Trading FTSE and other European Indexes

[CanOz]

Thanks guys ill have a look through these posts tonight at home.

Another question - what are some good futures indexes books that are worth reading? I've read "Futures Made Simple"
I'm thinking something in terms not of information but strategies for profiting from them. How they differ in movement from stocks etc. Although I guess much if this understanding will come from watching the markets.
Any good books would be a good educational supplement.

What do you want to focus on, Traditional T/A, Market Profile, Order Flow, Systematic Trading?

 

[-Bevo-]

The difference in both those charts one looks like the z index the other z futures if
its not that try changing the time on your phone, I run android when I used to watch
US stocks at work late at night the chart would stop updating at midnight (end of day charts)
when I changed my phone time zone to new York it was fine.

 

[CanOz]

The difference in both those charts one looks like the z index the other z futures if
its not that try changing the time on your phone, I run android when I used to watch
US stocks at work late at night the chart would stop updating at midnight (end of day charts)
when I changed my phone time zone to new York it was fine.

Yeah this is exactly what i thought at first, then i realized he had the same symbol, so i clued onto the ETH/RTH thing. The index tracks the cash which is RTH, the Z can track the extra hours or ETH...

CanOz

 

[pavilion103]

What do you want to focus on, Traditional T/A, Market Profile, Order Flow, Systematic Trading?

Mainly practical trading strategies involving technical analysis.

I'm starting to learn how these future indexes are different to stocks and there is a lot more emphasis on behavior around support and resistance.

Any good books or articles anyone has read?

 

[CanOz]

I'm a bit biased but i think you could do allot worse than gaining a good understanding of the auction market through Market Profile if you want to trade futures. At the very least you would be able to identify levels to pay attention to. Mind Over Markets by Jim Dalton....If you get through this, then Markets in Profile tie everything together nicely.

CanOz

 

[pavilion103]

I'll check it out CanOz.


I came across a good one also. I've got the Al Brooks collection: trends, ranges, reversals. I've had them sitting on my shelf for a little while.

I began reading the Reversals book because this is most applicable to the way I have been trading the FTSE. I was glad to see that most of the charts used and examples are for futures indexes (E-mini S&P).

This looks like a little gold mine which was just sitting there on my shelf for some time.

It's a bit of a heavy read for me. Just over 70 pages in.

 

[CanOz]

Yeah, I really Al Brook's stuff too. I've seen a few of his webinars on YouTube. Very straight forward if you been technically inclined for a while.

Guys like Radge, Brooks and Dalton are the type I find myself mentally nodding my head to, really resonates with me.

CanOz

 

[tech/a]

Yeah, I really Al Brook's stuff too. I've seen a few of his webinars on YouTube. Very straight forward if you been technically inclined for a while.

Guys like Radge, Brooks and Dalton are the type I find myself mentally nodding my head to, really resonates with me.

CanOz

Dalton very good.

 

[CanOz]

Dalton very good.

Yeah, I want to get to one of his seminars before he retires, just so I could say I've been....living legend.

CanOz

 

[pavilion103]

I haven't come across his stuff.

I just went on his website.

Have you done any of his DVD courses?

 

[tech/a]

http://www.cmegroup.com/education/steidlmayer-volume-strips-video.html

Worth a look but you'll need 90 min

 

[CanOz]

I haven't come across his stuff.

I just went on his website.

Have you done any of his DVD courses?

No I'd done the CME stuff that Tech had suggested the read the two Dalton books, which I digested easier than steidlmayer...now I subscribe to Dalton's daily analysis, which I try and compare to my own.

These Chicago style guys seemed to be able to articulate the auction market process really well.

CanOz