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Friday, February 26th, 2010

If you have 60 to 90 minutes a day, a computer, risk capital, the Internet, mental discipline and “Sniper Day Trading”, I believe you may have what it takes to attain financial and time freedom by Day Trading the E-Mini Futures.

Emini Course and Mentoring Program

In my Emini Trading Course, I show you how to utilize a “Sniper Trading” type approach using my tested method to earn at least 2 points per day from the markets. You could learn how to make consistent profits in good or bad markets. Our method focuses on high probability trading, delivering you your points for the day. Day trading for a living does not have to be hard, if you have the right method, plan, course of action and someone to explain it to you in a live market trading environment.

Price action, is driven by emotional buying and selling decisions for a variety of reasons, all of which are present in the current price at any given moment. Our job, is to find the turning points that exist in each session through precision market timing. These turning points are present every day the markets are open. Sniper Day trading will teach you to clearly spot where these turning points are, using a trading mastery type approach. These points show up like consistent “Sniper” shots on your trading screen and are clearly defined by using the custom tools I have created.

We strive to teach our students to learn price action apart from indicators or tools, but they are helpful to point out what may not be seen in the beginning. I am sure what I have in full is not being taught by anyone and is unique to me and the many years I have spent developing and now clearly defining the “Sniper Day Trading Method”. The signals generated by my method will produce the same signals to anyone who is following it, there is really no gray area, only which trades you decide to take and which you let go by.

Sniper Day Trading Method

We trade with tick data and use multiple time frames in timing our trade entries. I have three different styles I trade and bring them up as the price action dictates. One is a “Scalp Trading Method”, (T-1 Trade) that is very accurate in picking up 2,3 or 4 ticks on the S&P. My stops are such, that this approach averages a one to one risk/reward ratio, but enjoys a very high percentage “Win/Loss” ratio. This is bread and butter for me.
The second style enjoys the benefit of my “Precision Turning Points” model, (T-2 Trade) and is usually traded with multiple contracts. The first part is scaled out around 1 point, which quickly brings me to a no loose position and the second half is usually allowed to run. I have four incredible ways to get out, all of which act independently of each other, but are uncannily similar in their results.

The last, is a “Pyramid Trading Method”, that when conditions are right, you are able to keep your first risk small but scale into the trade, adding positions in the direction of the trend, but only at very low risk entry points, keeping your stops down to 1 S&P point. Each one of these methods are very clearly explained in my 80 page trading manual and followed up in the DVD training part of my course. They will also be gone over in our live trading sessions.

While only needing to pull 2 points after commission per day out of the market, (8 ticks) catching a few scalp trades or a T-2 trade, is really all you need to hit your daily goal. I believe in setting realistic goals, which increase your chances to meet them. By having a clear mind, a solid trading plan, with position sizing risk limits and rock solid money management, you come that much closer to trade your way to financial and time freedom.
Examples of two typical trading days back to back, applying the Sniper Day Trading Method. It only took about 20 minutes to get my daily goal plus on both of these days.

Mental Discipline and Trading Psychology. I have told you what I can offer to you, but this is not all you will need for success. I am convinced that my method, custom indicators and complete approach could make the aspiring trader profitable on a regular basis, but do you have what it takes? Trading psychology plays a huge roll in all traders, whether they know it or not. You have forces constantly working against you. Success is only going to become a reality to you, if you have the qualities needed to pull this off. What you are going to need is * Discipline * Patience * Ability to follow rules * Control your fears * Get a grip on personal greed. Frequently, I talk about this in my daily blog, because they are too often why traders fail to reach their goals.
I offer a lot of support in this area as well, if you are a struggling trader and want to change, I have the tools, method and know how to likely turn you around, so that you can create the consistent income, free up your time and fulfill your dreams in becoming a successful day trader.

Mental Exercises

In my program I address some of these issues in a series of “Mental Training Exercises” that I have put together. They are designed to get your mind thinking and believing that trading for a living and meeting your daily trading goal is normal, natural and the only outcome you will accept. The titles in the first series are; * Financial Freedom * Positive Risk Taking * Holding your concentration while trading * Achieving your Trading Goals. The titles in the second series are; * Overcoming Trading Obstacles * Controlling Emotions while Trading * Overcoming the Fear of Failure * Creating Hope & Success.

These I believe are very powerful and are in, “the first person” and will become personal to you. They are a form of Neuro-Linguistic programming that can take you farther and bring you closer to meeting your trading goals. They are, in written form and in audio CD and created by me. My plans are to continue to expand these in the future and make any new additions available to students who come on board, all at no extra charge. These training series are specific to traders and cover issues they face.

Solutions for traders, Sniper Day Trading

I realize that not everyone is born with all the qualities a successful trader will need, but I feel it can be learned if you want it bad enough. Ask yourself, how much do you want to become a consistent successful trader ? The answer to that is going to make all the difference in the world.

I know personally the things that hold traders back from bringing it all together and I know exactly what to do to help them change. I believe I can help the struggling trader as well as the trader who has never done this before.
I can set you on a course that is tailored to your experience level and walk you through everything needed and expected. The good part is, you won’t have to go it along. If you have any question, I can not only answer it, but help you apply it, to get the results you will need. Our daily goal is not to hard to hit, 2 points + per day. We can take a conservative approach to help you get that goal regularly.

If you are honest and know you need help and are willing to work hard and change what ever you have to, then I am sure I can help. Trading for a living is possible, but you need to do different, be different and think different from the majority of other traders. If you first commit to yourself these things, then I will commit to you, which will bring you one step closer to the success that we all strive for. Lastly, I want to assure anyone with doubts, my method, straight up works. The only question that remains is, will you move forward and decide to make it work for “YOU”.

Price Action Day Trading

“Price Action Day Trading”, is the key to your long term success. The markets do something everyday that is consistent since they began trading, over one hundred years ago. It exists in all time frames and gets played out on trading screens across the globe each day. It is important to understand and learn, “good price structure” and how it is built. That is what I teach and that is what students get when they partner with me at Sniper Day Trading. The key is learning what to do and when to do it and why. If you don’t know the answers to those questions you will eventually fall short. Many traders use indicators to help them and that is OK. I have them and use them also, but I do not base my trading decisions on the indicators. I base it on good price structure and trade setups that happen over and over, day after day. Traders and investors are very predictable, they base many of there trading decisions on emotion. Knowing slightly ahead, how they will react when certain prices are reached and breached, give us the trading edge we look for. With that said, the indicators magically line up with our trading decisions which can give us the added confidence to put our money on the line.

Below is a typical trading day where you will see the trading, “Turning Point”. I have stripped away everything from the screen except two things. There is much more, but I just want to show you that the indicators line up with our turning points. Which came first the chicken or the egg. The chicken and that is price. Price is always first and the indicators are second. That being said, the indicators can help traders see what is already on the trading screen. I hope this explanation helps clarify in the minds of seeking traders that what we have and do is real and works.

What You Get With Sniper Day Trading

  • My E-Mini Trading Manual (hard copy 80 full pages) with future updates. (very nicely done)
  • Complete DVD video training package in very nice hard cover locking case / extra: will include method applied to stock trading.
  • Method explained throughout the week, with full screen video and audio illustration in both the T-1 and T-2 screens, “Turning Points”. Very powerful part of ongoing training. (This service will be included ongoing all at no extra charge)
  • All custom chart settings to build your trading platform and help by me if needed to set it up.
  • All of my custom and modified indicators I created, that will unmistakably identify my “TURNING POINTS” for the T-1 and T-2 trades, when applied to the method.
  • Method checklist work-sheet ( for examining trades against method).
  • Laminated 8×11 “Method Overview”, to pin up over trading screen. Laminated 8×11 “Mental Exercise Overview” pin up over screen.
  • Mental Training Exercises: eight titles – audio CD and in written form. On-going future title releases no extra charge.
  • Leather bound “Trading Journal”, to help you keep your thoughts, progress, questions and answers.
  • I will personally work with each trader by screen sharing technology and voice of I.P. through SKYPE, in a live trading environment. After you go through the material, we will set appointments for our personal sessions together. We will apply live market data to the method and I will show you exactly what to do and how to do it. The manual and video’s will give you a head start, but working with me personally will undoubtedly bring it all together. I will spend as much time as needed with each trader who comes on board until he or she understands the complete trading method.

If in the future if you have questions, I will always be here to discuss them and go over your charts to help point you in the right direction. I am not just selling my trading method, but offering much more, mentoring and getting you profitable. Traders often face mental barriers that hold them back, but they do not know exactly what it is or why they consistently make the same mistakes over and over again. I can uncover the problems here, find the solutions and set you on your new course.

My goal is to get each trader that joins with Sniper Day Trading to book at least 2 points per day and gradually increasing contract size to a desired income goal. I will do my part as stated above, will you do yours?

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Important Notice – Risk Disclaimer:

Futures Options trading has large potential rewards, but also large potential risk. You must be aware of the risks and be willing to accept them in order to invest in the futures and options markets. Don’t trade with money you can’t afford to lose. This is neither a solicitation nor an offer to Buy/Sell futures or options. No representation is being made that any account will or is likely to achieve profits or losses similar to those discussed on this web site. The past performance of any e mini trading system or methodology is not necessarily indicative of future results.

Daytrading Involves High Risks and You Can Lose A Lot of Money.

Hypothetical or simulated performance results have certain inherent limitations. Unlike an actual performance record, simulated results do not represent actual trading. Also, since the trades have not actually been executed, the results may have under or over-compensated for the impact, if any, certain market factors, such as lack of liquidity. Simulated e mini trading programs in general are also subject to the fact that they are designed with the benefit of hindsight. No representation is being made that any account will or is likely to achieve profits or losses similar to those shown.

Additional Cautions

There are no guarantees or certainties in trading. Reliability of trading signals for mechanical systems are in probabilities only. Trading involves hard work, risk, discipline and the ability to follow rules and trade through any tough periods during the methods off times (and all methods or systems have off times) – If you are looking for guarantees, trading is not for you. Most people lose trading. One of the reasons is that they are not consistent and lack discipline. A method of system can help you become consistent, BUT you have to stick to the method like a formula. The ability to be disciplined and control your emotions is even more important than any technical indicators a trader may use. Worrying about the money aspect of trades (which is an emotion) can contribute to and cause a trader to make errors. It is important to trade only with true risk capital. You can find further information at: www.sec.gov

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Thursday, February 25th, 2010

How Much Does the Sniper Day Trading Course and Mentoring Program Cost?

The cost of my Day Trading and Mentoring Program is only $1495. That is a bargain if you think about the life skills you will be getting. This is a lot less than so many others who do not even begin to offer what is included below.


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I teach because I love the business and it makes me a better trader. Clearly defining my Trading Method and teaching it, is more like a joy than a job. That said, I do value my time and being fairly compensated for it, as well as the many years of market experience and insight is worth something, to me and others.

Success, is largely dependent on each individuals ability to stay focused and exercise discipline . If you can, you will succeed, because what I offer works, that there is no doubt. It will always work in the future as well, because it is based on price action trading, something the market does every trading day.

Take the first step in turning things around, I have the time to pour my knowledge into a few aspiring teachable traders, will you be one of them?

In business you get what you want by giving other people what they want. Business is as much a process of giving as it is of getting.


What You Get With Sniper Day Trading


  • My E-Mini Trading Manual (hard copy 80 full pages) with future updates. (very nicely done)
  • Complete DVD video training package in very nice hard cover locking case / extra: will include method applied to stock trading
  • Method explained throughout the week, with full screen video’s & audio illustration in both the T-1 and T-2 screens, “turning points”. Very powerful part of ongoing training. (This service will be included ongoing all at no extra charge)
  • All custom chart settings to build your trading platform and help by me if needed to set it up.
  • All of my custom and modified indicators I created, that will unmistakably identify my “TURNING POINTS” for the T-1 and T-2 trades, when applied to the method.
  • Method checklist work-sheet ( for examining trades against method).
  • Laminated 8×11 “Method Overview”, to pin up over trading screen. Laminated 8×11 “Mental Exercise Overview” pin up over screen.
  • Mental Training Exercises: eight titles – audio CD and in written form. On-going future title releases no extra charge.
  • Leather bound “Trading Journal”, to help you keep your thoughts, progress, questions and answers.
  • I will personally work with each trader by screen sharing technology and voice of I.P. through SKYPE, in a live trading environment. After you go through the material, we will set appointments for our personal sessions together. We will apply live market data to the method and I will show you exactly what to do and how to do it. The manual and video’s will give you a head start, but working with me personally will undoubtedly bring it all together. I will spend as much time as needed with each trader who comes on board until he or she understands the complete trading method.
  • If in the future if you have questions, I will always be here to discuss them and go over your charts to help point you in the right direction. I am not just selling my trading method, but offering much more, mentoring and getting you profitable. Traders often face mental barriers that hold them back, but they do not know exactly what it is or why they consistently make the same mistakes over and over again. I can uncover the problems here, find the solutions and set you on your new course.

My goal is to get each trader that joins with Sniper Day Trading to book at least 2 points per day and gradually increasing contract size to a desired income goal. I will do my part as stated above, will you do yours?


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S&P 500 bounces off double bottom & Trading Lesson

Monday, February 23rd, 2009

It is Sunday February 22nd with a weekend report and review.

The S&P 500 bounced off the previous low set on November 20th last year. It did close up off of that low which is good. I have been hoping the overall market can hold on for a while before it continues down, but what I want does not matter to the markets. It would be wise, to learn from that point of view. When you trade, don’t try and impose your will on the markets, by your strong directional bias. The market does not care about what we think, it is going to do everything it can to fake you out and get you to establish a position in the wrong direction.

The S&P 500 is currently at the bottom end of it’s range. Usually, when that happens you will get a bounce off that bottom. At this point there is really no way of knowing how big a bounce it will be. I suspect that it would be enough to make up a bit of the drop that we have recently experienced the last week. This rally, if we get one,  is what I would call a retail rally. What I mean by retail, is this is usually not the smart experienced money. A double bottom is a very basic chart formation and it looks to me like this may hold over the next couple of days.  It could turn into something more significant, I hope, for the country’s sake.  The Dow actually broke down over 100 points below it’s November low. Sometimes that can be a sign that a short term rally will come. It broke just enough for investors and traders to bit. Now we shall see, if the market turns.

One interesting thing that many people do not know is that the Dow has recently had some changes in the stocks that make up the 30 companies in the index. It seems that any stock under 10 dollars per share has been taken out and replaced by other companies that have higher share prices. This will change the index values and not really give us a true representation of the market. Its like playing cards and you know you are going to loose with the hand that you have and so you just get a new set of cards and see if those work better for you. Seems a little shady and misleading to me. There has been a lot of that going on these days. On another day, I will have more to say about what is really going on in the markets and economy. Believe me, there is a lot more than meets the eye on this one. I have been following the stock market, politics and world events for over 25 years and there is a story here, but for another day.

                                                               TRADING LESSON: Trading Without Bias

When you establish a position in your mind, that the market should do this or that and when price action is saying something different, you are about to get burned. Fortunately my stops are small and my losses are thus small as well. When you have 2 or 3 stops in a row, you just need to stop. It does not matter what is going on, you are out of rhythm with the markets. Until you let a little time go by and focus on what is actually happening, only then will you begin to see the light. A little time is the best medicine for this scenario. If you still do not get it right, you need to stop for the day.

I have a rule, that if I am down more than my daily goal, I need to take a break, no matter what. After that break, when I come back if I go down in equity by double daily goal, that day’s trading is over, period. I came up to this point once this week and my next trade had to be right or I was going to have my first losing day in months. Fortunately, I waited until I found a high percentage trade and built my equity back up from there, one trade after another.  That bears repeating, one trade at a time.

Many people will try and make up negative equity by getting it back all at once. I do not advise this. If the patterns present themselves, then take the trade, but you may even want to decrease your size for a short time until you know you are back on track. Once you have yourself in tune with the markets again, you can then resume your normal trade size. I would throw in taking small breaks during your come back, to insure you are not getting overloaded or burnt out. A fresh mind can do wonders for your P&L.

This one rule can save many traders from blowing their account out in such a short amount of time. If you don’t stop, it then becomes compulsive negative behavior and that will ingrain in you very bad habits, which you may never break until the market has broken you.

If traders followed this one idea and have the trading discipline to adhere to it, the percentage of successful traders would go up by a wide margin. But human nature as it is, we know through studies of trader psychology that most people will not change. They will insist that they know how to trade these markets and they had just gotten a bad break here or there. Well, if it was not this day’s bad breaks or next week’s mishap, it will be something else. The market has a way of cleaning out all of the weak hands. Whatever their problems are, it will find them and exploit them, until it breaks you. That is the hard cold facts.

Now on the other hand, when you are aware of this force and plan and train for the days that the market is trying to take you down, you need to fight back. How do you do that, you may ask? Well, it first starts out by having a trading plan. You would be surprised how many people do not have one. Second, you will need a trading journal. This helps you record for yourself, if you are following your trading plan with what you are doing right and what you are doing wrong. If you can identify what you are doing wrong, then you can take steps to change and/or improve. When you are doing things right, that also is very important, because it is establishing in you consistent trading behavior that you will need to fall back on when things become difficult. You need to have a plum line, something that is constant, your trading plane.  Everyone’s trading style is different, because we are all different in our personalities.

Trading involves emotions, that is what brings most people to make a buying decision or not. The struggle of bulls and bears during the trading day is all about personal convictions for most people. We need not get caught up in the struggle, but knowing that it is going on is vital in positioning ourselves in front of that emotion. When we do that, we will be able to ride small waves of movement or (emotion) and capture profit from that. The markets have proven themselves to be consistent because people are creatures of habit. They seem to do the same things over and over again. We just put ourselves in the position to capitalize on that predictability.

More coming tomorrow

Vince