This question was different. In the decade and a half of YTC I don’t recall having had this one before… What do you consider to be your most underrated post or article? What could I have missed in my reading? Interesting! My initial response was “Give me a few days to think over this one”….
This is a theme that has been constantly pushed at YTC since right at the beginning. Seeing the trade BEFORE price gets there. This ensures that trades are pre-considered. Pre-planned. Not emotional reactions to sudden price movement. How do we do this? Project your analysis forward. Given the current structure and the wider context, where…
This one is for day-traders on low timeframes. Traders who make discretionary decisions. Traders who rely strongly on being able to FOCUS. Being present with the market. And fully immersed in the the price movement as it flows from bar to bar. Sounds awesome, right! Until we realise that sometimes life just doesn’t give a…
The following is a series of 24 image posts sent out via social media, from 19th August 2019 to 11th September 2019. They're repeated here in full, for the benefit of readers of both the YTC newsletter and blog. Regards, Lance Beggs
Do you ever experience the joy that comes from watching a price sequence develop and feeling that it is just technically "beautiful"? No? Maybe it's just me. But I do really love this sequence. And I think it is a good one for those new to the YTC Price Action Trader methodology who might…
For years now, I have been trading with a 5-minute countdown timer. When it counts down to zero it sets off a buzzer before resetting and starting again. This served two purposes. (1) It brings my focus back to the markets, in the event that it's slipped away (not unusual given that I trade…
This is a question I get from time to time. Quite a reasonable question, I guess, for anyone used to trading on much longer timeframes. The answer is simple. And if you do it right you’ll find that there is plenty of time. Even on a 1-minute chart. Let’s repeat that for effect… Lower timeframes…
The key to early recognition of potential change in structure is in observing and identifying "SOMETHING DIFFERENT". I absolutely love this example which has been building now since the beginning of the year. This does not mean that the uptrend will end. It's just a warning sign. A clue that the sentiment driving the…
I recently shared one of my old articles via social media. Click on the image, or this link here, if you wish to read the old article. This is such an important part of my pre-session preparation. Why? It simply aims to get my session off to a good start – so very important for…
Let's examine the opening hour and a half of the emini Dow from Tuesday's session. As seen in the charts below, the session commenced with a sequence of trades where I was out of sync with the bias of the market. And then another when I was completely in tune with the market. Ok,…
