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In this coaching session video from August 11, 2020, Gail Mercer, founder of Traders Help Desk, explains where the technical analysis indicators are signaling the futures and forex markets may go.  Traders can opt to trade either the futures or forex markets directly or with the Nadex Binary Options, Spreads and Touch Brackets. In this…

Regardless of whether you trade binary options, touch brackets or futures, divergence during these volatile periods offer profits. Early this morning, with the higher timeframes indicating the Nasdaq was oversold, the 60-minute timeframe indicated a strong bullish divergence. The bullish divergence indicates that more likely than not the market would retrace today. Prior to the…

As anticipated in the previous video, the Nasdaq futures contract reached up to the congestion dot with the Stochastics being overbought. This upward reach coincided with a small double top formation on the five-minute chart with a bearish bar developing. I waited until the low of the prior bar was exceeded before entering to ensure…

This morning in the live coaching sessions, the Trade Analysis worksheets indicated an upward move on the Nasdaq futures, S&P 500 and Dow Jones (all eminis). The daily was close to being oversold and the 240 had previously been oversold. The key would be for price to retest the low and then form a bullish…

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…