Monthly Archives: May 2016

Futures Trading With Smart VSA Easily Nets 40 To 100 Ticks Per Day

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Futures Trading With Smart Volume Spread Analysis Easily Nets 40 To 100 Ticks Per Day on Oil alone.

I got an update from a client I have written about before… Our software has enabled many people to realize their dreams of trading full-time.  One client we’ve written about before did so after only 6 months of light use.  He updated us recently on his progress and has allowed me to share it with you….  He is futures trading using our Smart Volume Spread Analysis software trading oil and is averaging 40-100 ticks per day (equal to about $400.00 – $1,000.00 per day at the minimum contract size) since he started full-time.

Hi Guys.
Hows it going?  If you recall from my last email I was planning on trading full-time at the beginning of this year.  I’ve traded full-time now the last 3 months thanks to your software.  I am trading crude oil on a strictly intraday basis, I get some nice runners each day and I usually pull 40-100 ticks of crude a day…
It’s been great and I am very thankful for your system.
Take care
Mike L.

I edited out some extra stuff about updates to the software Mike asked about and some other details about his trading I wasn’t certain he wanted divulged.  The take away here is that:

  1. Smart Volume Spread Analysis works extremely well on commodities in addition to Forex and of course stocks etc.
  2. No matter what markets you trade Smart VSA can  have you trading with near 100% accuracy consistently enough to go full-time.
  3. Smart Volume Spread Analysis is a trading method that will enable you to be a better trader in a very short amount of time and that knowledge and the tools we provide will last a lifetime.  Let me know how I can help.

Here is a quick chart that details how easy it is futures trading using Smart Volume Spread Analysis and Catalyst Signals.  The Red and Blue triangles denote the signals you would have taken based on location and trade adviser warnings which are displayed on the chart in real-time.

Futures Trading Using Smart Volume Spread Analysis (Click To Enlarge)

Futures Trading Using Smart Volume Spread Analysis (Click To Enlarge

 

 

If anyone would like more information about futures trading, ES (S&P 500 e-Mini), or any market for that matter using Smart Volume Spread Analysis methods and software, please send your questions using the support link on our website.

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Smart Volume Spread Analysis Shakeouts

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Smart Volume Spread Analysis Shakeouts (When is a signal not a signal part 2)

I had a discussion with a client earlier about this type of observation on volume spread analysis shakeouts and how you can very easily change the way you “see” things on a chart using Smart Volume Spread Analysis, and how a simple observation about a signal can completely transform your trading and your trading results.

Continuing on from our last article “When is a Signal Not a Signal” I want to discuss a favorite signal of mine and how easy it can be to trade successfully.

Take a look at the following screenshot.
I only include a few examples to keep it simple for the article. Smart is real-time so you can follow along very easily and know exactly what’s going to happen in the markets you trade. It’s very simple and only takes a short time to master… literally.

The screenshot shows a few examples of one signal you would take vs one you would not. Aside from the real-time tools that tell you which is worth taking you can easily see just noting the differences which worked and which did not. Can you see the difference?

Squat Shakeouts VS WRB Shakeouts - Smart Volume Spread Analysis Shakeouts

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The “squat” ones are the ones that get you in at the start of a nice reversal.

The other is an extremely wide range bar. These will generally fail as shown clearly on this example.

The first example of a “squat shakeout” trading signal to signal (which is one of my favorite methods for Smart Volume Analysis trading) you would have been exited at the red bar for about 230 pips in a single trade on the volume spread analysis shakeout on this chart.  Start adding other charts and you get a pretty good idea what is possible when using Smart Volume Analysis Software.

As a user of our software and methods/concepts you already know these trades would have been taken or not based on the adviser warnings but it helps to see why these work or not just using your eyes to find them.

This is the daily chart but the same can be seen with minimal effort on any time frame. Take a look at any signal on any chart and you’ll start to see things like this over and over. This type of exercise is demonstrated in the “classic” chart time exercises within the documents area.

As always if you have any questions about the smart volume spread analysis shakeouts discussed in this article, or our volume spread analysis software, please contact me using the support link on our website.

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When is a Signal Not A Signal?

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We take great steps to make sure everything painted to your chart is relevant, valid, and necessary (and it is) but we do get questions now and then from newer users that don’t understand some key differences between standard volume spread analysis and Smart Volume Spread Analysis.  I plan on addressing more of these in future articles but for today we’ll discuss signal validity.

Volume Spread Analysis is a bit of a misnomer.  What we really are looking at is activity as represented by volume.  Most VSA is done completely wrong in this regard.  Volume analysis signals by themselves mean nothing without understanding the underlying mechanics of the market they appear.  For example New York i s more heavily traded than Asia.  Volume in New York is higher than in Asia is a true statement but does this mean that activity is lower in Asia than in New York?  Technically yes but that really doesn’t get us any closer to understanding what is really happening at that moment.  When using Volume Spread Analysis you need to apply one more component that almost no one ever mentions or uses…  Time.  Smart Volume Spread Analysis always takes things to the next logical step.  I will give a simple example of what I mean.

When is a signal not a signal?

A No Demand Bar at the Start of Asia is not valid.  Why?  One thing we ask clients to start doing when starting with our concepts, is to take a step back and think logically about what might be happening in addition to what is on the chart.  Take the No Demand Statement above.  Why might that be true?  Volume is lower and the signal appears on your chart so why is it not valid?  Time. Logically we can assume that demand drops off from New York not because there is less demand but rather because trading activity is lower in Asia.  So while standard VSA says there is No Demand, looking at volume alone you miss this critical distinction.  This organic drop off in volume is quite normal and doesn’t show true demand or lack thereof. Trading in Asia is likely what it is normally. This one simple change in how you think about volume spread analysis will completely change your trading for the better.  I’ll address similar concepts here in future articles.  I discuss many concepts like this free in one on one consultations but I want to make these concepts of mine available to a wider audience than I can reach one on one.  As always our next update will include many logic based tools to address a lot of the weaknesses (including this one) we find in standard volume spread analysis.  Once that update is available we’ll start focusing again on the automated systems, index and commodity methods, and basket trading methods.

As always Smart does most of the guesswork for you and frees you up to trade but its a good starting point to getting better at trading using Smart Volume Spread Analysis.  Always apply logic and think about what may be happening ‘within’ the volume.  News, True Market Activity, etc all play a vital role along side Volume Spread Analysis.

If you have any questions about this article, it’s concepts, or our software, please contact me using the support link on the website.

 

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Posted in Asia, New York, News

When is a Signal Not A Signal?

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We take great steps to make sure everything painted to your chart is relevant, valid, and necessary (and it is) but we do get questions now and then from newer users that don’t understand some key differences between standard volume spread analysis and Smart Volume Spread Analysis.  I plan on addressing more of these in future articles but for today we’ll discuss signal validity.

Volume Spread Analysis is a bit of a misnomer.  What we really are looking at is activity as represented by volume.  Most VSA is done completely wrong in this regard.  Volume analysis signals by themselves mean nothing without understanding the underlying mechanics of the market they appear.  For example New York i s more heavily traded than Asia.  Volume in New York is higher than in Asia is a true statement but does this mean that activity is lower in Asia than in New York?  Technically yes but that really doesn’t get us any closer to understanding what is really happening at that moment.  When using Volume Spread Analysis you need to apply one more component that almost no one ever mentions or uses…  Time.  Smart Volume Spread Analysis always takes things to the next logical step.  I will give a simple example of what I mean.

When is a signal not a signal?

A No Demand Bar at the Start of Asia is not valid.  Why?  One thing we ask clients to start doing when starting with our concepts, is to take a step back and think logically about what might be happening in addition to what is on the chart.  Take the No Demand Statement above.  Why might that be true?  Volume is lower and the signal appears on your chart so why is it not valid?  Time. Logically we can assume that demand drops off from New York not because there is less demand but rather because trading activity is lower in Asia.  So while standard VSA says there is No Demand, looking at volume alone you miss this critical distinction.  This organic drop off in volume is quite normal and doesn’t show true demand or lack thereof. Trading in Asia is likely what it is normally. This one simple change in how you think about volume spread analysis will completely change your trading for the better.  I’ll address similar concepts here in future articles.  I discuss many concepts like this free in one on one consultations but I want to make these concepts of mine available to a wider audience than I can reach one on one.  As always our next update will include many logic based tools to address a lot of the weaknesses (including this one) we find in standard volume spread analysis.  Once that update is available we’ll start focusing again on the automated systems, index and commodity methods, and basket trading methods.

As always Smart does most of the guesswork for you and frees you up to trade but its a good starting point to getting better at trading using Smart Volume Spread Analysis.  Always apply logic and think about what may be happening ‘within’ the volume.  News, True Market Activity, etc all play a vital role along side Volume Spread Analysis.

If you have any questions about this article, it’s concepts, or our software, please contact me using the support link on the website.

 

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Posted in Asia, News, True Market Activity

When is a Signal Not A Signal?

Posted on by pipbuilder

We take great steps to make sure everything painted to your chart is relevant, valid, and necessary (and it is) but we do get questions now and then from newer users that don’t understand some key differences between standard volume spread analysis and Smart Volume Spread Analysis.  I plan on addressing more of these in future articles but for today we’ll discuss signal validity.

Volume Spread Analysis is a bit of a misnomer.  What we really are looking at is activity as represented by volume.  Most VSA is done completely wrong in this regard.  Volume analysis signals by themselves mean nothing without understanding the underlying mechanics of the market they appear.  For example New York i s more heavily traded than Asia.  Volume in New York is higher than in Asia is a true statement but does this mean that activity is lower in Asia than in New York?  Technically yes but that really doesn’t get us any closer to understanding what is really happening at that moment.  When using Volume Spread Analysis you need to apply one more component that almost no one ever mentions or uses…  Time.  Smart Volume Spread Analysis always takes things to the next logical step.  I will give a simple example of what I mean.

When is a signal not a signal?

A No Demand Bar at the Start of Asia is not valid.  Why?  One thing we ask clients to start doing when starting with our concepts, is to take a step back and think logically about what might be happening in addition to what is on the chart.  Take the No Demand Statement above.  Why might that be true?  Volume is lower and the signal appears on your chart so why is it not valid?  Time. Logically we can assume that demand drops off from New York not because there is less demand but rather because trading activity is lower in Asia.  So while standard VSA says there is No Demand, looking at volume alone you miss this critical distinction.  This organic drop off in volume is quite normal and doesn’t show true demand or lack thereof. Trading in Asia is likely what it is normally. This one simple change in how you think about volume spread analysis will completely change your trading for the better.  I’ll address similar concepts here in future articles.  I discuss many concepts like this free in one on one consultations but I want to make these concepts of mine available to a wider audience than I can reach one on one.  As always our next update will include many logic based tools to address a lot of the weaknesses (including this one) we find in standard volume spread analysis.  Once that update is available we’ll start focusing again on the automated systems, index and commodity methods, and basket trading methods.

As always Smart does most of the guesswork for you and frees you up to trade but its a good starting point to getting better at trading using Smart Volume Spread Analysis.  Always apply logic and think about what may be happening ‘within’ the volume.  News, True Market Activity, etc all play a vital role along side Volume Spread Analysis.

If you have any questions about this article, it’s concepts, or our software, please contact me using the support link on the website.

 

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Posted in Asia, New York, News, True Market Activity

When is a Signal Not A Signal?

Posted on by pipbuilder

We take great steps to make sure everything painted to your chart is relevant, valid, and necessary (and it is) but we do get questions now and then from newer users that don’t understand some key differences between standard volume spread analysis and Smart Volume Spread Analysis.  I plan on addressing more of these in future articles but for today we’ll discuss signal validity.

Volume Spread Analysis is a bit of a misnomer.  What we really are looking at is activity as represented by volume.  Most VSA is done completely wrong in this regard.  Volume analysis signals by themselves mean nothing without understanding the underlying mechanics of the market they appear.  For example New York i s more heavily traded than Asia.  Volume in New York is higher than in Asia is a true statement but does this mean that activity is lower in Asia than in New York?  Technically yes but that really doesn’t get us any closer to understanding what is really happening at that moment.  When using Volume Spread Analysis you need to apply one more component that almost no one ever mentions or uses…  Time.  Smart Volume Spread Analysis always takes things to the next logical step.  I will give a simple example of what I mean.

When is a signal not a signal?

A No Demand Bar at the Start of Asia is not valid.  Why?  One thing we ask clients to start doing when starting with our concepts, is to take a step back and think logically about what might be happening in addition to what is on the chart.  Take the No Demand Statement above.  Why might that be true?  Volume is lower and the signal appears on your chart so why is it not valid?  Time. Logically we can assume that demand drops off from New York not because there is less demand but rather because trading activity is lower in Asia.  So while standard VSA says there is No Demand, looking at volume alone you miss this critical distinction.  This organic drop off in volume is quite normal and doesn’t show true demand or lack thereof. Trading in Asia is likely what it is normally. This one simple change in how you think about volume spread analysis will completely change your trading for the better.  I’ll address similar concepts here in future articles.  I discuss many concepts like this free in one on one consultations but I want to make these concepts of mine available to a wider audience than I can reach one on one.  As always our next update will include many logic based tools to address a lot of the weaknesses (including this one) we find in standard volume spread analysis.  Once that update is available we’ll start focusing again on the automated systems, index and commodity methods, and basket trading methods.

As always Smart does most of the guesswork for you and frees you up to trade but its a good starting point to getting better at trading using Smart Volume Spread Analysis.  Always apply logic and think about what may be happening ‘within’ the volume.  News, True Market Activity, etc all play a vital role along side Volume Spread Analysis.

If you have any questions about this article, it’s concepts, or our software, please contact me using the support link on the website.

 

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Trading News Using Smart Volume Spread Analysis

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This article will discuss Trading News Using Smart Volume Spread Analysis and some common questions I get about trading news such as NFP (Non-Farm Payroll) using Smart Volume Spread Analysis.  I’ve written about this topic before and here.  Please refer to those older articles as well.  Also check the (client) document site for some guidance specifically for news trading and signals around big events like NFP.

  1. How Do We Trade News Using Smart Volume Spread Analysis?You can trade using Smart VSA by “drilling” down as the time of the release nears.  Check each time frame from your preferred chart time frame as the release is nearing to each chart time frame down to the m30…  In the final minutes before release drill down further to the five minute.  If each time frame differs wildly as far as direction, avoid trading.  If most time frame smart signals point to one direction or another (Strength or Weakness)  you can safely open a trade in that direction.  Important: Check our proprietary Visual Background Scanner as well as the release nears.  Once you’ve entered, simply wait for the release and close the position after the “pop”.  Smart Volume Spread Analysis is very accurate and during big news releases this is extremely important.  Please search our articles within the news section for some more articles related to this topic.
  2. Is There A Time Frame Before and After The News Release That We Should Not Trade?After news you will see many climax type bars on most time frames.  I avoid trading after news until those “clear” out. Please refer to the trading guideline documents in the client area for some more clarification on this.
  3. What Are The Most Important News Releases That We Should Take Note Of And We Should Not Be In The Market? I generally avoid trading on news such as NFP but not because it doesn’t work.  The technique discussed above is actually quite good.  I do well enough with the methods I use daily and make more than enough trading baskets to more than make up for the quick news trading opportunities.  I can sleep later too.  That said if you like trading news for the excitement there is no better way to do it correctly than Trading News with Smart Volume Spread Analysis.
Trading News Using Smart Volume Spread Analysis

Example (Click to Zoom): Trading News Using Smart Volume Spread Analysis

 

If you have any questions about this article, use the support link on our website.

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