Initial balance: the first hour’s map
What the initial balance is, what its width tells you about the day ahead, and how a full-time ES trader uses the first hour’s range every session.
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Balance rules: the five ways a market leaves a range
When a market coils into balance there are only five ways out. The complete framework for trading all of them without predicting anything.
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Naked POC: why price remembers
What a naked POC is, why old points of control keep pulling price back, and how a full-time ES trader actually keeps them on his chart.
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Value area explained: VAH, VAL, and the 80% rule
What the value area is, how VAH and VAL are set, the five day-to-day value relationships, and the 80% rule, from a trader who uses them every session.
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How to read a TPO chart, letter by letter
A full-time ES trader walks through reading a TPO chart: how the letters build, what the shapes mean, and the checklist he runs every session.
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What is market profile? A trader’s guide
Market profile turns price and time into a picture of the auction. A full-time ES trader explains how TPO charts work, what matters, and what they cannot do.
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Market Internals – How to setup and read them.
A common question I get is people asking how to set up their market internals to match mine. It’s important to understand that there is no one way to look at anything in the market. For example, all of my internals are set to 15-minute candles. That is only because when I use to trade…
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Pre-Market Checklist
Start with the Monthly chart. (Whatever markets/assets you trade) Look for the current trend; Is it Up? Making higher highs and higher lows. Down? Making lower highs and lower lows. Balancing? Bouncing around within a range. Up and Balancing? Down and Balancing? Is it a new or aging trend? Newer trends will be cleaner or easier to recognize with more…
