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  • This tutorial was originally titled Micro Trading for a Living and was recorded at the New York Online Trading Expo

    Micro Trading TacticsWith

    Oliver L. Velez

    Founder of Pristine.com, and Author of the best selling book, Tools and Tactics for the Master Day Trader

    Copyright 2000, Pristine Capital Holdings, Inc.

    Pristine.com Presents

  • Introduction

    Basic Intro

  • Types of Trading

    Four Trading Styles: Core, Swing, Guerilla, Micro

    Two Trading Categories: Wealth & Income

    Basic Introduction

  • Wealth BuildingCore Trading Covers a holding period of weeks to months.

    This style of trading is the new form of investing.

    The Core Trader typically uses weekly charts, and attempts to capture the entire weekly trend.

    Core Trading is best used on key stock indices (DIA, SPY, QQQ, HHH, etc.).

    The Four Trading Styles

  • Core Trading Chart

  • Wealth BuildingSwing Trading Covers a holding period of 2 to 5 trading days.

    This style of trading capitalizes on a very overlooked market niche.

    The Swing Trader typically uses daily charts and attempts to buy the dips and side step the declines.

    Swing Trading can be used on anything that moves.

    The Four Trading Styles

  • Swing Trading Chart

  • Income ProducingGuerilla Trading Covers a holding period of 1 to 2 trading days.

    This style of hit and run trading capitalizes on reliable overnight trading patterns.

    The Guerilla Trader typically uses daily and hourly charts and buys/sells late day strength/weakness.

    Guerilla Trading can be used on all vehicles.

    The Four Trading Styles

  • Guerilla Trading Chart

  • Income ProducingMicro Trading Covers a holding period of seconds to hours.

    This style of active trading goes after small but frequent bite-sized gains.

    The Micro Trader typically uses 5- & 15-minute charts and buys/sells dips/rallies, BO/BD.

    Micro Trading can be used on all active stocks.

    The Four Trading Styles

  • Micro Trading Charts

  • Tools of the Micro Trade

    Charting Tools: 15 & 5-min charts, 20 and 200 period moving averages

    Market Timing Tools: Nasdaq & S&P Futures, NYSE and Nasdaq TICKs, NYSE & Nasdaq TRINs

    Micro Trading Tools

  • Micro

    Charting Tools

    Charting Tools

  • Pristine Capital Holdings, Inc.

    5-Minute Chart

  • 15-Minute Chart

  • Pristine Capital Holdings, Inc.

    The Power of the 20 & 200 MAs

  • Micro

    Market Timing Tools

    Market Timing Tools

  • S&P and Nasdaq Futures Charts

  • NYSE & Nasdaq TICK

  • NYSE & Nasdaq TRIN

  • The 3 Micro Trading Phases of the Day

    1) Phase 1 - 9:30 to 11:15 (Trade BO/ Reversals)

    2) Phase 2 - 11:15 to 2:15 (Mid-day Doldrums)

    3) Phase 3 - 2:15 to 4:00 (Trade B/O Reversals)

    3 Micro Trading Phases

  • The 3 Phases of the Trading Day

  • The 3 Phases of the Trading Day

  • The 3 Phases of the Trading Day

  • The 9 Micro Trading Reversal Times

    Phase 1 Reversal Times - 9:35 10:00, 10:30, 11:15Phase 2 Reversal Times 12 & 1:30

    Phase 3 Reversal Times - 2:30, 3:00, 3:30

    Reversal Times

  • Major Reversal Times

  • Major Reversal Times

  • Major Reversal Times

  • Phase 1 Trading Tactics1) The 9:30 Breakout/Breakdown Play

    2) The 10:00 Reversal Play

    3) Pristines 30-Minute Rule

    4) The 11:00 Topping/Bottoming Play

    5) The 200 Moving Average Play

    Micro Trading Phase 1

  • 9:35 BD and a 10:00 Bottom

  • 9:35 BD, 10:00 Bottom, 11:00 Top

  • 9:35 BD, 10:00 Bottom, 11:00 Top

  • 9:35 BD, 10:00 Bottom, 11:00 Top

  • 9:35 BD, 10:00 Bottom, 11:00 Top

  • 9:35 BD, 10:00 Bottom, 11:00 Top

  • 30-Min Buy, 11:00 Top

  • 30-Min Buy, 11:00 Top

  • 10:00 Top, 10:30 Reversal

  • 200 MA Play at 10:30 Reversal

  • Phase 2 Trading Tactics1) The 11:00 11:15 Topping/Bottoming Play

    2) The Good Lunch Play

    3) The 15-minute Trading Dip Play

    4) The 1:30 Reversal Play

    Micro Trading Phase 2

  • 11:00 11:15 Topping Play

  • 11:00 11:15 Topping Play

  • The 1:30 Reversal Play

  • The 15-Minute Trading Dip

  • 1:30 Rev & 15-Minute Dip

  • 11:00 Top and 1:30 Dip

  • Phase 3 Trading Tactics1) The 3:00 Topping/Bottoming Play

    2) 200 Moving Average Play

    3) The Late Day Breakout/down Play

    Micro Trading Phase 3

  • 3:00 Topping Play

  • 3:00 Topping Play at 200 MA

  • The Late Day Breakout (LDB)

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    P E O P L E S O F T I N C ( P S F T ) The Simple Art Of Trading Part I

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    5 -M i n u t e C h a r t Note that the Pr is t ine Day Trader b u y s P S F T on the break of the most recent ser ies of equal highs, not on the break of the h igh of the day.

    Note how P S F Ts breakout occurred on Above Average Volume.

    High of the Day

    Our initial protective stop (1) is tight as it is, but the astute Pris t ine Day Trader knows how and when to quickly raise i t to make it even tighter (2).

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    Late Day Breakout

    Criteria

    1) Stock is up on the day

    2) Stock is above its opening price

    3) Stocks is trading at or near the high of the day

    4) Stock breaks out latein the day (anytime after 2:30 EST).

  • The Late Day Breakout (LDB)

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    B I O M E T I N C ( B M E T ) The S imple Ar t Of Trad ing Par t I

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    5 - M i n u t e C h a r t

    T h e P r i s t i n e D a y T r a d e r b u y s n e w high .

    Note th is near perfect Pr is t ine B u y se tup .

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    Late Day Breakout

    Criteria

    1) Stock is up on the day

    2) Stock is above its opening price

    3) Stocks is trading at or near the high of the day

    4) Stock breaks out latein the day (anytime after 2:30 EST).

  • The Late Day Breakout (LDB)

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    S T A P L E S I N C ( S P L S ) The S imple Ar t Of Trad ing Par t I

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    5 - M i n u t e C h a r t T h e L a t e D a y B r e a ko u t ( L D B ) t o a n e w d a i l y h igh of fe rs the Pr i s t ine Day Trader an exce l len t m ic ro -t rading opportuni ty , as wel l a s a s t rong overnight t rading poss ib i l i ty .

    Late Day Breakout

    Criteria

    1) Stock is up on the day

    2) Stock is above its opening price

    3) Stocks is trading at or near the high of the day

    4) Stock breaks out latein the day (anytime after 2:30 EST).

  • The Late Day Breakout (LDB)

    Late Day Breakout

    Criteria

    1) Stock is up on the day

    2) Stock is above its opening price

    3) Stocks is trading at or near the high of the day

    4) Stock breaks out latein the day (anytime after 2:30 EST).

  • The Late Day Breakout (LDB)

    Late Day Breakout

    Criteria

    1) Stock is up on the day

    2) Stock is above its opening price

    3) Stocks is trading at or near the high of the day

    4) Stock breaks out latein the day (anytime after 2:30 EST).

  • Tools & Tactics A Must Read

    A Japanese proverb says, If you wish to know the road, inquire of those who have traveled it. The authors of Tools and Tactics for the Master Trader clearly know the road. Their unique insights, trading tactics and powerful tools, so enjoyably presented, make this a book that belongs on every traders shelf.

    Steve Nison, CMT - Author of Japanese Candlestick Charting Techniques