1. E-mini Trading: The Ambush Trade
October 23, 2013
When e-mini trading, the Ambush trade can be a power tool in your arsenal of trading. It’s a Fibonacci trade, which certainly is not my favorite, but has a surprising level of success. This trade set-up, which occurs frequently, take some time and practice to recognize, but learning it can put val...
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2. E-Mini Trading: Do You Keep Track of Each Day's Economic Events?
September 30, 2013
It's not unusual to hear traders complain that the market spiked them out of their trade without warning. Random spikes in the market do occur from time to time without reason; but generally these rapid rises or falls in the market are caused by market announcements. As an e-mini trader, it is impe...
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3. Why Even Bother With a Written E-Mini Trading Plan?
September 24, 2013
Many of the students I talk with have been through several e-mini trading education programs. I generally ask them about their trading style, and whether or not they have a written e-mini trading plan. The answer to this question is universally “no." Additionally, there is often a bit of indignation...
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4. What's the Secret to Trading E-Mini's Profitably and Consistently?
September 18, 2013
If I had a nickel for every time I was asked this question I would be a rich man indeed. I don't know if it's just the American way, but new e-mini traders are often convinced that there is some sort of secret equation that will assure them success. Nothing could be further from the truth when tradi...
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5. Private Mentoring and Educational Trade Rooms; Why Not Just Learning to Trade E-Mini's on Your Own?
September 18, 2013
As an e-mini educator, my favorite students are the ones that tried to learn to trade e-mini's from a popular textbook and have lost a good bit of money. I've yet to meet an e-mini trader who became competent from the trading books currently available. Most recently, I came in contact with a textboo...
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6. E-Mini Trading: Can You Utilize Fractals in Your Trading?
September 09, 2013
If you have previously read any of my articles, you know that I am not a fan of moving averages, oscillators, or indicators as primary vehicles to determine market entries in e-mini trading. These indicators simply lag too much for my taste. I am an e-mini scalper and like real-time indicators. That...
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7. E-Mini Trading: What Causes Traders to Over-trade?
August 31, 2013
One of the mistakes I often see novice or beginning e-mini traders make is a tendency to take too many trades. This is called over-trading. On a typical day, I may see between 3 – 5 potential trades in the morning trading session. Just to cover myself, I will admit that every now and then you have d...
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8. E-Mini Trading: Volume and How It Effects Support and Resistance
April 28, 2013
I suppose if you analyze my e-mini trading style, it revolves primarily around support and resistance. While I am intensely aware of order entry, tick data, and standard deviation analysis; the engine that powers my trading centers on support and resistance. The question I am often asked is: how do ...
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9. E-Mini Trading: Why Do Novice Traders Often Struggle at the Two-Month Mark?
April 25, 2013
As a trading educator, one of the most disappointing trends is to see a novice e-mini trader begin his or her e-mini trading career on a very strong note and then watch them deteriorate at the 2 to 3 month mark. It's not an unusual phenomenon, and I have almost come to expect this event and started ...
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10. After Two Years, I Can't Seem to Make Any Money Trading the ES E-Mini!
April 24, 2013
As an individual who talks to a good number of e-mini traders throughout the course of the week it is not unusual for me to hear weary e-mini traders lament the fact that they cannot seem to make money trading the ES e-mini. Many of these traders take this statement a step further and claim they don...
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Author: David Adams
