The setups I include on this blog are used in conjunction with the 3/10macd and the criteria I ascribe to it as a way to alert me to an existing condition of price. The key concept to take away from this blog is that I try to anticipate what will happen on the higher time frame by using a faster time frame to trigger the trade setup. I do not trade a "system" I use two indicators to clue me in to price conditions. Please read the Disclaimer located in the sidebar of this site. I can be contacted via email at toddstrade@gmail.com
I am always open to questions, comments, or suggestions on how to improve this blog.


Wednesday, July 31, 2013



 A key for the above (5-min) chart to define the horizontal lines and dots.  For further explanation, see this link:  

Arrows on higher time frame indicate anticipatory trades that are entered using the faster time frame.

Higher time frame, no resolution, but potential weakness in today's close

Tuesday, July 30, 2013

Tue. 07_30

choppy
 A key for the above (5-min) chart to define the horizontal lines and dots.  For further explanation, see this link:  

Arrows on higher time frame indicate anticipatory trades that are entered using the faster time frame.

Monday, July 29, 2013

Mon 07_29

 A key for the above (5-min) chart to define the horizontal lines and dots.  For further explanation, see this link:  

Arrows on higher time frame indicate anticipatory trades that are entered using the faster time frame.

65-min (below, left) oscillator coiling. Daily seems to need time to digest and have the fast line and slow line catch up to one another (or further testing lower, fast line going negative).

Friday, July 26, 2013

Fri. 07_26

 A key for the above (5-min) chart to define the horizontal lines and dots.  For further explanation, see this link:  

Arrows on higher time frame indicate anticipatory trades that are entered using the faster time frame.

Higher time frame SPY

ES with globex

Thursday, July 18, 2013

thu. 07_18

As mentioned in my last post:
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Here's how it played out; with the 2c-2d criteria we're looking to buy the 3d criteria on the faster time frame


The initial buy was on the close of the 16th.  Additional up-arrows (on the 17th) represented potential adding entries.

Thursday, July 11, 2013

July 11

Been a while since posting.  The time invested isn't returning enough interest to really motivate me to continue on a regular basis.  I'll probably just throw some charts up here and there when I can.
Here's where we stand on the SPY.  Narrow daily ranges vaporizing higher.  We either break out further or return to test a previous pivot, that's how this game works.  Either we follow price breaks higher or we follow the ensuing pullback and look to buy the next 2c-2d criteria on the 3/10macd (65-min time frame)

Previous higher time frame 2c-2d setups (3d faster time frame entry trigger)
From June 28 (First shaded region on the left 65m chart)

From July 2/3

From July 10/11 - cute how price broke out after FOMC minutes, came back to sweep up the stops at the $164.70s pivot and then triggered long on the closing bar (at a cheaper price)