Nasdaq Futures, denoted by the symbol @NQ, represent futures contracts based on the Nasdaq-100 Index, comprising 100 of the largest non-financial companies listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market. Trading strategies for Nasdaq Futures (@NQ) typically involve analyzing technical indicators, market sentiment, and fundamental factors to forecast price movements. Traders may employ various approaches such as trend following, mean reversion, or momentum trading to capitalize on opportunities in the Nasdaq Futures market. These strategies often require thorough research, risk management, and adaptability to changing market conditions.
High Probability ETF Trading, published in 2009 and written by Larry Connors and Cesar Alvarez, contains some interesting strategies. They are all mean-reverting and tested on the most popular ETFs at the time of writing, which was the end of…
In this article, we backtest Larry Connors‘ 3 day high/low Method/Strategy. How has the strategy performed since it was revealed in his book in 2009? The 3 day high/low method/strategy performed well in Connors’ book, and it still works pretty…
Williams %R was developed by the famous trader and tax rebellion Larry Williams, who has given names to several technical indicators. Last week we wrote about the WilliamsVixFix indicator, and today we are explaining the Williams %R trading strategy and…
The ATR indicator is useful on its own and can be used to develop an Average True Range trading strategy. The Average True Range (ATR) was developed by Welles Wilder in the 1970s. In his famous book called New Concepts…
The Nasdaq E-mini 100 futures contract is an electronically traded stock market index futures contract based on the Nasdaq 100 index — an index of the largest 100 non-financial companies listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange. The index is primarily…
The Internal Bar Strength indicator (IBS) has worked remarkably well for over two decades. We can only guess why, but the stock market has been highly mean-reverting during this period, and this has, of course, given the IBS a nice…
Keltner Channel Trading Strategy (Keltner Bands) is a lesser-known sibling of the Bollinger Bands which are widely used and pretty famous. Despite being rather unknown, Keltner Bands are still included in most software packages. In this article, we take a…
The RSI trading strategy identifies overbought and oversold conditions in markets, measuring momentum on a scale. Readings above indicate overbought, while below signify oversold. Traders monitor divergence between price and RSI for potential reversals, often confirming with other indicators. Effective…
Futures trading strategies often involve hedging against price movements to protect investments, utilizing contracts to buy or sell assets at predetermined prices in the future. Traders might also employ speculative strategies, aiming to profit from price changes by predicting market…
QQQ Trading Strategies and Systems The QQQ is the largest and most liquid ETF that tracks the Nasdaq Composite Index. It is a popular investment vehicle for both individual and institutional investors. However, successfully trading the QQQ can be challenging…
Is it possible to use the ADX indicator (Average Directional Movement Index) (DMI) to find a profitable ADX trading strategy? This article looks at the ADX indicator where we make some historical backtest to evaluate and analyze. The adx indicator…
The micro E-mini Nasdaq 100 futures strategy is the method or technique that you can use to trade the micro E-mini Nasdaq 100 futures profitably. Micro E-mini Nasdaq 100 futures are a type of electronically traded Nasdaq 100 futures that…
Below is a simple and easy trading strategy to implement in QQQ. Let’s go straight to the trading rules: Trading Rules The equity curve since January 2000 looks like this (starting with 100 000 in equity and allocating 100% of…
While you might not have known it by its name, you would have fallen victim to the bear trap, especially if you love “calling the top” of a reversal trade. Have you ever tried entering a short trade thinking the…
Chapter 6 of Larry Connors‘ High Probability Trading contains a trading strategy called Multiple Days Up (MDU) And Multiple Days Down (MDD). The book was published in 2009, the trading tests were done until 31st of December 2008, and it’s…
In this article, we will look at one of these traps; why does it happen? Who is responsible for them? Why does it concern you, and can you outsmart it? We show you how you can profit from a bull…
We have previously published an article on using RSI on SPY (relative strength index). The RSI has proven to be a valuable indicator/tool for mean reversion in the main stock indices. Today we present an RSI trading strategy. In this…
With more retail traders picking interest in futures trading, the CME Group decided to launch micro e-mini futures to make futures accessible to more retail traders with low capital. Those contracts are the smaller versions of the popular e-mini futures…
Larry Connors and Cesar Alvarez revealed a trading strategy called Double Seven in their book Short Term Trading Strategies That Work. This is a fairly simple system that at the time worked very well among a wide range of ETFs….
Candlesticks are a popular charting tool and are frequently used by promoters using anecdotal evidence. We use candlesticks in our charts ourselves, but not as a predictive tool in our trading strategies. In this article, we ask: do candlesticks work?…
