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Order Book, Level I and II Market Data
The most reliable tool that traders use to make trading decisions is Level I and Level II market data. Market data comes directly from the exchange – for example, the NYSE and the CME provide Level I and II data for stocks and futures contracts. Traders receive market data via their broker. Level I and Level II are available for futures and equities. Access to Level II data is more expensive than Level I for stocks and futures. Some brokers may provide all data streams free of charge, but usually charge higher fees as compensation. This market data includes information on current prices and recently completed trades. Level II data…
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EURO ::: LOCAL VOLUME LEVELS
The eur/usd pair is familiar to the average trader. An overview of current volume support and resistance levels. Many of you who send questions to my email ask about the software I use to analyse market activity and trade. This is my mistake, we will correct it now. I should have introduced you to the program much earlier. This is a complete platform for technical and volumetric analysis of all available stock exchanges. The VolFix platform is excellent at all stages of trading: Premarket Open Market Research Search Trading Postmarket The slide above marks all the levels required. A little about what is involved in the arsenal. To determine the…
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ES: details of the trade on the 19th. JUN23 > 8 CONTRACTS >
A little bit about my trade, or rather the two I opened on the 19th this week. The first slide is a cluster chart of the ES500. Standard core levels of the week, major support and resistance levels. Also added is the VWAP weekly and daily timeframe indicator. On the chart marked with a circle in green the opening point of the first buy. How the support level in the range of 4154.5 and 4151 was established is marked in green on the slide. On the slide #2 is the 17th Monday. The m5 timeframe was chosen to approximate the picture of the buyer/seller imbalance distribution and you could see…
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CL: JUN23 Saudi Aramco > Oil & Gas >
At the moment, there is an interesting combination in crude oil. The first days of liquid trading of the JUN23 futures contract. Just above you can examine the slide. Here is the CHART:: Classic Profile Chart / Delta by price TF:: Day Total H&P.Histograms Volume/Delta Open Interest yellow/gray line The current trading session landed on the volume support at 80-80.50, which was formed in the last contract. The level is marked on the slide. And the quote is at the GAP RANGE (on slide). Judging by the data of the current trading session – not many buyers, but large oil traders’ interest in the current price has appeared sharply, which is confirmed by the…
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ES500: MARKET PROFILE Finance Sector> Banksters > FedRes
The total volume figure for the day varies between 900k and 1,000k. For the ES500 index, the overshoot of 1200k is a strike indicator of the day. Delta Imbalance (lower histogram)-last trading days, was on the side of buyers. And if we add the Open Interest indicator, which as many expected will be falling, but the number of open positions is increasing no matter how much we would like to the contrary. The local key range “Contract’s core” – almost 85% coincides with the range of support that was formed during all these holidays. The level is marked MAIN AREA. Big Trades highlighted buying activity. And combined with the stock market heat map…
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TIPS & TRICKS : THINK ABOUT IT
words, wishes to the one who sets off Everyone chooses their own path. Time will tell whether it will be easy or difficult. My path began in 2008. Speculation on the stock market is not taught in institutes and universities. From that day, when I made my first trade until this day, I am constantly learning, researching, testing and developing. Technology, tools and exchange platforms are always evolving. To continue on your way, you have to progress as well. In 15 years – I have gained a wealth of experience and knowledge. The advice and recommendations that I will share, you will not read in brokers’ handbooks or see…
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VWAP Strategy — How To Use VWAP
VWAP was first used in 1984 by a trader at Abel Noser, a Wall Street trading firm. It’s since become a core part of many trading strategies. VWAP indicator is one of the underestimated indicators, moreover, traders confuse it with moving averages or ” moving” indicators. It is easy to learn and easy to integrate into a trading strategy. Abbreviation of the indicator Volume-Weighted Average Price – weighted average price including trading volume. Institutional traders and investors have been using it since 1984. Proven over time, the indicator has been noticed by HFT companies and now in 70% of high-frequency algorithms VWAP indicator is used. Detection of intraday trend and…
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Franc & Euro
From the first days of the June contract the EUR/USD pair was aiming for 1.1. Five days of steady momentum has not been seen for a long time on this instrument and those who followed the trend have clearly made money. But what happens now? Where is that stable trend? Several times a year, almost all civilized people, following their faith and supporting traditions, celebrate religious holidays. How these events affect the global economy is the subject of a separate article, and perhaps an entire report. But I recommend to reflect and estimate the scale of these processes. April 7 is Good Friday – until then, currency markets will trade…
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TIPS and TRICKS: time market map
For profitable trading it will be advisable to make trades at the moments of trading session when strong price movement is the most probable, and those periods when market is weak or is in sideways movement, exclude trading operations. After the first study of market tendencies one might think that it is almost impossible to determine in advance in which periods the market is more dynamic. It is worth to mark out the times when important news and reports are released. Take an economic calendar to determine the exact time of news releases. My research was carried out, the main task was to identify the periods of trading session with higher volatility and…
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ES – TIME TO TAKE MONEY
If you are waiting for the right moment to speculate on the S&P500 index, the time has come. The new contract has tested the key, volumetric level/massive (marked in blue). Other indices are in a similar +/- situation. Pay attention to the liquidity delta of the aggressors for the day. Out of 5 days – 3 were in high imbalance relative to sellers. If you set aside the news backdrop which is filled on all sides with extremely awful news about the collapse of the banks. SVB Financial Group operated in the UK, Ireland, Germany, Israel, PRC, Hong Kong, India, Denmark, Canada and the Cayman Islands. The bank was founded…
