We may have a budding Al Brooks with us.

Not saying I will have anything to say for that time. As you I am just watching. This is the kind of grind move I have nothing for. Pause, back up not enough to mean anything, go again. You know, general pain in the ...

In 11p we will find out.

Saw that. I will be done long before he speaks. This could be some coded speech for those followers so they know what to expect.

I know it's Asia session with wider interpretation. Just curious why yours is where it is.

Curious on your Tokyo open spot. I have mine set to the TSE open of 9 am Tokyo time, about 6 minutes ago.

My thoughts GJ

And of course it did not trade that way.

Stocks are the Big Casino and equities traders love cheap money. The halt rules in equities markets prove this. Unlimited upside, controlled downside.

There is correlation. GBP and Euro tend to run with equities and JPY tends to run against. For me it is not enough to make it worth bothering with. I consider EG a scalping pair. The moves are much smaller. It does pay the best per pip. This method ...

And with that I am going to run silent for a few hours ...

Indices are a different creature in their make up. The SP500 is one of the cleanest instruments you will encounter. It is a challenge. I have almost got it tamed.

If the rest of the morning shapes up like the first 30 minutes this could be a nice smooth cycle day.

I have brought up trapped volume. Here is an example. This looked like it was going to BO North for a couple minutes and I am sure a fair number went long in that spot.

I have yet, and it may or may not happen, been able to get away from how I use MAs. They are my crutch, It is what it is. Thanks for the visit

I know you are not an index trader nor a squiggly trader, but here is a few days of the RED squiggly on the SP500 M15...

That is one of the moves the creator wanted. For me they have their purpose.

I questioned it myself, having been to NYC a few times, not sure if that is fog or not.

That is why I have my squigglies inside the market structure framework. I need all the help I can get.

The black ovals are areas where I would consider an entry into a stair step type move. My entries were always off a bit before this. The kijuns help. They give you a mid-point over how many periods you choose. This helps with momentum determination.