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I’ve received many emails about the crude oil inventory report trade that is done live in our trading room every week. The set time frame we look at, the trading plan we use, and how quickly someone short on time during the day can profit from the market is appealing… Read more
Our YM trading plan is one trade away of making all new equity highs. Russell E-Mini, NQ, ES, Crude oil and others all hitting their trade plan objectives with minimal trading, one or two trades only, and goals reached. Markets are challenging at the best of times but our trade… Read more
There are a lot of pitfalls in trading and it is only a matter of time before one of them starts to challenge you in ways you could not imagine. Traders often hear about trading psychology and how important it is to understand how issues with psychology can influence your… Read more
Winning trade plans for day traders are consistently accomplishing the goals of the Spotlight Power Trader strategy which helps traders stay consistent in their approach. The key is to not try to do too much and just stay focused on achieving the overriding goals of the strategy: To quit with… Read more
In this week’s Options Trade Of The Week, we will use our Spotlight Power Trader system to identify a bearish trade opportunity on PayPal (Symbol: PYPL). With the market making a big move higher over the last few weeks, we are left with many overbought markets. This is especially true… Read more
In a world where instant gratification is a desired result, the “one minute trade” fits the bill when we trade the crude oil inventory report. It’s not always “instant” because sometimes we have to wait two minutes but compared to a longer term trading position, it’s close enough Even when… Read more
Forex trading software has evolved from simple broker charts and Forex trading robots all the way to Forex automation software that make it easy for anybody to enter the market and begin trading Markets of all types have benefited from technology advances and the number of advancements in online trading can boggle the… Read more
When you have been trading long enough, the dogma when it comes to trading education becomes obvious. In fact, there are too many courses, books, and trading forum professionals using words like “should”, “must”, as if they are talking about the only path to success. Having a belief that there… Read more
We held a Live Options Demo on Friday 6/15/18 to show how we approach the Options market at NetPicks. In the video below you will find a walk through of our options trades from last week and we also take a look at some new trades setting up for next… Read more
Succeeding at day trading in not an impossible task. In fact, there is no secret that the professionals know that is hidden away from the general public. Throughout the over two decades that Netpicks has been developing trading software and training traders from all over the world, we can narrow… Read more
The markets have been slow lately but it reminds us of what kind of trading strategy Spotlight Power Trader is — a strategy that can quit with a positive result a majority of the time while keeping draw downs low and with minimal and efficient trading. I did a short… Read more
Crude Oil Futures is not only an active market to trade but is also one of the most popular instruments available to day traders. That makes trading Crude Oil and the crude oil inventory release, a wonderful opportunity for traders to make additional income or a stand alone income producing market…. Read more
Expecting 100% of your trades to go as planned sets you up for disappointment. Many Options traders know that so one question that I get asked a lot is, “what do you do when a trade goes bad?” Asking that question shows that these traders have their expectations in check… Read more
A trader decided to enter a position in a manner that was not consistent with his trading plan. What he said was that he entered a trade based on the fact that as the market was already close to the stop the system had already calculated, it was worth the… Read more
The Average True Range indicator measures the volatility of a market and that information can help us do several things. We can decide: If a market is volatile enough to trade when compared to its recent past What price to enter on a breakout Where our stop loss should rest… Read more
Spotlight Power Trader is one of our flagship trading strategies that has seen tremendous results over the years. When used as intended, it delivers consistent, ongoing trading profits and can help a trader achieve his or her financial goals. The purpose of the Spotlight Power Trader is to be able… Read more
With the laundry list of variables that people say are needed to succeed in trading, is being consistent often overrated? From having sound money management that respects the expectancy of your trading system to having a trading plan, there are many things to consider. Getting consistent trading results in a… Read more
One thing Spotlight Power Trader has taught us is the ‘power’ of the well tested trade plan. Trade plans help us mitigate the random distribution of wins and losses by giving us a road map to follow where we always know the odds are on our side to quit trading… Read more
For this week’s Options Trade Of The Week we will look to sell an Iron Condor on Target (Symbol: TGT). Target released their quarterly earnings this past week which can often times lead to a period of consolidation – sideways market. One way to make money from a choppy stretch… Read more
If trading is exciting, you are doing it wrong and I will say that our trading plan for the crude oil inventory report is not exciting, but it is reliable. How do we do it? Simple. We follow the rules of the trading plan for the inventory report with our… Read more
Are You Ready For When Your Trading Strategy Begins To Fail?
Markets and the traders that trade in each market, are constantly in a state of change. No two trades are ever exactly the same and that’s even if we’re looking at the same instrument on the same day in the same market phase. But markets evolve over time as they … Read more
3 Things That Losing Day Trades Can Tell You – Are You Paying Attention?
You are going to lose in trading but the trouble is, many traders make the mistake of attempting to avoid losing trades at all cost. Negative trade outcomes are a big part the trading business and for day traders, the fear of loss can paralyze them but they must accept… Read more
Here Is How to Stop over Trading and Become a Winner
Day trading has the potential to keep you glued to the screen the entire day as you punch in and out of trades. It can actually be addicting as you watch the increase in your trading account – perhaps not so addicting when the losses come. But even with the… Read more
Should You Scale And Trail Your Trading Profits?
Trade setups and entries are one of the most searched for topics when it comes to trading. What gets missed is the exit strategy you will use to exit your trade for profit or at your stop loss. I have a question for you: “How many times have you been in… Read more
Complete MACD Indicator Settings and Trading Strategy Guide
One of the first indicators I ever experimented with was one developed by Gerald Appel in the late 1970s called the MACD indicator, otherwise defined as the moving average convergence divergence indicator. The MACD histogram was added in 1986. Right from the start I used it as a technical analysis tool,… Read more
13 Forex Trading Tips Every New and Experienced Trader Must Know
Some of the best Forex trading tips that can lead to trading success are usually the simple ones. Given that Forex market is popular for both experienced and beginning traders, you know there are quite a few tips available for all traders With low initial deposits depending on your account… Read more
Lack Of Confidence Will Kill Your Trading Dreams
The success rate in terms of successful traders, by all accounts, is pretty poor. This has the potential to rip the confidence of anybody thinking of making trading an income producing activity. Trading is a performance sport and just like any performance endeavor, without confidence with what you are doing, you… Read more
90 Second Crude Oil Trade Win
Another Crude Oil Inventory Report trade and our trading system, Counter Punch Trader, banked us (and our trading room members) a first trade winner with overall exposure time in the market of less than two minutes. This is what successfully trading for living is about – repeating the same actions over and over again… Read more
Crude Oil Inventory Report Trade Recap
This crude oil trading session for Feb 28 2018 had some excellent learning points in it and it would have been easy to get tripped up if you were approaching your trading without a concrete approach to the markets. All of our Inner Circle members and those who attend our live trading… Read more
3 Principles Of Mindfulness Trading
In a post entitled Take A Break From Your Trading Screen, I touched on the benefits of shutting off your focus and letting her brain take a break. For traders, where the need of intense focus is immense, being able to step back mentally is vital. Up until the last several… Read more
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