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Trading concepts, explained — and tested
Short guides to the ideas behind the indicators, with what actually held up when we tested them on years of futures data.
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Opening Range Breakout on NQ: What 12 Years of Data Say
How the opening range breakout works on Nasdaq-100 futures (NQ/MNQ), which settings mattered in testing, and where it fails.
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Volume Profile Explained: POC, Value Area and Naked POCs
What the point of control, value area high/low and naked POCs are, how they're calculated, and how futures traders use them.
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Market Structure: HH, HL, BOS and CHoCH in Plain English
Higher highs and lows, break of structure (BOS) and change of character (CHoCH) explained for futures traders, with what a mechanical test found.
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Prior Day High/Low, Overnight, Asia and London Levels Explained
The session levels NQ and ES traders watch — prior-day high/low/close, overnight, Asia, London, premarket, initial balance — with exact ET times.
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