Introduction Most trading strategies were designed for traders risking their own capital, with no rules applied to them. Move one of those strategies onto a funded trader program without adjustment, and it tends to fail. This is because the risk parameters that made it work no longer fit inside the account’s constraints. The Floor Trader Read More…
Introduction Gold is at an important level now because the 4,600–4,622 zone that had capped every rally since June has finally broken, and price is holding well clear of it at 4,702. That is a 6.7% move in three sessions, and it came off the back of the reclaim setup we flagged on 19 August, Read More…
Introduction The S&P 500 is at an important level now because if the bulls are strong enough to hold above 7657 it is a good chance that we see a move higher once more to test the new ATH which made made on the 13th of August. The pullback from there is only 2.28% which Read More…
Follow-Up: What Played Out Since August 12 The coil we flagged on August 12 has resolved, and it went the wrong way for the bulls. We had NQ compressed in a 350-point range beneath 30,000, with a close above that number opening 30,300 and a close below 29,553 putting 29,000 back in play. Price spent Read More…
ES has pulled back from its fresh all-time high at 7,838 to retest 7,720 – the prior ATH as support. RSI is holding above the 50 midline at 55.73, keeping the broader uptrend structure intact. Trade Setup Bias: Long Entry: Close green for August 19 session Stop: 7,595 Target 1: 7,838 Target 2: Continuation above Read More…
Introduction When we covered the metal on August 11, price sat at 4,432 after a 7.6% run, and the setup was straightforward: a close above 4,500 opened the 4,600 cluster, while a rejection there followed by a close below 4,415.8 set up a pullback toward 4,300. Price reached roughly 4,495, turned five points short of Read More…
Introduction Of the three index’s we have covered this month, ES has been the least dramatic. Nasdaq spent a week coiled beneath 30,000 waiting on inflation data, and the Dow built a rising wedge with momentum quietly failing to confirm its highs. The S&P has done neither. It ran roughly 450 points off its early-August Read More…
Follow-Up: What Played Out Since August 6 The caution we attached to crude on August 6 turned out to be the part that mattered. We flagged the 74.57–77.00 shelf as the zone to watch and noted that the Iran-Oman shipping agreement driving the sell-off was not finalized and could still swing either way. It swung. Read More…
Introduction: Why Smart Traders Use the Klinger Oscillator Most traders rely on common indicators like RSI, MACD, and moving averages. While these tools are useful, they focus primarily on reacting to price movements. The limitation is simple. Price does not always reflect the strength behind a move like the Klinger oscillator does. The Klinger Oscillator Read More…
A few weeks ago we reopened the OneUp Trader Discord. Since then, 800 traders have joined — and the server has turned into exactly what we hoped: a place where people actually talk trading, share setups, and help each other trade better. If you haven’t joined yet, here’s what’s been happening. What’s live right now Read More…
