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Joshua Martinez

Futures Trading Expert

Joshua Martinez is a futures trading expert at Traders Agency, known for his Tunnel Trader and Destination Trader strategies.

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How We Find the Daily Direction
Traders Daily Direction
Traders Daily Direction

How We Find the Daily Direction

The goal of The Daily Direction is to give you the information you need to make winning trades.  And the key to my technique is to keep things as straightforward as possible. That’s why I’ve focused this post on providing the fundamentals of each indicator icon you will see on our time frame charts. Continue … The post How We Find the Daily Direction appeared first on Josh Daily Direction.

Oct 17, 2022 Read article
Why the BTC Selling is Not Over Yet
Traders Daily Direction
Traders Daily Direction

Why the BTC Selling is Not Over Yet

Like the broad stock market, digital currency futures tumbled sharply on Thursday morning following the hotter-than-expected consumer price index (CPI) reading. BTC futures were down by over 6% early in the session before turning around and closing mildly in the green. On the surface, this looks like a false breakdown that could turn the market … The post Why the BTC Selling is Not Over Yet appeared first on Josh Daily Direction.

Oct 16, 2022 Read article
Small Caps Bounce Back in a Big Way
Traders Daily Direction
Traders Daily Direction

Small Caps Bounce Back in a Big Way

On Thursday morning, the latest consumer price index (CPI) report showed that inflation is still running at an annual pace of over 8%. Initially, this caused a big drop in the market early on in the trading day. However, by the end of the day, the major indexes ended up by over 2% to stage … The post Small Caps Bounce Back in a Big Way appeared first on Josh Daily Direction.

Oct 14, 2022 Read article
Is the Crude Oil Rally Just Getting Started?
Traders Daily Direction
Traders Daily Direction

Is the Crude Oil Rally Just Getting Started?

The crude oil (CL) futures market posted a big win last week with a gain of 16.5%. The rally was mainly the result of the decision by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries plus Russia (OPEC+) to cut production by 2 million barrels per day. And while the current US administration is trying to … The post Is the Crude Oil Rally Just Getting Started? appeared first on Josh Daily Direction.

Oct 12, 2022 Read article
S&P 500 Futures Gearing Up for a 2,000-Tick Move?
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Traders Daily Direction

S&P 500 Futures Gearing Up for a 2,000-Tick Move?

At the end of September, the S&P 500 (ES) futures market closed firmly below its monthly up trending support level. What that tells us is that the ES is still stuck in a short term down trend and should continue to push bearish. At this point, there is a daily down Fibonacci level at 3,199 … The post S&P 500 Futures Gearing Up for a 2,000-Tick Move? appeared first on Josh Daily Direction.

Oct 11, 2022 Read article
Which Way Will the NQ Range Break?
Traders Daily Direction
Traders Daily Direction

Which Way Will the NQ Range Break?

Following a big drop last Friday, the bears returned on Monday morning to push stocks further to the downside. With that, the Nasdaq 100 (NQ) is back under the June lows and could be threatening to make another big drop. However, the market formed a low price last week and is showing signs of having … The post Which Way Will the NQ Range Break? appeared first on Josh Daily Direction.

Oct 10, 2022 Read article
Prepare Your TradingView Charts for the Week Ahead
Traders Daily Direction
Traders Daily Direction

Prepare Your TradingView Charts for the Week Ahead

If you’ve been following my trading strategy, you’ll know that I rely heavily on timeframe charts to make futures trading judgments. So today, I want to teach you about the indicators and setups I use when preparing my charts. Dealing with all of the data for trading might be difficult, but properly setting up my … The post Prepare Your TradingView Charts for the Week Ahead appeared first on Josh Daily Direction.

Oct 9, 2022 Read article
The Big Picture for BTC
Traders Daily Direction
Traders Daily Direction

The Big Picture for BTC

The BTC (BTC) digital currency futures market remains in a long term up trend on the monthly time frame. There is still a down Gartley Fibonacci extension price at 10,300, which we are expecting will be hit near the up trend line. If or when that future low price is hit, it should U-turn the … The post The Big Picture for BTC appeared first on Josh Daily Direction.

Oct 7, 2022 Read article
Small Cap Stocks Set Up a Trading Range
Traders Daily Direction
Traders Daily Direction

Small Cap Stocks Set Up a Trading Range

One thing we know about the Russell 2000 (RTY) futures market is that it loves to consolidate. It tends to go through long periods of sideways action on the monthly and daily charts that often result in big moves up or down. Well, the RTY is in one of those consolidation ranges right now. And … The post Small Cap Stocks Set Up a Trading Range appeared first on Josh Daily Direction.

Oct 6, 2022 Read article
This Week’s Big Idea for Crude Oil Futures
Traders Daily Direction
Traders Daily Direction

This Week’s Big Idea for Crude Oil Futures

I share my top trade setups whenever I have a big, new idea for the market…  And to invite global comments, I provide the core chart and discussion on my TradingView page. After falling below its longer term up trend line briefly last week, the crude oil (CL) futures market is bouncing back in a big … The post This Week’s Big Idea for Crude Oil Futures appeared first on Josh Daily Direction.

Oct 5, 2022 Read article
Finding Trading Patterns in S&P 500 Futures
Traders Daily Direction
Traders Daily Direction

Finding Trading Patterns in S&P 500 Futures

Today, I want to share some of my insights on how to recognize market trading patterns. Being able to spot specific market patterns is crucial to knowing when to buy and/or sell a particular market.  But how do we go about figuring out what the market is doing?  Well, we rely on our time frame … The post Finding Trading Patterns in S&P 500 Futures appeared first on Josh Daily Direction.

Oct 4, 2022 Read article
Bulls Fight Back, But Bearish Trend Remains
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Traders Daily Direction

Bulls Fight Back, But Bearish Trend Remains

The bulls are fighting back against the bears as the new week begins… After closing below the June lows last Friday, the Nasdaq 100 (NQ) futures market is bouncing back today by 1.6%. Stocks are up across the board, but it’s important to remember that this market is still firmly in a down trend. Therefore, … The post Bulls Fight Back, But Bearish Trend Remains appeared first on Josh Daily Direction.

Oct 3, 2022 Read article
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