Using the tick charts and renko charts to day trade indices on NinjaTrader

Using the tick charts and renko charts to day trade indices on NinjaTrader

A very typical day trading the indices as we focus on the YM Emini index. Bearish price action in the early part of the session was replaced later in the day with a nice reversal off a deep hammer candle. Both tick charts and renko charts reveal momentum as they are non-time based, and so give a clear view on participation and momentum which was lacking in this session. Scalping these markets requires speed and timing, and choosing levels of where to enter and likely return. https://youtu.be/HM_-0pstBC8...
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The volume point of control confirmed it all!

The volume point of control confirmed it all!

Another session for day trading the US indices where patience and more patience was required, but as always it’s volume spread analysis coupled with the Quantum Trading tools and indicators which helps to keep us safe and stop us from jumping in and then regretting this decision. The volatility indicator was once again much in evidence as indeed was the accumulation and distribution indicator for NinjaTrader, helping to define those key levels of price support and resistance which are so important. The volume point of control was also much in evidence with the primary US indices of the ES, the YM, and the NQ all rotating around key levels as price agreement was reached in the faster timeframes. The tick charts too also confirmed this lack of interest and participation with the tickspeedometer indicator delivering very clear messages of danger ahead as the red warning signals flashed loud and clear. The messages were clear – wait and be patient. The trades...
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A wonderful day for reversal traders in US markets

A wonderful day for reversal traders in US markets

A real game of two halves today in the US day trading session with the risk off sentiment expressed in the first half, duly replaced with a return to risk on, as the major US indices and exchanges reversed all the losses of the first part of the session to close near or above the opening price. In this session we focused on the YM emini index with some classical price action, both intraday and on the daily chart itself. Volume price analysis as always is the starting point, and with last week's NFP still fresh in the mind, the prospect of rising interest rates had taken their toll on the markets. However, on both the 4th and 5th of October, whilst the indices fell during the session, they also recovered off the lows and more importantly on high volume, sending a clear signal that the big operators were buying and absorbing the selling pressure. Indeed this was the pattern we...
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