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We cover Markets Trading and smaill hacks to get ahead especially if you are just starting out. We also show you that you do not need thousands to make make huge gains in the markets or even starting out. 

Episodes

  1. 2d ago

    What the First 5 Minutes at the Open tells you

    ⏱️ Chapter 1: The 30-Second Opening Trap 🕯️ Chapter 2: The Core Rule: The 5-Minute Filter 🏛️ Chapter 3: Institutional Order Flow Explained 🛠️ Chapter 4: The 4-Step ORB Framework 📈 Chapter 5: Today's Live Chart Examples (TSLA & QQQ) Here is your complete checklist before you take any trade using this setup. Screenshot this: First 5-minute high and low are marked.Futures direction is known and noted.Volume is above average on the breakout candle.Breakout direction matches the pre-market trend.Stop is inside the opening range — target is the range size projected from the breakout. Send us Fan Mail Support the show For more on Markets and Trading, find us here: https://www.youtube.com/@ChartNavigators We have Market Talks daily here: https://discord.gg/xtZ3Cjvpjx

  2. Aug 24

    Position Sizing That Keeps You Alive

    Two traders can trade the same setup with the same win rate and still end up in completely different places: one steadily compounds, the other blows up fast. The difference is not talent or “being right.” It is position sizing, and it quietly controls your drawdown, your stress level, and whether your trading edge survives long enough to show results. We walk through a practical, repeatable position sizing method built on real risk management: start with a fixed dollar risk per trade, place a logical stop loss on the chart, measure the stop distance, then calculate your share size with one simple equation. We also talk about why sizing by feelings (100 shares, 10% of the account, gut confidence) is not discipline at all, and how overconfidence creates the biggest single-trade losses. Along the way, we connect the dots to concepts like the Kelly criterion, volatility, and why even a “winning” strategy can mathematically hit zero if you oversize. To make it real, we apply the framework to live ticker-style examples across different price levels, including SPY, Apple, and QQQ, showing how the same dollar risk produces different share counts when the stop distance changes. You will leave with a clear pre-trade checklist you can screenshot and use before every entry, plus a better sense of how to protect your account during inevitable losing streaks. If you found this useful, subscribe, share the episode with a trading friend, and leave a review so more traders learn to size with math instead of emotion. Send us Fan Mail Support the show For more on Markets and Trading, find us here: https://www.youtube.com/@ChartNavigators We have Market Talks daily here: https://discord.gg/xtZ3Cjvpjx

  3. Aug 19

    A Clear Engulfing Candle Strategy With Volume

    One candle can tell you the crowd is about to be wrong and it is the engulfing candle. We dig into why this candlestick pattern is such a clean momentum shift signal, and how it can help you avoid the classic trap of waiting too long for “confirmation” and then buying the top of a move or selling the bottom. If you care about reading price action with more clarity, this is a practical trading lesson you can apply immediately. We lay out a simple, repeatable engulfing candle strategy built on context and rules: first identify the prior trend and make sure the setup appears after a pullback or downtrend, then require the engulfing candle’s body to fully cover the prior candle’s body. From there, we add the missing ingredient most traders skip: volume confirmation. When volume is elevated around 1.5x to 2x the average, it signals real participation and helps separate meaningful reversals from random chop. We also talk through why key levels like support and widely watched moving averages can make the setup dramatically stronger. To make it concrete, we walk through live examples on names like QQQ and Shopify and map out execution: entry on the close or next open, stop loss below the engulfing candle low, and targets around the prior swing high so your risk management stays defined. If you want a checklist-driven approach to technical analysis, candlestick patterns, and higher-probability trade planning, subscribe, share this with a trader friend, and leave a review with your favorite ticker to analyze next. Send us Fan Mail Support the show For more on Markets and Trading, find us here: https://www.youtube.com/@ChartNavigators We have Market Talks daily here: https://discord.gg/xtZ3Cjvpjx

  4. Jul 27

    Are Your Profits Real If You Cannot Exit?

    Your best trade can turn into your most painful lesson if you don’t know exactly when to get out. We’ve all watched a position run up fast, felt unstoppable, and then froze as the move slowed and the market started taking back what it gave. The real edge in trend trading isn’t only finding higher highs and higher lows, it’s having a mechanical exit that keeps your winner from becoming a regret. We walk through a clean, practical trend following framework built for the daily chart: how to define an uptrend versus a downtrend, why you should never trade against the dominant structure, and how the 21-day exponential moving average (21 EMA) helps keep you on the right side of momentum. You’ll hear our rules for pullback entries near the 21 EMA, where stops belong using prior swing lows, and how to avoid chasing extended moves that set you up for emotional decisions. Then we get blunt about the hardest part: exits. We explain the psychology behind holding too long, including loss aversion and why giving back gains feels worse than taking a fresh loss. The solution is simple and strict: when price closes below the 21 EMA on the daily chart, we exit immediately, no exceptions. We also point to real examples like Apple and Nvidia to show how long trends can last and how fast they can break once structure fails. If you want a trend trading checklist you can screenshot and actually follow, press play, share this with a trader who needs it, and subscribe so you don’t miss the next setup. After you listen, what rule do you use to exit winners? Send us Fan Mail Support the show For more on Markets and Trading, find us here: https://www.youtube.com/@ChartNavigators We have Market Talks daily here: https://discord.gg/xtZ3Cjvpjx

  5. Jul 20

    Price And Volume Tell You What Institutions Do

    Your indicators might be telling you the truth, but they’re telling it late. We strip trading back to the source and show how tape reading uses raw price action and volume to reveal what’s happening in real time, not 14 bars after the move is done. If you’ve ever watched RSI or MACD “confirm” right when the trade is already extended, this is the reset your process needs.  We walk through a simple framework you can apply on any chart starting today: remove every indicator, leave only candles and volume, then learn to read candle bodies versus wicks. Big bodies point to conviction. Big wicks point to rejection, especially when they show up at key levels like round numbers, prior highs, and VWAP. We also explain why volume matters so much in stock trading and day trading: it’s the vote that makes a breakout, breakdown, or bounce meaningful instead of noise.  Then we apply it to the live tape, including SPY and major movers like Tesla, and break down a clean rejection setup around SPY 480 candle by candle. The goal is simple: read sequences of behavior, not isolated signals, so you stop being the last person into a trade. If you want clearer entries, tighter risk, and fewer false confirmations, subscribe, share this with a trader who needs it, and leave a quick review so more people can find the show. Send us Fan Mail Support the show For more on Markets and Trading, find us here: https://www.youtube.com/@ChartNavigators We have Market Talks daily here: https://discord.gg/xtZ3Cjvpjx

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We cover Markets Trading and smaill hacks to get ahead especially if you are just starting out. We also show you that you do not need thousands to make make huge gains in the markets or even starting out. 

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  • Creator
    BD Yardie
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    5
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