Financial market volatility speculation learning content

Jargon

Assets:

ES – Emini S&P 500 Index
NQ – Emini Nasdaq 100 Index
RTY – Emini Russell 200 Index
YM – Emini Dow 30 Index

Acronyms and popular terms:

ATH – All-time highs
ATM – At the money (Options)
BE – Break even
BO – Break out
BTD – Buy the dip
DOM – Depth of the market
EOD – End of day
ETH – Extended trading hours
FOBO – Fake break out
FOMO – Fear of missing out
Globex – Global exchange
GZ – Golden zone (Fibonacci)
HVN – High volume node
IB – Initial balance (range established during the first 60 minutes of RTH)
IBH – Initial balance high
IBL – Initial balance low
ITM – In the money (Options)
LTF – Longer time frame
LVN – Low volume node
MOMO – Momentum trade
OR – Opening range (range established during a defined period of RTH such as 60 minutes)
OTM – Out of the money (Options)
PB – Pull back
PnF – Point and figure chart
PnL – Profit and loss
POC – Point of control (Volume Profile)
RS – Relative strength
RTH – Regular trading hours
S/D – Supply/Demand
S/R – Support/Resistance
SL – Stop loss
STD – Standard deviation (the bands around an indicator)
STF – Shorter time frame
STR – Sell the rip
STRAT – A trading strategy
T&S – Time and sales (aka “the tape”)
To fade – To trade against the current trend
TP – Take profit
TST – Top Step trader
VAH – Value area high (Volume Profile/TPO)
VAL – Value area low (Volume Profile/TPO)

Technical indicators

ATR – Average true range
EMA – Exponential moving average
FIB – Fibonacci level
HMA – Hull moving average
KAMA – Kaufmann adaptive moving average
MACD – Moving average convergence/divergence
RSI – Relative strength index indicator
SMA – Simple moving average
VIX – Volatility Index
VWAP – Volume weighted average price

Platforms

NT8 – NinjaTrader 8
SC – Sierra Charts
TOS – Think Or Swim

Google playlists

1. Financial markets – Technical analysis – Sierra Charts, Ninja Trader, Tradovate or other heavy lifters
2. Financial markets – Technical analysis – Platform-agnostic (but still a decent one)
3. Financial markets – Technical analysis – Deep dive scenario analysis
4. Financial markets – Technical analysis – Candle-based price action
5. Financial markets – Platform configurations – Tradovate
6. Financial markets – Platform configurations – Ninja Trader
7. Financial markets – Platform configurations – Sierra Charts
8. Financial markets – Decent advice
9. Financial markets – Market leaders
10. Financial markets – Trading dashboards
11. Financial markets – Very early-days principles
12. Financial markets – Commercial indicators

Everyday news

1. https://www.tradethenews.com
2. https://www.bloomberg.com/account/newsletters (Five Things to Start Your Day)
3. https://seekingalpha.com

Stock screeners

1. https://www.stockfetcher.com (free for top five)
2. https://finviz.com
3. https://www.chartmill.com/home

Recurring reports

1. https://www.tradingster.com – Analysis of Commitment of Traders (COT) Reports

Events and economic calendars

1. https://www.forexfactory.com
2. https://www.topstep.com/economic-calendar/
3. https://www.marketwatch.com/tools/options-expiration-calendar
4. https://us.econoday.com/byweek.asp (used by John Grady)
5. https://www.fxstreet.com/economic-calendar

Live dashboards

1. https://www.finscreener.org/map/map/nq100

Trials

1. https://tradeproacademy.com

Basic signal-based strategies (low-quality mechanical trading)

1. TRADE PRO spreadsheet file with YouTube links

Other YouTube channels and parent websites to consider (bookmarks)

Platforms

1. https://www.jigsawtrading.com