Old Posts Tagged with "tape-reading"

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Here you can find links to old content I had on the blog, prior to switching to our group pages. Have fun looking around... some of it is pretty good! If you are looking for the best of the best posts from both the old and new eras, then go to the Articles Page. If you want the newest material, browse the public group (and the google waves associated with it).

Fiosday Trades

Posted on October 17th, 2007
Written by Richard

All futures today. This video talks about my stock watchlist, and how I didn’t see any trades to take at the open. I also spend some time talking about why you should buy into big offers, and sell into big bids. Long-time readers will have already heard me say it, but it’s [...]

Guest Post: The Craft of Tape Reading: The Reaction

Posted on August 3rd, 2007
Written by Phileo

I made a trade today in the S&P500 eMini Futures (ES) based purely on watching the tape.
The setup for this trade took well over half an hour to develop. The time window of opportunity existed for only a few seconds, and the trade was over in just under 1 minute. Making a video [...]

Guest Post: The Craft of Tape Reading, Part I: The “Whoosh” Pattern

Posted on July 16th, 2007
Written by Phileo

As a part of my never-ending quest to improve my competency as a trader, I recently turned my attention to the craft of tape reading. Unlike a search on chart patterns or technical analysis, a search on Tape Reading in Amazon will yield only a scarce few relevant results. The topic of tape reading has [...]

You Actually Do Move the Markets

Posted on October 30th, 2006
Written by Richard

I haven’t been backtesting much lately. One problem I have noticed with backtesting trading systems, is that there’s no way to account for the effect that your trades have on the instruments you are trading. I have been noticing that effect more than ever, recently. If you look for it, I bet [...]