Session #1 - Laying the Foundation
· Setting the Jxxxxe Environment
· Don’s Core Trading & Training Beliefs
· The Concept of Wholesale Opportunities & Market Inefficiencies
· Trading Variations & Don’s Style
· Screen, Setups
· Preferred High Probability Technical Pattern Setups
· Key ES Tendencies
· Uncertainty & Probability
· Betting Size, Income Distribution, & “Outliers”
· Q&A
Session #2 - Trader Business Planning & Week #1 Reinforcement
· Business Concepts & Expense Management
· Don’s Core Trading & Training Beliefs
· Don’s Workstation Setup
· Trader Cost Components
· Business Entity & Trader Tax References
· CME Membership Cost & Benefits
· Trader Financial Reporting
· Week #1 Jxxxe Reinforcement
o The Power of the M.A.T.D.
o Divergences in a Range Environment
o Extreme Trend Capitulation
o 1-Minute Coil Triggers
o Exiting Into the Retail Trade
o Nasdaq vs. S&P Relative Strength
· Q&A
Session #3 - Trade Management & Week #2 Reinforcement
· Scalp vs. Swing Trading
· Single vs. Multiple Entries/Exits
· Trade Sequence Risk Management
· Risk Management via Stops
· Risk Management via Sizing
· Pressing the Trade
· Week #2 Jxxxxe Reinforcement
o Late Day Closing Runs
o Noon Extensions
o Balancing Multiple Indicators
o Seasonal Tendencies
o FOMC Day Strategies
o Stops as Pauses
o Focus
· Q&A
Session #4 - Trade Psychology & Week #3 Reinforcement
· Don’s Convictions
· Trading as a Competitive Mental Sport
· Expecting and Managing Imperfection
· Reducing Pressure
· The Fictitious Equity Drawdown
· The Scorecard
· The Great Poker Game
· Week #3 Jxxxxe Reinforcement
o History vs. Future
o “Cutesy” Trades
o Where Does News Fit In?
o Opening TICK vs. Price Clues
o 3LB as a Stay Out of Trouble (SOOT) Indicator
o TICK Triangles as Forecasters
o Simple vs. Exponential Moving Averages
o Post Breakout Strategies
o The Four Stages in Reversing Backward Mindsets
· Q&A
Session #5 - Week #4 Reinforcement & Extended Q&A
· Week #4 Jxxxxe Reinforcement
o The Need for Laser Focus
o The Power of Multiple Signals
o What the Market Tells Us When Trends Don’t Extend
o DAX 2nd Hour Breakout
o Adjusting Plans to New Conditions
o NIKKEI 225 vs. ES
o 1 Minute Coil Strategies
o Is it Really Divergence?
· Extended Q&A
o “Feeling” the Market & Pace
o Time in Market
o TICK Buy Signals
o Trading in the Final Hour
o Buying on the Bid vs. Ask
o Current Blog Plans
o Managing Executions
o General Support/Resistance
o Don’s Style vs. Typical Jxxxxe Style
o Self-Talk & Motivation
o When to Increase Size
Session #6 - Week #5 Reinforcement & Don’s Trading Journey
· Week #5 Jxxxxe Reinforcement
o Averaging Up
o False Breaks
o TICK Triangles … Again!
o Putting 3LB & TICK Together
o Fighting Through Poor Play
o Constantly Reassessing
o Dull Markets
o DAX Breakouts … Again!
o U.S. Holidays … The World Continues
o Multiple Support & Resistance Tests
o Proposed Trader Transaction Tax Update
· Don’s Trading Journey
o Initial Transition from Executive to Trader
o Into the Abyss
o Out of the Abyss
o 2001-2009 Chronology
o Critical Learnings & Beliefs
· Q&A
Session #7 - Favorite Analogies & Week #6 Reinforcement
· Golf & Trading
o Perfectionism Kills
o Not Being a Hero
o Training vs. Playing
o Staying in the Present
o “Putting” Consistently
o When You’re Not on Your Game
o “Match” Play vs. Cumulative Scoring
· Poker & Trading (Continued)
o Impact on My Results
o Betting Strong
o Guarding Against Tilt
o The Danger of Overcorrecting
o “Yesterday’s Game”
o Controlling Oneself
o Mid-Hand Reassessment
o Folding
o Focus
o Probability
· Week #6 Jxxxxe Reinforcement
o Repeating Rhythms as Forecasters
o The Importance of the Re-Entry
o The Concept of “Air”
o Unforced Errors
o Managing Poor Entries
o MATD … Again!
o Three Line Break … Again!
o Reading the Tea Leaves
o Two “What Would You Do” Scenarios
· Q&A
Session #8 - Week #7 Reinforcement & Full Jxxxxe Program Lessons Learned
· Week #7 Jxxxxe Reinforcement
o Dealing With Imperfect Play
o What Not Getting a Fill Can Tell You
o DAX Futures Contract Rollover
o Overnight Opportunity
o Price Probe vs. Three Line Break
o “Swimming” in the Stream
o Third Push into Noon Timeframe (Europe)
o Opening Bull tail & Mini-Bear Trap
o Why I Always Take Something Off a Profitable Trade
o Effectively Managing Probe Trades
· Individual Jxxxxe Top 3 Program Lessons Learned
o Provided By Each Jxxxe
· Common Lesson Theme Summary