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How charts can lie

This video takes you through a great example of how charts 'can lie' to you. Price action and structure can often indicate a market wants to move in one direction but this quickly fails and reverses in the other direction. This video looks at GBPUSD doing just that and how the commitments of traders data showed the true direction this market was going to move in. 
 
 

How to read the Commitments of Trader's

In this video, I use the latest positions in Bitcoin to answer some of the most common questions we receive regarding CoT. How to read CoT, should you follow the commercials or non-commercials, and what does open interest tell us. This is a great example of how to read the data and who you should follow. An excellent video for anyone wanting to learn more about the Commitments of Trader's report.
 
 

How to spot the end of a trend

Too many traders get excited at the latter stages of trends, when everyone is talking about them. Unfortunately, however, this is usually when they are ending. In this video, I take a look at the conditions that will typically be present when a trend changes and how we can spot these using the commitments of traders. 

 
 

Trading Equities using VIX CoT data

This video takes you through how to use VIX futures CoT data to confirm when market bottoms have occured in equity markets. Its a simple technique and easy to follow.
 
 
 

How to combine CoT and Seasonality

In this video we take a look at how two very powerful market sentiment tools, the Commitments of Traders and Seasonality, can be combined to make one powerful trading edge. Understanding market behavior is key to unlocking the potential these two great tools have. In terms of seasonality, commercial positioning is our primary concern.

  
 

Unlocking CoT - What is the CoT?
 
This video is part of a recent recording from our MMCTV live streaming service. This live stream was an introduction to the commitments of traders, looking at aspects such as, what is contained in the data and how to read it. This video is ideal for anyone who is not very familiar with the commitments of traders and would like to know more.
 
 
 

How to trade Stocks & ETF's using CoT data

Most people relate the Commitments of Traders report to Forex and Commodites only. In this video we look at how the data can also be used to trade a wide range of global equities and Exchange traded funds. The video focuses on large blue chip stocks in the UK and US and ETF's that track futures markets, but the same logic can be applied to many other markets around the world.

 
 

What's driving Euro higher

In this video I take a look at the what has been driving the Euro up to its current level just under 1.2000.

CoT data is a fantastic trading tool when it is understood and used correctly. Looking at a CoT index or Net positions will never tell you the full story so if you are going to use CoT data in your trading please always look at the full picture. 

We show how the sell side of the market pulled out and handed control to the buy side which is the reason the Euro has been propelled to today's prices. 

 
 

Speculators in Financail Markets

In this section we take a look at the behavior of non-commercial or speculative traders, and try to understand how they operate in the market, in terms of how they will typically be positioned, either long or short. 

Typical behavior will see non-commercials buying up trends and selling down trends. An understanding of this behavior is required before we can look at CoT data in detail to make trading decisions.

 
 

Commercials in Financial Markets

This video is an extract from one of our Commitments of traders workshops in the UK.

In this video we take a look at the behavior of commercial traders (businesses), and try to understand how they operate in the market, in terms of how they will typically be positioned, either long or short, in different market scenarios.

Typical behavior will see commercials buying down trends and selling up trends. An understanding of this behavior is required before we can look at CoT data in detail to make trading decisions.