Volume adds depth and color to the monochromatic picture
As always, volume reveals the truth behind the price action, and whilst price action alone reveals much, on its own, it is a one dimensional […]
Indices
A lesson for us all
As we come to the end of another trading year, it’s always interesting to look back and consider the charts on a slower timeframe, and […]
Trump speaks and the market delivers!
If there is one person who can be guaranteed to deliver much needed volatility into the markets it’s Donald Trump! And in the US trading […]
Back where we started!
For US equity markets last week was a case of being back where we started, with the plunge of Monday and Tuesday on a nervous […]
Using tick to reveal momentum and activity in the market
After three consecutive days of wonderful momentum across all the markets, it was no surprise to find price action muted as they pause for breath […]
The joy of Donald Trump!
What a joy it is for traders having Donald Trump as US president as he delivers a never ending source of volatility to the markets. […]
Volume signals the reversal in the USD/JPY
The USD/JPY is another currency pair which has been trading in a tight range for an extended period and here we have moved to the […]
Focus on the down candles in an uptrend!
When markets are in a strong uptrend, we always consider every candle and its relationship to volume, but it is often the down candles which […]
Powell testifies and the markets listen!
Trading is hard at the best of times, and made doubly so when someone as influential as Fed Chairman Powell is speaking which was the […]
Trading gold futures, index futures and more on the volume point of control
Another great futures trading session, but starting with a roundup of the forex price action from earlier in the day, with the GBP/AUD once again […]
No – not a selling climax yet.
Many of you will have come across the wonderful poem by Stevie Smith, ‘not waving but drowning’, and for US equity markets this has been […]
Do you wait or do you scalp? What suits your trading personality?
An interesting session where we started with the GBP/AUD picking up from the morning forex session where focus had been on this pair along with […]
This was the key level on the daily chart for the NQ emini
This is the level we have been watching for so long on the daily chart for the NQ emini, and one which has finally been […]
The NQ emini delivers ahead of Mike Pence
An action packed session trading the US markets for emini indices and commodities using volume price analysis and the Quantum Trading tools and indicators. And […]
VIX turning lower on the weekly chart on Tradestation
A chart which should be on every trader’s workspace is the VIX, the volatility index based on the S&P500 and out of the money puts […]
Step down to the slower timeframes for a view on US indices
As I have already highlighted in other recent posts and analysis, when markets are in congestion with volatility, as has been the case for many […]
Here’s how to trade the emini futures – points make prizes!
Another excellent futures trading session across the markets from the indices, to commodities and currency futures with plenty of strong moves. And as with the […]
A September breeze replaces the storms of August for equity markets
With the summer holidays now a dim and distant memory, overshadowed for some with the extreme volatility which rocked the markets, September has breathed fresh […]