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... ... @@ -1,3823 +1,352 @@ 1 -1 2 -00:02:02,370 ~-~-> 00:02:06,330 3 -ICT: Folks, all right, we are going to cover the need for a 1 +(% class="hover min" %) 2 +|1 |00:00:04,620 ~-~-> 00:00:08,460 |ICT: progress in the valley Trust Bank bridge, we have shots fired, 3 +|2 |00:02:02,370 ~-~-> 00:02:15,150 |folks. All right, we are going to cover the need for a trading plan. If you're new to trading, and you do not have a trading plan, it's hopefully my goal as an 4 +|3 |00:02:15,150 ~-~-> 00:02:25,590 |end result in this presentation to communicate the need for one, if you already started trading, and you've been having difficulties, and you don't have a 5 +|4 |00:02:25,590 ~-~-> 00:02:35,550 |trading plan, I could pretty much guarantee if you just put some work into formulating a very clear, concise trading plan, your results would be 6 +|5 |00:02:35,550 ~-~-> 00:02:44,490 |dramatically different. Because basically having no plan equals emotional driven results, okay, you're not going to have any understanding what to do going to be 7 +|6 |00:02:44,490 ~-~-> 00:02:53,220 |reacting more than you're anticipating. And that's the stark difference between a professional trader because they do have a detailed organized trading plan. 8 +|7 |00:02:53,430 ~-~-> 00:03:04,590 |It's well written, it's it's by their trading desk, it's memorized, it's reviewed continuously. And by having such they have an objective and result. And 9 +|8 |00:03:04,620 ~-~-> 00:03:15,420 |it really is the DNA of a successful trader. So having a trading plan is at the top of your list as far as being a consistently profitable trader. Or the 10 +|9 |00:03:15,420 ~-~-> 00:03:24,870 |majority of your time, what do you do as a trader? And where is it most spent in terms of time? Well, first, you got to understand that you have to manage your 11 +|10 |00:03:24,870 ~-~-> 00:03:33,810 |time wisely. Okay, no one's going to manage it for you. So it's important that you understand that the countless hours that you spend in analysis without 12 +|11 |00:03:33,810 ~-~-> 00:03:40,890 |having a clear objective or premise to it is our actually counterproductive, okay, you feel like you're doing the right thing by saving a lot of time staring 13 +|12 |00:03:40,890 ~-~-> 00:03:49,410 |at the chart. But unless you have an understanding of exactly what it is you're looking for, you're just wasting your time. You need to spend quality time with 14 +|13 |00:03:49,410 ~-~-> 00:03:56,640 |the macro economic analysis and higher time frame support resistance levels. I can't stress this enough because most new traders come into the marketplace and 15 +|14 |00:03:56,640 ~-~-> 00:04:07,440 |they spend too far time in five and 15 minute charts, and maybe even one minute charts, hoping to see some kind of mysterious neon sign saying buy me or sell 16 +|15 |00:04:07,440 ~-~-> 00:04:18,840 |me. Nothing significant occurs without first leaving telltale signs on a long term basis. That means if there's a significant price move, I guarantee you if 17 +|16 |00:04:18,840 ~-~-> 00:04:26,820 |you look at the higher timeframe charts, and I'm referring to the monthly, weekly daily for hour and new less than one hour chart, those timeframes, you're 18 +|17 |00:04:26,820 ~-~-> 00:04:37,590 |gonna have a clue as to what was the catalyst for that move prior to actually unfolding. Follow the interest rates. This is where the majority of your time 19 +|18 |00:04:37,590 ~-~-> 00:04:45,750 |can be spent. You need to get a feel for what interest rates are trying to do. Are they moving higher or are they moving lower? Keeping track of the overnight 20 +|19 |00:04:45,750 ~-~-> 00:04:59,880 |lending rate with the banks per country is absolutely significant information and insight you need as a consistent trader. Okay, what's the least important 21 +|20 |00:04:59,880 ~-~-> 00:05:09,810 |part? And trading? Well, don't focus on the money number one. And unfortunately, we all get into this business for a number of things, okay, but top of the list 22 +|21 |00:05:09,810 ~-~-> 00:05:18,600 |should be to make money. But while you're trading, your focus should not be on the money. Don't focus on the amount of money that you hope to make, there's no 23 +|22 |00:05:18,600 ~-~-> 00:05:27,150 |guarantee you're going to make it on every trade. So there's no real point and hoping you just trade the process, trade your plan. And the end result should if 24 +|23 |00:05:27,150 ~-~-> 00:05:37,620 |you have a well grounded, well formulated trading plan, money will deposit into your account. Do not worry about losses, okay, you're going to have losing 25 +|24 |00:05:37,620 ~-~-> 00:05:45,420 |trades. If you accept that going in, you won't be demoralized from an okay, every good trader, whether you're professional or not, they have losing streaks. 26 +|25 |00:05:47,550 ~-~-> 00:05:56,490 |Do not worry about Mr. trades, I'm going to tell you right now, I'm probably miss more winning trades every single week, than more than most of you realize, 27 +|26 |00:05:56,820 ~-~-> 00:06:04,140 |I don't take a whole lot of trades, I like to cherry pick, I like to take things that are really set up. And if you have that mindset going in much like 28 +|27 |00:06:04,770 ~-~-> 00:06:14,550 |expecting losses, it's very comforting to know that you're not feeling rushed. And that's a very important characteristic of a professional trader, we aren't 29 +|28 |00:06:14,550 ~-~-> 00:06:21,780 |rushed to get into the marketplace. You know, we react slowly when trying to make money. And we react fast and quickly when we're trying to preserve our 30 +|29 |00:06:21,780 ~-~-> 00:06:30,240 |money. That's a very significant paradigm shift that you're going to need if you don't already have that mindset going in. The least important process in trading 31 +|30 |00:06:30,420 ~-~-> 00:06:39,000 |is the entry signals. And I'll probably shock you right there. But it really is least in terms of significance. If you don't have a macro understanding of 32 +|31 |00:06:39,000 ~-~-> 00:06:47,340 |what's going on in the marketplace, and the higher timeframe, directional bias, chances are, you're probably going to be wrong more times. And you're right. So 33 +|32 |00:06:47,940 ~-~-> 00:06:49,230 |it's my 34 +|33 |00:06:52,260 ~-~-> 00:07:01,890 |goal to really try to drive you to looking at the weekly, the monthly, the daily in the four hour charts. And if you're going to go a little less than four hour, 35 +|34 |00:07:01,890 ~-~-> 00:07:12,060 |don't go below one hour, but spend most spend most of your time on the weekly and daily, those charts are going to be the most in significance, because that's 36 +|35 |00:07:12,060 ~-~-> 00:07:23,580 |what the banking levels are determined. Premise and sound basis is paramount. That means you have to have an understanding of what it is that you're doing. 37 +|36 |00:07:24,120 ~-~-> 00:07:33,960 |You're not just staring blindly at charts, because that's not going to get you anywhere, I guarantee you unless you have a specific pattern or a motive that 38 +|37 |00:07:34,080 ~-~-> 00:07:42,930 |you use to get into a particular trade. And you hunt that whether you're back testing or walking forward with it. Unless you have that understanding of what 39 +|38 |00:07:42,930 ~-~-> 00:07:53,580 |it is specifically that you're looking for. You're just basically spinning your wheels and it's my advice not to do that. Keep the focus on the plan and work 40 +|39 |00:07:53,610 ~-~-> 00:07:56,010 |the trading edge that your method exploits. 41 +|40 |00:08:01,589 ~-~-> 00:08:10,289 |Alright, the general overview. Ai trading plans are basically taking all the pieces of the puzzle that equate to successful trading and bringing those pieces 42 +|41 |00:08:10,289 ~-~-> 00:08:23,039 |together. Those pieces could be fundamental data technicals, inter market analysis. All these things go together in terms of building a trading plan. 43 +|42 |00:08:24,389 ~-~-> 00:08:36,029 |impeccable risk control is the first component to any successful trading plan. Flawless equity management, which is closely tied to risk control is essential 44 +|43 |00:08:36,029 ~-~-> 00:08:44,189 |to every successful trading plan. You can have all the bells and whistles on your trade monitor, but it means nothing unless you control your money and the 45 +|44 |00:08:44,189 ~-~-> 00:08:55,409 |risks involved in all your trades. fundamentals at any measure can always assist a trader in trade plan development. inter market analysis is key to a well 46 +|45 |00:08:55,409 ~-~-> 00:09:04,439 |balanced trading plan. Understanding how all the asset classes tie together and hinge upon the movement of the interest rate markets that is crucial for your 47 +|46 |00:09:04,439 ~-~-> 00:09:15,449 |long term success and longevity in trading. Technical analysis, and a comprehensive approach to sound tools and concepts is the framework to 48 +|47 |00:09:15,449 ~-~-> 00:09:26,009 |exercising and train plan. If you don't have a concise list of specific tools that you use for specific times and reasons, you're going to be floating in and 49 +|48 |00:09:26,009 ~-~-> 00:09:33,599 |out with different oscillators, you're going to use different tools, understand what tools you're going to have and stick to those and understand what it is 50 +|49 |00:09:33,599 ~-~-> 00:09:44,039 |that those specific specific tools do. And try not to use them for any other reason except for those purposes only. executing a top down analysis with all 51 +|50 |00:09:44,039 ~-~-> 00:09:51,959 |the above components will deliver optimal results while controlling risk, which is the number one reason why we as traders last as long as we do in this 52 +|51 |00:09:51,959 ~-~-> 00:09:58,679 |business, we control risk so all the pieces together it begins and ends with the crop control of risk. 53 +|52 |00:10:40,440 ~-~-> 00:10:48,630 |The paradigm shift. Alright guys, you are not the only predator in the marketplace. I know sometimes when we get these trading plans and trading tools 54 +|53 |00:10:48,630 ~-~-> 00:10:56,580 |in essence the first time you've ever probably looked at organized structure of how to apply analysis to the marketplace, and you feel kind of like a big shot. 55 +|54 |00:10:56,730 ~-~-> 00:11:07,470 |And that's normal. That's kind of cool. But do not over estimate the importance of knowing there's other people out there that want your mind to whether you go 56 +|55 |00:11:07,470 ~-~-> 00:11:17,400 |in confident, or you develop confidence later on. Understand overconfidence is actually counterproductive. overconfidence is actually an invitation for ego, 57 +|56 |00:11:17,400 ~-~-> 00:11:27,510 |which also allows the input of emotions and that's not what you want your trading. Never assume your well designed trading plan won't hit a losing streak. 58 +|57 |00:11:27,660 ~-~-> 00:11:36,420 |I'm assuring you that it will. There's no one out there that is immune to it, you're going to have a losing streak, okay. always reflect on your wins as a 59 +|58 |00:11:36,420 ~-~-> 00:11:46,710 |victory and your losses as a learning opportunity. All learning opportunities that I've experienced in my trading have actually produced greater growth in my 60 +|59 |00:11:46,710 ~-~-> 00:11:56,490 |development as a trader. So losses are actually a beneficial thing. It will take preparation in advance to weather periods of inevitable drawdown, journal your 61 +|60 |00:11:56,490 ~-~-> 00:12:04,890 |results, both good and bad. It's important to go back to that journal because periods of drawdown and strings of losses, it will help remind you that these 62 +|61 |00:12:04,890 ~-~-> 00:12:14,490 |are temporary events and that you do eventually trade out of them. If you control risk and reduce your overall exposure as you continue to take losses. Do 63 +|62 |00:12:14,490 ~-~-> 00:12:25,170 |not overdrive your trading plan or attempt to trade outside its intended purpose. Do not turn a position trade and K into multiple different timeframe 64 +|63 |00:12:25,170 ~-~-> 00:12:34,800 |trades. Okay, if you if your analysis suggests it's a position trade, trade it like that, okay. Every great trader has one thing in common, and it's the 65 +|64 |00:12:34,800 ~-~-> 00:12:44,220 |respect and understanding that the risk will always outweigh the reward unless it is properly managed. It's not about the profits. It's controlling risk. 66 +|65 |00:12:49,590 ~-~-> 00:13:02,820 |Pack small play big 2% risk or less? Is it really enough? I probably get this question. emailed to me more than any other. Human you get into trading guys, 67 +|66 |00:13:02,850 ~-~-> 00:13:12,540 |you probably fantasize about going to places like this. And you think you need to risk new 2015 10% of your account to get there. And I can assure you I've 68 +|67 |00:13:12,540 ~-~-> 00:13:22,650 |been to places like this. And I've done it with 2% risk or many times with less than that. And it's amazing. If you just understand the power of compound 69 +|68 |00:13:22,650 ~-~-> 00:13:30,870 |interest, you don't need a whole lot of risk exposure to build this wealth. The question will always be in the developing traders mind, how can I make a fortune 70 +|69 |00:13:30,870 ~-~-> 00:13:37,650 |with so little risk and hopefully by the end of this presentation, you'll see that you don't really need a whole lot of risk. You just need time and 71 +|70 |00:13:37,650 ~-~-> 00:13:48,480 |consistency. proficient consistent traders focus on the reality that their trading will not be perfect. We are not going in with the mindset expecting our 72 +|71 |00:13:48,480 ~-~-> 00:13:58,530 |trades to be perfect, okay? We don't even need high accuracy. Okay. But you do need consistently following a trading plan. That's paramount. You have to 73 +|72 |00:13:58,530 ~-~-> 00:14:12,600 |continuously do that. You can make all the money you ever need risking 2% and many times even less than that portrayed. Wealth is built with time, not 74 +|73 |00:14:12,600 ~-~-> 00:14:27,420 |excessive risk exposure. Giving realistic goals in focus. Alright guys, you've seen all of the internet gurus and you probably thought I was one like that as 75 +|74 |00:14:27,420 ~-~-> 00:14:38,820 |well. That promised riches real quick. You're going to get you know 1000 pips every month. Guys, look, don't take the bait. Okay, that is meant for you to 76 +|75 |00:14:38,820 ~-~-> 00:14:51,150 |lose. Okay, do not buy into that mindset. Your goal is to steadily build your account with little drawdown as humanly possible. You trading is not hinged on 77 +|76 |00:14:51,150 ~-~-> 00:15:02,250 |the premise. You must hit home run profits, every trade, or even weekly. There's a lot of times I'll have a losing week. There's many times on Have a losing day 78 +|77 |00:15:02,400 ~-~-> 00:15:13,620 |and then come back from that and be able to recoup it. But I'm not always hitting Win Win Win, win win, and you're not going to either. Your career should 79 +|78 |00:15:13,620 ~-~-> 00:15:28,770 |be built on a low, yet sufficient baseline target based 1% return or pips per month or week. trading with risk controlled and profiting in net gain of 25 pips 80 +|79 |00:15:28,770 ~-~-> 00:15:41,490 |per week should be a new traders goal. After consistently harvesting 25 pips per week graduate to targeting 50 pips after 50 pips per week is achieved, aim for 81 +|80 |00:15:41,490 ~-~-> 00:15:52,890 |75 pips and eventually move beyond that as your experience and tolerance for risk increases. Alright, let's look at a case study here we're gonna look at a 82 +|81 |00:15:53,820 ~-~-> 00:16:07,230 |trading model that more or less targets and shoots a goal for 25 pips for the week. And we're looking at possibly making 6% return for the month, and we're 83 +|82 |00:16:07,230 ~-~-> 00:16:18,900 |risking 2% per trade, and 30 PIP stops are used, and the monthly goal only equates to 90 pips for the entire month. Now, if you look at these numbers, 84 +|83 |00:16:18,930 ~-~-> 00:16:30,360 |okay, this is a spreadsheet so there's going to be a little bit of a rounding issue, but 23 pips, okay, per week, roughly, we'll just call it 25 pips. That 85 +|84 |00:16:30,360 ~-~-> 00:16:40,470 |would equate to 6% return per month. If you start with 20 $500. In one year, your account goes to over $5,000, which is more than doubling. After two years, 86 +|85 |00:16:40,470 ~-~-> 00:16:49,290 |it goes to $10,122. Okay, so you see, essentially you're doubling your money every single year, you're only risking 2% and you're only looking for 25 pips 87 +|86 |00:16:49,290 ~-~-> 00:17:01,110 |per week. Now notice over here we have daily column, okay, this is more or less to stimulate the idea that if you trade on a daily basis and you scalp I don't 88 +|87 |00:17:01,110 ~-~-> 00:17:10,350 |really teach traders that go in and try to scalp scalp five pips. But just for the sake of argument, we're going to look at you know, every day if you scout 89 +|88 |00:17:10,350 ~-~-> 00:17:17,430 |five pips that would give you your 25 pips for the week. Obviously, if you trade in the best days of the week, which were Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, 90 +|89 |00:17:17,760 ~-~-> 00:17:27,810 |regardless what pair you trade, eight pips per day, three times a week would give you your goal for the week and obviously 11 should be round rough, round up 91 +|90 |00:17:27,810 ~-~-> 00:17:40,740 |like 12 twice a week would give you your weekly PIP haul. So you can see over time your money is growing steadily. And while it's not a whole lot of money, 92 +|91 |00:17:41,460 ~-~-> 00:17:48,060 |you got to look at what you're starting with and what you're really aiming for. Okay, and I think 25 pips per week if you're brand new trader is an absolutely 93 +|92 |00:17:48,090 ~-~-> 00:17:49,530 |wonderful goal to start with. 94 +|93 |00:17:53,640 ~-~-> 00:18:02,310 |Okay, look at another case studies is 50 pips per week, okay, and we're gonna be targeting 10% per month, so it was the same account 20 $500 now this time we're 95 +|94 |00:18:02,310 ~-~-> 00:18:15,090 |going to exercise the risk exposure of one and a half, one and a half percent 30 pips per stop, and the monthly goal in terms of pips is 200 pips and the weekly 96 +|95 |00:18:15,090 ~-~-> 00:18:24,690 |goal is 50 pips per week, and if you trade every day scalping 10 pips for today, equates to 50 pips. And three times Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday looking for 97 +|96 |00:18:24,690 ~-~-> 00:18:40,290 |17 pips per day or two times for the week at 25 pips per trade. The first year your account would move to $7,846 and then in second year, it would be at 98 +|97 |00:18:40,290 ~-~-> 00:18:54,060 |$24,624 not bad and you're not really hitting homeruns yet guys, are you it's only 50 pips. Okay, we've got a case study where we're looking for 75 pips per 99 +|98 |00:18:54,060 ~-~-> 00:19:05,340 |week. Now I can tell you, you can build a career on this, okay. 75 pips is absolutely astonishing if you use it the right way. 10% per month, risking only 100 +|99 |00:19:05,340 ~-~-> 00:19:17,250 |1% per trade using a 30 PIP stop loss, the goal 300 pips 75 pips per week, if you day trade every single day 15 pips would be your goal 25 if you're trading 101 +|100 |00:19:17,250 ~-~-> 00:19:31,770 |three times per week and 38 pips twice a week with equate to your goal, and in one year, your 20 $500 would essentially grow to 7846 and again, $24,624. 102 +|101 |00:19:37,950 ~-~-> 00:19:51,630 |Modular thinking, steady progress. Now small consistency can still surprise you. It takes an exponential mindset, little things over a period of time equals big 103 +|102 |00:19:51,630 ~-~-> 00:20:02,250 |results. Building your trading plan flexibility, you're not always going to see it on a timeline that you want You might have a weekly goal that may require 104 +|103 |00:20:02,250 ~-~-> 00:20:12,990 |shorter term day trades or scalps to achieve. Do not force yourself into hunting or believing you need to make your goals daily and or weekly. Your weekly goals 105 +|104 |00:20:12,990 ~-~-> 00:20:24,210 |might fall short a week or two, but still might be met in the course of the same month, it may just average out guys. Your monthly goal might average out over 106 +|105 |00:20:24,210 ~-~-> 00:20:37,110 |the quarter or over the entire year. Don't be so rigid and allow the market to pay you when and how it will. Your goals might fall short of your forecast and 107 +|106 |00:20:37,110 ~-~-> 00:20:50,850 |hopes. However, do not be disappointed if this occurs, you will still be heading in the right direction. And that's really what matters. Success without homeruns 108 +|107 |00:20:50,880 ~-~-> 00:21:03,510 |Is it possible? Well, let's look at this. This is kind of lofty I met. But this is what could happen 20% per month. And it's rather impressive analysis. That's 109 +|108 |00:21:03,510 ~-~-> 00:21:12,930 |another debt you many fantasize about. We're going to be risking 2% per trade maximum. And now we have an understanding what we knew using our trading plan 110 +|109 |00:21:12,930 ~-~-> 00:21:22,440 |and we have some consistency. We understand how to use a lower timeframe so we can use now 20 pips stop losses. The monthly goal is 200 pips still in terms of 111 +|110 |00:21:22,470 ~-~-> 00:21:32,190 |many expectations of traders, that's very, very modest, weekly PIP goal 50 pips, and if you break that down, it could be done over a course of everyday 10 pips, 112 +|111 |00:21:32,520 ~-~-> 00:21:46,800 |three times a week is 17 pips and 25 times two per week 20 $500 in one year grows to $22,290. And in two years, it grows to 198,000. And in 34 months, it 113 +|112 |00:21:46,800 ~-~-> 00:21:51,210 |grows to what everyone fantasizes about in trading the $1 million mark, 114 +|113 |00:21:58,110 ~-~-> 00:22:06,330 |keep something, pay yourself, you have to learn to be methodical about taking first profit guys, no one's going to pay you, your broker is not going to take 115 +|114 |00:22:06,330 ~-~-> 00:22:13,710 |first profit for you, they're not gonna scout some of your position and make sure you get some profit out of a winning trade. It's your responsibility. So 116 +|115 |00:22:13,710 ~-~-> 00:22:25,050 |before taking any trade, it's crucial for you to know at what level you will take first profit and then start to reduce or remove risk altogether. Limiting 117 +|116 |00:22:25,050 ~-~-> 00:22:35,070 |risk after taking half of your original position off will remove emotional and psychological pressures you may feel while the position is open. If you take 118 +|117 |00:22:35,070 ~-~-> 00:22:44,610 |first profit, that will absolutely remove all of the rush for you to be able to close the trade because how many times you've been in a trade, even a demo 119 +|118 |00:22:44,610 ~-~-> 00:22:51,060 |account if you guys are new, and you see a profit, and you just want to close it out because you just want to see it in your account as registering as a profit. 120 +|119 |00:22:51,240 ~-~-> 00:22:58,620 |Okay, when when you take some off and you split your position in half, take some of it off and move your stop to break even or reduce it to half of what your 121 +|120 |00:22:58,710 ~-~-> 00:23:09,630 |original profit was. That's a wonderful position to be in because now no matter what you either make half of your first positions profit potential when it's 122 +|121 |00:23:09,630 ~-~-> 00:23:20,280 |first profit, or you stop at an event and you collect your first you first profit and that was it. Taking first profit at a predetermined level will assist 123 +|122 |00:23:20,280 ~-~-> 00:23:28,410 |in building confidence and removes the sting of the trade losing should it reverse on you and stop you out of breakeven. How many times you had a winning 124 +|123 |00:23:28,410 ~-~-> 00:23:37,020 |trade and then go against you and become a losing trade? Okay, I know that's like, I'm not immune to that I experienced that. The greatest thing you can do 125 +|124 |00:23:37,020 ~-~-> 00:23:48,780 |is learn to take profits take first profit and scale. Continuing our theme success without homeruns Now let's take a look at an example. Let's assume for a 126 +|125 |00:23:48,780 ~-~-> 00:24:02,010 |moment we are a trader that now uses two positions. Okay, to enter on a trade. In other words, we take a maximum of 2% risk and we split it in half. The first 127 +|126 |00:24:02,010 ~-~-> 00:24:13,290 |portion of our trade we take first profit at 30 pips, we're going to be risking 20 pips, so we're already risking 1.5 to one reward the risk. Okay, so we're 128 +|127 |00:24:13,290 ~-~-> 00:24:22,590 |making a little bit more than what we're risking for the initial first profit. And if we just did that alone in the second portion of our trade, we moved to 129 +|128 |00:24:22,590 ~-~-> 00:24:33,180 |break even and it stops out every single time we trade for the entire year, our account would still double okay. Risking 1% it would equate to 6% so that's 130 +|129 |00:24:33,180 ~-~-> 00:24:45,990 |still good. But now let's look what happens if we allow the second portion of our trade to run. What happens if the second portion captures the average daily 131 +|130 |00:24:45,990 ~-~-> 00:24:57,900 |range? Now the average daily range for this sake of argument we're just going to use as 100 pips. Now that would equate to if you just did this once per week, 132 +|131 |00:24:57,960 ~-~-> 00:25:06,570 |okay, now don't look at the daily three Once for a week or twice a week numbers, we'll block that out here. But the weekly number that 100 that's going to more 133 +|132 |00:25:06,570 ~-~-> 00:25:18,720 |or less equate to one solid trade for the week where you nail down one average daily range or collect 100 pips. In other words in terms of intraday trade. That 134 +|133 |00:25:18,720 ~-~-> 00:25:38,880 |would equate to 20%. Now think 20% plus 6%, what are you making? We'll get that in a moment. But if we able to do this, our money 1% risk grows exponentially. 135 +|134 |00:25:42,510 ~-~-> 00:25:54,510 |Now taking both of those examples together, and assuming ideal scenarios at the end, or both are profitable, that would equate to about 26% return your 20 $500 136 +|135 |00:25:54,510 ~-~-> 00:26:06,780 |would grow to $40,000 in one year. And 640,000 in two years. Notice that you're really not even risking more than 320 average, per Pip. 137 +|136 |00:26:47,400 ~-~-> 00:26:54,570 |Alright guys, interest rates. That is the market's driving force. Okay, if you've never learned about interest rates, you're gonna learn a little bit of 138 +|137 |00:26:54,570 ~-~-> 00:27:04,290 |that in this presentation. But what makes the markets go around, whether it be stocks, commodities, forex, it's all interest rates, need to get to know the 139 +|138 |00:27:04,290 ~-~-> 00:27:15,330 |interest rate market, okay, because that will be the key to you unlocking the mind. The entire global markets are interconnected, and they spin on the 140 +|139 |00:27:15,330 ~-~-> 00:27:25,530 |gyrations in the interest rate market. Each country we trade currencies with has their own interest rates, and thus these rates influence the demand or 141 +|140 |00:27:25,530 ~-~-> 00:27:39,270 |disenchantment with its own currency. The market will always seek yield, and the higher the yield, the bigger the demand on average. There are several types of 142 +|141 |00:27:39,270 ~-~-> 00:27:50,430 |interest rates that traders can track and utilize to determine a trade idea. Understanding how they trade and the yields will make long term trends easier to 143 +|142 |00:27:50,430 ~-~-> 00:28:06,060 |determine. Interest Rate spreads and differentials. I guess you need to track the country's overnight lending rates. Okay, that's an it's one of the core 144 +|143 |00:28:06,060 ~-~-> 00:28:17,550 |principles to having long term trend analysis. And if you just Google any country and look for historical data, you can get that keep a spreadsheet. And 145 +|144 |00:28:17,820 ~-~-> 00:28:28,140 |you can do a whole lot with that information. It's not my goal to do that here. You can find sources on the internet to actually do these for you. But the 146 +|145 |00:28:28,140 ~-~-> 00:28:37,740 |currency markets date more or less trend on long term basis based on interest rates. And understanding which country has higher interest rates and which have 147 +|146 |00:28:37,740 ~-~-> 00:28:47,040 |lower rates can be a differential play or carry trade. And not only can you trade profit by directional bias into trading, but it also could be paid 148 +|147 |00:28:47,040 ~-~-> 00:28:58,020 |interest on top of that. If the country sees lower interest rates, this will weaken the base currency. At the current On the contrary, if the rates are 149 +|148 |00:28:58,020 ~-~-> 00:29:12,900 |increasing, this will prop up the country's currency. million dollar futures insights. Yes, seasonal tendencies. Now, some of you folks have already been 150 +|149 |00:29:12,900 ~-~-> 00:29:24,900 |introduced to this graph. This is the British Pound seasonal tendency. This is a chart that I've had held dear to me for many years since 1995. I got this from 151 +|150 |00:29:24,930 ~-~-> 00:29:39,600 |Larry Williams course. And it was among other seasonal tendencies, but because I've grown to trade the British Pound more than any other pair. This season 152 +|151 |00:29:39,600 ~-~-> 00:29:49,620 |Tennessee chart is kind of like it gives you like a macro roadmap of what should transpire. Now, one of the most impressive concepts you can learn is the nature 153 +|152 |00:29:49,620 ~-~-> 00:29:59,490 |of seasonal tendencies in the marketplace. The commodity market is one such market that has a very cyclical seasonal tendencies that have an uncanny ability 154 +|153 |00:29:59,490 ~-~-> 00:30:09,690 |to forecast Major price swings. Now I have used seasonal tendencies for nearly 20 years, and they still amaze me. One such seasonal tendency is the British 155 +|154 |00:30:09,690 ~-~-> 00:30:23,370 |pound to make a major low in February to March, June, September, October in December, and major highs in April to May. This is also seen in stocks as well. 156 +|155 |00:30:30,360 ~-~-> 00:30:39,480 |Look at the comparison of the British pound. And since we've already learned that the interest rate market is what more or less pushes the markets all 157 +|156 |00:30:39,480 ~-~-> 00:30:50,460 |around. We're gonna look at the US Treasuries. Yes, it does have a seasonal tendency. Now, I want to draw your attention to the fact that usually in April 158 +|157 |00:30:50,460 ~-~-> 00:31:01,140 |and May, if you look at the British Pound chart on the left, you can see that there's a red line and a blue line. Okay. And what that is, is is measuring the 159 +|158 |00:31:01,140 ~-~-> 00:31:12,210 |Bush years and the bearish years together to get a composite index. And the blue line is the 25 year historical data. And the red line is a 15 year historical 160 +|159 |00:31:12,210 ~-~-> 00:31:27,900 |data. So you can see over overall, basically the seasonal tendencies pretty solid, it usually makes a rally of some kind late February, early March, and 161 +|160 |00:31:27,900 ~-~-> 00:31:40,290 |trades up into the April May time period where it makes a significant Hein and trades down into the June timeframe. Well, if the bonds are inverse, okay, now 162 +|161 |00:31:40,290 ~-~-> 00:31:51,330 |onwards, is currencies go down the bond market or the futures market will go up. And while the bonds go up, the yield is inverted. So the yield would be going 163 +|162 |00:31:51,330 ~-~-> 00:32:02,520 |down while the bond goes up. And for instance, let's look at the April May time period on the bond. And you can see that it has seasonal tendency to rally that 164 +|163 |00:32:02,520 ~-~-> 00:32:13,140 |would indicate that interest rates would be going down. Okay. Now, if interest rates are going down, that would drive what currencies lower, there won't be any 165 +|164 |00:32:13,140 ~-~-> 00:32:23,070 |demand. So what would they be doing, it'll be a flight to quality, that will rally the dollar. Okay. And that would be essentially a risk off scenario. Now 166 +|165 |00:32:23,070 ~-~-> 00:32:35,790 |look at January and February. Okay, in the bond market, we see the bonds are sliding down into that April May time period. That means that interest rates 167 +|166 |00:32:35,820 ~-~-> 00:32:45,420 |would be increasing. Now, if interest rates are increasing, that's going to have demand for foreign currency. And it'll be a risk on scenario, the dollar index 168 +|167 |00:32:45,630 ~-~-> 00:32:58,320 |will be falling at that time period. Okay, look at January February time period. And you can see where in the 15 year basis, it was making lows and even in a 25 169 +|168 |00:32:58,320 ~-~-> 00:33:07,920 |year basis, it was making lows where it did rally up in essentially around the march time period, it got in sync in May, it's low and then it'll trade up into 170 +|169 |00:33:07,920 ~-~-> 00:33:16,980 |that spring time period making a high so study these charts and you can see there there's a huge advantage of having insight like this, because it can put 171 +|170 |00:33:16,980 ~-~-> 00:33:31,710 |you on on track to finding a long term trend and this waiting for interest rates to get in sync with this co2 and commercial trends. tracking the Smart Money 172 +|171 |00:33:33,360 ~-~-> 00:33:42,660 |Okay, guys, you've probably seen this a few times in my other tutorials, but mainly you want to be looking at higher timeframe charts and you want to spend 173 +|172 |00:33:42,660 ~-~-> 00:33:50,730 |some time analyzing the net positions of the large commercial traders. You want to be looking at the trend where their net positions are moving, are they 174 +|173 |00:33:50,730 ~-~-> 00:34:03,450 |continuously moving higher, lower, higher, lower overall bearish or bullish and lower is already swinging, bullish above the baseline zero line okay during 175 +|174 |00:34:03,480 ~-~-> 00:34:11,520 |uptrend or are they doing that during a downtrend? Okay. And what we're doing we're looking at the higher time frame weekly chart and determine if the price 176 +|175 |00:34:11,520 ~-~-> 00:34:21,270 |is going higher. And if it is, you won't be waiting for the commercials to be net long or extremely lightening up on their net short positions because that 177 +|176 |00:34:21,270 ~-~-> 00:34:32,400 |would equate to a bullish scenario. The trend on the weekly chart and the swings from net long to net short are very easy to spot and determine the long to 178 +|177 |00:34:32,400 ~-~-> 00:34:42,090 |intermediate term trends or direction. Looking for trades in this trend or directional bias will further increase your odds of capturing trades with large 179 +|178 |00:34:42,090 ~-~-> 00:34:57,990 |institutional sponsorship behind the moves. trading the news All right, I basically look at trading the news or news releases as volatility injections. 180 +|179 |00:34:58,380 ~-~-> 00:35:08,850 |Okay. Don't fear news, but I certainly respect it. There are certain reports and events that I more or less will step outside of and more trade. But one of the 181 +|180 |00:35:08,850 ~-~-> 00:35:17,760 |most difficult ways to trade the markets is to try to trade the news releases themselves. The internet is littered with so called robots or programs designed 182 +|181 |00:35:17,760 ~-~-> 00:35:26,370 |to quickly give you trading profits on a knee jerk reactions to the news. To me, this is pure and simple gambling. 183 +|182 |00:35:27,960 ~-~-> 00:35:37,560 |We can never know for sure what the numbers will be in the reports and the guests is just ridiculous. However, we can wait for the release and watch the 184 +|183 |00:35:37,560 ~-~-> 00:35:49,080 |reaction in many times a signal will form shortly after the release. Many times counter direction to the intended news hawks use news releases for injections 185 +|184 |00:35:49,080 ~-~-> 00:35:54,240 |and volatility and fuel trade ideas based on price action. 186 +|185 |00:35:59,640 ~-~-> 00:36:13,800 |Key market moving indicators key economic releases, okay, we're gonna be looking at the US market, the UK market and the German market. Okay, we're gonna start 187 +|186 |00:36:13,800 ~-~-> 00:36:27,480 |with the UK, the British Pound daily rate decision, retail sales, consumer prices, claimant count, GDP and industrial production. Those are reports that I 188 +|187 |00:36:27,480 ~-~-> 00:36:38,880 |have on my calendar times when they're gonna come out. And I will absolutely be aware of these and I will be more or less looking for trades to either be 189 +|188 |00:36:38,880 ~-~-> 00:36:47,910 |propelled in the direction that I've been prior to that report or I'll be looking for a signal to generate shortly after one of these reports are 190 +|189 |00:36:47,910 ~-~-> 00:36:48,450 |released. 191 +|190 |00:36:56,460 ~-~-> 00:37:07,350 |by the US dollar we're gonna get the North America market Federal Reserve rates, retail sales, consumer and producer prices, non farm payroll I avoid that I do 192 +|191 |00:37:07,350 ~-~-> 00:37:17,100 |not touch it. Gross Domestic Product GDP trade balance consumer confidence reports and service and manufacturing ICM. You want to note these as well 193 +|192 |00:37:17,100 ~-~-> 00:37:21,750 |because all of your crosses with the dollar will be impacted by this as well. 194 +|193 |00:37:31,050 ~-~-> 00:37:41,460 |Get the German market get the euros okay rate decision German IFO German unemployment, German consumer prices, German GDP and manufacturing and services 195 +|194 |00:37:41,460 ~-~-> 00:37:49,710 |sector PMI. You want to have these on your calendar when time they're gonna be released. And be aware of these because these absolutely will move the market 196 +|195 |00:37:49,740 ~-~-> 00:38:06,990 |considerably. I plan for news impact. You have to have an awareness of your economic calendar folks. Now, there are a few resources that you can use to 197 +|196 |00:38:06,990 ~-~-> 00:38:21,330 |determine when high impact news will release and hit the market. Number one, obviously baby pips coms calendar, forex factory comm calendar. And you actually 198 +|197 |00:38:21,330 ~-~-> 00:38:31,980 |Google econo day calendars. You can find some at Bloomberg, and a few other resources, but they have a very good format. I like that they're very user 199 +|198 |00:38:31,980 ~-~-> 00:38:42,690 |friendly. Now for more information on this topic, and if you have any more interest on interest rates, I would recommend that Chris Lori's inside the banks 200 +|199 |00:38:42,690 ~-~-> 00:38:56,790 |webinar. I purchased this A number of years ago. And I was very impressed with his presentation on the banking level in terms of interest rates and how they 201 +|200 |00:38:56,790 ~-~-> 00:39:11,130 |move and propel the marketplace. So if this isn't, if this isn't, more or less, get to the understand that you're looking for. I would counsel you to do a 202 +|201 |00:39:11,130 ~-~-> 00:39:18,180 |little investment on your career. And it's not much money at all, but it absolutely is a wonderful resource. He does a really good job in that webinar. 203 +|202 |00:39:19,140 ~-~-> 00:39:31,620 |You can reach Chris Laurie at Chris laurie.com. And you can get his webinar from his website. He's actually the only one that I recommend any folks buy material 204 +|203 |00:39:31,620 ~-~-> 00:39:42,570 |from I have everything but is Aussie yen course, and I just don't trade yen crosses, otherwise, I probably would have bought that as well. He does a really 205 +|204 |00:39:42,570 ~-~-> 00:39:51,360 |good job of teaching. He's very, very interested in your success. And that separates him as far as my concern from all the other folks out there and so 206 +|205 |00:39:51,750 ~-~-> 00:39:53,400 |yeah, kudos to him. 207 +|206 |00:40:33,150 ~-~-> 00:40:41,190 |Alright guys, 30 year treasuries and tea notes. Okay, now some of my best concepts are found in my early days as a futures trader and the bond market is a 208 +|207 |00:40:41,190 ~-~-> 00:40:49,710 |big market. And it provides so much insight and leading information. Now, I don't trade bonds anymore, but I absolutely monitor the futures on a daily 209 +|208 |00:40:49,710 ~-~-> 00:40:57,480 |basis. This market can tell you everything you need to know in any market asset class, if you understand it, the scope of the bond market is not the objective 210 +|209 |00:40:57,480 ~-~-> 00:41:10,080 |here. But we will use it to discover some rather impressive techniques to ferret out some blockbuster trades. 10 year Treasury notes, okay, much like the 30 year 211 +|210 |00:41:10,080 ~-~-> 00:41:21,690 |treasury bond, I used these early on in my career as a futures trader. And there's a little caveat to understand the bond market, whenever you see the 212 +|211 |00:41:21,690 ~-~-> 00:41:33,690 |price chart on the futures when they rally up, they will have an inverse relationship. In other words, as the price data goes higher, the yield will 213 +|212 |00:41:33,690 ~-~-> 00:41:43,950 |actually be going down. So you have to have that in your mind. Now, since I trade the cable and the fiber exclusively, you know, I trade tracking the German 214 +|213 |00:41:43,950 ~-~-> 00:41:58,140 |10 year bond as well. The five year Treasury note much like the 10 year and 30 year and when price runs up on the contract price on the futures market, the 215 +|214 |00:41:58,170 ~-~-> 00:42:06,480 |yield will be basically decreasing are dropping. And obviously, if the chart would be dropping on the futures, that would mean the yield would be increasing 216 +|215 |00:42:06,480 ~-~-> 00:42:19,440 |as well. And much like the 10 year I also track the five year German bond as well. And two year Treasury note much like the five year and 10 year I track 217 +|216 |00:42:19,500 ~-~-> 00:42:30,090 |that on a German basis as well. And by having any understanding of all three of those, we can find some pretty neat things we're going to learn about here 218 +|217 |00:42:30,090 ~-~-> 00:42:44,100 |shortly. Obviously goes without saying the US Dollar index i like daily FX comm if you go to the net Dania charting now do not go to net dania.com Okay, it's 219 +|218 |00:42:44,100 ~-~-> 00:42:56,310 |very important. Go to daily FX calm and use the net Dania charting, it's free. Okay, um, just open up a US Dollar Index chart. And it'll give you your what I 220 +|219 |00:42:56,310 ~-~-> 00:43:09,450 |like to see in terms of the US Dollar Index. I look at the cash basis also. And the chart to the right here. This is the futures chart of the United States 221 +|220 |00:43:09,450 ~-~-> 00:43:21,270 |Dollar Index. If you like these types of charts, and you want to subscribe to them, it's not very expensive, or things like $25 a month, but you can get that 222 +|221 |00:43:21,270 ~-~-> 00:43:31,050 |at price charts calm. You don't need to pay for futures charts, but I do prefer this format because I'm used to reading them since 1990s. I just grown 223 +|222 |00:43:31,050 ~-~-> 00:43:40,680 |accustomed to having them in my repertoire. Now I like to use SMT concepts to spot diverging highs and lows between the US dx and relative price points in the 224 +|223 |00:43:40,680 ~-~-> 00:43:55,560 |fiber and cable. And you knew that as my USD x SMT. And I look for the bond and USD x SMT as well. Major stock market indices, okay, the major stock market 225 +|224 |00:43:55,560 ~-~-> 00:44:03,480 |indices are one of my favorite tools to gauge the long term price swings. If we are failing at highs on the daily charts as we see here in the image to the 226 +|225 |00:44:03,480 ~-~-> 00:44:13,290 |right, this suggests a possible risk off scenario. Expect weaker stock prices and possibly foreign currencies. The US Dollar index will confirm this with a 227 +|226 |00:44:13,290 ~-~-> 00:44:23,130 |rally at support. At the same juncture. simply reverse for risk on scenarios. The markets as a whole are interconnected and it pays to monitor them and hunt 228 +|227 |00:44:23,160 ~-~-> 00:44:35,610 |for clues. The CRB Commodity Index. Okay, now I usually watch this on the cash basis. And you can get that from the price charts calm. I'm sure I could do a 229 +|228 |00:44:35,610 ~-~-> 00:44:42,870 |google you'll probably find that as well. But again, this really like this. This chart. I think it's real crisp, and we print them out. There's nothing like 230 +|229 |00:44:42,870 ~-~-> 00:44:51,540 |printing out charts and marking them up by hand. I'm like a Flintstone caveman. I like being able to carve up some notes and draw my charts. You know, I like 231 +|230 |00:44:51,540 ~-~-> 00:44:59,070 |sharing with you guys electronically. But you know, if it's going to be a matter of preference, I would love to have you printed charts every single day. That's 232 +|231 |00:44:59,100 ~-~-> 00:45:10,650 |this is my My opinion really, now I like the CRB index, because it usually has a inverse relationship to Dollar Index. And I like to confirm a swing higher in 233 +|232 |00:45:10,650 ~-~-> 00:45:21,270 |dollar with shorting fiber and or cable with a CRB decline. Now the CRB index tends to be a little bit early and can one possible long term shifts in the 234 +|233 |00:45:21,270 ~-~-> 00:45:27,690 |trend. It's a dynamite tool to use for major market analysis and pinning down long to intermediate term directional bias. 235 +|234 |00:45:30,600 ~-~-> 00:45:39,150 |Alright, well in gold now, like looking at these two markets, I don't trade them. But I'd like to use them as barometers more or less to see if there's risk 236 +|235 |00:45:39,150 ~-~-> 00:45:49,890 |on or risk off scenarios underway. And basically, you want to be looking at the same way that you foreign currencies and CRB all those markets should be moving 237 +|236 |00:45:49,890 ~-~-> 00:45:51,060 |in tandem with both. 238 +|237 |00:45:58,200 ~-~-> 00:46:11,250 |Okay, we're looking at the T note yields, okay, these are going to be the two year, five year and 10 year. And you can look at the legend up here to determine 239 +|238 |00:46:11,490 ~-~-> 00:46:25,200 |which is which as we go through. And what I'm highlighting here is when there is a divergence between these yields. Okay, these are t note yields. And this line 240 +|239 |00:46:25,200 ~-~-> 00:46:35,790 |is not the T note price, it's the actual t note yield. So the yield is actually invert is an inversion of the futures charts price of the Tina. Okay, so I kind 241 +|240 |00:46:35,790 ~-~-> 00:46:48,510 |of monitor both. But the yield when you monitor it like this, it will basically mirror what foreign currencies should be doing. In other words, as the yields 242 +|241 |00:46:48,510 ~-~-> 00:46:59,460 |were increasing here, that would have been bullish for foreign currency. And contrary as the yields drop, that would be bearish for foreign currencies, okay. 243 +|242 |00:46:59,910 ~-~-> 00:47:10,710 |You see these confirmations in your technicals on your charts. In other words, if there's a buy signal for foreign currencies and in your daily charts or 244 +|243 |00:47:11,490 ~-~-> 00:47:22,770 |respective timeframes that you trade, and there is a sell signal being confirmed in the US dollar, that is a confirmation that you probably got, you know, a good 245 +|244 |00:47:22,800 ~-~-> 00:47:32,580 |probability of a nice swing for your respective timeframe. Now, what we're referring to here is a daily basis, this is really going to give you a buy, 246 +|245 |00:47:32,790 ~-~-> 00:47:45,630 |program or sell program. Okay, this is the beginnings of a buy program. This is the termination of a buy program, and a beginning of a sell program. Now the 247 +|246 |00:47:45,630 ~-~-> 00:47:55,170 |main thing I want you to focus on is that there's typically a three or four month cycle, okay, it's like almost like a quarterly effect that takes place in 248 +|247 |00:47:55,200 ~-~-> 00:48:04,380 |the yields. And it's based basically on interest rates, and macroeconomics and things of that nature. But I'm not going to bore you with that here. But just 249 +|248 |00:48:04,380 ~-~-> 00:48:13,860 |basically, if you look at the charts, and on historical perspective, you'll see that that is, in fact, what happens on the average. Now we're going to do is 250 +|249 |00:48:13,860 ~-~-> 00:48:28,770 |we're going to talk about at the time of this recording, this is June 2012. And what I'm looking at is trying to go over why we saw the precipitous slide in the 251 +|250 |00:48:28,800 ~-~-> 00:48:42,780 |foreign currency market, namely the British pound and the Euro, USD pairs, cable and fiber. And we're gonna look at how that relates to these yields here. Okay. 252 +|251 |00:48:42,780 ~-~-> 00:48:52,050 |And what we're looking at, again, on this chart is the United States 10 year, United States five year and the United States, two year t notes. Okay. And 253 +|252 |00:48:52,050 ~-~-> 00:49:02,430 |again, these are D yields. And basically, what you're looking for is at specific times, seasonally, and quarterly, there will be a divergence that posts in these 254 +|253 |00:49:02,430 ~-~-> 00:49:12,930 |yields. And that looks like this. We have, it may be a little difficult to see I understand but the orange line here, which is the two year the high made back 255 +|254 |00:49:12,930 ~-~-> 00:49:35,910 |here is lower than the high made in March, April time period. Okay, we're actually in March 19. The high here on the 10 year was just about equal. And 256 +|255 |00:49:36,540 ~-~-> 00:49:51,210 |same thing here we have the five year just about equal. Okay, so we have a divergence between the two year five year and 10 year. Okay. That typically is a 257 +|256 |00:49:51,210 ~-~-> 00:50:01,680 |reason to start looking for other reasons to support a decline in yields, which would represent a decline in foreign currency, any rally The US Dollar Index. 258 +|257 |00:50:02,280 ~-~-> 00:50:14,820 |Okay, so let's take a look at a few other examples. And we're looking at the foreign bond markets. Right now we're looking at the five year notes on the UK 259 +|258 |00:50:14,970 ~-~-> 00:50:30,210 |tenure, I'm sorry, UK five year note, the German five year note and against the United States five year Treasury note. Okay, and we're going to look at this 260 +|259 |00:50:30,510 ~-~-> 00:50:41,640 |same timeframe in here. Okay, going back to this chart real quick, just to reference again, we're looking in 2012, March, April time period. Okay, we're 261 +|260 |00:50:41,640 ~-~-> 00:50:56,160 |going to go and look at this area here. And what I want to draw your attention to is the fact that we had the US five year note higher, respectively, 262 +|261 |00:50:58,020 ~-~-> 00:51:13,230 |while the German five year note was lower, and the UK five year note was lower. Okay. And what I'm gonna do is I'm gonna take off to UK, as you can see, there 263 +|262 |00:51:13,230 ~-~-> 00:51:27,720 |is a clear divergence between the US and the German nettle sufficiently through the divergence. Okay, see the high here, too high on the red line, that's the 264 +|263 |00:51:27,720 ~-~-> 00:51:42,720 |German five year note. It's bearish. While at the same time, the US five year note was making a higher high in yield. Okay, and then you saw them slide 265 +|264 |00:51:42,720 ~-~-> 00:52:04,110 |together. That that is a yield SMT divergence. Okay, as I look at it, you can see a contrary signal here back in October of 2010, where the German five year 266 +|265 |00:52:04,110 ~-~-> 00:52:17,160 |note was failing to make lower lows in yield. At the same time, the US five year note was making a lower low. Okay, and then we saw both yields increase 267 +|266 |00:52:17,160 ~-~-> 00:52:31,170 |together. And here the high, you saw inability for the US to trade higher in yield while the German yield went higher. And you can see there was the shift in 268 +|267 |00:52:31,170 ~-~-> 00:52:39,570 |the major market sentiment. And that's really what this is measuring market sentiment, because you're, you're chasing the yield, okay? And the markets 269 +|268 |00:52:39,570 ~-~-> 00:52:49,020 |always going to seek yield. Okay, so if the yields are increasing, that's going to be bullish for major currencies. And it's going to be bearish for the dollar. 270 +|269 |00:52:50,460 ~-~-> 00:53:03,750 |And vice versa. And we see the same thing here and this April 2010. Okay, the US five year made higher highs, while the German five year note was unable to make 271 +|270 |00:53:03,840 ~-~-> 00:53:14,580 |equivalent new highs, and there was your shift and notice this is happening march april time period. And we just recently at the time of this recording also 272 +|271 |00:53:14,580 ~-~-> 00:53:26,850 |had another divergence which is a continuation of this longer term downtrend in yield. And again, here is a 10 year comparison, we're gonna compare the German 273 +|272 |00:53:27,000 ~-~-> 00:53:42,210 |which is the orange date, UK, green and the lighter Orange is the US 10 year Treasury note. You see the same thing happening here where the German was making 274 +|273 |00:53:42,210 ~-~-> 00:53:55,560 |higher highs while the US and UK 10 year notes were failing to make higher highs in their yield and the same thing is also that low was formed in the fall of 275 +|274 |00:53:55,590 ~-~-> 00:54:11,340 |2010. We saw the German tenure failed to make lower lows and yield while the US Treasury made on its 10 year basis made a lower yield and the UK failed to make 276 +|275 |00:54:11,370 ~-~-> 00:54:22,140 |a lower yield on seven and that was your sentiment shift to bullish and that would be looking for buy programs on major currencies and sell signals okay in 277 +|276 |00:54:22,170 ~-~-> 00:54:30,480 |the dollar, okay. In other words, the dollar would have been declining all during this period here. And at this point where we saw a major shift, okay in 278 +|277 |00:54:30,480 ~-~-> 00:54:42,570 |the yield diverged, the sentiment now was going to send the dollar bullish and then major currencies on the foreign would be declining. So that would be a risk 279 +|278 |00:54:42,600 ~-~-> 00:54:57,720 |off scenario here or sell program from forex. And this is a bi program, okay, where the the current foreign currency markets would be rallying and the US 280 +|279 |00:54:57,720 ~-~-> 00:55:07,050 |dollar at this time period would be declined. Okay, so it just basically think in terms of make it real easy for yourself, when the yields are going up, the 281 +|280 |00:55:07,050 ~-~-> 00:55:14,160 |foreign currency markets should be trailing in sympathy, okay? Because they're going to chase yield. And as the yields drop, foreign currencies are going to 282 +|281 |00:55:14,160 ~-~-> 00:55:23,880 |chase that down as well, there won't be any demand for that foreign currency, and they'll be a flight to safety in the form of going back to the dollar and 283 +|282 |00:55:23,880 ~-~-> 00:55:28,110 |buying bonds. Okay. So, again, 284 +|283 |00:55:28,140 ~-~-> 00:55:37,410 |there's an inverse relationship between the bond market itself and the yield as bonds would go up, the yields would drop and vice versa. Okay, so it that's 285 +|284 |00:55:37,440 ~-~-> 00:55:50,040 |basically the panoramic view of a risk on risk off scenario and determining buys and sell programs on the daily basis. And this is one really strong powerful way 286 +|285 |00:55:50,040 ~-~-> 00:55:59,490 |of keeping yourself in sync with the macro economic view. And you'll have to go through all this economic data is this is visual for you, you can see it 287 +|286 |00:55:59,490 ~-~-> 00:56:09,330 |happening is every three to four months, just look for a shift to occur. And when you start seeing these things occur on your on the yield, okay? That's when 288 +|287 |00:56:09,330 ~-~-> 00:56:18,090 |you want to be looking at your your price charts and looking for maybe some top formations, and some reversal scenarios. Okay. And same thing in here. So we're 289 +|288 |00:56:18,090 ~-~-> 00:56:29,670 |using seasonal tendencies, cyclical analysis, and the yield analysis where the market will always seek yield and if yields are dropping, that's going to be 290 +|289 |00:56:29,670 ~-~-> 00:56:32,880 |bearish for major currencies, and bullish for the US dollar. 291 +|290 |00:57:16,920 ~-~-> 00:57:24,810 |Key support and resistance, you got to know your key levels guys, if you don't have a firm grasp on support and resistance, all this is going to be a waste of 292 +|291 |00:57:24,810 ~-~-> 00:57:33,000 |time, because none of your signals are ever going to confirm entry or exit unless they get to one of these key levels. The cornerstone to your success in 293 +|292 |00:57:33,000 ~-~-> 00:57:41,910 |trading will be your patience in determining high timeframe key support resistance levels, and waiting for the setups to form at those same levels. Once 294 +|293 |00:57:41,910 ~-~-> 00:57:50,550 |you have directional bias based on the major market analysis, you identify key price levels from the 60 minute chart up to the monthly nothing less than a 60 295 +|294 |00:57:50,550 ~-~-> 00:58:00,330 |minute chart and ideally, the daily basis is optimal. Determine monthly weekly, previous day's session highs and lows as well as pivot levels and Asian range 296 +|295 |00:58:00,330 ~-~-> 00:58:14,790 |highs and lows. market sentiment, you got to avoid the herd mentality. if everybody's doing it, it's probably not a good thing in the futures market or 297 +|296 |00:58:14,880 ~-~-> 00:58:24,720 |Forex. It's usually probably petered out and so you want to be looking to trade against the majority. Now when decided to take action in the market, it is 298 +|297 |00:58:24,720 ~-~-> 00:58:35,010 |important to remain on the side of the market that is the minority. Looking for trades when the market is by all parents bullish when you want to short is 299 +|298 |00:58:35,010 ~-~-> 00:58:45,420 |ideal. And you might have already guessed it, when it looks bearish, do your buying. This might sound rather obvious and elementary but consider how little 300 +|299 |00:58:45,420 ~-~-> 00:58:57,150 |actually followed this mindset. Consider the intraday Judas swing for example. This is a sentiment played by all standards, and it's used to quantify an entry 301 +|300 |00:58:57,210 ~-~-> 00:58:58,530 |in the opposite direction. 302 +|301 |00:59:04,320 ~-~-> 00:59:16,020 |market structure hunt intermediate term price swings. If you find all of your trading occurring at long to intermediate term price swings, you're going to 303 +|302 |00:59:16,020 ~-~-> 00:59:26,160 |find that your trading is absolutely mind blowing. The ideal setups for trading low risk high probability swings is to limit your consideration to only trade 304 +|303 |00:59:26,190 ~-~-> 00:59:35,730 |the intermediate term highs for shorts and intermediate term lows for Long's. Taking short term scalps and or day trades in the same direction is advised. 305 +|304 |00:59:36,390 ~-~-> 00:59:47,430 |Your trading plan is not to capture every move in the market, just the easy low hanging fruit. Using daily four hour and hourly market structure and nesting 306 +|305 |00:59:47,430 ~-~-> 01:00:02,430 |fractals can be a wildly profitable price action approach. This is my core price action concepts open interest and premiums. open interest reflex Smart Money 307 +|306 |01:00:02,430 ~-~-> 01:00:10,830 |activity. Now the open interest is basically only going to be found in the futures market. And the open interest in for instance, is example here. Okay, in 308 +|307 |01:00:10,830 ~-~-> 01:00:20,160 |this example, we're looking at the Swiss franc. And what I've noted here is that price had ran up, it's been in an uptrend and we moved into a trading range. 309 +|308 |01:00:20,490 ~-~-> 01:00:33,180 |Okay? And if you look at the circle here, that is open interest, that cumulative line that goes along, and all of a sudden drops off precipitously drops the 310 +|309 |01:00:33,180 ~-~-> 01:00:44,100 |trade down. Okay, that is open interest declining while the market is in a range. What do you think that translates to? Well, this is a concept that I 311 +|310 |01:00:44,100 ~-~-> 01:00:52,620 |adopted from Larry Williams and it still served me well today. The open interest while in a market market consolidation or range can tip the hand of the smart 312 +|311 |01:00:52,620 ~-~-> 01:01:03,180 |money if you understand what to look for. If the open interest drops off 20% or more rapidly, this is attributed to commercial short covering, if open interest 313 +|312 |01:01:03,180 ~-~-> 01:01:12,300 |increases 20% or more rapidly in a consolidation, this is commercial short selling, commercial traders are the largest hedgers in the marketplace. And when 314 +|313 |01:01:12,300 ~-~-> 01:01:20,790 |you hedge, you're essentially shorting the market, you're selling something you already have. So if open interest declines, that means that they're lightening 315 +|314 |01:01:20,790 ~-~-> 01:01:31,050 |up aggressively on your shorts. Why would they do that, because they anticipate price going higher. When you have a premium in the futures contracts, that means 316 +|315 |01:01:31,050 ~-~-> 01:01:41,760 |the nearby contract is selling at a higher price than the next month out in the future. That is a premium. Okay, that means is that a high demand for that 317 +|316 |01:01:41,760 ~-~-> 01:01:53,760 |particular commodity or currency? If you see open interest dropping off in that scenario, this is a near perfect trade scenario you need to be buying. And as a 318 +|317 |01:01:53,760 ~-~-> 01:02:04,650 |result, this was a mega trade. This is in 2010. If you look at your charts around the Fourth of July in 2010, you can see how in the FX market, the pair 319 +|318 |01:02:04,800 ~-~-> 01:02:16,710 |for the swissy fell out of bed like a rock. This trade and futures market actually moved 2300 points. And it did less than half of two months. And open 320 +|319 |01:02:16,710 ~-~-> 01:02:27,900 |interest dropped while in the range at support at 118. And it was in an existing trend already. And that's absolutely mind boggling profit. And if you have that 321 +|320 |01:02:27,900 ~-~-> 01:02:36,600 |type of scenario unfold in the marketplace and you see a couple of these happen a year, you can really absolutely kill it catch some explosive price moves. So I 322 +|321 |01:02:36,600 ~-~-> 01:02:44,550 |would counsel you to look at open interest in the futures markets on the pairs that you trade. The Swiss franc is example here, but it's not limited to that 323 +|322 |01:02:44,580 ~-~-> 01:02:58,440 |it's you can use it in the dollar index you can use in the Canadian dollar, Australian dollar, British pound, Japanese yen, and even the euro. Higher 324 +|323 |01:02:58,440 ~-~-> 01:03:05,700 |timeframe directional bias, maintaining a focus on the weekly daily impossibly the four hour timeframes will keep your trading in the highest probable 325 +|324 |01:03:05,700 ~-~-> 01:03:15,120 |direction. Look for support or resistance on these levels determine where price is trying to reach to if price is trading lower on the daily look for an old low 326 +|325 |01:03:15,150 ~-~-> 01:03:26,310 |or high in the left side of your chart to determine if there's time and price available for trade. Given that direction. Reverse for looking for buy setups. 327 +|326 |01:03:26,580 ~-~-> 01:03:31,740 |The main point is to keep the higher timeframe in your trading. It really does pay off. 328 +|327 |01:04:13,110 ~-~-> 01:04:22,800 |general market risk on or risk off? You want to start with the interest rates. Are we seeing yields dropping or increasing? Is there weakness or strength in 329 +|328 |01:04:22,800 ~-~-> 01:04:32,040 |the stocks commodity and treasuries? is gold and or oil giving you any clues? Is the dollar index confirming recent highs or lows compared to the interest rates? 330 +|329 |01:04:32,730 ~-~-> 01:04:43,110 |Are there any market reports do that might change the current market tone. The more the other asset classes confirm or negate your trade idea, the better risk 331 +|330 |01:04:43,110 ~-~-> 01:04:47,370 |off dollar rallies risk on it slides. It's that simple. 332 +|331 |01:04:52,380 ~-~-> 01:05:01,050 |anticipatory stage of analysis. This is the stage of analysis where you will spend the majority of your time it is on the weekly and daily time. Since the 333 +|332 |01:05:01,050 ~-~-> 01:05:08,850 |trades are based on these higher timeframes, there might be a few days or so before a trade actually sets up. Don't worry, that's a good thing. You want to 334 +|333 |01:05:08,850 ~-~-> 01:05:16,980 |track the interest rates, you want to be paying attention to cod Commitment of Traders reports, major market indices, seasonal tendencies, key support 335 +|334 |01:05:16,980 ~-~-> 01:05:30,090 |resistance levels and inter market analysis with correlated assets. This stage of analysis is the foundation to your successful trading career. execution stage 336 +|335 |01:05:30,090 ~-~-> 01:05:38,160 |of analysis This is stage of analysis where you hunt setups based on the insights and conclusions you arrived at in the anticipatory stage of analysis. 337 +|336 |01:05:38,820 ~-~-> 01:05:48,150 |If risk is on, look for setups to buy currencies and confirm these setups, with higher moving are poised to rally stock indices, CRB oil, golden SMT concepts. 338 +|337 |01:05:48,510 ~-~-> 01:05:58,500 |If risk is off, look for setups to sell currencies and confirm these setups with lower moving or poised to decline, stock indices, the CRB index oil gold and SMT 339 +|338 |01:05:58,500 ~-~-> 01:06:10,920 |concepts. Management stage of analysis This is the stage that requires your concepts for trade management want open positions, the management of stop loss 340 +|339 |01:06:10,920 ~-~-> 01:06:19,890 |orders, limit orders, initial profit objectives and scaling later portions. Your trading plan must have clear concepts and techniques for the process that you 341 +|340 |01:06:19,890 ~-~-> 01:06:30,420 |will adhere to when managing open positions. This stage of analysis is crucial for consistently and having longevity in this career. You can find wonderful 342 +|341 |01:06:30,420 ~-~-> 01:06:40,410 |setups, enter it off more entry points and still mismanaged the trade and in this stage, you will find results bring with it loss and regret if you do not 343 +|342 |01:06:40,470 ~-~-> 01:06:55,260 |manage your analysis correctly. reactionary stage of analysis. This stage of analysis is seen where your trades are open and you suspect or clearly see 344 +|343 |01:06:55,260 ~-~-> 01:07:03,810 |reasons to collapse the trade and cut your losses or take what profits you have open. There must be clear parameters in your trading plan that will invoke an 345 +|344 |01:07:03,810 ~-~-> 01:07:13,770 |immediate trade termination and abort on your original trade idea. This might be a result of a report or news event global catastrophe and or you realize you're 346 +|345 |01:07:13,770 ~-~-> 01:07:17,880 |simply human and essentially wrong. Imagine that making the mistake 347 +|346 |01:07:23,250 ~-~-> 01:07:32,430 |the documentation stage of analysis. This stage of analysis is where you record in your journal what your trade idea was based on what tools you use them why 348 +|347 |01:07:32,940 ~-~-> 01:07:41,280 |screenshots and how you felt going into the trade while the position was open and what made you nervous. The results of the trade should be documented and 349 +|348 |01:07:41,280 ~-~-> 01:07:49,350 |reflection on the trade plan and was it adhered to from the beginning to end document any lessons learned from the trade and what you would have liked to 350 +|349 |01:07:49,350 ~-~-> 01:07:57,900 |have done differently? determine what leverage and or lot size your next trade will be using. Keep these records and refer to them when you experience a period 351 +|350 |01:07:57,900 ~-~-> 01:08:03,300 |of drawdown and or a string of losses. It will remind you that temporary losing streaks come and go 4 4 5 -2 6 -00:02:06,330 ~-~-> 00:02:07,230 7 -trading plan. 8 - 9 -3 10 -00:02:08,129 ~-~-> 00:02:10,949 11 -If you're new to trading and you do not have a trading plan, 12 - 13 -4 14 -00:02:12,240 ~-~-> 00:02:13,860 15 -it's hopefully my goal 16 - 17 -5 18 -00:02:14,820 ~-~-> 00:02:18,960 19 -as an end result in this presentation to communicate the 20 - 21 -6 22 -00:02:18,960 ~-~-> 00:02:23,220 23 -need for one. If you've already started trading, and you've 24 - 25 -7 26 -00:02:23,220 ~-~-> 00:02:26,250 27 -been having difficulties, and you don't have a trading plan, 28 - 29 -8 30 -00:02:26,250 ~-~-> 00:02:30,900 31 -I could pretty much guarantee if you just put some work into 32 - 33 -9 34 -00:02:30,900 ~-~-> 00:02:34,950 35 -formulating a very clear, concise trading plan, your results 36 - 37 -10 38 -00:02:34,950 ~-~-> 00:02:38,400 39 -would be dramatically different. Because basically having no 40 - 41 -11 42 -00:02:38,400 ~-~-> 00:02:42,510 43 -plan equals emotional driven results, okay, you're not gonna 44 - 45 -12 46 -00:02:42,510 ~-~-> 00:02:45,300 47 -have any understanding what to do going to be reacting more 48 - 49 -13 50 -00:02:45,300 ~-~-> 00:02:48,360 51 -than you're anticipating. And that's the stark difference 52 - 53 -14 54 -00:02:48,360 ~-~-> 00:02:51,540 55 -between a professional trader because they do have a 56 - 57 -15 58 -00:02:51,540 ~-~-> 00:02:54,930 59 -detailed, organized trading plan. It's well written, it's 60 - 61 -16 62 -00:02:54,960 ~-~-> 00:02:58,650 63 -it's by their trading desk, it's memorized. It's reviewed 64 - 65 -17 66 -00:02:58,800 ~-~-> 00:03:03,390 67 -continuously. By having such they have an objective and 68 - 69 -18 70 -00:03:03,390 ~-~-> 00:03:07,170 71 -result. And it really is the DNA of a successful trader. So 72 - 73 -19 74 -00:03:07,830 ~-~-> 00:03:10,410 75 -having a trading plan is at the top of your list as far as 76 - 77 -20 78 -00:03:10,410 ~-~-> 00:03:15,780 79 -being a consistently profitable trader. Right The majority 80 - 81 -21 82 -00:03:15,780 ~-~-> 00:03:18,660 83 -of your time, what do you do as a trader? And where is it 84 - 85 -22 86 -00:03:19,110 ~-~-> 00:03:23,790 87 -most spent in terms of time? Well, first, you got to 88 - 89 -23 90 -00:03:23,790 ~-~-> 00:03:25,740 91 -understand that you have to manage your time wisely. 92 - 93 -24 94 -00:03:25,980 ~-~-> 00:03:27,600 95 -Okay, no one's going to manage it for you. 96 - 97 -25 98 -00:03:27,900 ~-~-> 00:03:32,160 99 -So it's important that you understand that the countless 100 - 101 -26 102 -00:03:32,160 ~-~-> 00:03:34,230 103 -hours that you spend in analysis without having a clear 104 - 105 -27 106 -00:03:34,230 ~-~-> 00:03:38,070 107 -objective premise to it is actually counterproductive. Okay, 108 - 109 -28 110 -00:03:38,160 ~-~-> 00:03:40,200 111 -you feel like you're doing the right thing by spending a lot 112 - 113 -29 114 -00:03:40,200 ~-~-> 00:03:42,330 115 -of time staring at the chart. But unless you have an 116 - 117 -30 118 -00:03:42,330 ~-~-> 00:03:44,520 119 -understanding of exactly what it is you're looking for, 120 - 121 -31 122 -00:03:44,730 ~-~-> 00:03:48,930 123 -you're just wasting your time. You need to spend quality 124 - 125 -32 126 -00:03:48,930 ~-~-> 00:03:52,080 127 -time with the macro economic analysis and higher time frame 128 - 129 -33 130 -00:03:52,080 ~-~-> 00:03:54,240 131 -support resistance levels. I can't stress this enough 132 - 133 -34 134 -00:03:54,240 ~-~-> 00:03:56,730 135 -because most new traders come into the marketplace and he 136 - 137 -35 138 -00:03:56,730 ~-~-> 00:04:03,060 139 -spent too far time in Five and 15 minute charts, and maybe 140 - 141 -36 142 -00:04:03,060 ~-~-> 00:04:05,370 143 -even one minute charts, hoping to see some kind of 144 - 145 -37 146 -00:04:05,370 ~-~-> 00:04:10,260 147 -mysterious neon sign saying buy me or sell me. Nothing 148 - 149 -38 150 -00:04:10,260 ~-~-> 00:04:13,170 151 -significant occurs without first leaving telltale signs on a 152 - 153 -39 154 -00:04:13,170 ~-~-> 00:04:16,680 155 -long term basis. That means if there's a significant price 156 - 157 -40 158 -00:04:16,680 ~-~-> 00:04:19,890 159 -move, I guarantee you if you look at the higher timeframe 160 - 161 -41 162 -00:04:19,890 ~-~-> 00:04:23,010 163 -charts, and I'm referring to the monthly, weekly, daily for 164 - 165 -42 166 -00:04:23,010 ~-~-> 00:04:26,730 167 -hour and new, less than a one hour chart, those timeframes 168 - 169 -43 170 -00:04:26,730 ~-~-> 00:04:29,640 171 -are going to have a clue as to what was the catalyst for 172 - 173 -44 174 -00:04:29,640 ~-~-> 00:04:34,740 175 -that move prior to it actually unfolding. Follow the 176 - 177 -45 178 -00:04:34,740 ~-~-> 00:04:37,620 179 -interest rates. This is where the majority of your time is 180 - 181 -46 182 -00:04:37,620 ~-~-> 00:04:40,200 183 -gonna be spent. You need to get a feel for what interest 184 - 185 -47 186 -00:04:40,200 ~-~-> 00:04:43,260 187 -rates are trying to do. Are they moving higher or are they 188 - 189 -48 190 -00:04:43,260 ~-~-> 00:04:46,350 191 -moving lower? Keeping track of the overnight lending rate 192 - 193 -49 194 -00:04:46,350 ~-~-> 00:04:51,150 195 -with the banks per country is absolutely significant 196 - 197 -50 198 -00:04:51,330 ~-~-> 00:04:54,510 199 -information and insight you need as a consistent trader 200 - 201 -51 202 -00:04:58,770 ~-~-> 00:05:02,640 203 -what's the least important part? And trading? Well, don't 204 - 205 -52 206 -00:05:02,640 ~-~-> 00:05:06,030 207 -focus on the money number one. And unfortunately, we all get 208 - 209 -53 210 -00:05:06,030 ~-~-> 00:05:09,570 211 -into this business for a number of things, okay, but top of 212 - 213 -54 214 -00:05:09,570 ~-~-> 00:05:13,170 215 -the list should be to make money. But while you're trading, 216 - 217 -55 218 -00:05:13,200 ~-~-> 00:05:16,650 219 -your focus should not be on the money. Don't focus on the 220 - 221 -56 222 -00:05:16,650 ~-~-> 00:05:19,080 223 -amount of money that you hope to make, there's no guarantee 224 - 225 -57 226 -00:05:19,080 ~-~-> 00:05:20,910 227 -you're going to make it on every trade. So there's no real 228 - 229 -58 230 -00:05:20,910 ~-~-> 00:05:25,260 231 -point in hoping you just trade the process, trade your plan, 232 - 233 -59 234 -00:05:25,500 ~-~-> 00:05:29,220 235 -and the end result should if you have a well grounded, well 236 - 237 -60 238 -00:05:30,090 ~-~-> 00:05:33,030 239 -formulated trading plan, money will deposit into your 240 - 241 -61 242 -00:05:33,030 ~-~-> 00:05:37,200 243 -account. Do not worry about losses, okay? You're going to 244 - 245 -62 246 -00:05:37,200 ~-~-> 00:05:40,050 247 -have losing trades. If you accept that going in. You won't 248 - 249 -63 250 -00:05:40,050 ~-~-> 00:05:42,840 251 -be demoralized from it. Okay, every good trader whether 252 - 253 -64 254 -00:05:42,840 ~-~-> 00:05:48,000 255 -you're professional or not, they have losing streaks. Do not 256 - 257 -65 258 -00:05:48,000 ~-~-> 00:05:50,790 259 -worry about missed trades. I'm going to tell you right now 260 - 261 -66 262 -00:05:50,790 ~-~-> 00:05:54,750 263 -I'm probably miss more winning trades every single week than 264 - 265 -67 266 -00:05:54,750 ~-~-> 00:05:57,870 267 -more than most of you realize. I don't take a whole lot of 268 - 269 -68 270 -00:05:57,870 ~-~-> 00:06:00,330 271 -trades. I like to cherry pick. I like to take things And are 272 - 273 -69 274 -00:06:00,330 ~-~-> 00:06:00,630 275 -really 276 - 277 -70 278 -00:06:01,170 ~-~-> 00:06:01,740 279 -Unknown: set up. 280 - 281 -71 282 -00:06:02,070 ~-~-> 00:06:04,140 283 -ICT: And if you have that mindset going in much like 284 - 285 -72 286 -00:06:04,770 ~-~-> 00:06:08,340 287 -expecting losses, it's very comforting to know that you 288 - 289 -73 290 -00:06:08,340 ~-~-> 00:06:11,250 291 -don't feeling rushed. And that's a very important 292 - 293 -74 294 -00:06:11,610 ~-~-> 00:06:14,880 295 -characteristic of a professional trader. We aren't rushed to 296 - 297 -75 298 -00:06:14,880 ~-~-> 00:06:17,490 299 -get in the marketplace. You know, we react slowly when 300 - 301 -76 302 -00:06:17,490 ~-~-> 00:06:20,880 303 -trying to make money. And we react fast and quickly when 304 - 305 -77 306 -00:06:20,880 ~-~-> 00:06:22,770 307 -we're trying to preserve our money. That's a very 308 - 309 -78 310 -00:06:22,950 ~-~-> 00:06:25,080 311 -significant paradigm shift that you're going to need if you 312 - 313 -79 314 -00:06:25,080 ~-~-> 00:06:26,760 315 -don't already have that mindset going in. 316 - 317 -80 318 -00:06:28,529 ~-~-> 00:06:31,499 319 -The least important process in trading is the entry signals. 320 - 321 -81 322 -00:06:31,500 ~-~-> 00:06:34,470 323 -And I'll probably stop you right there. But it really is 324 - 325 -82 326 -00:06:34,500 ~-~-> 00:06:38,370 327 -least in terms of significance. If you don't have a macro 328 - 329 -83 330 -00:06:38,370 ~-~-> 00:06:41,280 331 -understanding of what's going on in the marketplace and the 332 - 333 -84 334 -00:06:41,280 ~-~-> 00:06:44,160 335 -higher timeframe directional bias, chances are, you're 336 - 337 -85 338 -00:06:44,160 ~-~-> 00:06:47,310 339 -probably going to be wrong more times, and you're right. So 340 - 341 -86 342 -00:06:47,940 ~-~-> 00:06:56,610 343 -it's my goal to really try to drive you to looking at the 344 - 345 -87 346 -00:06:56,640 ~-~-> 00:07:00,450 347 -weekly the monthly, the daily in the four hour chart. And if 348 - 349 -88 350 -00:07:00,450 ~-~-> 00:07:02,220 351 -you're going to go a little less than four hour, don't go 352 - 353 -89 354 -00:07:02,220 ~-~-> 00:07:05,160 355 -below one hour, but spend most spend most of your time on 356 - 357 -90 358 -00:07:05,160 ~-~-> 00:07:09,300 359 -the weekly and daily, those charts are going to be the most 360 - 361 -91 362 -00:07:09,540 ~-~-> 00:07:13,440 363 -in significance. Because it's the banking levels are 364 - 365 -92 366 -00:07:13,680 ~-~-> 00:07:14,310 367 -determined. 368 - 369 -93 370 -00:07:17,550 ~-~-> 00:07:21,540 371 -Premise and sound basis is paramount. That means you have to 372 - 373 -94 374 -00:07:21,540 ~-~-> 00:07:23,580 375 -have an understanding of what it is that you're doing. 376 - 377 -95 378 -00:07:24,120 ~-~-> 00:07:26,820 379 -You're not just staring blindly at charts because that's not 380 - 381 -96 382 -00:07:26,820 ~-~-> 00:07:30,570 383 -going to get you anywhere. I guarantee you unless you have a 384 - 385 -97 386 -00:07:30,600 ~-~-> 00:07:35,370 387 -specific pattern, a motive that you use to get into a 388 - 389 -98 390 -00:07:35,370 ~-~-> 00:07:38,790 391 -particular trade. And you hunt that whether you're back 392 - 393 -99 394 -00:07:38,790 ~-~-> 00:07:42,060 395 -testing or walking forward with it. Unless you have that 396 - 397 -100 398 -00:07:42,060 ~-~-> 00:07:44,550 399 -understanding of what it is specifically that you're looking 400 - 401 -101 402 -00:07:44,550 ~-~-> 00:07:47,640 403 -for. You're just basically spinning your wheels and it's my 404 - 405 -102 406 -00:07:47,640 ~-~-> 00:07:53,580 407 -advice not to do that. Keep the focus on the plan and work 408 - 409 -103 410 -00:07:53,610 ~-~-> 00:07:56,010 411 -the trading edge that your method exploits 412 - 413 -104 414 -00:08:01,589 ~-~-> 00:08:05,309 415 -All right, the general overview. Right trading plans are 416 - 417 -105 418 -00:08:05,309 ~-~-> 00:08:08,309 419 -basically taking all the pieces of the puzzle to equate to 420 - 421 -106 422 -00:08:08,309 ~-~-> 00:08:11,639 423 -successful trading and bringing those pieces together. Those 424 - 425 -107 426 -00:08:11,639 ~-~-> 00:08:15,179 427 -pieces could be fundamental data technicals, inter market 428 - 429 -108 430 -00:08:16,409 ~-~-> 00:08:21,629 431 -analysis. All these things go together in terms of building 432 - 433 -109 434 -00:08:21,659 ~-~-> 00:08:26,069 435 -a trading plan. impeccable risk control is the first 436 - 437 -110 438 -00:08:26,069 ~-~-> 00:08:31,319 439 -component to any successful trading plan. Flawless equity 440 - 441 -111 442 -00:08:31,319 ~-~-> 00:08:35,459 443 -management, which is closely tied to risk control is 444 - 445 -112 446 -00:08:35,459 ~-~-> 00:08:38,909 447 -essential to every successful trading plan. You can have all 448 - 449 -113 450 -00:08:39,269 ~-~-> 00:08:42,479 451 -the bells and whistles on your trade monitor, but it means 452 - 453 -114 454 -00:08:42,479 ~-~-> 00:08:44,939 455 -nothing unless you control your money and the risks involved 456 - 457 -115 458 -00:08:44,939 ~-~-> 00:08:49,649 459 -in all your trades. fundamentals at any measure can always 460 - 461 -116 462 -00:08:49,649 ~-~-> 00:08:53,909 463 -assist a trader in trade plan development. inter market 464 - 465 -117 466 -00:08:53,909 ~-~-> 00:08:56,549 467 -analysis is key to a well balanced trading plan. 468 - 469 -118 470 -00:08:56,849 ~-~-> 00:08:59,969 471 -Understanding how all the asset classes tie together in his 472 - 473 -119 474 -00:08:59,999 ~-~-> 00:09:04,019 475 -Upon movement on the interest rate markets that is crucial 476 - 477 -120 478 -00:09:04,019 ~-~-> 00:09:08,069 479 -for your long term success and longevity in trading. 480 - 481 -121 482 -00:09:10,169 ~-~-> 00:09:13,439 483 -Technical analysis, and a comprehensive approach to sound 484 - 485 -122 486 -00:09:13,439 ~-~-> 00:09:16,469 487 -tools and concepts is the framework to exercising a trading 488 - 489 -123 490 -00:09:16,469 ~-~-> 00:09:21,239 491 -plan. If you don't have a concise list of specific tools 492 - 493 -124 494 -00:09:21,239 ~-~-> 00:09:25,229 495 -that you use for specific times and reasons, you're going to 496 - 497 -125 498 -00:09:25,229 ~-~-> 00:09:27,149 499 -be floating in and out with different oscillators, you're 500 - 501 -126 502 -00:09:27,149 ~-~-> 00:09:30,599 503 -gonna be using different tools, understand what tools you're 504 - 505 -127 506 -00:09:30,599 ~-~-> 00:09:33,599 507 -going to have and stick to those and understand what it is 508 - 509 -128 510 -00:09:33,599 ~-~-> 00:09:36,809 511 -that those specific specific tools do. And try not to use 512 - 513 -129 514 -00:09:36,809 ~-~-> 00:09:39,479 515 -them for any other reason except for those purposes only. 516 - 517 -130 518 -00:09:41,999 ~-~-> 00:09:44,909 519 -executing a top down analysis with all the above components 520 - 521 -131 522 -00:09:44,909 ~-~-> 00:09:47,819 523 -will deliver optimal results while controlling risk, which 524 - 525 -132 526 -00:09:47,819 ~-~-> 00:09:51,419 527 -is the number one reason why we as traders last as long as 528 - 529 -133 530 -00:09:51,419 ~-~-> 00:09:55,499 531 -we do in this business, we control risk. So all the pieces 532 - 533 -134 534 -00:09:55,499 ~-~-> 00:09:58,679 535 -together it begins and ends with the control of risk. 536 - 537 -135 538 -00:10:40,440 ~-~-> 00:10:44,760 539 -paradigm shift Alright guys, you are not the only predator 540 - 541 -136 542 -00:10:44,760 ~-~-> 00:10:47,220 543 -in the marketplace. I know sometimes when we get these 544 - 545 -137 546 -00:10:47,220 ~-~-> 00:10:49,560 547 -trading plans and trading tools and it's the first time 548 - 549 -138 550 -00:10:49,560 ~-~-> 00:10:52,770 551 -you've ever probably looked at an organized structure of how 552 - 553 -139 554 -00:10:52,770 ~-~-> 00:10:55,890 555 -to apply analysis to the marketplace, and you feel kind of 556 - 557 -140 558 -00:10:55,890 ~-~-> 00:10:58,860 559 -like a big shot, and that's normal. It's kind of cool now, 560 - 561 -141 562 -00:10:59,250 ~-~-> 00:11:03,480 563 -but dude Not overestimate the importance of knowing there's 564 - 565 -142 566 -00:11:03,480 ~-~-> 00:11:07,800 567 -other people out there that want your mind to when you go in 568 - 569 -143 570 -00:11:07,830 ~-~-> 00:11:11,400 571 -confident, or you develop confidence later on, understand 572 - 573 -144 574 -00:11:11,430 ~-~-> 00:11:15,660 575 -overconfidence is actually counterproductive. overconfidence 576 - 577 -145 578 -00:11:15,660 ~-~-> 00:11:19,080 579 -is actually an invitation for ego which also allows the 580 - 581 -146 582 -00:11:19,080 ~-~-> 00:11:21,840 583 -input of emotions and that's not what you want your trading. 584 - 585 -147 586 -00:11:23,070 ~-~-> 00:11:26,760 587 -Never assume your well designed trading plan won't hit a 588 - 589 -148 590 -00:11:26,760 ~-~-> 00:11:30,090 591 -losing streak. I'm assuring you that it will. There's no one 592 - 593 -149 594 -00:11:30,090 ~-~-> 00:11:32,100 595 -out there that is immune to it, you're going to have a 596 - 597 -150 598 -00:11:32,100 ~-~-> 00:11:36,420 599 -losing streak, okay. always reflect on your wins as a 600 - 601 -151 602 -00:11:36,420 ~-~-> 00:11:39,930 603 -victory and your losses as a learning opportunity. All 604 - 605 -152 606 -00:11:39,930 ~-~-> 00:11:42,990 607 -learning opportunities that I've experienced in my trading 608 - 609 -153 610 -00:11:43,140 ~-~-> 00:11:46,020 611 -have actually produced greater growth 612 - 613 -154 614 -00:11:46,020 ~-~-> 00:11:46,290 615 -in 616 - 617 -155 618 -00:11:46,410 ~-~-> 00:11:48,960 619 -my development as a trader. So losses are actually a 620 - 621 -156 622 -00:11:48,960 ~-~-> 00:11:53,550 623 -beneficial thing. It will take preparation in advance to 624 - 625 -157 626 -00:11:53,550 ~-~-> 00:11:56,490 627 -weather periods of inevitable draw down. Journal your 628 - 629 -158 630 -00:11:56,490 ~-~-> 00:11:59,460 631 -results both good and bad. It's important you go back to 632 - 633 -159 634 -00:11:59,460 ~-~-> 00:12:02,400 635 -that journal Because it periods of drawdown and strings of 636 - 637 -160 638 -00:12:02,400 ~-~-> 00:12:05,550 639 -losses, it will help remind you that these are temporary 640 - 641 -161 642 -00:12:05,550 ~-~-> 00:12:08,280 643 -events and that you do eventually trade out of them if you 644 - 645 -162 646 -00:12:08,280 ~-~-> 00:12:11,190 647 -control risk and reduce your overall exposure as you 648 - 649 -163 650 -00:12:11,430 ~-~-> 00:12:16,110 651 -continue to take losses. Do not overdrive your trading plan 652 - 653 -164 654 -00:12:16,110 ~-~-> 00:12:19,140 655 -or attempt to trade outside its intended purpose. Do not 656 - 657 -165 658 -00:12:19,140 ~-~-> 00:12:24,420 659 -turn a position trade, okay into multiple different 660 - 661 -166 662 -00:12:24,450 ~-~-> 00:12:27,570 663 -timeframe trades. Okay. If you if your analysis suggests 664 - 665 -167 666 -00:12:27,570 ~-~-> 00:12:32,460 667 -it's a position, trade, trade it like that, okay. Every 668 - 669 -168 670 -00:12:32,460 ~-~-> 00:12:35,340 671 -great trader has one thing in common and it's the respect 672 - 673 -169 674 -00:12:35,340 ~-~-> 00:12:38,190 675 -and understanding that the risk will always outweigh the 676 - 677 -170 678 -00:12:38,190 ~-~-> 00:12:41,610 679 -reward unless it is properly managed. It's not about the 680 - 681 -171 682 -00:12:41,610 ~-~-> 00:12:44,220 683 -profits. It's controlling risk. 684 - 685 -172 686 -00:12:49,590 ~-~-> 00:12:51,360 687 -Pack small play big 688 - 689 -173 690 -00:12:52,950 ~-~-> 00:12:57,180 691 -2% risk or less, is it really enough? I probably get this 692 - 693 -174 694 -00:12:57,180 ~-~-> 00:13:02,160 695 -question emailed to me more than any other You when you get 696 - 697 -175 698 -00:13:02,160 ~-~-> 00:13:04,560 699 -into trading guys, you probably fantasize about going to 700 - 701 -176 702 -00:13:04,560 ~-~-> 00:13:10,290 703 -places like this. And you think you need to risk 2015 10% of 704 - 705 -177 706 -00:13:10,290 ~-~-> 00:13:12,690 707 -your account to get there. And I can assure you, I've been 708 - 709 -178 710 -00:13:12,690 ~-~-> 00:13:16,200 711 -to places like this. And I've done it with 2% risk or many 712 - 713 -179 714 -00:13:16,200 ~-~-> 00:13:20,340 715 -times with less than that. And it's amazing. If you just 716 - 717 -180 718 -00:13:20,340 ~-~-> 00:13:23,490 719 -understand the power of compound interest, you don't need a 720 - 721 -181 722 -00:13:23,490 ~-~-> 00:13:26,640 723 -whole lot of risk exposure to build this wealth. The 724 - 725 -182 726 -00:13:26,640 ~-~-> 00:13:29,610 727 -question will always be in the developing traders mind, how 728 - 729 -183 730 -00:13:29,610 ~-~-> 00:13:32,640 731 -can I make a fortune with so little risk and hopefully by 732 - 733 -184 734 -00:13:32,640 ~-~-> 00:13:34,650 735 -the end of this presentation, you'll see that you don't 736 - 737 -185 738 -00:13:34,650 ~-~-> 00:13:37,650 739 -really need a whole lot of risk. You just need time and 740 - 741 -186 742 -00:13:37,650 ~-~-> 00:13:42,660 743 -consistency. proficient consistent traders focus on the 744 - 745 -187 746 -00:13:42,660 ~-~-> 00:13:46,410 747 -reality that their trading will not be perfect. We are not 748 - 749 -188 750 -00:13:46,410 ~-~-> 00:13:49,020 751 -going in with the mindset of expecting our trades to be 752 - 753 -189 754 -00:13:49,020 ~-~-> 00:13:51,960 755 -perfect, okay? We don't even need high accuracy, 756 - 757 -190 758 -00:13:52,050 ~-~-> 00:13:52,530 759 -okay. 760 - 761 -191 762 -00:13:53,040 ~-~-> 00:13:56,820 763 -But you do need consistently following a trading plan. 764 - 765 -192 766 -00:13:56,940 ~-~-> 00:14:03,060 767 -That's paramount. You have to continuously do that. You can 768 - 769 -193 770 -00:14:03,060 ~-~-> 00:14:06,960 771 -make all the money you ever need risking 2% and many times 772 - 773 -194 774 -00:14:06,960 ~-~-> 00:14:11,880 775 -even less than that portrayed. Wealth is built with time, 776 - 777 -195 778 -00:14:12,240 ~-~-> 00:14:20,010 779 -not excessive risk exposure. Keeping realistic goals in 780 - 781 -196 782 -00:14:20,010 ~-~-> 00:14:25,170 783 -focus. Alright guys, you've seen all of the internet gurus 784 - 785 -197 786 -00:14:25,170 ~-~-> 00:14:28,260 787 -and you probably thought I was one like that as well. That 788 - 789 -198 790 -00:14:28,260 ~-~-> 00:14:30,120 791 -promised riches real quick. 792 - 793 -199 794 -00:14:30,359 ~-~-> 00:14:33,269 795 -You're gonna get, you know, 1000 pips every month. 796 - 797 -200 798 -00:14:34,350 ~-~-> 00:14:38,580 799 -Guys, look, don't take the bait. Okay, that is meant for you 800 - 801 -201 802 -00:14:38,610 ~-~-> 00:14:43,830 803 -to lose. Okay? Do not buy into that mindset. Your goal is to 804 - 805 -202 806 -00:14:43,830 ~-~-> 00:14:47,070 807 -steadily build your account with little draw down as humanly 808 - 809 -203 810 -00:14:47,070 ~-~-> 00:14:51,900 811 -possible. Your trading is not hinged on the premise. You 812 - 813 -204 814 -00:14:51,900 ~-~-> 00:14:55,230 815 -must hit home run profits, every trade, or even weekly. 816 - 817 -205 818 -00:14:56,010 ~-~-> 00:14:59,670 819 -There's a lot of times I'll have a losing week. There's many 820 - 821 -206 822 -00:14:59,670 ~-~-> 00:15:04,230 823 -times on Have a losing day and then come back from that and 824 - 825 -207 826 -00:15:04,260 ~-~-> 00:15:08,280 827 -be able to recoup it. But I'm not always hitting Win Win 828 - 829 -208 830 -00:15:08,280 ~-~-> 00:15:13,350 831 -Win, win win, and you're not going to either. Your career 832 - 833 -209 834 -00:15:13,380 ~-~-> 00:15:17,400 835 -should be built on a low, yet sufficient baseline target 836 - 837 -210 838 -00:15:17,400 ~-~-> 00:15:25,410 839 -based on percent return, or pips per month or week. trading 840 - 841 -211 842 -00:15:25,410 ~-~-> 00:15:28,920 843 -with risk controlled and profiting a net gain of 25 pips per 844 - 845 -212 846 -00:15:28,920 ~-~-> 00:15:34,110 847 -week should be a new traders goal. After consistently 848 - 849 -213 850 -00:15:34,110 ~-~-> 00:15:37,800 851 -harvesting 25 pips per week graduate to targeting 50 pips 852 - 853 -214 854 -00:15:39,090 ~-~-> 00:15:42,930 855 -after 50 pips per week is achieved, aim for 75 pips and 856 - 857 -215 858 -00:15:42,930 ~-~-> 00:15:45,420 859 -eventually move beyond that as your experience and tolerance 860 - 861 -216 862 -00:15:45,420 ~-~-> 00:15:46,710 863 -for risk increases. 864 - 865 -217 866 -00:15:50,670 ~-~-> 00:15:52,260 867 -Alright, let's look at a case study here we're going to look 868 - 869 -218 870 -00:15:52,260 ~-~-> 00:15:52,890 871 -at a 872 - 873 -219 874 -00:15:53,819 ~-~-> 00:15:57,839 875 -trading model that more or less targets and shoots a goal 876 - 877 -220 878 -00:15:57,839 ~-~-> 00:16:03,749 879 -for 25 pips for the week. And we're looking at possibly 880 - 881 -221 882 -00:16:03,749 ~-~-> 00:16:08,549 883 -making 6% return for the month, and we're risking 2% per 884 - 885 -222 886 -00:16:08,549 ~-~-> 00:16:13,079 887 -trade and 30 PIP stops are used, and the monthly goal only 888 - 889 -223 890 -00:16:13,079 ~-~-> 00:16:18,269 891 -equates to 90 pips for the entire month. Now, if you look at 892 - 893 -224 894 -00:16:18,269 ~-~-> 00:16:20,759 895 -these numbers, okay, this is a spreadsheet so there's going 896 - 897 -225 898 -00:16:20,759 ~-~-> 00:16:25,739 899 -to be a little bit of, you know, rounding issue but 23 pips, 900 - 901 -226 902 -00:16:26,069 ~-~-> 00:16:30,509 903 -okay, per week, roughly we'll just call 25 pips that would 904 - 905 -227 906 -00:16:30,509 ~-~-> 00:16:34,649 907 -equate to 6% return per month. If you start with 20 $500. In 908 - 909 -228 910 -00:16:34,649 ~-~-> 00:16:38,909 911 -one year, your account goes to over $5,000, which is more 912 - 913 -229 914 -00:16:38,909 ~-~-> 00:16:44,069 915 -than doubling. After two years, it goes to $10,122. Okay, so 916 - 917 -230 918 -00:16:44,069 ~-~-> 00:16:45,929 919 -you see, essentially you're doubling your money every single 920 - 921 -231 922 -00:16:45,929 ~-~-> 00:16:49,019 923 -year, you're only risking 2% and you're only looking for 25 924 - 925 -232 926 -00:16:49,019 ~-~-> 00:16:52,679 927 -pips per week. Now notice over here we have daily calm, 928 - 929 -233 930 -00:16:52,889 ~-~-> 00:16:57,899 931 -okay, this is more or less to stimulate the idea that if you 932 - 933 -234 934 -00:16:57,899 ~-~-> 00:17:02,009 935 -trade on a daily basis, and you scout I don't really teach 936 - 937 -235 938 -00:17:02,969 ~-~-> 00:17:06,779 939 -traders to go in and try to scalp scalp five pips. But just 940 - 941 -236 942 -00:17:06,779 ~-~-> 00:17:08,639 943 -for the sake of argument we're going to look at you know, 944 - 945 -237 946 -00:17:08,999 ~-~-> 00:17:12,179 947 -every day if you scalp five pips, that would give you your 948 - 949 -238 950 -00:17:12,179 ~-~-> 00:17:14,939 951 -25 pips for the week. Obviously, if you're trading the best 952 - 953 -239 954 -00:17:14,939 ~-~-> 00:17:16,859 955 -days of the week, which were Tuesday, Wednesday and 956 - 957 -240 958 -00:17:16,859 ~-~-> 00:17:21,569 959 -Thursday, regardless of what pair you trade, eight pips per 960 - 961 -241 962 -00:17:21,569 ~-~-> 00:17:24,509 963 -day, three times a week would give you your goal for the 964 - 965 -242 966 -00:17:24,509 ~-~-> 00:17:27,989 967 -week and obviously 11 should be around rough rounded up like 968 - 969 -243 970 -00:17:27,989 ~-~-> 00:17:32,909 971 -12 twice a week would give you your weekly PIP haul. So you 972 - 973 -244 974 -00:17:32,909 ~-~-> 00:17:39,419 975 -can see over time your money is growing steadily. And while 976 - 977 -245 978 -00:17:39,419 ~-~-> 00:17:42,059 979 -it's not a whole lot of money, you got to look at what 980 - 981 -246 982 -00:17:42,059 ~-~-> 00:17:43,979 983 -you're starting with and what you're really aiming for. 984 - 985 -247 986 -00:17:44,009 ~-~-> 00:17:46,859 987 -Okay, and I think 25 pips per week if you're brand new 988 - 989 -248 990 -00:17:46,859 ~-~-> 00:17:53,879 991 -trader is an absolutely wonderful goal to start with. Okay, 992 - 993 -249 994 -00:17:53,879 ~-~-> 00:17:57,179 995 -look at another case studies is 50 pips per week, okay, and 996 - 997 -250 998 -00:17:57,179 ~-~-> 00:17:59,819 999 -we're gonna be targeting 10% per month sign with the same 1000 - 1001 -251 1002 -00:17:59,819 ~-~-> 00:18:03,389 1003 -account. 20 $500 now this time we're going to exercise the 1004 - 1005 -252 1006 -00:18:03,389 ~-~-> 00:18:10,799 1007 -risk exposure of one and a half one and a half percent 30 1008 - 1009 -253 1010 -00:18:10,799 ~-~-> 00:18:14,039 1011 -pips per stop, and a monthly goal in terms of pips is 200 1012 - 1013 -254 1014 -00:18:14,039 ~-~-> 00:18:17,639 1015 -pips and the weekly goal is 50 pips per week, and if you 1016 - 1017 -255 1018 -00:18:17,639 ~-~-> 00:18:21,659 1019 -trade everyday scalping 10 pips per day, equates to 50 pips. 1020 - 1021 -256 1022 -00:18:22,049 ~-~-> 00:18:24,659 1023 -And three times Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday looking for 1024 - 1025 -257 1026 -00:18:24,659 ~-~-> 00:18:30,659 1027 -17 pips per day or two times for the week at 25 pips per 1028 - 1029 -258 1030 -00:18:31,109 ~-~-> 00:18:37,829 1031 -trade. The first year your account would move to $7,846 and 1032 - 1033 -259 1034 -00:18:37,829 ~-~-> 00:18:43,739 1035 -then in second year, it would be at $24,624 not bad and 1036 - 1037 -260 1038 -00:18:43,739 ~-~-> 00:18:45,719 1039 -you're not really hitting homeruns yet guys, are you it's 1040 - 1041 -261 1042 -00:18:45,719 ~-~-> 00:18:52,589 1043 -only 50 pips. Okay, look at a case study where we're looking 1044 - 1045 -262 1046 -00:18:52,589 ~-~-> 00:18:56,549 1047 -for 75 pips per week. Now I can tell you, you can build a 1048 - 1049 -263 1050 -00:18:56,549 ~-~-> 00:19:01,049 1051 -career on this, okay. 75 pips is absolutely Astonishing if 1052 - 1053 -264 1054 -00:19:01,049 ~-~-> 00:19:06,029 1055 -you use it the right way 10% per month, risking only 1% per 1056 - 1057 -265 1058 -00:19:06,029 ~-~-> 00:19:11,609 1059 -trade using a 30 PIP stop loss, the goal 300 pips 75 pips 1060 - 1061 -266 1062 -00:19:11,609 ~-~-> 00:19:15,269 1063 -per week, if you day trade every single day 15 pips would be 1064 - 1065 -267 1066 -00:19:15,269 ~-~-> 00:19:18,959 1067 -your goal 25 if you're trading three times per week and 38 1068 - 1069 -268 1070 -00:19:19,559 ~-~-> 00:19:23,969 1071 -pips twice a week with equate to your goal and in one year, 1072 - 1073 -269 1074 -00:19:23,969 ~-~-> 00:19:29,279 1075 -your 20 $500 would essentially grow to 7846. And again 1076 - 1077 -270 1078 -00:19:29,279 ~-~-> 00:19:31,769 1079 -$24,624 1080 - 1081 -271 1082 -00:19:37,980 ~-~-> 00:19:40,560 1083 -modular thinking steady progress. 1084 - 1085 -272 1086 -00:19:41,490 ~-~-> 00:19:46,620 1087 -Now small consistency can still surprise you. It takes an 1088 - 1089 -273 1090 -00:19:46,620 ~-~-> 00:19:50,640 1091 -exponential mindset, little things over a period of time 1092 - 1093 -274 1094 -00:19:50,790 ~-~-> 00:19:54,870 1095 -equals big results. Building your trading plan flexibility, 1096 - 1097 -275 1098 -00:19:55,140 ~-~-> 00:19:58,020 1099 -you're not always going to see it on the timeline that you 1100 - 1101 -276 1102 -00:19:58,020 ~-~-> 00:20:02,610 1103 -want. You might have a weekly goal that may require shorter 1104 - 1105 -277 1106 -00:20:02,610 ~-~-> 00:20:07,020 1107 -term day trades or scalps to achieve. Do not force yourself 1108 - 1109 -278 1110 -00:20:07,020 ~-~-> 00:20:09,510 1111 -into hunting or believing you need to make your goals daily 1112 - 1113 -279 1114 -00:20:09,510 ~-~-> 00:20:14,220 1115 -and or weekly. Your weekly goals might fall short a week or 1116 - 1117 -280 1118 -00:20:14,220 ~-~-> 00:20:18,090 1119 -two, but still might be met in the course of the same month. 1120 - 1121 -281 1122 -00:20:18,450 ~-~-> 00:20:23,520 1123 -It may just average out guys. Your monthly goal might 1124 - 1125 -282 1126 -00:20:23,520 ~-~-> 00:20:26,700 1127 -average out over the quarter or over the entire year. Don't 1128 - 1129 -283 1130 -00:20:26,700 ~-~-> 00:20:30,540 1131 -be so rigid and allow the market to pay you when and how it 1132 - 1133 -284 1134 -00:20:30,540 ~-~-> 00:20:37,110 1135 -will. Your goals might fall short of your forecast and 1136 - 1137 -285 1138 -00:20:37,110 ~-~-> 00:20:41,310 1139 -hopes. However, do not be disappointed if this occurs, you 1140 - 1141 -286 1142 -00:20:41,310 ~-~-> 00:20:43,590 1143 -will still be heading in the right direction and that's 1144 - 1145 -287 1146 -00:20:43,590 ~-~-> 00:20:51,240 1147 -really what matters. Success without homeruns Is it 1148 - 1149 -288 1150 -00:20:51,240 ~-~-> 00:20:54,690 1151 -possible? Well, let's look at this. This is kind of lost the 1152 - 1153 -289 1154 -00:20:54,690 ~-~-> 00:21:00,720 1155 -I admit, but this is what could happen. 20% per month Now 1156 - 1157 -290 1158 -00:21:00,720 ~-~-> 00:21:04,530 1159 -it's rather impressive analysis. That's another way that you 1160 - 1161 -291 1162 -00:21:04,650 ~-~-> 00:21:08,190 1163 -many fantasize about. We're going to be risking 2% per trade 1164 - 1165 -292 1166 -00:21:08,190 ~-~-> 00:21:12,150 1167 -maximum. And now we have an understanding what we knew using 1168 - 1169 -293 1170 -00:21:12,150 ~-~-> 00:21:15,360 1171 -our trading plan and we have some consistency. We understand 1172 - 1173 -294 1174 -00:21:15,360 ~-~-> 00:21:17,940 1175 -how to use a lower timeframe so we can use now 20 pips stop 1176 - 1177 -295 1178 -00:21:17,940 ~-~-> 00:21:22,860 1179 -losses. The monthly goal is 200 pips still in terms of many 1180 - 1181 -296 1182 -00:21:22,860 ~-~-> 00:21:26,460 1183 -expectations of traders, that's very, very modest, weekly 1184 - 1185 -297 1186 -00:21:26,460 ~-~-> 00:21:30,120 1187 -PIP goal 50 pips and if you break that down, it could be 1188 - 1189 -298 1190 -00:21:30,120 ~-~-> 00:21:33,300 1191 -done over a course of everyday 10 pips three times a week is 1192 - 1193 -299 1194 -00:21:33,300 ~-~-> 00:21:38,910 1195 -17 pips and 25 times two per week 20 $500 in one year gross 1196 - 1197 -300 1198 -00:21:38,910 ~-~-> 00:21:45,810 1199 -of $22,290 and in two years, it goes to 198,000 and in 34 1200 - 1201 -301 1202 -00:21:45,810 ~-~-> 00:21:49,890 1203 -months, gross to what everyone fantasizes about in trading 1204 - 1205 -302 1206 -00:21:49,920 ~-~-> 00:21:51,210 1207 -the $1 million mark. 1208 - 1209 -303 1210 -00:21:58,140 ~-~-> 00:22:01,950 1211 -Keep something pay yourself You have to learn to be 1212 - 1213 -304 1214 -00:22:01,950 ~-~-> 00:22:04,950 1215 -methodical about taking first profit guys, no one's going to 1216 - 1217 -305 1218 -00:22:04,950 ~-~-> 00:22:07,080 1219 -pay you, your broker is not going to take first profit for 1220 - 1221 -306 1222 -00:22:07,080 ~-~-> 00:22:09,000 1223 -you. They're not going to scale some of your position and 1224 - 1225 -307 1226 -00:22:09,000 ~-~-> 00:22:12,090 1227 -make sure you get some profit out of a winning trade. It's 1228 - 1229 -308 1230 -00:22:12,090 ~-~-> 00:22:15,120 1231 -your responsibility. So before taking any trade, it's 1232 - 1233 -309 1234 -00:22:15,120 ~-~-> 00:22:18,480 1235 -crucial for you to know at what level you will take first 1236 - 1237 -310 1238 -00:22:18,480 ~-~-> 00:22:22,830 1239 -profit and then start to reduce or remove risk altogether. 1240 - 1241 -311 1242 -00:22:24,600 ~-~-> 00:22:27,540 1243 -Limiting risk after taking half of your original position 1244 - 1245 -312 1246 -00:22:27,540 ~-~-> 00:22:31,440 1247 -off will remove emotional and psychological pressures you 1248 - 1249 -313 1250 -00:22:31,440 ~-~-> 00:22:35,310 1251 -may feel while the position is open. If you take first 1252 - 1253 -314 1254 -00:22:35,310 ~-~-> 00:22:40,530 1255 -profit, that will absolutely remove all of the rush for you 1256 - 1257 -315 1258 -00:22:40,530 ~-~-> 00:22:42,540 1259 -to be able to close the trade because how many times you've 1260 - 1261 -316 1262 -00:22:42,540 ~-~-> 00:22:45,540 1263 -been in a trade, even a demo account if you guys are new, 1264 - 1265 -317 1266 -00:22:45,780 ~-~-> 00:22:47,760 1267 -and you see a profit and you just want to close it out 1268 - 1269 -318 1270 -00:22:47,760 ~-~-> 00:22:50,010 1271 -because you just want to see it in your account as 1272 - 1273 -319 1274 -00:22:50,010 ~-~-> 00:22:52,950 1275 -registering as a profit. Okay, when you take some off and 1276 - 1277 -320 1278 -00:22:52,950 ~-~-> 00:22:55,500 1279 -you split your position in half, take some of it off and 1280 - 1281 -321 1282 -00:22:55,500 ~-~-> 00:22:58,260 1283 -move your stop to break even or reduce it to half of what 1284 - 1285 -322 1286 -00:22:58,260 ~-~-> 00:23:03,150 1287 -your original profit was. That's a wonderful position to be 1288 - 1289 -323 1290 -00:23:03,150 ~-~-> 00:23:05,940 1291 -in because now no matter what you either make half of your 1292 - 1293 -324 1294 -00:23:05,940 ~-~-> 00:23:10,320 1295 -first positions profit potential when it was first profit, 1296 - 1297 -325 1298 -00:23:10,890 ~-~-> 00:23:14,340 1299 -or you stop at an event and you collect your first you know 1300 - 1301 -326 1302 -00:23:14,340 ~-~-> 00:23:18,840 1303 -first profit and it was it taking first profit at a 1304 - 1305 -327 1306 -00:23:18,840 ~-~-> 00:23:21,750 1307 -predetermined level will assist in building confidence and 1308 - 1309 -328 1310 -00:23:21,750 ~-~-> 00:23:25,410 1311 -removes the sting of the trade losing should it reverse on 1312 - 1313 -329 1314 -00:23:25,410 ~-~-> 00:23:28,170 1315 -you and stop you out of breakeven. How many times you had a 1316 - 1317 -330 1318 -00:23:28,170 ~-~-> 00:23:30,720 1319 -winning trade and then go against you and become a losing 1320 - 1321 -331 1322 -00:23:30,720 ~-~-> 00:23:33,840 1323 -trade? Okay, I know that's like, I'm not immune to that I 1324 - 1325 -332 1326 -00:23:33,840 ~-~-> 00:23:37,440 1327 -experienced that. The greatest thing you can do is learn to 1328 - 1329 -333 1330 -00:23:37,440 ~-~-> 00:23:45,090 1331 -take profits take first profit, and scale. Continuing our 1332 - 1333 -334 1334 -00:23:45,090 ~-~-> 00:23:47,910 1335 -theme success without homeruns Now let's take a look at an 1336 - 1337 -335 1338 -00:23:47,910 ~-~-> 00:23:50,730 1339 -example. Let's assume for a moment we are a trader that now 1340 - 1341 -336 1342 -00:23:50,730 ~-~-> 00:23:56,370 1343 -uses two positions. Okay, to enter on a trade. In other 1344 - 1345 -337 1346 -00:23:56,370 ~-~-> 00:23:59,970 1347 -words, we take a maximum of 2% risk and we split it in half 1348 - 1349 -338 1350 -00:24:00,000 ~-~-> 00:24:04,560 1351 -If the first portion of a trade we take first profit at 30 1352 - 1353 -339 1354 -00:24:04,560 ~-~-> 00:24:08,190 1355 -pips, we're going to be risking 20 pips. So we're already 1356 - 1357 -340 1358 -00:24:08,190 ~-~-> 00:24:11,730 1359 -risking 1.5 to one reward the risk. 1360 - 1361 -341 1362 -00:24:12,390 ~-~-> 00:24:14,280 1363 -Okay, so we're making, we're making a little bit more 1364 - 1365 -342 1366 -00:24:14,579 ~-~-> 00:24:18,839 1367 -than what we're risking for the initial first profit. And if 1368 - 1369 -343 1370 -00:24:18,839 ~-~-> 00:24:21,539 1371 -we just did that alone in the second portion of our trade, 1372 - 1373 -344 1374 -00:24:22,139 ~-~-> 00:24:24,809 1375 -we moved to break even and it stops out every single time we 1376 - 1377 -345 1378 -00:24:24,809 ~-~-> 00:24:27,359 1379 -trade for the entire year, our account would still double. 1380 - 1381 -346 1382 -00:24:27,869 ~-~-> 00:24:33,779 1383 -Okay. Risking 1% it would equate to 6% so that's still good. 1384 - 1385 -347 1386 -00:24:34,979 ~-~-> 00:24:37,619 1387 -But now let's look what happens if we allow the second 1388 - 1389 -348 1390 -00:24:37,619 ~-~-> 00:24:44,579 1391 -portion of our trade to run. What happens if the second 1392 - 1393 -349 1394 -00:24:44,579 ~-~-> 00:24:47,189 1395 -portion captures the average daily range? Now the average 1396 - 1397 -350 1398 -00:24:47,189 ~-~-> 00:24:49,619 1399 -daily range for the sake of argument we're just going to use 1400 - 1401 -351 1402 -00:24:49,619 ~-~-> 00:24:50,459 1403 -is 100 pips. 1404 - 1405 -352 1406 -00:24:52,200 ~-~-> 00:24:55,020 1407 -Now, that would equate to if you just did this 1408 - 1409 -353 1410 -00:24:56,759 ~-~-> 00:24:59,879 1411 -once per week, okay, now don't look at the daily three 1412 - 1413 -354 1414 -00:24:59,879 ~-~-> 00:25:02,309 1415 -times. For a week or twice a week on numbers, we'll block 1416 - 1417 -355 1418 -00:25:02,309 ~-~-> 00:25:06,299 1419 -that out here. But the weekly number that 100 that's going 1420 - 1421 -356 1422 -00:25:06,299 ~-~-> 00:25:09,479 1423 -to be more or less equate to one solid trade for the week 1424 - 1425 -357 1426 -00:25:09,509 ~-~-> 00:25:13,829 1427 -where you nail down one average daily range or collect 100 1428 - 1429 -358 1430 -00:25:13,829 ~-~-> 00:25:18,869 1431 -pips in other words in terms of intraday trade. That would 1432 - 1433 -359 1434 -00:25:18,869 ~-~-> 00:25:21,869 1435 -equate to 20%. 1436 - 1437 -360 1438 -00:25:23,940 ~-~-> 00:25:24,660 1439 -Now think 1440 - 1441 -361 1442 -00:25:25,920 ~-~-> 00:25:32,160 1443 -20% plus 6%. What are you making? We'll get that in a 1444 - 1445 -362 1446 -00:25:32,160 ~-~-> 00:25:37,830 1447 -moment. But if we able to do this, our money 1% risk grows 1448 - 1449 -363 1450 -00:25:38,040 ~-~-> 00:25:45,180 1451 -exponentially. Now taking both of those examples together 1452 - 1453 -364 1454 -00:25:45,180 ~-~-> 00:25:48,600 1455 -and assuming ideal scenarios at the end, or both are 1456 - 1457 -365 1458 -00:25:48,600 ~-~-> 00:25:53,610 1459 -profitable, that would equate to about 26% return your 1460 - 1461 -366 1462 -00:25:53,610 ~-~-> 00:25:56,460 1463 -20 $500 would grow to $40,000 in one year 1464 - 1465 -367 1466 -00:25:58,109 ~-~-> 00:25:59,639 1467 -and 640,000 in two years. 1468 - 1469 -368 1470 -00:26:01,829 ~-~-> 00:26:05,219 1471 -Notice that you're really not even risking more than 320 1472 - 1473 -369 1474 -00:26:05,219 ~-~-> 00:26:06,719 1475 -average per Pip. 1476 - 1477 -370 1478 -00:26:47,400 ~-~-> 00:26:51,480 1479 -Alright guys interest rates. That is the market's driving 1480 - 1481 -371 1482 -00:26:51,480 ~-~-> 00:26:53,850 1483 -force, okay? If you've never learned about interest rates, 1484 - 1485 -372 1486 -00:26:53,850 ~-~-> 00:26:55,020 1487 -you're gonna learn a little bit of that in this 1488 - 1489 -373 1490 -00:26:55,020 ~-~-> 00:26:58,170 1491 -presentation. But what makes the markets go around whether 1492 - 1493 -374 1494 -00:26:58,170 ~-~-> 00:27:01,770 1495 -it be stocks, commodities, you No forex it's all interest 1496 - 1497 -375 1498 -00:27:01,770 ~-~-> 00:27:05,460 1499 -rates need to get to know the interest rate market okay 1500 - 1501 -376 1502 -00:27:05,460 ~-~-> 00:27:11,460 1503 -because that will be the key to unlocking the mind. The 1504 - 1505 -377 1506 -00:27:11,460 ~-~-> 00:27:15,240 1507 -entire global markets are interconnected and they spin on 1508 - 1509 -378 1510 -00:27:15,240 ~-~-> 00:27:20,760 1511 -the gyrations in the interest rate market. Each country we 1512 - 1513 -379 1514 -00:27:20,760 ~-~-> 00:27:23,790 1515 -trade currencies with has their own interest rates and thus 1516 - 1517 -380 1518 -00:27:23,790 ~-~-> 00:27:26,940 1519 -these rates influence the demand or disenchantment with its 1520 - 1521 -381 1522 -00:27:27,180 ~-~-> 00:27:32,460 1523 -own currency. The market will always seek yield and the 1524 - 1525 -382 1526 -00:27:32,460 ~-~-> 00:27:38,430 1527 -higher the yield, the bigger the demand on average. There 1528 - 1529 -383 1530 -00:27:38,430 ~-~-> 00:27:41,100 1531 -are several types of interest rates that traders can track 1532 - 1533 -384 1534 -00:27:41,100 ~-~-> 00:27:46,440 1535 -and utilize to determine a trade idea. Understanding how 1536 - 1537 -385 1538 -00:27:46,440 ~-~-> 00:27:50,310 1539 -they trade and the yields will make long term trends easier 1540 - 1541 -386 1542 -00:27:50,310 ~-~-> 00:27:51,000 1543 -to determine. 1544 - 1545 -387 1546 -00:27:55,980 ~-~-> 00:27:58,050 1547 -Interest Rate spreads and differentials. 1548 - 1549 -388 1550 -00:27:59,580 ~-~-> 00:28:01,830 1551 -Alright guys, you Need to track the country's overnight 1552 - 1553 -389 1554 -00:28:01,830 ~-~-> 00:28:06,060 1555 -lending rates? Okay, that's an it's one of the core 1556 - 1557 -390 1558 -00:28:06,060 ~-~-> 00:28:10,320 1559 -principles to having long term trend analysis. And if you 1560 - 1561 -391 1562 -00:28:10,980 ~-~-> 00:28:15,180 1563 -just Google any country and look for historical data, you 1564 - 1565 -392 1566 -00:28:15,180 ~-~-> 00:28:18,480 1567 -can get that keep a spreadsheet. And you can do a whole lot 1568 - 1569 -393 1570 -00:28:18,480 ~-~-> 00:28:21,960 1571 -with that information. It's not my goal to do that here. You 1572 - 1573 -394 1574 -00:28:21,960 ~-~-> 00:28:24,600 1575 -can find sources on the internet to actually do these for 1576 - 1577 -395 1578 -00:28:24,600 ~-~-> 00:28:30,720 1579 -you. But the currency markets, they more or less trend on 1580 - 1581 -396 1582 -00:28:30,720 ~-~-> 00:28:35,340 1583 -long term basis based on interest rates. And understanding 1584 - 1585 -397 1586 -00:28:35,340 ~-~-> 00:28:38,130 1587 -which country has higher interest rates and which have lower 1588 - 1589 -398 1590 -00:28:38,130 ~-~-> 00:28:41,820 1591 -rates can be a differential play or carry trade. And not 1592 - 1593 -399 1594 -00:28:41,820 ~-~-> 00:28:45,450 1595 -only can you trade profit by directional bias in your 1596 - 1597 -400 1598 -00:28:45,450 ~-~-> 00:28:48,330 1599 -trading, but it also could be paid interest on top of that. 1600 - 1601 -401 1602 -00:28:50,640 ~-~-> 00:28:54,030 1603 -If the country sees lower interest rates, this will weaken 1604 - 1605 -402 1606 -00:28:54,030 ~-~-> 00:28:57,930 1607 -the base currency. At the con On the contrary, if the rates 1608 - 1609 -403 1610 -00:28:57,930 ~-~-> 00:29:00,390 1611 -are increasing, this will prop up to come on trees in 1612 - 1613 -404 1614 -00:29:00,390 ~-~-> 00:29:09,150 1615 -currency, million dollar futures insights, yes, seasonal 1616 - 1617 -405 1618 -00:29:09,150 ~-~-> 00:29:12,900 1619 -tendencies. Now, some of you folks have already been 1620 - 1621 -406 1622 -00:29:12,900 ~-~-> 00:29:16,530 1623 -introduced to this graph this is the British Pound seasonal 1624 - 1625 -407 1626 -00:29:16,530 ~-~-> 00:29:21,780 1627 -tendency is a chart that I've had held dear to me for many 1628 - 1629 -408 1630 -00:29:21,780 ~-~-> 00:29:25,980 1631 -years since 1995. I got this from Larry Williams 1632 - 1633 -409 1634 -00:29:26,310 ~-~-> 00:29:27,030 1635 -course. 1636 - 1637 -410 1638 -00:29:27,449 ~-~-> 00:29:32,489 1639 -And it was among other seasonal tendencies, but because I've 1640 - 1641 -411 1642 -00:29:32,489 ~-~-> 00:29:36,479 1643 -grown to trade the British Pound more than any other pair. 1644 - 1645 -412 1646 -00:29:38,849 ~-~-> 00:29:42,569 1647 -This seasonal tendency chart is kind of like, it gives you 1648 - 1649 -413 1650 -00:29:42,569 ~-~-> 00:29:46,769 1651 -like a macro roadmap of what should transpire. Now, one of 1652 - 1653 -414 1654 -00:29:46,769 ~-~-> 00:29:49,709 1655 -the most impressive concepts you can learn is the nature of 1656 - 1657 -415 1658 -00:29:49,709 ~-~-> 00:29:53,879 1659 -seasonal tendencies in the marketplace. The commodity market 1660 - 1661 -416 1662 -00:29:53,879 ~-~-> 00:29:56,909 1663 -is one such market that has a very cyclical seasonal 1664 - 1665 -417 1666 -00:29:56,909 ~-~-> 00:30:00,629 1667 -tendencies that have an uncanny ability to forecast Major 1668 - 1669 -418 1670 -00:30:00,629 ~-~-> 00:30:05,129 1671 -price swings. Now I have used seasonal tendencies for nearly 1672 - 1673 -419 1674 -00:30:05,129 ~-~-> 00:30:09,209 1675 -20 years and they still amaze me. One such seasonal tendency 1676 - 1677 -420 1678 -00:30:09,209 ~-~-> 00:30:11,849 1679 -is the British pound to make a major low in February to 1680 - 1681 -421 1682 -00:30:11,849 ~-~-> 00:30:16,769 1683 -March, June, September, October in December, and major highs 1684 - 1685 -422 1686 -00:30:16,769 ~-~-> 00:30:17,639 1687 -in April to May. 1688 - 1689 -423 1690 -00:30:20,819 ~-~-> 00:30:23,369 1691 -This is also seen in stocks as well. 1692 - 1693 -424 1694 -00:30:29,910 ~-~-> 00:30:34,650 1695 -Let's look at the comparison of the British pound. And since 1696 - 1697 -425 1698 -00:30:34,650 ~-~-> 00:30:37,530 1699 -we've already learned at the interest rate market is what 1700 - 1701 -426 1702 -00:30:37,950 ~-~-> 00:30:41,190 1703 -more or less pushes the markets all around. We're going to 1704 - 1705 -427 1706 -00:30:41,190 ~-~-> 00:30:44,280 1707 -look at the US Treasuries. Yes, it does have a seasonal 1708 - 1709 -428 1710 -00:30:44,280 ~-~-> 00:30:48,510 1711 -tendency. Now, I want to draw your attention to the fact 1712 - 1713 -429 1714 -00:30:48,510 ~-~-> 00:30:52,410 1715 -that usually in April and May, if you look at the British 1716 - 1717 -430 1718 -00:30:52,410 ~-~-> 00:30:57,150 1719 -Pound chart on the left, you can see that there's a red line 1720 - 1721 -431 1722 -00:30:57,540 ~-~-> 00:31:01,110 1723 -and a blue line. Okay. And what that This is measuring the 1724 - 1725 -432 1726 -00:31:01,110 ~-~-> 00:31:04,440 1727 -bullish years and the bearish years together to get a 1728 - 1729 -433 1730 -00:31:04,440 ~-~-> 00:31:09,210 1731 -composite index. And the blue line is the 25 year historical 1732 - 1733 -434 1734 -00:31:09,210 ~-~-> 00:31:13,410 1735 -data. And the red line is a 15 year historical data. So you 1736 - 1737 -435 1738 -00:31:13,410 ~-~-> 00:31:14,460 1739 -can see over 1740 - 1741 -436 1742 -00:31:15,929 ~-~-> 00:31:18,809 1743 -overall basically the seasonal tendencies pretty solid. 1744 - 1745 -437 1746 -00:31:20,730 ~-~-> 00:31:23,520 1747 -It usually makes a rally of some kind late 1748 - 1749 -438 1750 -00:31:25,049 ~-~-> 00:31:30,359 1751 -February, early March, and trades up into the April May time 1752 - 1753 -439 1754 -00:31:30,359 ~-~-> 00:31:32,279 1755 -period where it makes a significant high and then trades 1756 - 1757 -440 1758 -00:31:32,279 ~-~-> 00:31:38,339 1759 -down into the June timeframe. Well, if the bonds are 1760 - 1761 -441 1762 -00:31:38,339 ~-~-> 00:31:43,409 1763 -inverse, okay, in other words, as currencies go down, the 1764 - 1765 -442 1766 -00:31:43,409 ~-~-> 00:31:45,749 1767 -bond market or the futures market will go up. 1768 - 1769 -443 1770 -00:31:45,930 ~-~-> 00:31:46,290 1771 -And 1772 - 1773 -444 1774 -00:31:46,320 ~-~-> 00:31:50,760 1775 -while the bonds go up, the yield is inverted. So the yield 1776 - 1777 -445 1778 -00:31:50,760 ~-~-> 00:31:53,100 1779 -would be going down while the bond goes up. And for 1780 - 1781 -446 1782 -00:31:53,100 ~-~-> 00:31:58,110 1783 -instance, let's look at the April May time period on the 1784 - 1785 -447 1786 -00:31:58,110 ~-~-> 00:32:01,770 1787 -bond and you can see that it Has seasonal tendency to rally 1788 - 1789 -448 1790 -00:32:02,280 ~-~-> 00:32:05,460 1791 -that would indicate that interest rates would be going down. 1792 - 1793 -449 1794 -00:32:05,850 ~-~-> 00:32:10,530 1795 -Okay? Now if interest rates are going down, that would drive 1796 - 1797 -450 1798 -00:32:10,530 ~-~-> 00:32:13,950 1799 -What? currencies lower, there won't be any demand. So what 1800 - 1801 -451 1802 -00:32:13,950 ~-~-> 00:32:16,500 1803 -will they be doing? It'll be a flight to quality that will 1804 - 1805 -452 1806 -00:32:16,500 ~-~-> 00:32:20,340 1807 -rally the dollar. Okay? And that would be essentially a risk 1808 - 1809 -453 1810 -00:32:20,340 ~-~-> 00:32:26,820 1811 -off scenario. Now look at January and February. Okay. In the 1812 - 1813 -454 1814 -00:32:26,820 ~-~-> 00:32:31,290 1815 -bond market, we see the bonds are sliding down into the 1816 - 1817 -455 1818 -00:32:31,290 ~-~-> 00:32:36,030 1819 -April May time period. That means that interest rates would 1820 - 1821 -456 1822 -00:32:36,030 ~-~-> 00:32:40,380 1823 -be increasing. Now, if interest rates are increasing, that's 1824 - 1825 -457 1826 -00:32:40,380 ~-~-> 00:32:43,020 1827 -going to have demand for foreign currency and it'll be a 1828 - 1829 -458 1830 -00:32:43,020 ~-~-> 00:32:46,830 1831 -risk on scenario the dollar index will be falling at that 1832 - 1833 -459 1834 -00:32:46,830 ~-~-> 00:32:52,440 1835 -time period. Okay. Look at January February time period. And 1836 - 1837 -460 1838 -00:32:52,440 ~-~-> 00:32:57,240 1839 -you can see where in the 15 year basis, it was making lows 1840 - 1841 -461 1842 -00:32:57,270 ~-~-> 00:33:00,240 1843 -and even in a 25 year basis, it was making lows where it Did 1844 - 1845 -462 1846 -00:33:00,240 ~-~-> 00:33:04,830 1847 -rally up, and essentially around the march time period, it 1848 - 1849 -463 1850 -00:33:04,830 ~-~-> 00:33:07,920 1851 -got in sync and maybe it's low, and then it'll trade up into 1852 - 1853 -464 1854 -00:33:07,920 ~-~-> 00:33:11,640 1855 -that spring time period, making a high. So study these 1856 - 1857 -465 1858 -00:33:11,640 ~-~-> 00:33:14,610 1859 -charts and you can see there's a huge advantage of having 1860 - 1861 -466 1862 -00:33:14,610 ~-~-> 00:33:18,450 1863 -insight like this, because it can put you on one track to 1864 - 1865 -467 1866 -00:33:18,450 ~-~-> 00:33:21,240 1867 -finding a long term trend. And this waiting for interest 1868 - 1869 -468 1870 -00:33:21,240 ~-~-> 00:33:22,590 1871 -rates to get in sync with this. 1872 - 1873 -469 1874 -00:33:27,390 ~-~-> 00:33:28,920 1875 -co2 and commercial trends. 1876 - 1877 -470 1878 -00:33:30,330 ~-~-> 00:33:31,710 1879 -tracking the smart money. 1880 - 1881 -471 1882 -00:33:33,359 ~-~-> 00:33:36,539 1883 -Okay, guys, you've probably seen this a few times in some 1884 - 1885 -472 1886 -00:33:36,539 ~-~-> 00:33:40,799 1887 -other tutorials. But mainly, you wouldn't be looking at 1888 - 1889 -473 1890 -00:33:40,799 ~-~-> 00:33:43,229 1891 -higher timeframe charts and you want to spend some time 1892 - 1893 -474 1894 -00:33:43,289 ~-~-> 00:33:46,079 1895 -analyzing the net positions of the large commercial traders. 1896 - 1897 -475 1898 -00:33:46,409 ~-~-> 00:33:49,229 1899 -You want to be looking at the trend where their net 1900 - 1901 -476 1902 -00:33:49,229 ~-~-> 00:33:52,979 1903 -positions are moving, are they continuously moving higher 1904 - 1905 -477 1906 -00:33:52,979 ~-~-> 00:33:57,389 1907 -low or higher, lower overall, bearish or bullish? In other 1908 - 1909 -478 1910 -00:33:57,389 ~-~-> 00:34:01,439 1911 -words, are these swinging bullish Above the baseline zero 1912 - 1913 -479 1914 -00:34:01,439 ~-~-> 00:34:06,539 1915 -line, okay doing uptrend or are they doing that during 1916 - 1917 -480 1918 -00:34:06,569 ~-~-> 00:34:08,969 1919 -downtrend? Okay. And what we're doing we're looking at the 1920 - 1921 -481 1922 -00:34:08,969 ~-~-> 00:34:11,609 1923 -higher timeframe weekly chart and determine if the price is 1924 - 1925 -482 1926 -00:34:11,609 ~-~-> 00:34:14,939 1927 -going higher. And if it is, you won't be waiting for the 1928 - 1929 -483 1930 -00:34:14,969 ~-~-> 00:34:18,779 1931 -commercials to be net long or extremely lightening up on 1932 - 1933 -484 1934 -00:34:18,779 ~-~-> 00:34:22,049 1935 -their net short positions because that would equate to a 1936 - 1937 -485 1938 -00:34:22,049 ~-~-> 00:34:27,779 1939 -bullish scenario. The trend on the weekly chart and the 1940 - 1941 -486 1942 -00:34:27,779 ~-~-> 00:34:31,259 1943 -swings from net long to net short are very easy to spot and 1944 - 1945 -487 1946 -00:34:31,259 ~-~-> 00:34:34,319 1947 -determine the long to intermediate term trends or direction. 1948 - 1949 -488 1950 -00:34:36,599 ~-~-> 00:34:39,269 1951 -Looking for trades in this trend or directional bias will 1952 - 1953 -489 1954 -00:34:39,269 ~-~-> 00:34:42,089 1955 -further increase your odds of capturing trades with large 1956 - 1957 -490 1958 -00:34:42,089 ~-~-> 00:34:44,219 1959 -institutional sponsorship behind the moves. 1960 - 1961 -491 1962 -00:34:48,480 ~-~-> 00:34:49,500 1963 -trading the news 1964 - 1965 -492 1966 -00:34:50,850 ~-~-> 00:34:53,520 1967 -All right, I basically look at trading the news or 1968 - 1969 -493 1970 -00:34:54,120 ~-~-> 00:35:00,780 1971 -news releases as volatility injections. Okay. Don't fear 1972 - 1973 -494 1974 -00:35:00,780 ~-~-> 00:35:04,320 1975 -news, but I certainly respect it. There are certain reports 1976 - 1977 -495 1978 -00:35:04,320 ~-~-> 00:35:07,350 1979 -and events that I more or less will step outside of and more 1980 - 1981 -496 1982 -00:35:07,350 ~-~-> 00:35:10,230 1983 -trade. But one of the most difficult ways to trade the 1984 - 1985 -497 1986 -00:35:10,230 ~-~-> 00:35:14,580 1987 -markets is to try to trade the news releases themselves. The 1988 - 1989 -498 1990 -00:35:14,580 ~-~-> 00:35:17,400 1991 -internet is littered with so called robots or programs 1992 - 1993 -499 1994 -00:35:17,400 ~-~-> 00:35:20,130 1995 -designed to quickly give you trading profits on a knee jerk 1996 - 1997 -500 1998 -00:35:20,130 ~-~-> 00:35:25,380 1999 -reactions to the news. To me, this is pure and simple 2000 - 2001 -501 2002 -00:35:25,650 ~-~-> 00:35:30,030 2003 -gambling. We can never know for sure what the numbers will 2004 - 2005 -502 2006 -00:35:30,030 ~-~-> 00:35:32,790 2007 -be in the reports and the guests is just ridiculous. 2008 - 2009 -503 2010 -00:35:34,500 ~-~-> 00:35:38,070 2011 -However, we can wait for the release in watch the reaction 2012 - 2013 -504 2014 -00:35:38,070 ~-~-> 00:35:41,220 2015 -in many times a signal will form shortly after the release. 2016 - 2017 -505 2018 -00:35:41,670 ~-~-> 00:35:47,250 2019 -Many times counter direction to the intended news hawks use 2020 - 2021 -506 2022 -00:35:47,250 ~-~-> 00:35:52,410 2023 -news releases for injections and volatility and fuel trade 2024 - 2025 -507 2026 -00:35:52,410 ~-~-> 00:35:54,210 2027 -ideas based on price action. 2028 - 2029 -508 2030 -00:35:59,640 ~-~-> 00:36:05,550 2031 -Key Market moving indicators, key economic releases, okay, 2032 - 2033 -509 2034 -00:36:05,550 ~-~-> 00:36:10,650 2035 -we're going to be looking at the US market, the UK market 2036 - 2037 -510 2038 -00:36:10,770 ~-~-> 00:36:14,610 2039 -and the German market. Okay, we're gonna start with the UK, 2040 - 2041 -511 2042 -00:36:14,880 ~-~-> 00:36:21,000 2043 -the British pound, daily rate decision, retail sales, 2044 - 2045 -512 2046 -00:36:21,030 ~-~-> 00:36:24,570 2047 -consumer prices, claimant count, GDP and industrial 2048 - 2049 -513 2050 -00:36:24,570 ~-~-> 00:36:28,560 2051 -production. Those are reports that I have on my calendar 2052 - 2053 -514 2054 -00:36:28,590 ~-~-> 00:36:32,190 2055 -times when they're going to come out. And I will absolutely 2056 - 2057 -515 2058 -00:36:32,190 ~-~-> 00:36:36,510 2059 -be aware of these and I will be more or less looking for 2060 - 2061 -516 2062 -00:36:36,510 ~-~-> 00:36:41,190 2063 -trades to either be propelled in the direction that I've 2064 - 2065 -517 2066 -00:36:41,190 ~-~-> 00:36:45,270 2067 -been prior to the report, or I'll be looking for a signal to 2068 - 2069 -518 2070 -00:36:45,270 ~-~-> 00:36:48,480 2071 -generate shortly after one of these reports are released. 2072 - 2073 -519 2074 -00:36:56,460 ~-~-> 00:36:59,010 2075 -All right, the US dollar we're gonna get the North American 2076 - 2077 -520 2078 -00:36:59,010 ~-~-> 00:36:59,460 2079 -market 2080 - 2081 -521 2082 -00:37:01,470 ~-~-> 00:37:04,620 2083 -Federal Reserve rates, retail sales consumer and producer 2084 - 2085 -522 2086 -00:37:04,650 ~-~-> 00:37:08,010 2087 -prices, non farm payroll I avoid that I do not touch it 2088 - 2089 -523 2090 -00:37:08,550 ~-~-> 00:37:12,930 2091 -gross domestic product GDP trade balance consumer confidence 2092 - 2093 -524 2094 -00:37:12,930 ~-~-> 00:37:16,560 2095 -reports and service and manufacturing ICM you want to note 2096 - 2097 -525 2098 -00:37:16,560 ~-~-> 00:37:19,740 2099 -these as well because all of your crosses with the dollar 2100 - 2101 -526 2102 -00:37:20,130 ~-~-> 00:37:21,750 2103 -will be impacted by this as well. 2104 - 2105 -527 2106 -00:37:31,050 ~-~-> 00:37:33,540 2107 -Okay the German market we're gonna look at the euros 2108 - 2109 -528 2110 -00:37:34,860 ~-~-> 00:37:38,340 2111 -okay rate decision German IFO German unemployment German 2112 - 2113 -529 2114 -00:37:38,340 ~-~-> 00:37:41,460 2115 -consumer prices German GDP and manufacturing and services 2116 - 2117 -530 2118 -00:37:41,460 ~-~-> 00:37:45,180 2119 -sector PMI. You want to have these on your calendar when 2120 - 2121 -531 2122 -00:37:45,180 ~-~-> 00:37:47,880 2123 -time they're gonna be released and be aware of these because 2124 - 2125 -532 2126 -00:37:47,880 ~-~-> 00:37:50,430 2127 -these absolutely will move the market considerably. 2128 - 2129 -533 2130 -00:37:55,200 ~-~-> 00:37:56,910 2131 -I plan for news impact. 2132 - 2133 -534 2134 -00:37:58,830 ~-~-> 00:38:02,610 2135 -You have to have awareness of your economic calendar folks. 2136 - 2137 -535 2138 -00:38:05,100 ~-~-> 00:38:07,380 2139 -Now there are a few resources that you can use to determine 2140 - 2141 -536 2142 -00:38:07,380 ~-~-> 00:38:10,230 2143 -when high impact news will release and hit the market. 2144 - 2145 -537 2146 -00:38:11,400 ~-~-> 00:38:14,130 2147 -Number one, obviously baby pips, coms calendar, 2148 - 2149 -538 2150 -00:38:16,379 ~-~-> 00:38:18,929 2151 -forex factory comm calendar. 2152 - 2153 -539 2154 -00:38:20,670 ~-~-> 00:38:24,270 2155 -And you can actually Google econo day calendars. You can 2156 - 2157 -540 2158 -00:38:24,270 ~-~-> 00:38:29,370 2159 -find some at Bloomberg and a few other resources, but they 2160 - 2161 -541 2162 -00:38:29,370 ~-~-> 00:38:31,140 2163 -have a very good format. And I like that they're 2164 - 2165 -542 2166 -00:38:31,440 ~-~-> 00:38:32,430 2167 -very user friendly. 2168 - 2169 -543 2170 -00:38:34,470 ~-~-> 00:38:37,890 2171 -And if for more information on this topic, and if you have 2172 - 2173 -544 2174 -00:38:37,890 ~-~-> 00:38:41,100 2175 -any more interest on interest rates, I would recommend that 2176 - 2177 -545 2178 -00:38:41,100 ~-~-> 00:38:44,970 2179 -Chris Lori's inside the banks webinar. I purchased this A 2180 - 2181 -546 2182 -00:38:44,970 ~-~-> 00:38:48,570 2183 -number of years ago and I was very impressed with his 2184 - 2185 -547 2186 -00:38:49,950 ~-~-> 00:38:56,400 2187 -presentation on the banking level in terms of interest rates 2188 - 2189 -548 2190 -00:38:56,400 ~-~-> 00:39:00,630 2191 -and how they move and propel the marketplace. So if This 2192 - 2193 -549 2194 -00:39:00,630 ~-~-> 00:39:01,890 2195 -isn't if this isn't, 2196 - 2197 -550 2198 -00:39:03,180 ~-~-> 00:39:05,190 2199 -more or less get to the 2200 - 2201 -551 2202 -00:39:06,509 ~-~-> 00:39:10,199 2203 -understanding you're looking for. I would counsel you to, 2204 - 2205 -552 2206 -00:39:10,229 ~-~-> 00:39:12,989 2207 -you know, do a little investment in your career, and it's 2208 - 2209 -553 2210 -00:39:12,989 ~-~-> 00:39:15,479 2211 -not much money at all. But it absolutely is a wonderful 2212 - 2213 -554 2214 -00:39:15,479 ~-~-> 00:39:19,259 2215 -resource. It doesn't really good job in that webinar. You 2216 - 2217 -555 2218 -00:39:19,259 ~-~-> 00:39:24,059 2219 -can reach Chris Laurie at Chris laurie.com. And you can get 2220 - 2221 -556 2222 -00:39:24,059 ~-~-> 00:39:27,989 2223 -his webinar from his website. He's actually the only one 2224 - 2225 -557 2226 -00:39:27,989 ~-~-> 00:39:33,209 2227 -that I recommend any folks buy material from? I have 2228 - 2229 -558 2230 -00:39:33,569 ~-~-> 00:39:38,669 2231 -everything but his Aussie yen course and I just don't trade 2232 - 2233 -559 2234 -00:39:38,669 ~-~-> 00:39:41,009 2235 -yen crosses, otherwise, I probably would have bought that as 2236 - 2237 -560 2238 -00:39:41,009 ~-~-> 00:39:45,029 2239 -well. He does a really good job of teaching. He's very, very 2240 - 2241 -561 2242 -00:39:45,029 ~-~-> 00:39:48,209 2243 -interested in your success. And that separates him as far as 2244 - 2245 -562 2246 -00:39:48,209 ~-~-> 00:39:52,169 2247 -my concern from all the other folks out there. So you know, 2248 - 2249 -563 2250 -00:39:52,679 ~-~-> 00:39:53,399 2251 -kudos to him. 2252 - 2253 -564 2254 -00:40:33,150 ~-~-> 00:40:36,390 2255 -Alright guys, 30 year treasuries and tea notes. Okay, now 2256 - 2257 -565 2258 -00:40:36,390 ~-~-> 00:40:39,120 2259 -some of my best concepts are found in my early days as a 2260 - 2261 -566 2262 -00:40:39,120 ~-~-> 00:40:42,720 2263 -futures trader and the bond market is a big market and it 2264 - 2265 -567 2266 -00:40:42,720 ~-~-> 00:40:46,410 2267 -provides so much insight and leading information. Now, I 2268 - 2269 -568 2270 -00:40:46,410 ~-~-> 00:40:48,810 2271 -don't trade bonds anymore, but I absolutely monitor the 2272 - 2273 -569 2274 -00:40:48,810 ~-~-> 00:40:51,450 2275 -futures on a daily basis. This market can tell you 2276 - 2277 -570 2278 -00:40:51,480 ~-~-> 00:40:54,300 2279 -everything you need to know in any market asset class if you 2280 - 2281 -571 2282 -00:40:54,300 ~-~-> 00:40:57,000 2283 -understand it. The scope of the bond market is not the 2284 - 2285 -572 2286 -00:40:57,000 ~-~-> 00:41:00,150 2287 -objective here, but we will use it to discover some rap are 2288 - 2289 -573 2290 -00:41:00,150 ~-~-> 00:41:03,390 2291 -impressive techniques to ferret out some blockbuster trades. 2292 - 2293 -574 2294 -00:41:06,570 ~-~-> 00:41:10,410 2295 -10 year Treasury notes, okay, much like the 30 year treasury 2296 - 2297 -575 2298 -00:41:10,410 ~-~-> 00:41:14,130 2299 -bond, I used these early on in my career as a futures 2300 - 2301 -576 2302 -00:41:14,130 ~-~-> 00:41:20,190 2303 -trader. And there's a little caveat to understand the the 2304 - 2305 -577 2306 -00:41:20,190 ~-~-> 00:41:22,560 2307 -bond market, whenever you see the price chart on the 2308 - 2309 -578 2310 -00:41:22,560 ~-~-> 00:41:28,980 2311 -futures, when they rally up, they will have an inverse 2312 - 2313 -579 2314 -00:41:28,980 ~-~-> 00:41:31,680 2315 -relationship. In other words, as the price data goes higher, 2316 - 2317 -580 2318 -00:41:32,130 ~-~-> 00:41:35,220 2319 -the yield will actually be going down. So you have to have 2320 - 2321 -581 2322 -00:41:35,220 ~-~-> 00:41:39,030 2323 -that in your mind. Now, since I trade the cable and the 2324 - 2325 -582 2326 -00:41:39,030 ~-~-> 00:41:44,130 2327 -fiber exclusively, you know, I trade tracking the German 10 2328 - 2329 -583 2330 -00:41:44,130 ~-~-> 00:41:50,640 2331 -year bond as well. The five year Treasury note much like the 2332 - 2333 -584 2334 -00:41:50,640 ~-~-> 00:41:55,620 2335 -10 year and 30 year and when price runs up on the contract 2336 - 2337 -585 2338 -00:41:55,800 ~-~-> 00:42:00,000 2339 -price on the futures market. The yield will be basically the 2340 - 2341 -586 2342 -00:42:00,000 ~-~-> 00:42:03,300 2343 -creasing are dropping and obviously if the chart would be 2344 - 2345 -587 2346 -00:42:03,300 ~-~-> 00:42:06,060 2347 -dropping on the futures, that would mean the yield would be 2348 - 2349 -588 2350 -00:42:06,060 ~-~-> 00:42:10,830 2351 -increasing as well. And much like the 10 year I also track 2352 - 2353 -589 2354 -00:42:10,830 ~-~-> 00:42:15,450 2355 -the five year German bond as well. And two year Treasury 2356 - 2357 -590 2358 -00:42:15,450 ~-~-> 00:42:20,070 2359 -note much like the five year and 10 year I track that on a 2360 - 2361 -591 2362 -00:42:20,070 ~-~-> 00:42:25,620 2363 -German basis as well and by having an understanding of all 2364 - 2365 -592 2366 -00:42:25,620 ~-~-> 00:42:29,340 2367 -three of those we can find some pretty neat things we're 2368 - 2369 -593 2370 -00:42:29,340 ~-~-> 00:42:30,660 2371 -going to learn about here shortly 2372 - 2373 -594 2374 -00:42:32,220 ~-~-> 00:42:34,500 2375 -obviously goes without saying the US Dollar index 2376 - 2377 -595 2378 -00:42:36,900 ~-~-> 00:42:41,250 2379 -i like daily FX calm if you go to the net Dania charting now 2380 - 2381 -596 2382 -00:42:41,280 ~-~-> 00:42:45,930 2383 -do not go to net Dania calm Okay, it's very important. Go to 2384 - 2385 -597 2386 -00:42:45,930 ~-~-> 00:42:49,380 2387 -daily FX calm and use the net Dania charting it's free. 2388 - 2389 -598 2390 -00:42:49,710 ~-~-> 00:42:54,540 2391 -Okay, and you open up a US Dollar Index chart, and it'll 2392 - 2393 -599 2394 -00:42:54,540 ~-~-> 00:42:58,590 2395 -give you what I like to see in terms of the US Dollar Index 2396 - 2397 -600 2398 -00:43:01,410 ~-~-> 00:43:06,600 2399 -I look at the cash basis also. And the chart to the right 2400 - 2401 -601 2402 -00:43:06,600 ~-~-> 00:43:09,720 2403 -here. This is the futures chart of the United States Dollar 2404 - 2405 -602 2406 -00:43:09,720 ~-~-> 00:43:16,380 2407 -Index. If you like these types of charts, and you want to 2408 - 2409 -603 2410 -00:43:16,380 ~-~-> 00:43:18,780 2411 -subscribe to them, it's not very expensive or things like 2412 - 2413 -604 2414 -00:43:18,780 ~-~-> 00:43:23,520 2415 -$25 a month, but you can get that at price charts calm. You 2416 - 2417 -605 2418 -00:43:23,520 ~-~-> 00:43:26,370 2419 -don't need to pay for futures charts, but I do prefer this 2420 - 2421 -606 2422 -00:43:26,370 ~-~-> 00:43:30,480 2423 -format because I'm used to reading them since 1990s. I've 2424 - 2425 -607 2426 -00:43:30,480 ~-~-> 00:43:35,100 2427 -just grown accustomed to having them in my repertoire. Now I 2428 - 2429 -608 2430 -00:43:35,100 ~-~-> 00:43:38,100 2431 -like to use SMT concepts to spot diverging highs and lows 2432 - 2433 -609 2434 -00:43:38,100 ~-~-> 00:43:41,100 2435 -between the US dx and relative price points in the fiber and 2436 - 2437 -610 2438 -00:43:41,100 ~-~-> 00:43:46,890 2439 -cable. And you knew that as my us dx SMT and I look for the 2440 - 2441 -611 2442 -00:43:46,890 ~-~-> 00:43:54,000 2443 -bond and us dx SMT as well. Major stock market indices, 2444 - 2445 -612 2446 -00:43:54,300 ~-~-> 00:43:56,910 2447 -okay, the major stock market indices are one of my favorite 2448 - 2449 -613 2450 -00:43:56,910 ~-~-> 00:44:00,720 2451 -tools to gauge long term price swings. If we are failing and 2452 - 2453 -614 2454 -00:44:00,720 ~-~-> 00:44:03,480 2455 -highs on the daily charts as we see here in the image to the 2456 - 2457 -615 2458 -00:44:03,480 ~-~-> 00:44:07,950 2459 -right. This suggests a possible risk off scenario. Expect 2460 - 2461 -616 2462 -00:44:07,950 ~-~-> 00:44:11,640 2463 -weaker stock prices and possibly foreign currencies. The US 2464 - 2465 -617 2466 -00:44:11,640 ~-~-> 00:44:15,150 2467 -Dollar index will confirm this with a rally at support. At 2468 - 2469 -618 2470 -00:44:15,150 ~-~-> 00:44:19,140 2471 -the same juncture, simply reverse for risk on scenarios. The 2472 - 2473 -619 2474 -00:44:19,140 ~-~-> 00:44:22,290 2475 -markets as a whole are interconnected and it pays to monitor 2476 - 2477 -620 2478 -00:44:22,290 ~-~-> 00:44:29,190 2479 -them and hunt for clues. The CRB Commodity Index, okay, now 2480 - 2481 -621 2482 -00:44:29,190 ~-~-> 00:44:32,670 2483 -I usually watch this on the cash basis. And you can get that 2484 - 2485 -622 2486 -00:44:32,670 ~-~-> 00:44:35,970 2487 -from the price charts calm. I'm sure if you do a google you 2488 - 2489 -623 2490 -00:44:35,970 ~-~-> 00:44:38,280 2491 -probably find that as well. But again, I just really like 2492 - 2493 -624 2494 -00:44:38,280 ~-~-> 00:44:41,340 2495 -this, this chart, I think it's real crisp, and we print them 2496 - 2497 -625 2498 -00:44:41,340 ~-~-> 00:44:43,830 2499 -out. There's nothing like printing out charts and marking 2500 - 2501 -626 2502 -00:44:43,830 ~-~-> 00:44:47,520 2503 -them up by hand. I'm like Flintstone caveman. I like being 2504 - 2505 -627 2506 -00:44:47,520 ~-~-> 00:44:50,790 2507 -able to carve up, you know, some notes and draw my charts. 2508 - 2509 -628 2510 -00:44:50,820 ~-~-> 00:44:53,700 2511 -You know, I like sharing with you guys electronically. But 2512 - 2513 -629 2514 -00:44:53,970 ~-~-> 00:44:55,890 2515 -you know, if it's going to be a matter of preference, I 2516 - 2517 -630 2518 -00:44:55,890 ~-~-> 00:44:58,830 2519 -would love to have you printed charts every single day. 2520 - 2521 -631 2522 -00:44:58,830 ~-~-> 00:45:04,770 2523 -That's this is my My opinion really, now I like the CRB 2524 - 2525 -632 2526 -00:45:04,770 ~-~-> 00:45:07,560 2527 -index, because it usually has a inverse relationship to the 2528 - 2529 -633 2530 -00:45:07,560 ~-~-> 00:45:11,070 2531 -dollar index. And I like to confirm a swing higher in dollar 2532 - 2533 -634 2534 -00:45:11,400 ~-~-> 00:45:16,680 2535 -with shorting fiber and or cable with a CRB decline. Now the 2536 - 2537 -635 2538 -00:45:16,680 ~-~-> 00:45:19,890 2539 -CRB index tends to be a little bit early and can one of 2540 - 2541 -636 2542 -00:45:19,890 ~-~-> 00:45:23,220 2543 -possible long term shifts in the trend. It's a dynamite tool 2544 - 2545 -637 2546 -00:45:23,220 ~-~-> 00:45:25,950 2547 -to use for major market analysis and pinning down long to 2548 - 2549 -638 2550 -00:45:25,950 ~-~-> 00:45:32,310 2551 -intermediate term directional bias. All right, well in gold 2552 - 2553 -639 2554 -00:45:32,340 ~-~-> 00:45:34,290 2555 -now, I like looking at these two markets, I don't trade 2556 - 2557 -640 2558 -00:45:34,290 ~-~-> 00:45:37,590 2559 -them. But I'd like to use them as barometers more or less to 2560 - 2561 -641 2562 -00:45:37,590 ~-~-> 00:45:41,580 2563 -see if there's risk on a risk off scenario is underway. And 2564 - 2565 -642 2566 -00:45:42,120 ~-~-> 00:45:45,300 2567 -basically, you want to be looking at the same way that you 2568 - 2569 -643 2570 -00:45:45,300 ~-~-> 00:45:49,260 2571 -know, foreign currencies and CRB all those markets should be 2572 - 2573 -644 2574 -00:45:49,530 ~-~-> 00:45:51,060 2575 -moving in tandem with both. 2576 - 2577 -645 2578 -00:45:58,200 ~-~-> 00:46:02,160 2579 -Okay, we're looking at the Tina Note yields, okay, these are 2580 - 2581 -646 2582 -00:46:02,160 ~-~-> 00:46:08,070 2583 -going to be the two year, five year and 10 year. And you can 2584 - 2585 -647 2586 -00:46:08,070 ~-~-> 00:46:12,450 2587 -look at the legend up here to determine which is which as we 2588 - 2589 -648 2590 -00:46:12,450 ~-~-> 00:46:17,130 2591 -go through. And what I'm highlighting here is when there is 2592 - 2593 -649 2594 -00:46:17,130 ~-~-> 00:46:23,010 2595 -a divergence between these yields, okay, these are t note 2596 - 2597 -650 2598 -00:46:23,070 ~-~-> 00:46:27,360 2599 -yields. And this line is not the T note price, it's the 2600 - 2601 -651 2602 -00:46:27,360 ~-~-> 00:46:31,260 2603 -actual t note yield. So, the yield is actually inverse is an 2604 - 2605 -652 2606 -00:46:31,260 ~-~-> 00:46:35,250 2607 -inversion of the futures charts price of the T note, okay, 2608 - 2609 -653 2610 -00:46:35,250 ~-~-> 00:46:39,600 2611 -so I kind of monitor both, but the yield when you monitor it 2612 - 2613 -654 2614 -00:46:39,600 ~-~-> 00:46:45,690 2615 -like this, it will basically mirror what foreign currencies 2616 - 2617 -655 2618 -00:46:45,690 ~-~-> 00:46:48,600 2619 -should be doing. In other words, as the yields were 2620 - 2621 -656 2622 -00:46:48,600 ~-~-> 00:46:51,630 2623 -increasing here, that would have been bullish for foreign 2624 - 2625 -657 2626 -00:46:51,630 ~-~-> 00:46:56,490 2627 -currency and contrary as the yields drop, that would be 2628 - 2629 -658 2630 -00:46:56,520 ~-~-> 00:47:00,720 2631 -bearish for foreign currencies. Okay. You You see these 2632 - 2633 -659 2634 -00:47:00,750 ~-~-> 00:47:03,540 2635 -confirmations in your technicals on your charts. In other 2636 - 2637 -660 2638 -00:47:03,540 ~-~-> 00:47:09,090 2639 -words, if there's a buy signal for foreign currencies and in 2640 - 2641 -661 2642 -00:47:09,090 ~-~-> 00:47:13,110 2643 -your daily charts or respective timeframes that you trade, 2644 - 2645 -662 2646 -00:47:13,890 ~-~-> 00:47:18,570 2647 -and there is a sell signal being confirmed in the US dollar, 2648 - 2649 -663 2650 -00:47:19,170 ~-~-> 00:47:22,380 2651 -that is a confirmation that you probably got a, you know, a 2652 - 2653 -664 2654 -00:47:22,380 ~-~-> 00:47:26,520 2655 -good probability of a nice swing for your respective 2656 - 2657 -665 2658 -00:47:26,520 ~-~-> 00:47:29,580 2659 -timeframe. Now, what we're referring to here is a daily 2660 - 2661 -666 2662 -00:47:29,580 ~-~-> 00:47:33,420 2663 -basis, this is really going to give you a buy, program or 2664 - 2665 -667 2666 -00:47:33,420 ~-~-> 00:47:37,980 2667 -sell program. Okay, this is the beginnings of a buy program. 2668 - 2669 -668 2670 -00:47:38,370 ~-~-> 00:47:43,320 2671 -This is the termination of a buy program and a beginning of 2672 - 2673 -669 2674 -00:47:43,320 ~-~-> 00:47:47,520 2675 -a sell program. Now, the main thing I want you to focus on 2676 - 2677 -670 2678 -00:47:47,730 ~-~-> 00:47:51,960 2679 -is that there's typically a three or four month cycle, okay? 2680 - 2681 -671 2682 -00:47:51,960 ~-~-> 00:47:55,140 2683 -It's like almost like a quarterly effect that takes place in 2684 - 2685 -672 2686 -00:47:55,170 ~-~-> 00:47:58,740 2687 -the yields and it's based basically on interest rates and 2688 - 2689 -673 2690 -00:47:59,610 ~-~-> 00:48:02,160 2691 -macro Economics and things of that nature. But I'm not going 2692 - 2693 -674 2694 -00:48:02,160 ~-~-> 00:48:05,070 2695 -to bore you with that here. But just basically, if you look 2696 - 2697 -675 2698 -00:48:05,070 ~-~-> 00:48:08,670 2699 -at the charts, and on historical perspective, you'll see 2700 - 2701 -676 2702 -00:48:08,670 ~-~-> 00:48:13,260 2703 -that that is, in fact, what happens on the average. And 2704 - 2705 -677 2706 -00:48:13,260 ~-~-> 00:48:16,020 2707 -we're going to do is we're going to talk about at the time 2708 - 2709 -678 2710 -00:48:16,020 ~-~-> 00:48:21,510 2711 -of this recording, this is June 2012. And what I'm looking 2712 - 2713 -679 2714 -00:48:21,510 ~-~-> 00:48:27,840 2715 -at is trying to go over why we saw the precipitous slide in 2716 - 2717 -680 2718 -00:48:28,380 ~-~-> 00:48:32,190 2719 -the foreign currency market, namely the British pound and 2720 - 2721 -681 2722 -00:48:32,310 ~-~-> 00:48:40,020 2723 -the Euro, USD, pairs, cable and fiber. And we're gonna look 2724 - 2725 -682 2726 -00:48:40,020 ~-~-> 00:48:43,140 2727 -at how that relates to these yields here, okay. And what 2728 - 2729 -683 2730 -00:48:43,140 ~-~-> 00:48:46,170 2731 -we're looking at again, on this chart is the United States 2732 - 2733 -684 2734 -00:48:46,230 ~-~-> 00:48:49,920 2735 -10 year, United States, five year in the United States, two 2736 - 2737 -685 2738 -00:48:49,920 ~-~-> 00:48:53,850 2739 -year t notes. Okay, and again, these are the yields and 2740 - 2741 -686 2742 -00:48:53,850 ~-~-> 00:48:57,390 2743 -basically what you're looking for is at a specific time, 2744 - 2745 -687 2746 -00:48:57,390 ~-~-> 00:49:01,350 2747 -seasonally, and quarterly. There will be divergence that 2748 - 2749 -688 2750 -00:49:01,350 ~-~-> 00:49:06,300 2751 -posts in these yields. And that looks like this. We have, it 2752 - 2753 -689 2754 -00:49:06,300 ~-~-> 00:49:09,210 2755 -may be a little difficult to see I understand but the orange 2756 - 2757 -690 2758 -00:49:09,330 ~-~-> 00:49:14,670 2759 -line here which is the two year, the high made back here is 2760 - 2761 -691 2762 -00:49:14,670 ~-~-> 00:49:19,860 2763 -lower than the high made in March April time period. Okay, 2764 - 2765 -692 2766 -00:49:20,130 ~-~-> 00:49:21,840 2767 -or actually in March 19. 2768 - 2769 -693 2770 -00:49:23,610 ~-~-> 00:49:24,150 2771 -The 2772 - 2773 -694 2774 -00:49:24,899 ~-~-> 00:49:27,449 2775 -high here on the 10 year 2776 - 2777 -695 2778 -00:49:31,080 ~-~-> 00:49:32,460 2779 -was just about equal. 2780 - 2781 -696 2782 -00:49:35,250 ~-~-> 00:49:38,010 2783 -And same thing here we have 2784 - 2785 -697 2786 -00:49:38,280 ~-~-> 00:49:38,730 2787 -the 2788 - 2789 -698 2790 -00:49:39,030 ~-~-> 00:49:39,780 2791 -five year 2792 - 2793 -699 2794 -00:49:41,940 ~-~-> 00:49:42,810 2795 -just about equal. 2796 - 2797 -700 2798 -00:49:43,050 ~-~-> 00:49:46,230 2799 -Okay, so we have a divergence between the two year five year 2800 - 2801 -701 2802 -00:49:46,230 ~-~-> 00:49:52,350 2803 -and 10 year. Okay. That typically is a reason to start 2804 - 2805 -702 2806 -00:49:52,350 ~-~-> 00:49:56,190 2807 -looking for other reasons to support a decline in yields 2808 - 2809 -703 2810 -00:49:56,190 ~-~-> 00:49:59,430 2811 -which would represent a decline in foreign currency, any 2812 - 2813 -704 2814 -00:49:59,430 ~-~-> 00:50:03,600 2815 -rally The US Dollar Index. Okay, so let's take a look at a 2816 - 2817 -705 2818 -00:50:03,600 ~-~-> 00:50:06,810 2819 -few other examples and we're looking at the foreign bond 2820 - 2821 -706 2822 -00:50:06,810 ~-~-> 00:50:13,410 2823 -markets. Right now we're looking at the five year notes on 2824 - 2825 -707 2826 -00:50:13,500 ~-~-> 00:50:18,930 2827 -the UK 10 year, I'm sorry, UK five year note, the German 2828 - 2829 -708 2830 -00:50:18,930 ~-~-> 00:50:23,910 2831 -five year note and against the United States five year 2832 - 2833 -709 2834 -00:50:24,150 ~-~-> 00:50:24,750 2835 -Treasury note. 2836 - 2837 -710 2838 -00:50:26,250 ~-~-> 00:50:27,120 2839 -Okay, and 2840 - 2841 -711 2842 -00:50:29,070 ~-~-> 00:50:33,210 2843 -we're going to look at this time frame in here. Okay, going 2844 - 2845 -712 2846 -00:50:33,210 ~-~-> 00:50:35,160 2847 -back to this chart real quick, just to reference again, 2848 - 2849 -713 2850 -00:50:36,180 ~-~-> 00:50:41,640 2851 -we're looking in 2012, March, April time period. Okay, we're 2852 - 2853 -714 2854 -00:50:41,640 ~-~-> 00:50:45,990 2855 -going to go and look at this area here. And what I want to 2856 - 2857 -715 2858 -00:50:45,990 ~-~-> 00:50:48,480 2859 -draw your attention to is the fact that we had 2860 - 2861 -716 2862 -00:50:49,710 ~-~-> 00:50:50,280 2863 -the 2864 - 2865 -717 2866 -00:50:51,270 ~-~-> 00:50:52,800 2867 -US five year note 2868 - 2869 -718 2870 -00:50:53,910 ~-~-> 00:50:56,130 2871 -higher, respectively 2872 - 2873 -719 2874 -00:50:58,020 ~-~-> 00:51:05,040 2875 -while the German Five Year note was lower. And the UK five 2876 - 2877 -720 2878 -00:51:05,040 ~-~-> 00:51:09,390 2879 -year note was lower. Okay. And what I'm gonna do is I'm 2880 - 2881 -721 2882 -00:51:09,390 ~-~-> 00:51:14,280 2883 -gonna take off to UK so you can see there is a clear 2884 - 2885 -722 2886 -00:51:14,640 ~-~-> 00:51:17,520 2887 -divergence between the US and the German metal sufficiently. 2888 - 2889 -723 2890 -00:51:17,520 ~-~-> 00:51:25,980 2891 -So the divergence Okay, see the high here, too high on the 2892 - 2893 -724 2894 -00:51:25,980 ~-~-> 00:51:31,050 2895 -red line, that's the German five year note. It's bearish 2896 - 2897 -725 2898 -00:51:32,220 ~-~-> 00:51:36,810 2899 -while at the same time the US five year note was making a 2900 - 2901 -726 2902 -00:51:36,810 ~-~-> 00:51:42,690 2903 -higher high in yield. Okay and then you saw them slide 2904 - 2905 -727 2906 -00:51:42,690 ~-~-> 00:51:52,410 2907 -together that that is a yield SMT divergence. Okay, as I 2908 - 2909 -728 2910 -00:51:52,470 ~-~-> 00:51:54,900 2911 -look at it, you can see a 2912 - 2913 -729 2914 -00:51:55,350 ~-~-> 00:51:56,340 2915 -contrary 2916 - 2917 -730 2918 -00:51:57,030 ~-~-> 00:52:03,660 2919 -signal here back in October. As of 2010, where the German 2920 - 2921 -731 2922 -00:52:03,660 ~-~-> 00:52:08,100 2923 -five year note was failing to make lower lows in the yield. 2924 - 2925 -732 2926 -00:52:08,490 ~-~-> 00:52:12,720 2927 -At the same time, the US five year note was making a lower 2928 - 2929 -733 2930 -00:52:12,720 ~-~-> 00:52:17,610 2931 -low. Okay, and then we saw both yields increase together. 2932 - 2933 -734 2934 -00:52:18,060 ~-~-> 00:52:24,300 2935 -And here the high, you saw an inability for the US to trade 2936 - 2937 -735 2938 -00:52:24,690 ~-~-> 00:52:29,460 2939 -higher in yield while the German yield went higher, and you 2940 - 2941 -736 2942 -00:52:29,460 ~-~-> 00:52:33,330 2943 -can see there was a shift in the major market sentiment. And 2944 - 2945 -737 2946 -00:52:33,330 ~-~-> 00:52:35,280 2947 -that's really what this is measuring market sentiment 2948 - 2949 -738 2950 -00:52:35,430 ~-~-> 00:52:39,270 2951 -because you're, you're chasing the yield. Okay. And the 2952 - 2953 -739 2954 -00:52:39,270 ~-~-> 00:52:41,970 2955 -markets always going to seek yield. Okay, so if the yields 2956 - 2957 -740 2958 -00:52:42,390 ~-~-> 00:52:44,610 2959 -are increasing, that's going to be bullish for major 2960 - 2961 -741 2962 -00:52:44,610 ~-~-> 00:52:46,860 2963 -currencies, and it's going to be 2964 - 2965 -742 2966 -00:52:47,010 ~-~-> 00:52:49,020 2967 -bearish for the dollar 2968 - 2969 -743 2970 -00:52:50,460 ~-~-> 00:52:53,550 2971 -and vice versa. And we seen the same thing here and this 2972 - 2973 -744 2974 -00:52:53,550 ~-~-> 00:53:00,330 2975 -April 2010. Okay, the US five year made higher highs While 2976 - 2977 -745 2978 -00:53:00,360 ~-~-> 00:53:05,220 2979 -the German five year note was unable to make equivalent, new 2980 - 2981 -746 2982 -00:53:05,220 ~-~-> 00:53:08,580 2983 -hot, and there was your shift, and notice this is happening 2984 - 2985 -747 2986 -00:53:08,910 ~-~-> 00:53:13,650 2987 -march april time period. And we just recently at the time of 2988 - 2989 -748 2990 -00:53:13,650 ~-~-> 00:53:16,380 2991 -this recording also had another divergence which is a 2992 - 2993 -749 2994 -00:53:16,380 ~-~-> 00:53:20,130 2995 -continuation of this longer term downtrend in the yield. And 2996 - 2997 -750 2998 -00:53:20,130 ~-~-> 00:53:23,430 2999 -again, here is a 10 year comparison we're going to compare 3000 - 3001 -751 3002 -00:53:23,430 ~-~-> 00:53:33,240 3003 -the German which is the orange, the UK, green and the 3004 - 3005 -752 3006 -00:53:33,660 ~-~-> 00:53:38,010 3007 -lighter Orange is the US 10 year Treasury note. Do you see 3008 - 3009 -753 3010 -00:53:38,010 ~-~-> 00:53:42,210 3011 -the same thing happening here where the German was making 3012 - 3013 -754 3014 -00:53:42,210 ~-~-> 00:53:48,390 3015 -higher highs while the US and UK 10 year notes were failing 3016 - 3017 -755 3018 -00:53:48,390 ~-~-> 00:53:51,600 3019 -to make higher highs in their yield? And the same thing is 3020 - 3021 -756 3022 -00:53:51,600 ~-~-> 00:53:58,230 3023 -also that low was formed in the fall of 2010. We saw the 3024 - 3025 -757 3026 -00:53:58,230 ~-~-> 00:54:02,940 3027 -German 10 year failed to make lower lows in yield while the 3028 - 3029 -758 3030 -00:54:03,150 ~-~-> 00:54:07,830 3031 -US Treasury made on its 10 year basis made a lower yield and 3032 - 3033 -759 3034 -00:54:07,830 ~-~-> 00:54:13,200 3035 -the UK failed to make a lower yield also in that was your 3036 - 3037 -760 3038 -00:54:13,350 ~-~-> 00:54:16,440 3039 -sentiment shift to bullish and that would have been looking 3040 - 3041 -761 3042 -00:54:16,440 ~-~-> 00:54:20,850 3043 -for buy programs on major currencies and sell signals okay 3044 - 3045 -762 3046 -00:54:21,750 ~-~-> 00:54:24,150 3047 -in the dollar, okay. In other words, the dollar would have 3048 - 3049 -763 3050 -00:54:24,150 ~-~-> 00:54:27,780 3051 -been declining all during this period here. And at this 3052 - 3053 -764 3054 -00:54:27,930 ~-~-> 00:54:30,780 3055 -point where we saw a major shift, okay and the yield 3056 - 3057 -765 3058 -00:54:30,780 ~-~-> 00:54:35,370 3059 -diverged, the sentiment now was going to send the dollar 3060 - 3061 -766 3062 -00:54:35,730 ~-~-> 00:54:40,350 3063 -bullish and then major currencies on the farm would be 3064 - 3065 -767 3066 -00:54:40,440 ~-~-> 00:54:44,760 3067 -declining. So that would be a risk off scenario here or sell 3068 - 3069 -768 3070 -00:54:44,760 ~-~-> 00:54:50,160 3071 -program from forex. And this is a bi program, okay, 3072 - 3073 -769 3074 -00:54:50,189 ~-~-> 00:54:52,379 3075 -where the, the 3076 - 3077 -770 3078 -00:54:54,000 ~-~-> 00:54:57,420 3079 -current foreign currency markets would be rallying and the 3080 - 3081 -771 3082 -00:54:57,420 ~-~-> 00:55:01,620 3083 -US dollar at this time period would be declining. Okay, so 3084 - 3085 -772 3086 -00:55:01,920 ~-~-> 00:55:03,930 3087 -it just basically think in terms of make it real easy for 3088 - 3089 -773 3090 -00:55:03,930 ~-~-> 00:55:07,620 3091 -yourself, when the yields are going up. The foreign currency 3092 - 3093 -774 3094 -00:55:07,620 ~-~-> 00:55:10,620 3095 -markets should be trailing in sympathy, okay? Because 3096 - 3097 -775 3098 -00:55:10,620 ~-~-> 00:55:13,140 3099 -they're going to chase yield. And as the yields drop, 3100 - 3101 -776 3102 -00:55:13,260 ~-~-> 00:55:16,080 3103 -foreign currencies are going to chase that down as well, 3104 - 3105 -777 3106 -00:55:16,080 ~-~-> 00:55:18,000 3107 -there won't be any demand for that foreign currency and 3108 - 3109 -778 3110 -00:55:18,000 ~-~-> 00:55:21,780 3111 -they'll be a flight to safety in the form of going back to 3112 - 3113 -779 3114 -00:55:21,780 ~-~-> 00:55:28,410 3115 -the dollar and buying bonds. Okay. So, again, there's an 3116 - 3117 -780 3118 -00:55:28,410 ~-~-> 00:55:31,080 3119 -inverse relationship between the bond market itself and the 3120 - 3121 -781 3122 -00:55:31,080 ~-~-> 00:55:34,890 3123 -yield as bonds would go up, the yields would drop and vice 3124 - 3125 -782 3126 -00:55:34,890 ~-~-> 00:55:39,300 3127 -versa. Okay. So it that's basically the panoramic view of a 3128 - 3129 -783 3130 -00:55:39,300 ~-~-> 00:55:43,530 3131 -risk on risk off scenario and determining, buy and sell 3132 - 3133 -784 3134 -00:55:43,530 ~-~-> 00:55:49,140 3135 -programs on the daily basis. And this is one really strong 3136 - 3137 -785 3138 -00:55:49,140 ~-~-> 00:55:53,250 3139 -powerful way of keeping yourself in sync with the macro 3140 - 3141 -786 3142 -00:55:53,370 ~-~-> 00:55:55,890 3143 -economic view. And you don't have to go through all this 3144 - 3145 -787 3146 -00:55:56,520 ~-~-> 00:55:59,430 3147 -economic data. This is this is visual for you. You can see 3148 - 3149 -788 3150 -00:55:59,430 ~-~-> 00:56:02,730 3151 -it happening. every three to four months, just look for a 3152 - 3153 -789 3154 -00:56:02,730 ~-~-> 00:56:06,450 3155 -shift to occur. And when you start seeing these things occur 3156 - 3157 -790 3158 -00:56:06,450 ~-~-> 00:56:09,630 3159 -on your on the yield, okay? That's when you want to be 3160 - 3161 -791 3162 -00:56:09,630 ~-~-> 00:56:11,820 3163 -looking at your, your price charts and looking for maybe 3164 - 3165 -792 3166 -00:56:11,820 ~-~-> 00:56:16,470 3167 -some top formations and some reversal scenarios. Okay? And 3168 - 3169 -793 3170 -00:56:16,710 ~-~-> 00:56:19,380 3171 -same thing in here. So we're using seasonal tendencies, 3172 - 3173 -794 3174 -00:56:19,530 ~-~-> 00:56:26,640 3175 -cyclical analysis and the yield analysis where the market 3176 - 3177 -795 3178 -00:56:26,640 ~-~-> 00:56:29,430 3179 -will always seek yield and if yields are dropping, that's 3180 - 3181 -796 3182 -00:56:29,430 ~-~-> 00:56:32,190 3183 -going to be bearish for major currencies and bullish for the 3184 - 3185 -797 3186 -00:56:32,190 ~-~-> 00:56:32,850 3187 -US dollar. 3188 - 3189 -798 3190 -00:57:16,920 ~-~-> 00:57:20,040 3191 -Key support and resistance, you got to know your key levels 3192 - 3193 -799 3194 -00:57:20,040 ~-~-> 00:57:23,010 3195 -guys. If you don't have a firm grasp on support resistance, 3196 - 3197 -800 3198 -00:57:23,370 ~-~-> 00:57:26,070 3199 -all this is going to be a waste of time because none of your 3200 - 3201 -801 3202 -00:57:26,070 ~-~-> 00:57:29,190 3203 -signals are ever going to confirm entry or exit unless they 3204 - 3205 -802 3206 -00:57:29,190 ~-~-> 00:57:32,880 3207 -get to on these key levels. The cornerstone to your success 3208 - 3209 -803 3210 -00:57:32,880 ~-~-> 00:57:35,580 3211 -in trading will be your patience in determining high 3212 - 3213 -804 3214 -00:57:35,580 ~-~-> 00:57:38,670 3215 -timeframe key support resistance levels, and waiting for the 3216 - 3217 -805 3218 -00:57:38,670 ~-~-> 00:57:42,120 3219 -setups to form at those same levels. Once you have 3220 - 3221 -806 3222 -00:57:42,120 ~-~-> 00:57:45,390 3223 -directional bias based on the major market analysis, you 3224 - 3225 -807 3226 -00:57:45,390 ~-~-> 00:57:48,630 3227 -identify key price levels from the 60 minute chart up to the 3228 - 3229 -808 3230 -00:57:48,630 ~-~-> 00:57:52,140 3231 -monthly nothing less than a 60 minute chart and ideally, the 3232 - 3233 -809 3234 -00:57:52,140 ~-~-> 00:57:56,730 3235 -daily basis is optimal. Determined monthly, weekly previous 3236 - 3237 -810 3238 -00:57:56,730 ~-~-> 00:58:00,000 3239 -day's session highs and lows as well as pivot levels and age 3240 - 3241 -811 3242 -00:58:00,000 ~-~-> 00:58:08,460 3243 -Marines highs and lows, market sentiment, you have to avoid 3244 - 3245 -812 3246 -00:58:08,580 ~-~-> 00:58:12,660 3247 -them a herd mentality. if everybody's doing it, it's 3248 - 3249 -813 3250 -00:58:12,660 ~-~-> 00:58:15,570 3251 -probably not a good thing in the futures market or Forex. 3252 - 3253 -814 3254 -00:58:15,930 ~-~-> 00:58:18,720 3255 -It's usually probably petered out. And so you want to be 3256 - 3257 -815 3258 -00:58:18,720 ~-~-> 00:58:23,250 3259 -looking to trade against the majority. Now when decided to 3260 - 3261 -816 3262 -00:58:23,250 ~-~-> 00:58:25,590 3263 -take action in the market, it is important to remain on the 3264 - 3265 -817 3266 -00:58:25,590 ~-~-> 00:58:30,870 3267 -side of the market that is the minority. Looking for trades 3268 - 3269 -818 3270 -00:58:30,870 ~-~-> 00:58:34,410 3271 -when the market is by all parents bullish when you want to 3272 - 3273 -819 3274 -00:58:34,410 ~-~-> 00:58:37,890 3275 -short is ideal. And you might have already guessed it, when 3276 - 3277 -820 3278 -00:58:37,890 ~-~-> 00:58:42,960 3279 -it looks bearish, do your buying. This might sound rather 3280 - 3281 -821 3282 -00:58:42,960 ~-~-> 00:58:45,900 3283 -obvious and elementary but consider how little actually 3284 - 3285 -822 3286 -00:58:46,260 ~-~-> 00:58:51,720 3287 -followed this mindset. Consider the intraday Judas swing for 3288 - 3289 -823 3290 -00:58:51,720 ~-~-> 00:58:55,020 3291 -example. This is a sentiment play by all standards, and it's 3292 - 3293 -824 3294 -00:58:55,020 ~-~-> 00:58:58,500 3295 -used to quantify an entry in the opposite direction. 3296 - 3297 -825 3298 -00:59:04,319 ~-~-> 00:59:10,379 3299 -market structure, hunt intermediate term price swings. If 3300 - 3301 -826 3302 -00:59:10,379 ~-~-> 00:59:13,829 3303 -you find all of your trading occurring at long term 3304 - 3305 -827 3306 -00:59:13,829 ~-~-> 00:59:16,439 3307 -intermediate term price swings, you're going to find that 3308 - 3309 -828 3310 -00:59:16,439 ~-~-> 00:59:21,869 3311 -your trading is absolutely mind blowing. The ideal setups 3312 - 3313 -829 3314 -00:59:21,869 ~-~-> 00:59:24,809 3315 -for trading low risk high probability swings is to limit 3316 - 3317 -830 3318 -00:59:24,809 ~-~-> 00:59:27,449 3319 -your consideration to only trade the intermediate term highs 3320 - 3321 -831 3322 -00:59:27,479 ~-~-> 00:59:31,979 3323 -for shorts and intermediate term lows for Long's. Taking 3324 - 3325 -832 3326 -00:59:31,979 ~-~-> 00:59:35,129 3327 -short term scalps and or day trades in the same direction is 3328 - 3329 -833 3330 -00:59:35,129 ~-~-> 00:59:39,419 3331 -advised. Your trading plan is not to capture every move in 3332 - 3333 -834 3334 -00:59:39,419 ~-~-> 00:59:45,179 3335 -the market, just the easy low hanging fruit. Using daily 3336 - 3337 -835 3338 -00:59:45,179 ~-~-> 00:59:48,119 3339 -four hour and hourly market structure and nesting fractals 3340 - 3341 -836 3342 -00:59:48,239 ~-~-> 00:59:51,719 3343 -can be a wildly profitable price action approach. This is my 3344 - 3345 -837 3346 -00:59:51,719 ~-~-> 00:59:53,189 3347 -core price action concepts 3348 - 3349 -838 3350 -00:59:57,510 ~-~-> 00:59:59,190 3351 -open interest and premiums 3352 - 3353 -839 3354 -01:00:00,630 ~-~-> 01:00:03,960 3355 -open interest reflects Smart Money activity. And open 3356 - 3357 -840 3358 -01:00:03,960 ~-~-> 01:00:06,450 3359 -interest is basically only going to be found in the futures 3360 - 3361 -841 3362 -01:00:06,450 ~-~-> 01:00:09,930 3363 -market. And the open interest in for instance, is example 3364 - 3365 -842 3366 -01:00:09,930 ~-~-> 01:00:12,090 3367 -here. Okay, in this example, we're looking at the Swiss 3368 - 3369 -843 3370 -01:00:12,090 ~-~-> 01:00:16,650 3371 -franc. And what I've noted here is that price had ran up, 3372 - 3373 -844 3374 -01:00:16,650 ~-~-> 01:00:20,160 3375 -it's been an uptrend and we moved into a trading range. 3376 - 3377 -845 3378 -01:00:20,490 ~-~-> 01:00:26,970 3379 -Okay? And if you look at the circle here, that is open 3380 - 3381 -846 3382 -01:00:26,970 ~-~-> 01:00:30,840 3383 -interest, that cumulative line that goes along, and all of a 3384 - 3385 -847 3386 -01:00:30,840 ~-~-> 01:00:34,200 3387 -sudden drops off precipitously drops straight down. Okay, 3388 - 3389 -848 3390 -01:00:34,680 ~-~-> 01:00:37,320 3391 -that is open interest declining while the market is in a 3392 - 3393 -849 3394 -01:00:37,320 ~-~-> 01:00:43,500 3395 -range. What do you think that translates to? Well, this is a 3396 - 3397 -850 3398 -01:00:43,500 ~-~-> 01:00:46,020 3399 -concept that I adopted from Larry Williams and it still 3400 - 3401 -851 3402 -01:00:46,020 ~-~-> 01:00:49,350 3403 -served me well today. The open interest while in a market 3404 - 3405 -852 3406 -01:00:49,410 ~-~-> 01:00:52,620 3407 -market consolidation or range can tip the hand of the smart 3408 - 3409 -853 3410 -01:00:52,620 ~-~-> 01:00:57,090 3411 -money if you understand what to look for. If the open 3412 - 3413 -854 3414 -01:00:57,090 ~-~-> 01:01:00,000 3415 -interest drops off, 20% or more rapidly, this is a trick 3416 - 3417 -855 3418 -01:01:00,000 ~-~-> 01:01:03,180 3419 -tributed to commercial short covering, if open interest 3420 - 3421 -856 3422 -01:01:03,180 ~-~-> 01:01:06,810 3423 -increases 20% or more rapidly in a consolidation, this is 3424 - 3425 -857 3426 -01:01:06,810 ~-~-> 01:01:10,230 3427 -commercial short selling. Commercial traders are the largest 3428 - 3429 -858 3430 -01:01:10,290 ~-~-> 01:01:12,960 3431 -hedgers in the marketplace. And when you hedge, you're 3432 - 3433 -859 3434 -01:01:12,960 ~-~-> 01:01:15,510 3435 -essentially shorting the market, you're selling something 3436 - 3437 -860 3438 -01:01:15,510 ~-~-> 01:01:19,920 3439 -you already have. So, if open interest declines, that means 3440 - 3441 -861 3442 -01:01:19,920 ~-~-> 01:01:22,830 3443 -that they're lightening up aggressively on their shorts. Why 3444 - 3445 -862 3446 -01:01:22,830 ~-~-> 01:01:25,920 3447 -would they do that? Because they anticipate price going 3448 - 3449 -863 3450 -01:01:25,920 ~-~-> 01:01:30,420 3451 -higher. When you have a premium in the futures contracts, 3452 - 3453 -864 3454 -01:01:30,630 ~-~-> 01:01:34,140 3455 -that means the nearby contract is selling at a higher price 3456 - 3457 -865 3458 -01:01:34,230 ~-~-> 01:01:38,940 3459 -than the next month out in the future. That is a premium. 3460 - 3461 -866 3462 -01:01:39,030 ~-~-> 01:01:42,210 3463 -Okay, that means there's a high demand for that particular 3464 - 3465 -867 3466 -01:01:42,210 ~-~-> 01:01:46,920 3467 -commodity or currency. If you see open interest dropping off 3468 - 3469 -868 3470 -01:01:46,920 ~-~-> 01:01:49,860 3471 -in that scenario, this is a near perfect trade scenario you 3472 - 3473 -869 3474 -01:01:49,860 ~-~-> 01:01:56,190 3475 -need to be buying. And as a result, this was a mega trade. 3476 - 3477 -870 3478 -01:01:56,250 ~-~-> 01:01:59,160 3479 -This is in 2010. If you look at your charts around the 3480 - 3481 -871 3482 -01:01:59,160 ~-~-> 01:02:03,330 3483 -Fourth of July in two 2010 you can see how in the FX market, 3484 - 3485 -872 3486 -01:02:03,570 ~-~-> 01:02:09,900 3487 -the pair for the swissy fell out of bed like a rock. This 3488 - 3489 -873 3490 -01:02:09,900 ~-~-> 01:02:13,200 3491 -trade in the futures market actually moved 2300 points, and 3492 - 3493 -874 3494 -01:02:13,200 ~-~-> 01:02:16,950 3495 -it did less than half of two months. And the open interest 3496 - 3497 -875 3498 -01:02:16,950 ~-~-> 01:02:21,510 3499 -dropped while in the range its support at 118. And it was in 3500 - 3501 -876 3502 -01:02:21,510 ~-~-> 01:02:25,200 3503 -an existing trend already. And that's an absolutely mind 3504 - 3505 -877 3506 -01:02:25,200 ~-~-> 01:02:29,340 3507 -boggling profit. And if you have that type of scenario 3508 - 3509 -878 3510 -01:02:29,340 ~-~-> 01:02:31,200 3511 -unfold in the marketplace and you see a couple of these 3512 - 3513 -879 3514 -01:02:31,200 ~-~-> 01:02:34,860 3515 -happen a year, you can really absolutely kill it catch some 3516 - 3517 -880 3518 -01:02:34,860 ~-~-> 01:02:37,830 3519 -explosive price moves. So I would counsel you to look at 3520 - 3521 -881 3522 -01:02:37,830 ~-~-> 01:02:40,080 3523 -open interest in the futures markets on the pair's you 3524 - 3525 -882 3526 -01:02:40,080 ~-~-> 01:02:44,190 3527 -trade. Swiss franc as an example here, but it's not limited 3528 - 3529 -883 3530 -01:02:44,190 ~-~-> 01:02:47,100 3531 -to that it's you can use it in the dollar index. You can use 3532 - 3533 -884 3534 -01:02:47,100 ~-~-> 01:02:50,970 3535 -it the Canadian dollar, Australian dollar, British pound, 3536 - 3537 -885 3538 -01:02:51,210 ~-~-> 01:02:59,310 3539 -Japanese yen, and even the Euro higher timeframe directional 3540 - 3541 -886 3542 -01:02:59,310 ~-~-> 01:03:02,730 3543 -bias Maintaining a focus on the weekly daily and possibly 3544 - 3545 -887 3546 -01:03:02,730 ~-~-> 01:03:04,890 3547 -the four hour time frames will keep your trading in the 3548 - 3549 -888 3550 -01:03:04,890 ~-~-> 01:03:08,190 3551 -highest probable direction. Look for support or resistance 3552 - 3553 -889 3554 -01:03:08,190 ~-~-> 01:03:11,670 3555 -on these levels determine where price is trying to reach to. 3556 - 3557 -890 3558 -01:03:12,180 ~-~-> 01:03:15,090 3559 -If price is trading lower on the daily look for an old low 3560 - 3561 -891 3562 -01:03:15,120 ~-~-> 01:03:18,120 3563 -or high in the left side of your chart to determine if 3564 - 3565 -892 3566 -01:03:18,150 ~-~-> 01:03:21,900 3567 -there's time and price available for trade. Given that 3568 - 3569 -893 3570 -01:03:21,900 ~-~-> 01:03:27,000 3571 -direction. Reverse for looking for buy setups. The main 3572 - 3573 -894 3574 -01:03:27,000 ~-~-> 01:03:30,510 3575 -point is to keep the higher timeframe in your trading. It 3576 - 3577 -895 3578 -01:03:30,510 ~-~-> 01:03:31,770 3579 -really does pay off 3580 - 3581 -896 3582 -01:04:13,110 ~-~-> 01:04:17,310 3583 -general market risk on or risk off, you want to start with 3584 - 3585 -897 3586 -01:04:17,310 ~-~-> 01:04:20,370 3587 -the interest rates? Are we seeing yields dropping or 3588 - 3589 -898 3590 -01:04:20,370 ~-~-> 01:04:23,490 3591 -increasing? Is there weakness or strength in the stocks 3592 - 3593 -899 3594 -01:04:23,520 ~-~-> 01:04:27,150 3595 -commodity and treasuries? is gold and or oil giving you any 3596 - 3597 -900 3598 -01:04:27,150 ~-~-> 01:04:30,720 3599 -clues? Is the dollar index confirming recent highs or lows 3600 - 3601 -901 3602 -01:04:30,720 ~-~-> 01:04:34,590 3603 -compared to the interest rates? Are there any market reports 3604 - 3605 -902 3606 -01:04:34,590 ~-~-> 01:04:38,610 3607 -do that might change the current market tone. The more the 3608 - 3609 -903 3610 -01:04:38,610 ~-~-> 01:04:41,910 3611 -other asset classes confirm or negate your trade idea, the 3612 - 3613 -904 3614 -01:04:41,910 ~-~-> 01:04:46,950 3615 -better risk off dollar rallies risk on it slides. It's that 3616 - 3617 -905 3618 -01:04:46,950 ~-~-> 01:04:55,530 3619 -simple. anticipatory stage of analysis. This is the stage of 3620 - 3621 -906 3622 -01:04:55,530 ~-~-> 01:04:58,350 3623 -analysis where you will spend the majority of your time it 3624 - 3625 -907 3626 -01:04:58,350 ~-~-> 01:05:01,890 3627 -is on the weekly daily time. Since the trades are based on 3628 - 3629 -908 3630 -01:05:01,890 ~-~-> 01:05:04,320 3631 -these higher timeframes, there might be a few days or so 3632 - 3633 -909 3634 -01:05:04,320 ~-~-> 01:05:07,200 3635 -before a trade actually sets up. Don't worry, that's a good 3636 - 3637 -910 3638 -01:05:07,200 ~-~-> 01:05:10,590 3639 -thing. You want to track the interest rates, you want to be 3640 - 3641 -911 3642 -01:05:10,710 ~-~-> 01:05:14,280 3643 -paying attention to cod Commitment of Traders reports, major 3644 - 3645 -912 3646 -01:05:14,280 ~-~-> 01:05:17,400 3647 -market indices, seasonal tendencies, key support resistance 3648 - 3649 -913 3650 -01:05:17,400 ~-~-> 01:05:20,550 3651 -levels and inter market analysis with correlated assets. 3652 - 3653 -914 3654 -01:05:21,210 ~-~-> 01:05:24,240 3655 -This stage of analysis is the foundation to your successful 3656 - 3657 -915 3658 -01:05:24,240 ~-~-> 01:05:31,440 3659 -trading career. execution stage of analysis This is stage of 3660 - 3661 -916 3662 -01:05:31,440 ~-~-> 01:05:34,800 3663 -analysis where you hunt setups based on the insights and 3664 - 3665 -917 3666 -01:05:34,800 ~-~-> 01:05:37,500 3667 -conclusions you arrived at in the anticipatory stage of 3668 - 3669 -918 3670 -01:05:37,500 ~-~-> 01:05:41,190 3671 -analysis. If risk is on, look for setups to buy currencies 3672 - 3673 -919 3674 -01:05:41,190 ~-~-> 01:05:44,220 3675 -and confirm the setups with higher moving or poised to rally 3676 - 3677 -920 3678 -01:05:44,220 ~-~-> 01:05:49,620 3679 -stock indices, CRB oil golden SMT concepts. If risk is off, 3680 - 3681 -921 3682 -01:05:49,800 ~-~-> 01:05:52,620 3683 -look for setups to sell currencies and confirm these setups 3684 - 3685 -922 3686 -01:05:52,620 ~-~-> 01:05:56,130 3687 -with lower moving or poised to decline, stock indices, the 3688 - 3689 -923 3690 -01:05:56,130 ~-~-> 01:06:03,750 3691 -CRB index oil, gold and SMT concepts Management stage of 3692 - 3693 -924 3694 -01:06:03,750 ~-~-> 01:06:07,290 3695 -analysis This is the stage that requires your concepts for 3696 - 3697 -925 3698 -01:06:07,290 ~-~-> 01:06:10,710 3699 -trade management on open positions, the management of stop 3700 - 3701 -926 3702 -01:06:10,710 ~-~-> 01:06:13,680 3703 -loss orders, limit orders, initial profit objectives and 3704 - 3705 -927 3706 -01:06:13,680 ~-~-> 01:06:17,730 3707 -scaling later portions. Your trading plan must have clear 3708 - 3709 -928 3710 -01:06:17,730 ~-~-> 01:06:20,400 3711 -concepts and techniques for the process that you will adhere 3712 - 3713 -929 3714 -01:06:20,400 ~-~-> 01:06:24,060 3715 -to. When managing open positions. This stage of analysis is 3716 - 3717 -930 3718 -01:06:24,060 ~-~-> 01:06:27,540 3719 -crucial for consistently and having longevity in this 3720 - 3721 -931 3722 -01:06:27,540 ~-~-> 01:06:32,430 3723 -career. You can find wonderful setups, enter at optimal 3724 - 3725 -932 3726 -01:06:32,430 ~-~-> 01:06:35,370 3727 -entry points and still miss manage the trade and in this 3728 - 3729 -933 3730 -01:06:35,370 ~-~-> 01:06:39,360 3731 -stage, you will find results bring with it loss and regret 3732 - 3733 -934 3734 -01:06:39,360 ~-~-> 01:06:48,300 3735 -if you do not manage your analysis correctly. reactionary 3736 - 3737 -935 3738 -01:06:48,300 ~-~-> 01:06:52,020 3739 -stage of analysis. This stage of analysis is seen where your 3740 - 3741 -936 3742 -01:06:52,020 ~-~-> 01:06:55,740 3743 -trades are open and you suspect or clearly see reasons to 3744 - 3745 -937 3746 -01:06:55,740 ~-~-> 01:06:58,860 3747 -collapse the trade and cut your losses or take what profits 3748 - 3749 -938 3750 -01:06:58,860 ~-~-> 01:07:01,860 3751 -you have open. There must be clear parameters in your 3752 - 3753 -939 3754 -01:07:01,860 ~-~-> 01:07:05,310 3755 -trading plan that will invoke an immediate trade termination 3756 - 3757 -940 3758 -01:07:05,310 ~-~-> 01:07:08,460 3759 -and abort when your original trade idea. This might be a 3760 - 3761 -941 3762 -01:07:08,460 ~-~-> 01:07:12,900 3763 -result of a report or news event, global catastrophe and or 3764 - 3765 -942 3766 -01:07:13,020 ~-~-> 01:07:15,870 3767 -you realize you're simply human and essentially wrong. 3768 - 3769 -943 3770 -01:07:16,320 ~-~-> 01:07:17,880 3771 -Imagine that making a mistake. 3772 - 3773 -944 3774 -01:07:23,250 ~-~-> 01:07:26,760 3775 -The documentation stage of analysis. This stage of analysis 3776 - 3777 -945 3778 -01:07:26,760 ~-~-> 01:07:29,550 3779 -is where you record in your journal, what your trade idea 3780 - 3781 -946 3782 -01:07:29,550 ~-~-> 01:07:34,200 3783 -was based on what tools you used in why screenshots and how 3784 - 3785 -947 3786 -01:07:34,200 ~-~-> 01:07:37,380 3787 -you felt going into the trade while the position was open, 3788 - 3789 -948 3790 -01:07:37,410 ~-~-> 01:07:40,470 3791 -and what made you nervous. The results of the trade should 3792 - 3793 -949 3794 -01:07:40,470 ~-~-> 01:07:43,890 3795 -be documented and reflection on the trade plan and was it 3796 - 3797 -950 3798 -01:07:43,890 ~-~-> 01:07:47,430 3799 -here too from the beginning to end? document any lessons 3800 - 3801 -951 3802 -01:07:47,430 ~-~-> 01:07:49,410 3803 -learned from the trade and what you would have liked to have 3804 - 3805 -952 3806 -01:07:49,410 ~-~-> 01:07:53,100 3807 -done differently? determine what leverage and or lot size 3808 - 3809 -953 3810 -01:07:53,100 ~-~-> 01:07:56,340 3811 -your next trade will be using? Keep these records and refer 3812 - 3813 -954 3814 -01:07:56,340 ~-~-> 01:07:59,160 3815 -to them when you experience a period of drawdown and or a 3816 - 3817 -955 3818 -01:07:59,160 ~-~-> 01:08:02,160 3819 -string of losses. It will remind you that temporary losing 3820 - 3821 -956 3822 -01:08:02,160 ~-~-> 01:08:03,300 3823 -streaks come and go.