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Actionable market insight for technically motivated directional traders

  • I'm new to this. Where do I start?

    Start with the Documentation. See link above. Then you may want to read through the documentation of our software products to see how we go about interacting with the markets.

  • When is this page updated?

    We update this page, with our plan and outlook for the next trading day, by midnight Eastern Time prior to every trading session on the US futures markets. We also post updates as necessary during the day (see 'intraday' folder).

  • Your charts are too big for me

    This is the most frequent comment we receive. Consider the following:


    a) It's important to ask the question: why do we want to trade a given timeframe. If because that's where our edge is, fine. But if we want to trade a timeframe because that's what we think is the only thing we have money for, we're in trouble. We have to pick timeframe not based on our wishes, but on where our verified edge is.

    b) Ok, is there some good news?

    Yes, lots:

    - With us, you'll be trading with an edge. (Without an edge, there is no point in risking a single dollar on the markets.)

    - Now, most of our trades are intraday trades, the 240min timeframe still being six times less than a day.

    - Also, many of our 240min trade ideas can be adapted to even smaller timeframes by simply waiting for the next pullback on the lower timeframe (LTF) after the 240min trigger.

    - Also, many of our trade ideas are on currency futures. On relatively small accounts, they can be executed on forex, which allows more granular risk management.

    - Many of our trade ideas can also be executed on ETFs: say, GLD for a GC trade or TLT for bond futures.

    - Finally, on smaller accounts trades can be executed with micro contracts (MES, MGC etc.). While some will say "that way you can't make money", our answer is: but one will learn to fish, and that's worth all the money!

    It is clear our service allows the capital accumulation process to be implemented on any reasonably-sized account.

  • What do "technically motivated" and "directional" mean?

    Technically motivated traders make trading/investing decisions based on what price has done in the past. We, as technically motivated traders, do not normally include macroeconomic or fundamental factors (e.g. a given company's financials) into our thinking. We hold the view that patterns can be uncovered in price behaviour alone that have predictive value.

    Directional traders expect price to move up or down. For directional traders to make money, price needs to move. Note: there are non-directional trading styles as well, although those are beyond the scope of our focus on these pages.

  • Miscellaneous notes

    - Make sure you read the Documentation, become familiar with our Market Scanner, and follow the markets every day to build intuition to make best use of this service.

    - We tend to scale back activities on the indexes leading up to FOMC releases, while being aware that the FOMC news release can often serve as a catalyst. We also stay out of intraday trades 10 minutes before and after of major news releases.

    - We're often wrong. After all, we work with probabilities, and this work is all about the future, the yet unknown. We judge our work not by how many times we're right or wrong, but - to paraphrase one of the best traders of all time - by 'how much we make when we're right and how much we lose when we're wrong'.

Please note: instead of the live trade rooms, we’ll upload one video about an important aspect of successful trading weekly or as warranted, solely for Premium subscribers. Send in your comments or questions you’d like to be covered in this new video series. Put “Premium videos” in the subject line. Thanks!

Futures, foreign currency and options trading contains substantial risk and is not for every investor. An investor could potentially lose all or more than the initial investment. Risk capital is money that can be lost without jeopardizing one's financial security or lifestyle. Only risk capital should be used for trading and only those with sufficient risk capital should consider trading. Past performance is not necessarily indicative of future results.

All times Eastern Time.

US Futures at a glance

Note: IB 1 = inside bar (daily), IB 2 = two consecutive inside bars. LT = long tail. Data supplied by Remek! Inside Bar.

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FOR THE TRADING DAY OF Monday, 2025 08 25

News - Options Expiry Calendar

Note: a situation (one we have been expecting) full of opportunities in the wake of Friday’s events. In short: inflationary expectations and monetary easing (rate cuts) have been or are being priced in. That means higher asset prices. We are bullish until the market tells us we’re wrong (which day will come!). If you want to hedge mid/long-term, use treasuries and/or ex-US assets (currencies, EU, CDN, etc. assets).

Indexes: 1Rs hit, longs in progress, expect further upside
Currencies: long on most majors
Commodities: expect higher prices on metals (see jpgs)
Financials: see notes above
Agriculturals: ZC long setup, look for longs in you trade this asset class

FOR THE TRADING DAY OF Friday, 2025 08 22

News - Options Expiry Calendar

Note: see charts below, we’re focusingthose.

Indexes: RTY, YM look good for a long
Currencies: standing by
Commodities: standing by
Financials: standing by
Agriculturals: ZS long in progress (we’ve been watching ZS this week)

FOR THE TRADING DAY OF Thursday, 2025 08 21

News - Options Expiry Calendar

Note: clarity. See charts below (and follow intraday folder)

Indexes: be long or look for long
Currencies: standing by
Commodities: standing by
Financials: standing by
Agriculturals: standing by

FOR THE TRADING DAY OF Wednesday, 2025 08 20

News - Options Expiry Calendar

Note: FOMC on Wednesday 2pm, expect a catalyst, not planning trades until after the dust settles, and no enticing setups anyway.

Indexes: standing by with a bullish bias
Currencies: standing by with a bullish bias, incl. MBT.
Commodities: standing by with a bullish bias on GC, SI
Financials: standing by
Agriculturals: standing by

FOR THE TRADING DAY OF Tuesday, 2025 08 19

News - Options Expiry Calendar

Note: FOMC on Wednesday, not planning trades before the 2pm news release. See our expectations on the charts below. We’ll find entries on Thursday or as they present themselves.

Indexes: standing by with a bullish bias
Currencies: standing by with a bullish bias, incl. MBT.
Commodities: standing by with a bullish bias on GC, SI
Financials: standing by
Agriculturals: standing by

FOR THE TRADING DAY OF monday, 2025 08 18

News - Options Expiry Calendar

Note: keep an eye on the intraday folder. FOMC on Wednesday!

Indexes: look for longs
Currencies: look for longs on 6S, MBT
Commodities: look for longs on GC, SI (daily)
Financials: standing by
Agriculturals: standing by

FOR THE TRADING DAY OF Friday, 2025 08 15

News - Options Expiry Calendar

Indexes: longs in progress
Currencies: 6E, 6A, 6N, MBT be long, look to be long
Commodities: look for longs on GC, SI (daily)
Financials: expect longs
Agriculturals: standing by

FOR THE TRADING DAY OF Thursday, 2025 08 14

News - Options Expiry Calendar

Note: what we do WORKS.

Indexes: 1Rs and more on the indexes. Two trending days in a row on the RTY!
Currencies: 6E, 6A, 6N, MBT be long, look to be long
Commodities: look for longs on GC, SI
Financials: expect longs
Agriculturals: standing by

FOR THE TRADING DAY OF Wednesday, 2025 08 13

News - Options Expiry Calendar

“News at 8.30am EDT, which may be a catalyst” - we said this yesterday.

Indexes: the job is clear: be long, look to be long
Currencies: the job is clear: 6E, 6A, 6N be long, look to be long
Commodities: standing by
Financials: expect longs
Agriculturals: standing by

FOR THE TRADING DAY OF tuesday, 2025 08 12

News - Options Expiry Calendar

News at 8.30am EDT, which may be a catalyst

Indexes: no change since yesterday
Currencies: no change since yesterday
Commodities: standing by
Financials: expect longs
Agriculturals: standing by

FOR THE TRADING DAY OF Monday, 2025 08 11

News - Options Expiry Calendar

Indexes: long setups
Currencies: several long setups
Commodities: standing by
Financials: expect longs
Agriculturals: standing by

FOR THE TRADING DAY OF Friday, 2025 08 08

News - Options Expiry Calendar

Indexes: long setups
Currencies: 6E long in progress, 6S long setup
Commodities: GC 1R, SI 1R
Financials: expect longs
Agriculturals: standing by

FOR THE TRADING DAY OF Thursday, 2025 08 07

News - Options Expiry Calendar

Note: no new information since yesterday. Setups in three asset classes unfolding as expected. See weekend video.

Indexes: long setups
Currencies: 6E long in progress, 6S long setup
Commodities: GC, SI longs triggering
Financials: expect longs
Agriculturals: standing by

FOR THE TRADING DAY OF Wednesday, 2025 08 06

News - Options Expiry Calendar

Indexes: expect longs
Currencies: 6E, 6S long or long setup
Commodities: GC, SI longs in progress
Financials: expect longs
Agriculturals: standing by

FOR THE TRADING DAY OF tuesday, 2025 08 05

News - Options Expiry Calendar

Notes: details in video!

Indexes: v-shaped recovery, expect longs
Currencies: 6E, 6S long or long setup
Commodities: GC, SI longs in progress
Financials: longs in progress
Agriculturals: standing by

FOR THE TRADING DAY OF Monday, 2025 08 04

News - Options Expiry Calendar

Notes: signs of seismic shifts, details in video!

Indexes: standing by for clues
Currencies: monitoring for longs
Commodities: monitoring for longs
Financials: monitoring for longs
Agriculturals: standing by

FOR THE TRADING DAY OF friday, 2025 08 01

News - Options Expiry Calendar

Notes: no trades planned for today. Staying in cash is perfectly fine. The only market we’re watching is a potential reversal on GC

Indexes: long trends broken
Currencies: standing by
Commodities: watching GC. HG says it all
Financials: standing by
Agriculturals: standing by

Futures, foreign currency and options trading contains substantial risk and is not for every investor. An investor could potentially lose all or more than the initial investment. Risk capital is money that can be lost without jeopardizing one's financial security or lifestyle. Only risk capital should be used for trading and only those with sufficient risk capital should consider trading. Past performance is not necessarily indicative of future results.