31. E-mini Trading: The Trouble with Trading Gaps
January 01, 2012
It is not unusual to hear individuals ask about trading the “high probability” gap trades. It seems that there is a perception (by some traders) that e-mini gap trading falls into the sure-fire trade class of trades. Note: I have yet to locate a sure-fire trade in several decades of trading. <...
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32. Surprising Anomalies in E-mini Trading and Trend Lines
December 31, 2011
I’ve been writing some about trend lines lately and noted my observation, in several of the articles, of the declining use of this valuable charting tool. I don’t have any illusions that a couple of articles by a relatively unknown author will have any effect on the use of these lines; but if just ...
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33. E-mini Trading: Support and Resistance and How it Effects Your Trading
December 31, 2011
In a recent article I noted that I felt that the important indicator on my chart wasn’t an oscillator, or indicator or a set of moving averages. I like trading indicators that help me understand e-mini trading in real time. I can think of no better real time trading experience than watching price a...
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34. E-mini Trading: Is Support and Resistance Really That Important?
December 29, 2011
In the world of trading, experts sputter about Donchian Channels, obscure oscillators and indicators are named in a manner in which I can scarcely pronounce. Make no mistake about it; there is an e-mini chart pattern and indicator wrapped into a neat package that stands head and shoulders (no pun i...
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35. Understanding Trend Lines in E-mini Trading: Types and Angles
December 19, 2011
I make it point to sketch in a trendline on the e-mini charts I trade. I don’t use the automated trendline programs that have become very popular of late. No, I prefer to draw my trend lines manually using the tops of each bar range, as oppose to drawing trend lines based upon the close of each ba...
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36. E-mini Trading: An Introduction to Trend Lines
December 18, 2011
Most e-mini traders with even a small amount trading experience quickly note that the market is broadly moving up or down, usually in the familiar zigzag pattern. Despite the undulations in the movement of the market, it is relatively easy to spot the direction the market is moving. Note: For the ...
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37. E-mini Trading: Where Have the Trend Lines Gone?
December 18, 2011
As I look over the myriad of e-mini trading charts I receive from past students, friends and interest bystanders I have noticed that the diminutive trend line is often missing from the chart. I am not sure when the decline of the trend line began, but I have noticed that other trading indicators se...
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38. E-mini Trading: What Are My Real Chances of Being a Successful Trader?
December 14, 2011
When chatting with individuals who have heard that e-mini trading is a great way to make a living, I am invariably asked if they really have a chance of succeeding in e-mini trading. In my opinion, there is no more difficult question to answer than this simple inquiry. Without knowing an individua...
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39. Peaks, Valleys, Oscillators and other E-mini Trading Delusions
December 13, 2011
I can’t deny there is an unmistakable thrill in picking that exact moment the price action on an e-mini trading chart peaks and the trend changes. Of course, the thrill is a rare one for me because it is always accidental. I don’t try to pick the price or time when the market will peak; along the ...
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40. When the Newscasters Are Screeching Hysteria, How Do You Trade E-mini's?
December 13, 2011
It’s not unusual for one of my students to come to the e-mini trade room after watching one of the financial channel broadcasts in a hysterical state. He or she may have heard a newscast that the market is going to surge and are determined to get long at the opening. I usually listen impassively, ...
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Author: David Adams
