Profit With the Market Profile – A Live Interactive Two Day Workshop

Posted in News by tharnett on February 15, 2012

MarketDelta in collaboration with Strategic Trading are pleased to offer a live 2 day trading education workshop focused on Market Profile® that will be presented by author, professor, and trader Dr. John Keppler.

WHEN: April 21 & 22, 2012
WHERE: Chicago, IL.
TITLE: Profit With the Market Profile® – A Live Interactive Two Day Workshop

The program will be presented by Dr. Keppler, Executive Director of the Strategic Trading Group and Author of the “Book Profit With Market Profile®

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:

Market Profile® is a powerful analytical tool unlike any other on the market. The profile makes it possible for investors and traders to gain a clear view of price developments in the market as they occur. It also opens up a wide window of trading opportunities that are not visible on any other type of chart.

This workshop is designed to provide traders with a simple, coherent and practical understanding of profile concepts and how to actually apply them in the market. The two day workshop includes a comprehensive explanation of the elements that make up a profile chart and how traders can use them to gain an effective understanding of market activities and price developments.

The workshop examines the dynamics of auction markets and how they influence the market, the essential principles of auction theory, the order flow process and how to read interpret it, the impact of changes in volume on price developments, the different types of daily profile structures and how to identify them early in the day.

This interactive workshop will includes structured activities, and practical exercises designed to provide participants with an opportunity to practice and learn:

  • How to Trade Based on Value Rather than False Signals.
  • How to Analyze a Profile Chart.
  • The 7 Key Principles of Trading in Electronic Auction Markets.
  • How to Identify Key Reference Price Levels.
  • How to Identify Auction Market Balances/Imbalances.
  • How to Read the Footprint and Track Order Flow.
  • How to Use Order Flow to Time Entries.
  • How to Apply the Keppler Volume Indicator (KVT) to Identify Responsive and Initiative Behaviors.
  • How to Apply the Keppler Volume Indicator (KVT) to Identify Volume Patterns.
  • How to Correlate the Overnight and Day profiles.
  • How to Interpret Footprint Bar Statistics.
  • How to Identify High Probability Trading Opportunities.
  • How to Understand and Interpret the Daily Profile Structure.
  • How to Identify the Four Critical Phases of Market Development.
  • How to trade the Different Types of Price Developments in the Market.
  • How to identify Trends and Join Them in the Early Stages.
  • How to Identify Whether Sellers or Buyers Are in Control.
  • How to Distinguish Between Initiative and Responsive Behavior in The Market.
  • How to Integrate Traditional Technical Analysis with Market Profile®
    Data.
  • How to Correlate Monthly, Weekly and Daily Profiles.
  • How to Use Market Profile Techniques for Intraday and Swing Trading.
  • How to Identify When Prices Are Accepted or Rejected by The Market.
  • How to Develop Trading Plans Based on The Profile.

**All program participants will receive a copy of Dr. Keppler’s book Profit with the Market Profile. In addition they will receive one full month subscription to Dr. Keppler’s weekly S&P advisory Report.**

PROGRAM COST : $2500

EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT: If your register and prior to March 10, 2012 you will receive a $500 discount.

REGISTRATION: Contact Strategic Trading to register. Web or call 1-949-891-8394.

LIMITED ENROLLMENT: Due to the highly interactive and hands on nature of the program, enrollement will be limited to 25 participants.

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ABOUT DR. KEPPLER:

Dr. Keppler is the Director of the Strategic Trading educational program and the Author of the Book “Profit with the Market Profile”. Dr. Keppler has been a business professor and a strategic trader for over twenty years. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, a Bachelor’s Degree in Business, a MBA and a PhD in Business. Dr. Keppler has taught at the University Of Utah School Of Business, the University of California, the College of Notre Dame and the University of Baltimore.

As a business professor, he is well grounded in both fundamental and technical market analysis techniques. His trading experience includes Stock Trading, ETF Trading, Futures Trading, Forex Trading, Options Trading and Commodity Futures Trading.

Dr, Keppler possesses a unique understanding of the interrelationships between various markets and the delicate connections that exist between various trading instruments.

In addition to his university teaching experience, Dr. Keppler has presented numerous seminars and workshops throughout the world. He has published numerous research papers and articles on technical analysis, trading methods, trading strategies, risk management and market price auction theory.

Dr. Keppler has also developed a variety of proprietary strategic trading systems. In collaboration with MarketDelta he has developed the Keppler Volume Tracking Indicator (KVT). This powerful indicator allows the user to track different volume levels in real time. Utilizing his trading knowledge and educational background, he has developed the strategic trading educational program to help guide traders and investors through the maze of financial markets. Dr. Keppler is recognized for his unique and dynamic style of teaching; he thrives on interacting and coaching his students towards the path of financial success.

24 hr Support Now Available

Posted in News by tharnett on January 19, 2012

On January 3rd we rolled out 24hr email support so that our overseas customers and all you midnight traders will have someone to reach out to should it be required. This is to complement our already 24 hour support ticketing system which you can log tickets or review past inquiries.

We are proud to be able to offer this service to MarketDelta clients and it only underscores our commitment to you and your success as a trader. While most companies are finding ways to scale back on support we are committed to finding more opportunities for you to stay in touch with us and contact us when required.

All this comes on top of our live chat support before and during U.S. market hours. This allows us to provide real time support to the bulk of our customers and offer same day resolution to issues via email.

Another reason for expanding our support has to do with MarketDelta Trader, our new trading software. In the next few months there will be some big enhancements that will integrate it with MarketDelta Charts, allowing for a fully integrated trading solution.

As a trader myself for many years, I know it is important to be able to get help when you need it most and you can rest assured we are standing by to help make you as successful as we possibly can through software AND support services.

10.5 Version Highlights

Posted in News by tharnett on January 13, 2012

Today 10.5 was released and is available for download by visiting www.marketdelta.com/downloads.

A comprehensive list of what’s new in this release can be found in our Support Portal under MarketDelta Charts Announcements. Here is a short list of a few that everyone should know about as it might effect how you do certain functions within the software.

  • New Indicator: Multiple Price Highlighter – this is a new indicator that leverages the Footprint information. Build within this indicator is the new Keppler Volume Tracker. More information on this indicator can be found here.
  • Range, Change, Renko Periodicity Expressed in Tick Increment Units - A very important change has occurred in 10.5 if you use any of these periodicities. We have standardized values entered to be based on the number of ticks. So if you enter 6 tick range for the ES, then change the chart to YM, it will still show a 6 tick range chart.  More information on this indicator is in the release notes.
  • Profile Indicator Enhancements - Several enhancements were make to the Profile Indicator.  Peak and Valley lines can now be customized with color, width, and style. More information on this indicator is in the release notes.
  • Multi-Link Chart Scrolling and Time Synchronization - The Multi-Linked charts can now contain the same or different symbols and the charts can be of any mix of periodicities.  More information on this indicator is in the release notes.
  • Developing VPOC Option for Profile Indicator - A check box has been added to the Profile Indicator titled “Developing VPOC”.  When enabled, the developing VPOC is plotted allowing the user to see how the VPOC changed from bar to bar as the profile formed.  This option is available to all of the many flexible durations of the Profile Indicator including 30-minute profiles, daily profiles, or long-term composite profiles.

Our Most Popular Blog Posts of 2011

Posted in News, User Tips by tharnett on December 21, 2011

As the year winds down, we were looking over what you thought to be the most interesting blog posts of 2011. We also wanted to include one from late 2010 that had lots of traffic and lots of comments.

Most Visited Blog Post of 2011
Step through of a trade setup – we just posted this a few weeks ago and already it is the most visited post of the year! We will post more timely examples like this next year since everyone seems to like them.

Most Commented Blog Post of 2011
Chart of the Week – Auction Market Theory Order Flow – Thanks for all the comments on this one. Lots of people really found this chart to be an eye opener for them and served as way to learn more about auction market theory. If you haven’t read this post, check it out for sure. Great educational tool.

Winner for 2010
Save Money on Data Costs – What’s not to like about this one. With 2012 right around the corner, we will soon be adding support for a few more brokerage feeds. They are OEC and CQG. Both will be free brokerage based data feeds and fall under the same category as IB, TransAct/Infinity, Zenfire, and Rithmic. Stay tuned!

MarketDelta Launches New Trading Platform

Posted in News by tharnett on September 16, 2011

Official Press Release

MarketDelta has just launched an exciting new trading platform!

This platform will transform your trading with an integrated DOM & Footprint chart.

  • With the “Footprint” you gain an “inside view” of the market!
  • One click execution with brackets, trailing orders…the works!
  • Up to 5 legs of brackets or order groups.
  • Integrated Depth of Market (DOM) and Price Ladder.
  • Buy & Sell pressure are easier to spot and track the order flow.
  • Experience increased transparency and more confidence.
  • NO subscription fees! Just $0.25 per side per trade.
All you need is a demo account and license key. Just click the big yellow button below to visit our approved brokers page.  Sign up using their signup form, and a demo login and license key will be emailed to you.
MarketDelta Trader Testimonials
“If you trade, you need this platform! “

“There is something quite unique about trading the ladder right next to the Footprint…it makes execution decisions that much quicker and also clearer to see.”
 

Heat Map for iPad, and Soon iPhone!

Posted in News by tharnett on September 2, 2011

About a month ago we released our first mobile app called Heat Map. It works with the iPad and there will soon be a version available for the iPhone (available in a week or so).  Since its release we have received tremendous feedback and we already have some great enhancements in the works for the app. In fact, the Association Association of Individual Investors gave us “App of the Month” in computerized investing last month. So we are proud to have hit the mark for our first app and hope to continue doing so in the future.

For those who don’t know what a heat map is, a heat map lets you visualize all the stocks of a given category in the order of their percentage returns, with different colors and shadings representing the quality and degree of their performance. So in the blink of an eye you can have an understanding of how the market is performing and which stocks are strong, and which ones are not. The Heat Map app has other map types allowing you to quick sort stocks based on other criteria, so check it out and let us know what you think!

Below are two samples:

 

 

Available in the app store
Heat Map for iPad
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/heat-map/id446869371?mt=8

Introducing Footprint Overlays

Posted in Footprint® Chart, News by tharnett on November 4, 2010

Footprint overlays are a general description we are using to describe a new class of Footprint charts. Some of our 3rd party educators have been using a form of them for quite some time, notably L2ST. A Footprint overlay essentially overlays 2 Footprint charts on top of one another to create a multi-dimensional Footprint.
Some of the benefits of building Footprint charts this way are:

      - More customized view of the market
      - Added context of wrapped into single chart. See both shape and volume numbers.
      - View volume histogram along with bid ask Footprints in single view
      - View a point and figure along with Footprint information in single view
      - View candle stick information along with Footprint information in single view
      - Many other combinations possible

Here is a short video describing them and explaining the basics for constructing bid ask Footprint and candlestick combined. In the coming days and weeks we will post some very specific instructions for creating other various types of Footprint Overlays. We will also show how to add some unique volume studies on these charts to alert for specific conditions, allowing for better timing and more precise entry.

Here are some examples of what you can do, along with the associated chart definition. You an click the chart definition, save it, then import it into your MarketDelta. This explains how to work with chart definitions.

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Save Money on Data Costs

Posted in News, User Tips by tharnett on November 2, 2010

This article is long overdue. Many of you might already be taking advantage of exchange fee waiver programs or free real time data depending upon which data vendor you are using to power MarketDelta. Regardless, below is a list of each data vendor we currently support and the steps necessary to either apply for the exchange fee waiver or receive free realtime data. In order to take advantage of the free real time, you must take action by following the steps below or contact your broker or data vendor. For a complete list of all the data sources we currently support see this link.

OVERVIEW
There are really two types of data sources for MarketDelta. Brokerage supplied and Data Vendor supplied. Broker supplied data does NOT supply the necessary tick data for backfilling your charts. Broker supplied data is really only meant for real time charting and building of your database going forward in time. Some of the broker feeds do supply some historical data, but it can be unreliable as to how much is available. Because of this, we recommend using our historical backfilling solution. It is called DTN Market Access and available when subscribing to MarketDelta. This backfilling solution is currently NOT available for trial users. Data Vendor Supplied is the highest quality of realtime and historical data. They are in the data business, so they provide historical data as well as realtime data. They do not support brokerage related activities like sending and receiving orders. That would typically be done separately.

DATA VENDOR FEEDS
Without Waiver CME emini’s only $30 + Nymex $66 + CBOT $66 = $162/month
With Waiver CME emini’s only $0 + Nymex $0 + CBOT $0 = $0/month HUGE MONTHLY SAVINGS!

  • IQFEED
  • – This is our most used data feed. It works well and provides both real time and historical data for most of the exchanges. They offer an exchange fee waiver which allows you to sign up with a qualified broker and receive free real time data. To have the exchange fees waived you must be using one of the brokers listed on this page and follow the instructions there.

  • eSignal
  • – eSignal provides excellent data and lots of international connectivity. They provide both real time and historical data for many exchanges. To have the exchange fees waived see this link on the eSignal website. It provides detailed information on the necessary steps, or you can contact an eSignal sales representative on how to take advantage of this offer.

BROKERAGE FEEDS
These feeds provide FREE realtime data for MarketDelta as long as you have a funded brokerage account. The only data cost would be the optional historical DTNMA from MarketDelta.

  • Infinity / TransAct AT
  • – Using this platform there are a couple of choices.
    1) Contact your broker at Infinity and express interest in using IQFeed for your real time and historical data through MarketDelta. They can sign off on the exchange fee waiver program through IQFeed.
    2) Just use the Infinity AT platform and MarketDelta can connect and receive the realtime data from it.

  • ZenFire
  • – Using this platform there are a couple of choices.
    1) Contact the broker that supplies your Zenfire login and express interest in using IQFeed for your real time and historical data for MarketDelta. First make sure they are listed at the bottom of this page. They can sign off on the exchange fee waiver program through IQFeed. You will still do your trading through your Zenfire broker. ONLY the realtime and historical data for MarketDelta would come from IQFeed.
    2) Just use the real time Zenfire feed to power MarketDelta and monitor realtime data.

  • Interactive Brokers
  • – There is only one option when using Interactive Brokers. Just use the real time IB feed to power MarketDelta and monitor realtime data.

Two Worthwhile Webinars & Recordings

Posted in News by tharnett on October 13, 2010


SEPTEMBER 23 – THURSDAY – 3:30PM CT – WEBINAR
WATCH RECORDING HERE
Dr. John Keppler will be discussing “5 Key Profile Patters Ever Trader Should Recognize”. Dr. Keppler is the director of the strategic trading educational program at the American Institute for Professional Training and Development, Inc. Dr. Keppler has taught at the University Of Utah School Of Business, the University of California, the College of Notre Dame and the University of Baltimore. He has been a business professor and a strategic trader for over twenty years. The event is free and will last about 1 hour.


WATCH RECORDING HERE
Dr. Andrew Menaker will teach us how to “Develop A Mental Edge”. Andrew Menaker has a Ph.D. in psychology, has spent many years as a psychological consultant for financial professionals on an institutional level, and works with independent traders. Andrew is an active trader focusing on the ES and a long time (one of our first customers) user of MarketDelta. The event is free and will last about 1 hour.

Electronic Local Seminar Promo

Posted in News by tharnett on September 9, 2010

As many of you know we are pleased to be hosting a live seminar on October 24, 25, & 26 with Tom Barton of Electronic Local. Here is a short 2 minute video promo of what you can expect.

For complete information about the seminar, see this post. To sign up for the event simply visit www.marketdelta.com/order or call 1.312.922.7800. Seating is limited.