There are basically two approaches to directional trading of E-minis: i.) hit and run based on technical patterns, and ii.) trend trading with a mechanical system.
The Afternoon Strategy
During the afternoon, we use a mechanical strategy to catch trends. This 89 MB is best viewed over Wi-Fi and may take several minutes to buffer over a slow connection.
The Theory
I conducted two webinars at eSignal to explain why we do what we do.
The description for the hour-long presentation was, “Trading E-mini stock index futures is more fun and profitable when traders break the day into two parts. Hit and run technical trading tactics tend to work well during price discovery in the first hour while a mechanical, trend-trading strategy captures the big up or down days that often emerge in the afternoon. In this webinar, Teresa reveals the rationale behind her personal trading strategy for intraday E-mini S&P trading, complete with data analysis, backtests and conclusions.”
Q&A
A new member had some questions about SmarterSuite for TradeStation after reading about SmarterStops in The Very Latest E-Mini Trading, 2nd Edition: Using Market Anticipation to Trade Electronic Futures by Michael Gutmann. Continue Reading →