Tim M.

Tim’s Trading Strategy

S&P Futures Levels: Tim uses E-mini S&P 500 futures (ES) to set daily key levels: weekly/daily support, resistance, and a pivotal bullish/bearish midpoint based on order flow and volume profiles. The S&P’s high liquidity and trader participation make it ideal for analysis.

Trading ETFs: He trades SPY (S&P 500 ETF) and SPXL (3x leveraged S&P 500 ETF) on Trade The Pool’s platform, translating futures levels into trades. SPXL requires careful math, but he prefers it after mastering SPY.

Focus on Cycles: Tim emphasizes understanding market cycles, noting that assets like stocks, gold, or bonds exhibit predictable patterns. By focusing on one vehicle (S&P), he builds intuition, recognizing support/resistance price struggles to time entries and exits.

Tip 1

Find Your Niche

I do think that’s a real key is to figure out that one thing, a lot of these things are cyclical, the more you get to know that particular vehicle, the more your intuition can take over. Whether it’s the S&P, gold, or bonds, leverage its cycles and patterns.

Tip 2

Risk Management

Know what your max is. And don’t go over that. And you can always get back in the trade. - He caps losses at 30% of his daily limit, ensuring he lives to trade another day.

Tip 3

From Near Drawdowns

A little bit of self-help, a lot of sticking with what has worked in the past. I started listening to Trading In The Zone. You’re not always going to hit home runs. But as long as you stick with the process, eventually the percentages will go for you