Market open traps… I love these so much. I swear you could specialise in these, provided you had the patience to sit aside on days when they did not set up. From a YTC strategy perspective, they’re a BOF Setup trading off significant overnight structure. But there are two unique features. The first is a…
The market open demands a flexible mindset Not everyone performs well at the market open. That’s absolutely fine. Some are better standing aside till structure develops and conditions have revealed themselves. And then trading off this opening structure. It’s all good. There is plenty of trading still available. For me though, I like the market…
I seriously love an opening momentum drive! Even when I miss the initial entry. Let’s look at the charts… I don’t get paid for disappointment or frustration. Let it go. And FOCUS. Remember… in a momentum drive, initial breaks against bias often fail. Here’s my thought process: The First Principle is in play. And there…
Sometimes the simplest things are the best. We spoke previously about one of my favourite methods for entering into an opening drive. We wait for the first break against momentum. And then strike when we confirm it’s a trap. See here for an example: https://yourtradingcoach.com/trading-process-and-strategy/first-break-against-a-momentum-drive/ But this is even simpler… A PB or BPB Setup…
There are times and places where our focus can be more relaxed. And times and places where the market demands that we are fully engaged in the price action. The first break against a momentum drive is one of the latter. I was ready for a potential momentum drive right from the open. The YTC…
There were three factors identified pre-session on 31st March, which alerted me to the potential for an opening drive in this session. (1) A contracting environment Firstly contracting on the higher timescale, as shown here on the daily chart. But also contracting on the smaller timescale, as shown here from an individual session perspective. If…
Let’s start with the daily chart at the time of market open. Because it shows structure that has me VERY interested in trading to the LONG side. Let’s drop to the 1 minute trading timeframe chart, just three minutes after the open. Happy trading, Lance Beggs
Did the market open and drive strongly in one direction, with you sitting on the sidelines unable to find a way in? Don’t stress. There is good news. Let me share some email Q&A from a reader of the YTC newsletter and YTC Price Action Trader ebook series, and then I’ll add some additional comments…
