Happy New Year !!!! Volume Spread Analysis (VSA) 101 On Tests: The Market, like a woman, is always testing. This begs the question, "What exactly is the Market testing and why?". There are three types the Market tests, (1) Tests that are the result ...

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Another Oil trade. Entered after the close of the Up Thrust. Meaning I did not wait for confirmation. This Up Thrust was so obviously a sign of weakness, that I did not feel the need to wait. image

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SIM trading until the first Monday in January (1/6/2020). I took a Short on the Up Thrust in the Supply/Demand Delta Zone after some signs of weakness, however, the subsequent Long trade is really the focus of this post. I don't know what was said, ...

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Chart Dump/Request Chart Dump: image Request: Personally, I have enjoyed the enthusiasm and unique voices of all those currently posting in this thread. Volume is the key and a thread about volume should always be among the most active threads in ...

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I'm curious to see what DonPato has to say, but you are correct. There should be more selling at the low (DELTA) because the sellers are the ones aggressively trading "at the market", while the buyers are passively trading with resting, "limit", ...

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Very nice. Although being out of the market is technically a trading decision, I haven't had any trades (yet) today. I'm exhibiting the kind of patience needed for me to succeed.

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The notion of Delta (the net difference between Aggressive Buyers-Aggressive Sellers) is powerful and should be understood by all traders. In general, a Negative Delta purports to falling prices and a Positive Delta purports to rising prices. ...

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I certainly don't want to hijack this thread. This is a thread where all methods and systems are welcome. But since I was asked a question about OrderFLow, I have to take the opportunity to post my favorite trading video of all time. video ...

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First off, thank you for the questions. I am by no means an expert, but I will do my best to answer your questions. I will also attach a couple of videos that will probably explain things better than I do. This can be a bit counter-intuitive and is ...

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Journal Entry: Yesterday shook me a bit, but I woke up today unphased and ready to go. My intent was not to beat the Market, but rather, not to beat myself. Successful traders are process-oriented as opposed to outcome-dependant. Having said that, I ...

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Journal Entry: I woke up feeling good this morning. I was all set to have a great day. I had put yesterday's losses behind me. Traders, like good DBs in the NFL, have to have short memories. Rolled over in the ES to the March contract. Two [LIVE] ...

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Well done. You gotta love that. Thank you for posting. The time and effort you take to post are appreciated.

Intraday Trading the US Index Futures

First, I want to say thank you to DonPato for starting this thread. I've been getting a lot of "take your ball and go home" posts lately. Which I am sure DonPato can relate to. Normally, I would simply say, "if my answers frighten you, you should ...

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Straight Volume Spread Analysis (VSA) trade. Okay, you know nothing is ever straight with me. Wait, that doesn't sound right. Let's try this: Pure Volume Spread Analysis (VSA) trade. Okay, you know nothing is ever pure with me. Much better. (Thanks, ...

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Journal Entry: I woke up feeling good and ready to face the Market. Ready to follow it. Ready to surrender to it. Ready to want what it wants. I tried to log into Sierra Charts but could not. After many attempts, I had to email Infinity Futures ...

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2 [SIM] Trades: 2 Wins. Trade 1: Trying something new. Not really, bringing concepts together to, hopefully, create a cohesive methodology. I felt good starting the day and was just excited to see the Market through this "new" prism. The truly new ...

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This is one of the best "trading" videos of all time and fittingly belongs in one of the best threads of all time. I can't thank you enough DonPato. video DonPato has motivated me to take another look, no, to take a better look, at the Market. ...

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Of course, the opposite is true for UP bars. That is to say, Weakness, when it appears, usually appears on UP bars. image Note the UP bar marked ND (No Demand), this is the actual entry signal bar. It's a No Demand (ND) that touches and closes ...

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