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Here’s a trade that I did on the Nasdaq futures for 8 1/2 points this morning. The following charts show why I entered the trade, what I anticipated price to do, and how I managed the trade. The higher timeframe NQ charts indicated the market was overbought. The 5-minute stochastics revealed divergence. A magenta peak…

This morning in the traders’ coaching sessions, we were able to identify three potential market moves on futures and forex. These moves and direction were identified on the ES, GBPUSD and USDJPY. Also to note, the USDCAD and EURUSD have major announcements later in the week (USDCAD rate announcement on Wednesday followed by the rate…

Here are two videos that show different trade setups on the emini futures — one on the Nasdaq and one on the Russell 2000. One trade worked perfectly and the other was what Gail considers a breakeven but is a good example of how to move stops when in a live trade. In the first…

This morning there was one trade setup that resulted in 4 trades using a combination of the Nadex touch brackets and binary options. Here’s out the trades went. First, the trade setup was identified from the higher timeframes. Although the GBPUSD had been moving upwards, a retracement to the downside was likely. Analyzing the lower…

With so many Youtube videos available for free, what kind of difference does live coaching make for traders in today’s markets? First, trading is not so simple that it can be taught in a 5-minute video. Trading involves a lot of different skills and disciplines. Second, even if you gain the knowledge, implementing it on…

One of the most frequently asked questions is “How long does it take to become a profitable trader?” It is a hard question to answer because everyone begins with different strengths and weaknesses. Some concepts may come easier to some, while others will struggle with the same concepts. Not only does a new trader need…

If you are trading futures and forex this morning, here are the potential trade setups that are forming this morning. The concepts shown in this video are covered during the coaching mentoring sessions that are included in the All-inclusive Trading Membership package (which also includes the indicators, charts, video library, and coaching sessions). Two setups…

Using risk to reward when trading Nadex Touch Brackets and binaries is important because the higher the reward the more likely you will be positive for the day. In this example, Gail shows the seven trades that were entered on November 21, 2019. Out of the seven trades, two lost money and five were profitable….

Want to trade the Nadex 5 minute binaries? These binaries are ideal for experienced scalpers as they are fast-moving and quick profits (or losses). In this video, Gail Mercer, founder of Traders Help Desk, shows four trades on the GBPUSD this morning. Trading began with the stochastics oversold and hidden divergence on the lower timeframe….

The Nasdaq charts below show multiple entries on both the 240-minute or 60-minute timeframe. The red arrows highlight the short entries (retracements) and the green arrows highlight the long entries. NQ Charts Counter-trend traders may opt to only take the shorts. Trend traders may opt to only take longs. These setups could be used to…

In the video below, Gail Mercer, reviews potential upcoming moves on the AUDUSD and EURUSD forex pairs using the Traders Help Desk indicators for Trading View, which are included in the All-inclusive Membership Package. By incorporating support and resistance with the average true range and then combining this technique with basic divergence and overbought and…

Traders that are new to trading the Nadex 5 minute binaries typically test their strategies in the demo environment and then maybe shocked to find that they cannot always use the same strategy in the live environment. Quite often this is the case with trading strategies that are based on deep in the money binary…

Someone sent this question to me over the weekend. They have been trading Nadex on a daily basis and but cannot seem to “get more wins than losses”. I responded by asking the following: Are you trading with a plan or guessing at the trade? The person responded by saying they use things like RSI,…

The live market analysis recording is below. In the video, Gail Mercer shows multiple timeframes and trade opportunities using a multiple time frame support and resistance approach with candlestick patterns, stochastics, RSI and ADX. TradingView is the charting platform that is used throughout the video. During the video, Gail reviews the indices futures and spot…

Yesterday morning, during the live coaching sessions, we anticipated the e-mini Nasdaq futures (as well as the mini Dow, e-mini Russell 2000 and e-mini S&P 500) to go down. And it did after the 10 am market report. But where will it go today? A quick analysis of the higher time frame indicates that the…