Terrific price action on the US indices as the US election is finally settled but not without a storming of the Senate which lead to a sell of later in the day.
https://youtu.be/bj2F9u3a768...
In the first part of the US day trading session I focus on the US 30 which is a great way to get started trading indices as it does not require a specialist futures brokers account and moves in the same way. And here I also explain the importance of levels and flows which define market sentiment as it moves between risk-on and risk-off in this and related markets. Levels can be defined in many ways and the most common are off course from a price based perspective, but here I also use volume and the Camarilla Levels indicator.
https://youtu.be/GfSU3PZTNcs...
Wall Street was in sombre mood following the explosive move the previous day, where risk on sentiment dominated. Equity markets surged and risk currency sold off strongly and reflected equally in bond markets and yields.
https://youtu.be/3vSK4HSoHDU...
The problem for most traders is holding a position in the market once the trend is underway, and not to be bounced out in the inevitable round of pullnbacks and minor reversals which occur in all timeframes. No trend ever moves smoothly higher or lower without pausing and reversing against you and this is when emotion kicks in, and a decison is taken to close the position at a small profit. The problem then is one where a trader has several small lossess but few smaller profits and so the trading account fails to move forwards. To achieve this, profitable trends need to be maximised and this is where volume price analysis steps in to help and delivers a powerful tool in the trading armourry to help overcome this emotional response which can be so damaging.
https://youtu.be/vqK2sSiHczk...
With the US indices moving sideways ahead of the debate between President Trump and his rival Biden, we turn to crude oil futures and the WT contract to find an excellent trading opportunity in the form of a reversal on the intra day charts. The buyers step in on the move lower with stopping volume and so creating the reversal in trend.
https://youtu.be/Wo_kklS0Gnk...
At the start of the US trading session two things happen at the same time. First comes the surge in volume as the cash markets open alongside Globex and second this is always accompanied with volatility. Here we explain how to trade volatility at these times.
https://youtu.be/Gld3oDhvmd8...
