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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.

 

FOR THE TRADING DAY OF Wednesday, 2025 07 30

News - Options Expiry Calendar

Note: FOMC 2pm EDT. Difficult mid-summer chop.

Indexes: measured moves (short) completed, expecting a bullish move. That said, staying out on an FOMC day is perfectly fine.
Currencies: standing by
Commodities: monitoring SI (see 240m chart!)
Financials: standing by
Agriculturals: standing by

FOR THE TRADING DAY OF Tuesday, 2025 07 29

News - Options Expiry Calendar

Note: little is happening. FOMC tomorrow.

Indexes: ES, NQ may turn into a slide. YM, RTY room to go
Currencies: standing by
Commodities: monitoring SI (see 240m chart!)
Financials: standing by
Agriculturals: standing by

FOR THE TRADING DAY OF Monday, 2025 07 28

News - Options Expiry Calendar

The task: execute on the opportunities identified on Friday (see email)

Indexes: upgaps on open, longs in progress
Currencies: 6E upgap on open
Commodities: SI stopped out (short term, long term long bias intact)
Financials: standing by
Agriculturals: standing by

FOR THE TRADING DAY OF Friday, 2025 07 25

News - Options Expiry Calendar

Note: no video is necessary: focusing on SI and NQ (also RTY, YM, and several currencies e.g. 6A). A handful for Friday!

Indexes: longs in progress, NQ breaking out
Currencies: monitoring for longs
Commodities: SI long in progress or setting up
Financials: standing by
Agriculturals: standing by

FOR THE TRADING DAY OF Thursday, 2025 07 24

News - Options Expiry Calendar

Indexes: 1Rs and/or longs in progress
Currencies: several good long setups, 6E, 6C, 6A, 6J, MBT long in progress
Commodities: GC, SI loss of momentum, standing by
Financials: standing by
Agriculturals: standing by

FOR THE TRADING DAY OF Wednesday, 2025 07 23

News - Options Expiry Calendar

Indexes: bullish setups, focusing on YM, RTY to hit previous highs
Currencies: several good long setups, 6E, 6C, 6A, 6J, MBT long in progress
Commodities: GC, SI longs in progress
Financials: standing by
Agriculturals: standing by

FOR THE TRADING DAY OF Tuesday, 2025 07 22

News - Options Expiry Calendar

Note: we’re travelling this week, we’ll do our best to keep this page up to date. Monitor the intraday folder for any intraday messages.

Indexes: signs of weakness on the indexes, manage any existing positions
Currencies: several long setups, 6E, 6C, monitoring 6A, 6J, MBT long in progress
Commodities: GC, SI longs in progress
Financials: standing by
Agriculturals: standing by

FOR THE TRADING DAY OF Monday, 2025 07 21

News - Options Expiry Calendar

Notes: several excellent setups, pay attention!

Indexes: YM, RTY, ES, NQ longs in progress, triggering, or setting up. Decide which one to pursue.
Currencies: standing by for now, we want price to move in our direction first
Commodities: GC, SI be long or look for long
Financials: standing by
Agriculturals: standing by

FOR THE TRADING DAY OF friday, 2025 07 18

News - Options Expiry Calendar

Notes: several excellent setups, not seen in a while, time to get to work!

Indexes: YM, RTY longs in progress. ES, NQ have broken out. Be bullish and ready for the unexpected at the same time!
Currencies: several long setups, including MBT, 6E, 6A/N, see below and video
Commodities: PA long in progress (weekly), PL vertical, GC, SI worth being long
Financials: standing by
Agriculturals: standing by

FOR THE TRADING DAY OF Thursday, 2025 07 17

News - Options Expiry Calendar

Notes:

  • 8.30am EDT news, expect a catalyst!

  • YM, RTY expected to move upon the news at 8.30am EDT

  • Difficult conditions, do not overtrade!

  • Typical mid-summer chop, do not lose capital, taking a break is fine.

Indexes: YM, RTY long setups.
Currencies: standing by
Commodities: PA long in progress (weekly)
Financials: standing by
Agriculturals: standing by

FOR THE TRADING DAY OF Wednesday, 2025 07 16

News - Options Expiry Calendar

Notes: Difficult conditions, no follow-through on Tuesday. Not planning much on Wednesday. If you choose to trade, see the jpgs below for potential work.

Indexes: standing by. Expect potential support areas to be tested.
Currencies: standing by
Commodities: monitoring PA
Financials: one of the eventual safe havens
Agriculturals: standing by

FOR THE TRADING DAY OF tuesday, 2025 07 15

News - Options Expiry Calendar

Indexes: if long, cover your back
Currencies: standby by
Commodities: GC long setup. SI, PA 1Rs hit, standing by
Financials: one of the eventual safe havens
Agriculturals: standing by

FOR THE TRADING DAY OF Monday, 2025 07 14

News - Options Expiry Calendar

Indexes: if long, cover your back
Currencies: long setups in the works
Commodities: GC, SI, PA shine: it’s worth listening to us
Financials: one of the eventual safe havens
Agriculturals: standing by

FOR THE TRADING DAY OF friday, 2025 07 11

News - Options Expiry Calendar

Indexes: potential failure tests, if long, cover your back
Currencies: lack of momentum on currencies
Commodities: GC long setup, SI long in progress
Financials: one of the eventual safe havens
Agriculturals: standing by

FOR THE TRADING DAY OF Thursday, 2025 07 10

News - Options Expiry Calendar

Indexes: potential failure test on the NQ
Currencies: MBT 1R, 6A, 6N longs in progress
Commodities: GC, SI long setups, CL long setup
Financials: one of the eventual safe havens
Agriculturals: standing by

FOR THE TRADING DAY OF Wednesday, 2025 07 09

News - Options Expiry Calendar

2pm: FOMC

Indexes: no sign of selling, which may be a clue for a breakout to new highs.
Currencies: MBT expecting new highs, watching 6A, 6N for longs
Commodities: GC monitoring for long entry, SI standing by, CL long setup
Financials: one of the eventual safe havens
Agriculturals: standing by

FOR THE TRADING DAY OF Tuesday, 2025 07 08

News - Options Expiry Calendar

Wednesday 2pm: FOMC

Note: danger lurking, markets subject to respond every time the president sends a love letter, practice caution

Indexes: no sign of selling at the double top, which may be a clue for a breakout to new highs.
Currencies: MBT expecting new highs
Commodities: GC monitoring for long entry, SI standing by
Financials: one of the eventual safe havens
Agriculturals: standing by

FOR THE TRADING DAY OF Monday, 2025 07 07

News - Options Expiry Calendar

Indexes: longs in progress, protect your back, respect your trailing stops, this could be the end of it, or not, we don’t know.
Currencies: 6A triggering, 6N long in progress, 6C triggered
Commodities: GC monitoring for long entry, SI triggering
Financials: one of the eventual safe havens
Agriculturals: standing by

FOR THE TRADING DAY OF Thursday, 2025 07 03

News - Options Expiry Calendar

Note: wrapping up the week, mind the trading hours!

Indexes: longs in progress, protect your back
Currencies: failure on 6B
Commodities: GC long setup, SI long setup
Financials: one of the eventual safe havens
Agriculturals: standing by

FOR THE TRADING DAY OF Wednesday, 2025 07 02

News - Options Expiry Calendar

Indexes: hitting all time highs, protect your back
Currencies: longs in progress (6E, 6A, 6N, 6J, 6S, all of them)
Commodities: GC long setup, SI long setup, PA long setup
Financials: one of the eventual safe havens
Agriculturals: standing by

Be mindful of the market hours!

FOR THE TRADING DAY OF Tuesday, 2025 07 01

News - Options Expiry Calendar

Note: Canada Day, TSX closed.

Indexes: protect your back
Currencies: longs in progress (6A, 6N, 6J)
Commodities: GC long setup, SI long setup
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.