Trading for the Masses

If you are interested in signing up for our webinars please contact Eric @ DayTrade Advisors and/or call to sign up @ 1-888-201-4201 you can email Eric at TRADER@daytradeadvisors.com. We are offering Trading at our East Coast offices out of Baltimore via our online service when we have classes of 5-8 or if you prefer one on one training with MissTrade, that is also an option for our traders.

E-Mini Futures Trading 5 Day Course

$4495

Please contact us for details!

5 days

Pre-requisites:
None

Course Description

The objective of this 5 day class is to introduce and advance active traders into the specialized world of Derivative Futures Index trading, also known as E-Mini’s, which are small Futures Contracts on the S&P500 Index, the NASDAQ 100 Index, the Russell 2000, S&P MidCap and the Dow 30 Index Along with Oil and Gold futures contracts. We will teach you all aspects of this trading arena, using the latest tools and software.

You will learn how the pros make money and learn the differences between E-Mini’s and equities trading. You will increase your self-awareness of the futures market. You will hone down on the trading tools and methods that are right for you. You will have a heightened understanding of the E-Mini Futures markets and be able to trade with greater confidence. You will have the blueprint for building a trading business using the futures market.

Trading is a skill and you need to practice!

Course Curriculum
Day 1

Secrets to Successful Trading
Why Trade E-Mini Stock Index Futures?
The Futures Contract
Futures Contract: Evolution
Index Futures: Portfolio Management
The “Underlying” Products
Development of the E-mini Contract
S&P 500 E-Mini Contract
Inter-connected Markets
Products and Multipliers
Futures Contract: Ticks
E-Mini NAZ
Premiums and Discounts - “Cash” vs Futures
Contract Months & “Rollover”
CME E-Mini Trading Hours - (Includes GLOBEX: S&P, NAS, Russell, MidCap)
Live Data Trading Session
GLOBEX® - Global Electronic Trading System
Quotations: Stock vs. Futures
Tradestation: Charting example
The Economy
Business Environment
Economic Indicators
Technical Analysis
Charting and Price Movement
More Than One Possible Entry
DownTrends & Shorting
Short: Multiple Entries
Support and Resistance
Zones: Separating Ranges
Charting the Futures
Trends & Trendlines
Trend Reversals
Trend Continuation
Opening Gap
Indicators
TRIN
Advancers vs Decliners: TICK
Money Management
Risk Management
Preparation
Stop Types
Controlling Exposure: SIZING, DURATION & FREQUENCY

Day 2

Developing a Plan
Margin (Performance Bond)
Marking to Market
Taxes - IRC 1256: Special Treatment
Some “downsides” of the E-Mini’s
Developing a Trading Plan
Write a Trading Journal
Connection Options
Computer Specs - minimums
Technical Analysis II
Key Reversal Days
Analyze Different Time Frames
Entering on an Uptrend
Stops – Using Trend Lines & Previous Lows
Open Interest & Volume
Exit Strategies
Leonardo Pisano Bonaccio - Fibonacci
Fibonacci Retracement, Spirals, Extensions, Time Zones, Fans, Clusters or Confluence
Trading Strategies
Live Data Trading
Technical Indicators/Studies
Moving Averages
Exponential Moving Average
Simple vs. Exponential MA
Momentum Oscillators
Relative Strength Index (RSI)
Stochastics Oscillator
Moving Average Convergence-Divergence(MACD)
Bollinger Bands
Momentum Indicator
Putting It All Together: Cross Referencing
Preparing for Live Trading
The 10 Laws of Trading…Risk Management
Why a trading log

Day 3

Trading Skills
Your Trading Mission
E-Mini vs. the Big Ones
Rollover Volume
Inter-connected Markets
Dow Index Facts
E-Mini Dow
Russell 2000 Index Facts
E-Mini RUT
NASDAQ 100 Index Facts
E-Mini NAZ
S&P Mid Cap 400 Index Facts
E-Mini Mid Cap
5 E-mini Futures movement comparison
E-mini Futures Swing Comparison
Live Trading Lab Session

Day 4

Preparation for the Week Ahead
Learning through the Markets
Broad Market Review
Long Term Technical Analysis
Significance of Larger Price Designs
Surviving the Markets
Technical Analysis: Different Approaches
What drives the markets?
Understanding the Market: Correlation across Time Frames
Charting: Switching Pages/Layouts
Time Horizons
Live Trading Lab Session
Regular Sessions vs. Intraday w/ Overnight
Globex/Overnight Session Swing Highs/Lows
Behaviors and Patterns
Trends and Environments
Gearing up for the next Turn Impulsions - Corrections
Broadening Formations
Trendlines, Channels and Fibs
Channel Break
Gapping, Filling & Traversing
Gapping: Visibility
Direction and Traversing
Short-Term Psychology
Speed
Reversals

Day 5

Quick Review of the Futures
Long Term View Known & Clear
Correlation across Time Frames
Cross-Referencing
Rotations: 2 Types
What to Look for in the Trade Indicators
Long Term view of the VIX
NYSE $TICK
Oscillators
Continuation Patterns
Live Trading Lab Session
Managing the Trade in Review
Wrap Up

These will be in the evenings and weekends and by appointment only on a limited basis.

Thanks.