Posted by Mike on Feb 12, 2017 in Blog
It is not very often that I recommend trading software, but once in a while I come across a tool that I think is useful for traders and is affordable. There is a school of thought out there that the more expensive something is the better it must be. And with trading software a lot of people actually think and believe that. They think if they buy a trading software for $3000 that they will become a successful trader and can quit their job and phone it in from the...
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Posted by Mike on Feb 3, 2017 in Blog
What kind of trader are you? One simple question, what kind of trader are you? Most new traders don’t understand this question. It is like asking a football player “what position do you play?” A problem many new traders face is defining what kind of trader they are. What this means is are you a scalper, a short term trader, a medium term traders, a trend follower, a long term trader, etc. Each successful trader, just like each professional sports star,...
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Posted by Mike on Feb 3, 2017 in Blog
***Rant Alert*** I will be honest and upfront, order flow trading is not for everyone. Trading is not for everyone. You can’t just buy an indicator and think that you are going to start printing money the next trading session. I see it all too often… I release a new indicator and I get some traders buying it thinking it will turn them into the next Paul Tudor Jones. Then a few hours later the emails start “oh this indicator is terrible it had x losers in a row” or...
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Posted by Mike on Jan 23, 2017 in Blog
The Valtos Transition shows the trader when the market is transitioning from a demand driven market to a supply driven market or from a supply driven market to a demand driven market. Price is a measurement of what the current value is for any given commodity. It is universal and has meaning to participants. Markets move lower to attract buyers to step in and participate. Markets move up to attract sellers to step in and participate. What happens during the trading day is...
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Posted by Mike on Jan 23, 2017 in Blog
I am pleased to announce the release of my new indicator The Orderflows Valtos Flip. What is a Flip in the Futures? A flip occurs when you would see giant orders on one side of the market that would flip and go the other way. For example, when someone was posting massive buy orders, waiting until the market moved toward that price and then selling instead — a massive head-fake. Nowadays you would call it spoofing to a certain extent. Just recently Citibank paid a...
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