Futures Trade Reports

Compare and contrast the different volatility in the Nasdaq and S&P 500 futures markets, with specific clues.

Compare and contrast the volatility in the S&P 500 across 3 different asset classes: /ES, /MES, and SPX.

After the lunch time hour, volatility picked up in the S&P 500, DOW, Nasdaq and Russell. Let’s break down this volatility, and analyze the ‘buy the dip’ fade setup which presented itself.

I’ll share 5, 10 and 20 year stats for this repeating pattern in Gold, and share day trading and swing trading setups to take advantage of this move.

Either avoid this hour, or learn how to trade with a contrarian mindset. The obvious setups are usually the ones with a lower probability during this hour.

The morning volatility landscape was much different today, compared to yesterday. I’ll show you how to quickly spot these differences, and use them for your benefit.

Today’s sell-off triggered a long-side volatility setup in the S&P 500, DOW and Nasdaq. The DOW very clearly stood out – it gave us an edge for this long entry, good for +62 points.

Let’s walk through an example of a day trading setup in the DOW futures, during the final hour of the market. The setup was a long side entry, as price fell into our Volatility Box zones.

We had a volatile close to end this trading week, something we aren’t typically used to seeing. Let’s dig deeper to see how a volatile Friday translates into day trading setups.