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Emini Day Trading Lessons: 6.5 Points – Momentum is Building

STA Updates

First off, apologies go out to regular readers of the blog as updates have been pretty sparse lately.  It's been an incredibly busy time here at Samurai Trading Academy as we have a new group of students working through our curriculum and also taking part in the live training sessions.  There's a lot of classwork to do and most of my time is currently being dedicated to providing the best educational resource possible.  Things are likely to settle down a bit over the coming week so expect to see updates on the blog a bit more regularly from now on. Read more

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March 19th Day Trading Recap: 12.25 Points – The Best Runner of the Year So Far

March 19th, 2013 Day Trading Chart

A Cold S&P 500 E-mini Market Rapidly Turns Hot

It's going to be a bit of a quick recap today (compared to yesterday's, at least) so hopefully nobody minds.   Part of the reason why I'm a bit short on time is due to a pretty long trading session today of 3 hours in ES.  This was because the first 90 minutes were fairly slow with only a few trades and I felt I should keep pushing once we finally saw a bit of movement. Read more

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Emini Day Trading Lessons: 4 Points – The Week Starts Slowly

ES Day Trading Chart March 11th

Wow, what a painfully slow way to start the week for the Emini S&P 500 (ES).  As traders we shouldn't have really been surprised bit it though.  There was no major news scheduled on the day, the pre-market was very weak, and the initial moments at the market open proved rather uneventful.  All of this means that a trader better be ready with some patience and discipline as it's likely to be a slow ride early on. Read more

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