A 6-post thread on backtesting, initial balance and risk management.
we found a new IB range. it's from 2-3PM ET. here's how to trade it, with entries, stops, and targets backed by data on $ES and $NQ:
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A post on value area and opening range.
Auction mechanics video: Some analysis and ideas on how to read the auction and stay on the right side of the market (based on what I did today). I also discuss the situation where the market was…
A post on FVG, CISD and SMT divergence.
These are all the confluences I am using: - liquidity (sessions, PDH/PDL, PWH/PWL) - EQH/EQL - Data High & Low - FVG - iFVG - CISD - SMT - FVA - opening gaps (NWOG, NDOG) - 9:30 High & Low - volume…
A post on market profile, value area and point of control.
2 tips for using market profile to gauge auction strength and direction: You can use POCs and excess lows/highs to help gauge auction direction and strength. When POCs are shifting higher after…
A post on initial balance and Fibonacci.
i found the easiest scalping strategy for prop firms... and here is how to execute it: #1: I built a custom report on @edgeful to figure out how often we revert back into the range once we sweep IB…
A 3-post thread on market profile, TPO charts and value area.
Our TPO just got better, still free to use. You can now color any profile by time, volume, or delta. See where price spent time, where size traded, who was aggressive, all in one view. Shaded Value…
A post on initial balance.
The first hour can determine your entire trading playbook. ⏰ IB rejection at both edges = balanced day, fade extremes. IB break + acceptance = possible trend day, trade pullbacks with
A post on DOM, volume profile and value area.
Really I noticed through the years no one fucking cares about your trades. It's not until you consistently show and break down the same shit over and over that they get interested.. Or if you hit…
A post on initial balance and opening range.
Struggling to find your daily bias before the session? here are 3 @edgeful reports that fix that instantly. 1/ Green & Red days by Weekday Tells you historically whether today closes green or…
A 4-post thread on initial balance.
Trading $NQ next week? Here are 5 statistics every NQ trader should know before Monday's opening bell. All based on 3 years of actual market data. 🧵
A post on FVG and initial balance.
This is pretty much exactly how I use @edgeful alongside my trading. Yesterday was Friday, so I filtered the data specifically for Fridays. Over the last year, $NQ had a single Initial Balance break…
A 3-post thread on value area, point of control and key levels.
New: Footprint Cluster mode Our footprint charts now render the full bid×ask grid right on the candle, with a volume/delta heatmap behind every cell. The biggest footprint update we've shipped.…
A post on initial balance.
By far one of my favorite statistics to add into my confluences for my edge in the market. Shout out to @edgeful for this incredible data for us traders to utilize. Over 80% statistical
A 3-post thread on point of control.
Weekly Highlights Sep 1–7 From clean executions to new releases and stream takeaways, here’s everything you need to catch up on🧵
A 3-post thread on initial balance.
this $NQ IB strategy has been INSANE!!! once one side of the IB breaks, the other side usually holds. here's how it played out last week
A 5-post thread on value area, VWAP and RSI.
What if I told you there’s one free TradingView tool that shows you exactly where institutions trade? Not RSI. Not MACD. This tool helps me catch high RR futures scalps… every single week. 🎥 Short…
A 3-post thread on market profile and CPI, FOMC and NFP.
Everything is a series of facts surrounded by other circumstances. This is probably the most important week of the month. You have major earnings announcements - GOOGL, MSFT, META, AMZN & AAPL.…
A 5-post thread on initial balance.
71% of the time when $ES breaks the IB high, the IB low was actually formed first. here's how it played out last week 🧵
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