The January Effect – Was John Paul’s Crystal Ball Correct?
Back in January of 2012, John used the “January Effect” to predict where the major indices will be by the end of the year, either up or down compared to where they were at the start: “…the last day of trading in January 2012 closed higher as compared to the opening price on January 3, […]
Learn to Trade with Yo-Yo Bars
In this webinar presentation, see why it’s better to trade with a clean chart and reliable strategies. The Atlas Line is software that provides entry signals for your charting platform (NinjaTrader, TradeStation or eSignal). The plotted line provides an indication of where you should be trading; either long or short. With the three stop strategies, […]
How to Keep Your Time in Sync for Trading
We’ve posted before about how important it is to keep your Windows time in sync with official time servers. NinjaTrader references your computer’s clock (aka Windows time) to perform many of its calculations. Now we will show you how to keep your computer time clock accurate without any 3rd party software. At Day Trade to […]
NinjaTrader and Windows 8
Update: a NinjaTrader representative has confirmed with us that Windows 8 should be compatible with 3rd party software, such as our Atlas Line. Previous incompatibility issues may have been due to an earlier build of Windows 8. NinjaTrader has stated that when Windows 8 is officially supported, the NinjaTrader system requirements will mention Windows 8. […]
Understanding the Markets Using Price Action
Oscillators, channels, stochastics, moving averages – if you’ve ever tried using indicators, these names are familiar. Using these types of indicators can lead to shortsighted trading. It’s easy to say that a particular configuration of indicators was successful for a period of many days. However, indicators are often linked to fixed parameters that do not […]
Positive Housing Numbers Provide Perspective
With positive news regarding U.S. residential construction numbers, stock-index futures reacted bullishly today. The Existing Home Sales report created quite a bullish move of about 5 points on the ES (E-Mini S&P). This large move occurred near the 10:00 a.m. mark when the report was announced. See the chart below. According to U.S. Commerce Department […]
Dec. Contract Rollover on Thursday, Sept. 13, 2012
If you trade CME Futures (like the E-Mini or the Euro currency), remember to roll over to the December 2012 contract contract this Thursday, September 13. In NinjaTrader, you will need to switch the contract from the current setting (probably “06-12”) to “12-12” in the Instrument Manager. If you need exact instructions, visit the FAQ page. […]
Summer is Almost Over – Traders Get Ready!
I look forward to summer every year. June, July and August bring sun, fun, bikinis, and oh, that’s right – let’s not forget slow moving markets! Every year, the same thing occurs. From January through May, the markets move normally as expected. The following three months of summer bring the slow inactivity every trader complains […]
August 2012 Atlas Line Trades
Yes, it’s a little early to get August’s full report, so we’ll calculate the results for the last 30 days (July 25, 2012 to August 24, 2012). These stats were compiled using data from the Recent Trades page. The results do not account for slippage, brokerage fees, trading platform fees, etc. Atlas Line Trades for […]
Two Terrifying Tales of Trading
It’s not October yet, but here are two scary (but true) trading stories for your reading pleasure. Leave the lights on while reading. There was once a CME floor trader named Dan Sullivan. Dan made a living by buying and selling derivatives based on LIBOR interest rates. One day in 2008, Dan received a text […]
