Tuesday, April 27, 2010

84 Ticks LIVE Today! More Dollar Index Trading Tomorrow

The Market will give us clues today…


820am EST

- Dollar Index Futures trading sideways just below the big round number of 82.00

- Looking for a DX-Pattern Long on Euro, but the highs on the dollar have broken, so we wait for the price to reverse to enter the long euro trade

- Pace of tape indicator < 100 (be careful)

- Average true range on the dollar index trading at its lows for the past week

o Tells us the range is very narrow, which means it will be more difficult to earn profits.

o The dollar leads the markets, so we wait for the dollar to move FIRST.

900am EST

- We took our first losing trade on the new DX-Pattern

o Learned that we need to get in LATE, rather than early

o We moved to a slower chart, 6-range on the Dollar to make sure we’re not getting in before the move occurs





930am EST

- Dollar Index Futures still trading at their highs, waiting for a break to the downside to get back in on the euro DX long set-up.

- ATR keeps rising on the dollar

- Crude Oil Futures are trading sideways, lots of overhead resistance, and support below

o We need to wait to see a little more movement from the crude oil

- Gold Futures continue to trade inside their tight range

o ATR on gold futures is









4 trades today, 4 Winners

+84 ticks, $840 usd

Only 4 contracts needed to achieve this today!

See you tomorrow @ 745am EST for the live trade room session!

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