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January 2, 2014 Download January 2 2014

T3 Trend Day Down, dominant bearish thesis, pro-trend retracements, failed reversal (divergence plus kick-off), refresher on identifying and trading  trend days

January 3, 2014 Download January 3 2014

Dominant Bearish Thesis (again), morning ‘flag’ retracements, gap fade, intraday ’rounded reversal’ (successful) from divergence and kick-off developments, aggressive breakout trade

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January 6, 2014 Download January 6 2014

Dominant Bearish Thesis (yet again), morning retracements (again), successful intraday reversal (divergence plus kick-off) – similar ‘repeat session’ to January 3

January 7, 2014 Download January 7 2014

Bull Flag Dominant Bullish thesis (confirmed with upside morning gap), retracement (flag) trades and a failed intraday bearish reversal

January 8, 2014 Download January 8 2014

Textbook Range Day, “Fade Trades,” Three Indicators, Key Support off $183

January 9, 2014 Download January 9 2014

Range Day with opening gap fade, “Fade Trades,” Three Indicators, Key Support off $183 (semi-repeat day)

January 10, 2014 Download January 10 2014

Jobs Report – Range Day with opening gap fade, “Fade Trades,” Three Indicators, Key Support off $183 (semi-repeat day – yes, three in a row)

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January 13, 2014 Download January 13 2014

Morning Support into Afternoon Breakdown – Breakout – and COLLAPSE of the market (breakout thesis affirmed)

January 14, 2014 Download January 14 2014

20 day EMA support bounce target, expected upward retracement but stronger magnitude, T3 Power Trend Day (example), Short-Squeeze all day long.

January 15, 2014 Download January 15 2014

T3 Trend Day, Stall into $185 level, retracement/flag trades only, more short-squeeze activity (bears are helping to drive price higher)

January 16, 2014 Download January 16 2014

Trend Reversed into Afternoon Range, Stick-Save Intervention, Target level (initial dominant thesis play with morning ‘flag’), ‘double failure’ (bear then bull)

January 17, 2014 Download January 17 2014

Stick-Save into failed bullish breakout – successful breakdown under $184 into “first reaction” play (actually two examples of the “breakout into first reaction” two-step trade set-up)

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January 21, 2014 Download January 21 2014

Violent/Volatile Session, Bull Trap, Large Gap Fade, Reversal Session, two “Breakout into First Reaction” plays

January 22, 2014 Download January 22 2014

Violent/Volatile Session, Bull Trap, Small Gap Fade, Range Day (good example)

January 23, 2014 Download January 23 2014

V-Spike Reversal, T3 Trend into Higher Frame “Range” Support (great example), Flag/retracement trades

January 24, 2014 Download January 24 2014

POWER T3 Trend Day, Collapse, Breakout from the Range (finally), non-stop sell activity (retracements)

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January 27, 2014 Download January 27 2014

Textbook V-Spike (semi-Rounded) Reversal, Divergence plus Kick-off, Trend Continuity into Stick-Save recovery/reversal

January 28, 2014 Download January 28 2014

Range Day, Pre-Fed Day, “Range Day Fade Trades”

January 29, 2014 Download January 29 2014

Fed Day, Bearish Morning, Bearish Afternoon, Retracement/Flag Trades

January 30, 2014 Download January 30 2014

T3 Trend Day UP, Failed Kick-off (bearish), Lessons in game-plan plus real-time action gap (great example)

January 31, 2014 Download January 31 2014

Gap Down into 1,770 Support, Bounce/Rally up, ‘busted’ trades into Popped Stops, breakout trades