasting the path of least resistance of prices.
The crude oil and soybean futures markets offer liquid futures contracts in products that can reveal significant trends, warning signs, and calls to action. Anyone who undertakes a home improvement project knows that the job will not go well without the correct tools. Trying to hammer in a nail with a screwdriver is far from optimal. Tightening a bolt with an ax is a disaster. The best tool leads to the optimal result. The processing spread is one of the most critical tools in my investment and trading toolbox.
Market structure are the pieces of a jigsaw puzzle
In the world of commodities, market structure are integral pieces of a puzzle. When put together, they provide clues about the path of least resistance of prices as they reflect and can be real-time indicators of supply and demand fundamentals. A commodity’s market structure includes:
Term structure- Price differentials for nearby versus deferred delivery periods.
Location differentials- Price differentials for delivery of a raw material in different regions.
Quality differentials- Price differentials for differing grades, sizes, or composition of the same commodity.
Substitution spreads- The price comparison of one commodity for another that can serve as a substitute.
Processing spreads- The margin or differential for refining or transforming one commodity into its products.
Together, the various pieces that comprise a market’s structure create a picture that often points to higher or lower price paths.
Processing spreads are real-time supply and demand barometers
The processing spread is one of the valuable tools in an analysts’ toolbox. It tells us if demand for the products is rising or falling.
Consumers often require the processed product instead of the raw commodity. The differential between prices of the input, the commodity, and the output, the product, is a critical fundamental measure. Narrowing processing spreads signal falling demand while widening spreads are a sign that supplies are not keeping pace with requirements. Since futures contracts prices are constantly changing, processing spreads can be volatile. When the commodity and product trade in the futures market, the differentials provide a unique supply and demand perspective for traders and investors. There can be many reasons for price variance in processing spreads. However, comparing them to historical levels can serve as real-time indicators of fundamental forces that determine the underlying commodity’s price direction when exogenous factors are not impacting the overall refining or treatment process.
Many commodities do not offer futures contracts in the products. The soybean and crude oil markets are exceptions.
The soybean crush spread
Soybean futures trade on the CME’s CBOT division. Soybean products, soybean meal, and soybean oil also trade in the futures markets on the CBOT with separate and independent futures contracts. Soybean meal is a critical ingredient in animal feed, while soybean oil is cooking oil. Both have other uses.
Processors crush raw soybeans into the two products; the oil is the liquid from the crushing process, while the meal is the solid substance.
The soybean crush spread can be highly volatile.
The monthly chart shows the soybean crush spread over the past fifteen years. The spread traded to a low of a quarter of one cent to as high as $2.1950. The low was in 2013 when soybean futures were trending lower from the all-time high in 2012 at $17.9475 per bushel. The high was in October 2014 when soybean futures were consolidating at lower levels. The move to the high was because consumers bought soybean products at lower prices around the $10 per bushel level.
More recently, the crush spread signaled that soybean futures had run out of downside steam. After trading to a high of $16.7725 per bushel in May 2021, the oilseed futures fell below $12 in October. When soybeans were on the high in May, the crush fell to a low of 52.75 cents.
At high soybean prices, consumers backed off buying the oilseed products, leading to a price correction that took the price below the $12 per bushel level in October. Meanwhile, falling prices caused demand for products to return. The crush spreads traded to the most recent high at $1.9050 during the week of October 18. The rising crush spread was a sign of robust demand that lifted the raw soybean futures from the recent low.
The November soybean futures chart shows the rise from a low of $11.8450 to the $12.50 level. The price action in the crush spread was a signal that demand for products would lift the soybean futures price. The processing spread action signaled the price bottom over the past weeks.
Gasoline and distillate crack spreads
Crude oil refiners process the raw energy commodity that powers the world into products, gasoline, and distillates. The NYMEX futures market trades contracts in crude oil, gasoline, and heating oil. Heating oil is a distillate fuel that is a proxy for other distillates, including jet and diesel fuels. Refineries process crude oil into the oil products by heating them to different temperatures in a catalytic cracker. The price differential between the input, crude oil, and the output, the products, are “crack spreads.” Rising crack spreads point to increasing demand for oil products. When they fall, it is a sign of oversupply or weak demand.
Crude oil futures reached lows in April 2020 during the height of the global pandemic’s impact on markets across all asset classes.
The NYMEX crude oil futures weekly chart highlights the bullish trend since April 2020 as the energy commodity has made higher lows and higher highs.
The weekly chart of the gasoline crack spreads highlights the bullish trend since March 2020. Gasoline is a seasonal commodity that tends to reach highs during the spring and summer months and decline during the winter as drivers tend to put more mileage on their cars during the warm months. However, at the $17.63 per barrel level at the end of last week, the gasoline crack spread was appreciable higher than the peak in October 2020, when it reached $11.62 per barrel. The gasoline crack spread has provided bullish validation for the path of least resistance of crude oil’s price.
The weekly heating oil or distillate crack spread chart also displays a bullish trend. Distillates tend to be less seasonal than gasoline as jet and diesel requirements are year-round. At the $22.53 per barrel level at the end of last week, the heating oil crack was far higher than its October 2020 peak at $9.96 per barrel.
The crack spreads have supported the rising crude oil price as they point to robust product demand.
Monitoring corporate profits
While processing spreads can provide insight into the path of least resistance of prices for commodities that are inputs, they are also real-time earnings indicators for companies that refine or process the raw commodities into the products.
Refiners or processors tend to buy the input at market prices and sell products at market prices. The refiners and processors make significant capital investments in refineries or other processing equipment. They make or lose money on the processing spread. When they widen, they experience a profit bonanza; when they fall, times can get rough. When the spreads rise above the cost of the process, profits rise. Low processing spread levels can lead to losses.
Valero (VLO) is a company that refines crude oil into oil products.
The chart shows that the high in October 2020 was at $44.88 per share. In October 2021, VLO was over the $80 level at the end of last week. Rising crack spreads have lifted profits for the oil refiner.
Archer Daniel Midland (ADM) and Bunge Ltd. (BG) are leading agricultural processors. Soybean processing is one of the many business lines for the two companies. The rising soybean crush spreads have lifted profits for the companies.
In October 2020, ADM shares reached a high of $52.05 per share. At the end of last week, the stock was at the $66.22 level.
BG shares reached a high of $60.50 in October 2020 and were trading at the $88.33 level at the end of last week. The rise soybean crush spreads at least partially supported rising profits and higher share prices for ADM and BG.
Processing spreads are real-time indicators for the demand of the commodities that are the inputs. They are also real-time earnings barometers for companies that process commodities into products. Any tool that improves your ability to analyze markets is worth keeping in that toolbelt.
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Tutorial | What Are The Stock Index Futures Trading Hours?Hey, what time is it? I get a good amount of questions about session times for the stock index futures markets that I trade and the volume indicators I use. I gotcha covered in this video.
Essentially, just apply the indicators and change the time to your local, and you're set. Easy peasy.
Tutorial | How To "Roll" Stock Futures Contracts (When & Why)Futures contracts are derivatives with expiration dates like options. The stock indices expire quarterly on the last month of each quarter. In this tutorial, I show how to roll forward or rollover and easily add the new front month contract to a watchlist.
Day Trading ES with Simplicity! Initial Balance VWAP and LevelsHey everyone I thought I can share with you what I see working intraday trading the Futures markets. One size definitely does not fit all. Beware of people that tell you their way or the highway! This may resonate with some traders and not with other traders. Getting really good at identifying the Initial Balance, VWAP and Daily Weekly Monthly Levels for areas of Supply and Demand, (where macro traders sit) you can get a great edge over time with your trading and build a ton of confidence. Check it out for yourself. I also use order flow to actual enter and manage my trade ideas but that is for another topic. Everyone take care out there.
How to trade FCPO intraday?Setup for Intraday :
1. Price near/ cross EMA200
2. Understand market structure either uptrend/downtrend/consolidation to be able to determine the SnR for the breakout.
3. Market trending confirmation by EMA14, EMA50, and EMA200.
4. Wait for a pullback when stochastic oversold/bought.
5. Make sure price reverse at least 3 candlesticks.
6. Entry when price pullback again :
a) At previous support
b) At EMA
c) Stochastic oversold/bought again.
7. Exit
a) Stoploss at the beginning price before breakout
b) Target profit using Fibo Extension 1.618.
Crude Oil Spreads: A Quick Intro.Spreads are complex instruments. This is just an introduction and some ideas to get our brains ticking over. I had started writing a guide to understanding these three types of spreads, but it just got a little long. It might be easier to do it this way:
What do you see above?
Here are some observations to get started:
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All spreads topped out well before June Crude Oil topped out. From about 17th Feb, those spreads stopped gaining. Could spreads be a way to take a contrary position as a trend exhausts itself, and have a little room for error? It certainly is here (although not always the case).
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Look at the ATR for each. Spreads show lower volatility.
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Correlations (the CC shows the spread correlation to the underlying June contract). Correlations seem strong during a trend then do their own thing at other times. Change creates opportunity. Constant correlations are not as fun.
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Basic spreads: bull and bears – are directional. That is, they move closely with the underlying. More complex spreads, like the fly and condor seem to be suited to shifting sentiment along the forward curve.
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Flies and condors are very similar. The condor tends to have a little more volatility than the fly. In this case, it’s not much.
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It can be a complex subject, worthy of something closer to a book, than a comment here, but it’s a start.
Just a warning – going down the spread trading path might change everything.
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A couple of futures markets where flies and condors are often traded: Crude, Natural Gas, Grains, Eurodollars (and most other STIRs). Options - that's a totally different chat....
Algo makes me happy. ALGOs are here to stay. They obviously cannot be taken for granted. One thing I tell friends that purchase an Algo in the form of a Tradingview Script, is that it will help their trading decisions and confirm technical Analysis made by them.
On my quest of finding a good Algorithm, not only for signals and accuracy, but supporting instruments, I came to Elite Signals Algo .
Again, the goal if an Algo is to support your own Technical Analysis. With almost 80% accuracy, this instruments can help your decision making and maintain emotions on the control level.
One of the coolest features is the auto drawing of Support and Resistance level. They are VERY accurate and combined with Candlestick pattern recognition, your day trading becomes very powerful.
Is the Algo making me a lazy Trader? No, not at all. Its a supporting tool, same as any indicator.
Are you interested in this great tool? Follow the link and send me any question you have.
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Disclaimer
This idea does not constitute as financial advice. It is for educational purposes only. You can use the information from this post to make your own trading plan for the instruments discussed or other instruments. Trading carries a risk; a high percentage of retail traders lose money. Please keep this in mind when entering any trade. Stay safe.
Using Harmonic Pattern Completions to Set Direction of TradeIn this short Tutorial I discuss using Harmonic Pattern Completions on Higher timeframes to give you direction of a trade. Then moving down to a day trading timeframe and using the xbratalgo to give signals in the direction dictated by the Harmonic Pattern. And then using the Divergence Cloud to confirm trade. I used Silver Futures as an example in this video, but the strategy is the same for stocks, forex and cryptocurrency.
I hope this helps
Liquidation Levels Trading FuturesI've seen lots of people getting liquidated on there longs on this BTC dump. This is why I think people never take into consideration risk management or don't know how it actually works. Maybe this can help a lot of people and help them clarify things. YES, the getting rich quick by leveraging is a probability, but if you ask me, I would consider it luck in the 25x to 100x than in lower leverage positions.
I think the getting rich quick scheme in crypto or FX is never talked enough and should always be addressed with proper risk management.
This analysis is considering you long your whole portfolio with leverage (which most people do).
If you want to long with high leverage, use 1% or 2% of your portfolio, try it out in Isolated mode first and see what it is all about. Your losses will teach you how to be a better trader, but never ever lose your ammo in your first try.
I'll do a follow up of this chart with potential gains by leveraging.
Dedicating Some Time Back To Futures. (ES)Been wanting to get back into the e mini for some time now.
As you know I focus on trading stocks and cryptocurrency mainly.
I mainly already have my alt portfolio created for long term holds in crypto and I have a couple of stock picks to finish out on the current trades as mentioned in the last post. Plus a couple of higher cap stocks that are also in play for swings.
I'm going to cool off and enjoy the big gains I got from the last two months and shift my focus back over to the emini for some day to day scalping.
We will be using and combining the Crossover strategy and the ema dots for the smooth buy and sell opportunites. Our trading system can make scalping very effective and I want to focus on development of this skillset. Most know I like to look for long term swing trades as I mainly am a position swing trader.
I will be scalping the one minute and I had to post the 15 min because I cant post lower timeframes.
I am considering of starting to live stream on here so I can break down how I trade with you all on live plays.
I will follow up with my current positions but mainly I will not be sharing a lot of different pairs as I go back to focus on scalping the market.
Just wanted to let my followers know where I sit on what I'm looking to play as of right now.
Will share follow ups on updates to the emini on this analysis.
Best of luck to you all in the markets this week!
Happy trading, 😁
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Forex EURUSD vs Futures 6E ShortWithout getting too technical on lot sizes for forex and contract sizes for futures contracts. The fact remains that the Forex EURUSD pair and be traded with the futures 6E contract.
I personally trade futures rather than forex as I can trade either the Futures Emini contract 6E. Or, if the risk is too large between entry and stop using our Roller Coaster Indicator suite, I can switch to the micro contracts which are only 1/10th the value of the normal 6E. This versatility allows me to get in more currency trades, than if I were just trading the Forex EURUSD pair.
This chart is an example of our Roller Coaster Indicator Suite for the trading view platform with the 6E contract on the right chart and EURUSD on the left chart. Both 15 minute charts! As you can see the behaviour is very similar.
Concentrating on the right hand chart, the 6E contract, the Stop is approx 1.08500 and Short Entry 1.08200.
So for the main 6E futures contracts that is 60 ticks Risk and at $6.25 per tick, that's a Risk of $375 for 1 contract
Now for the Micro contract, that's only 30 ticks Risk and at $1.3 per tick, that's a Risk of $39 for 1 contract. ( Micro 6E contracts do not have the half point values like the main 6E contract).
So if $375 is too much Risk, then maybe 3 micro contracts, giving a Risk of $117 would be more suitable for traders.
This is just an example of how versatile futures trading can be for currencies, instead of just trading Forex. Our Roller Coaster Indicator Suite is very powerful, but sometimes the risk seems a little high when traditional Forex trading and this alternative, using futures emin and micro contracts, should be worth exploring for serious traders.
This particular trade was a 1:2 winner and I traded 5 Micro Contracts, Risk $195 for a profit of $390, Which isn't bad for 3 hours in the trade. Yes I could have won twice that with 1 normal emini 6E contract, but the Risk was too high for me as I had 2 other trades on at the same time with Gold and one of the indexes.
I wrote an article on our blog, back in February, discussing the Roller Coaster strategy , Getting in the Groove and Risk management, you may find interesting.
S&P 500 Emini Futures Breakout StrategyEmini Breakout and Momentum Strategies
Profiting from breakouts and momentum trading is a favorite trading approach among Emini day traders. Emini momentum strategies often rely on capitalizing on a spike in momentum (order flow) activity. That’s the reason why Emini momentum strategies work best during times of increased volatility.
Similar to momentum trading strategies, Emini breakout strategies can offer many opportunities to maximize your profits. Emini breakout traders can capture trades with a good risk to reward ratio. A trend always starts from a breakout so this approach can also lead to possibly capture a trend.
The anatomy of trading breakouts can be summarized by Emini price breaking a key support or resistance level.
Emini breakouts usually follow after periods of tight congestions and as stated previously, they can lead to trend development.
As you can see the Emini futures market is very tempting as there are numerous trading opportunities. However, trading the Emini market without losing your hard-earned capital is a little bit harder. That’s why in order to increase your chances of successfully day trading Emini, we’re going to share the best Emini trading strategy.
With this approach, you can build another stream of income.
The only way you make money in the market is if you’re able to catch a trend. It doesn’t matter if you’re a day trader or a swing trader. In order to make a profit day trading the 5-minute time frame, you need an intraday trend to secure a profit.
The best Emini trading strategy requires to hold your trades to the close. Don’t try to get in and out scalping ES futures because when you have a loss most likely it will eat all the previous profits. Instead, try to catch a trend move and hold it to the close.
With this approach, you’ll make a lot more money because during the trend days the Emini contract tends to close near the high for bullish candles. The same is true for all large bearish range day, which closes near the low of the candle.
Go study your Emini chart and you’ll see this repeating pattern over and over again. Some research suggests that when the Emini futures close in the top 10% of its range, it has an 80% chance of follow-through the next day
Trade your trading plan to find entry, Stop Loss & Take Profit.
Roller Coaster Indicator Suite, Futures, Forex, Stocks & CryptoA look out our Roller Coaster Indicator suite using examples of forex, stocks, futures and cryptocurrency. Highlighting the need to understand trade size when comparing risk to reward. Also how to identify the best time frame to trade for the instruments that you trade.
This Roller Coaster Indicator suite has an 83% win rate and uses a Stochastic/MACD Cross with special EMA points of control for entry and trade management. Again, they key is find the sweet spot with regards to the best time frame to trade for each currency pair, stock, futures contract or crypto instrument.
Testing our New BITS (Breakout Intelligent Trading Signals)Quick video of our first test for our BITS (Breakout Intelligent Trading Signals) for the TradingView Platform. We already have this indicator suite for ThinkorSwim, TradeStation and NinjaTrader and we are looking to launch for TradingViewe over the next week or so.
It uses our proprietary cloud based algorithm from our Smartlist giving breakout signals with price action volume and proximity to our points of Control.
In this example I was using Gold Futures, but it is good for Stocks, Futures, Commodities and Cryptocurreny.
The Japanese Yen is above the 20 day ema J61!
The Japanese Yen is above the 20-day ema. the last time it was above it was on January 30.
The money flow is currently downwards so we should watch for further consolidation on the 20D ema.
Those are my levels, lower Purple (0.23 fib) is the old support. The new support is the 20 day-ema and upper purple line is the resistance.
The green levels go from green to greener