[Simplified Trading] Actionable Order Flow without the Tape Introduction When I first started trading the futures market, I spent a considerable amount of time and money learning how to “read the tape.” At the same time, and part of the training that I paid for, I was learning how to read and use market / …Read More about Top Shelf Trader
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Use Any Indicator with Our Frameworks: Universal Inputs
Use Any Indicator with Our Frameworks We released two new indicators on 9/16/2017 (see our indicator timeline here) that allow you to use any custom moving average, or oscillator (this includes vendor purchased indicators) with the Frameworks that most of our indicators are developed! When we developed our MA and Osc Frameworks, we tried to include …Read More about Use Any Indicator with Our Frameworks: Universal Inputs
Vix Trend: Reversals and Opening Range
The Vix Trend is designed to help spot the both when the E-mini S&P 500 (ES) is trending, or overbought / oversold, but is unique in that it uses the S&P 500 Index (^SP500, not the futures market) and the CBOE Volatility Index (^VIX). Since the indicator uses ^SP500 and ^VIX, your data provider must provide (real-time) access to both markets (we suggest Kinetick). Since the Vix Trend uses ^SP500, it is best to use an RTH chart template when using the indicator. To load the suggested RTH chart template, right click on your chart -> click DataSeries -> under Session Template choose US Equities RTH -> click Apply. Read More……
Ultimate Moving Average Crossover
No matter how many times I explore new concepts, I tend to always incorporate a moving average, or two (if not on price, then on an oscillator). I am going to show the settings I have found to be most beneficial for finding the trend for the ES. First, I have to admit, it is not just a simple crossover. Instead, it is a combination of a MA cross, Multi-Time Frame (MTF), and direction of a normalized moving average. Read More……
Closer Look at Advance Internals
We explore the NinjaTrader indicator Advance Internals in a little more depth and provide a few examples of how the indicator can be interpreted. We also show how the indicator can be combined with traditional technical analysis to provide even better trade opportunities. Read More……
