Just a Trade a Day: Simple Ways to Profit from Predictable Market Moves

Ever think how simple life would be if you knew how to find one big winning trade every day? Now, Michael Jardine introduces a way to turn that dream into a reality. From the author of New Frontiers in Fibonacci Trading comes groundbreaking new trading methods presented in this brand new book, Just a Trade a Day . Jardine has used his extensive background in Fibonacci theory to build an easy–to–use trading system. By combining his own Jardine Range and what he has dubbed the “Universal Chart,” he is able to find that one trade a day that all traders are looking for—and with this book, he will show you how to do the same. His trading system can be used in any market and in any time frame; applied right out of the box, or to complement your current trading methodology. With the knowledge and guidance of a Fibonacci guru and trading expert, you will learn to: Generate ideal trades daily through consistency and objectivity Determine how today’s market will best produce with your trading style by applying the Market Profile™ and Points of Control Utilize the Jardine Range to indicate key trend reversals and trade them for profit Use Fibonnaci techniques to optimize your exits and maximize returns Observe how the Universal System works in practice and how you can leverage it to your benefit And more! What’s more, Jardine will prove his success by handing you real–life examples from his very own experiences building this system. Included is a 500–day trading summary that shows just how profitable this time–tested system is. By using the building blocks from this book, you can sit back, relax, and maximize your profits with just a trade a day .

Introduction v Chapter 1 In a Nutshell 1 What I′m Going to Tell You 1 The Market Profile 2 The Point of Control 3 The Virgin Point of Control 3 The Jardine Range 4 The Universal Chart 4 What I Told You 5 Part 1 The Basics of Market Profiling 7 Chapter 2 The Market Profile 9 Measuring the Market Profile with a Price Histogram Chart 10 Lines in the Sand 13 Conjecture Lines 15 Fibonacci as a conjecture Line 16 The Best Line in the Sand 18 Profiles of the Profiles 20 Chapter 3 The Virgin Point of Control 29 Those Lines in the Sand 29 Strength in Numbers 31 POC as a Price Attractor 33 VPC as an Even Stronger Price Attractor 33 Market Memory is Only So Long 37 Chapter 4 The Jardine Range 43 What Goes Up 44 Natural and Potential 45 Back to Newton 47 Objectivity is Your Friend, Subjectivity Your Enemy 47 Part 2 The Universal System 51 Chapter 5 Getting In: The Oscillator 53 Those Squiggly Lines 53 The Great Oscillator Debate 56 The Stochastic 56 The Great Settings Debate 57 So What′s the Use? 58 Using Multiple Time Frames 59 My Settings–the Holy Grail (Not) 59 Objective Requirements to Generate the "Buy" and "Sell" Signals 62 Executing a Buy or Sell Signal 64 Chapter 6 Getting Out: Average Range 69 Quick Review of Our Goal 69 Catching the First Wave 71 What Next? 73 Profit Protection 73 Do the Research 77 Optimizing Your Target 77 Chapter 7 Jardine Range and the Universal Chart 83 About Those Profiles 83 Chart 1 Jardine Range 85 Chart 2 The "Uni" 86 Blogging the Trades 92 Part 3 Putting Theory to Practice 99 Chapter 8 Trade Types 101 Type 1 Standard Keltner Exit 101 Type 2 Keltner Exit with Fibonacci Extension 102 Type 3 Counter Market 107 Missed Trades 108 Chapter 9 The Hard Part 111 Those Pesky Stops 111 Price–Based Stops 112 Market–Based Stops 113 Natural Stops 113 Lesson: Worst Case Scenario 114 A Word about Cash Management 118 Preparing to Lose–and to Win 119 Chapter 10 Back to Fibonacci: Jardine Trimesters 121 Trading Resource Guide 127 Appendix A Building Blocks 129 Market Structure Low (MSL) 130 Market Structure High (MSH) 133 Reversal Patterns 134 Appendix B Fibonacci review 137 Leonardo and His Rabbits 138 The Golden Mean 139 More on the Mean 140 Using Fibonacci to Forecast Waves 143 Appendix C 500–Day Trade Summary 147 Glossary 151 Recommended Reading 157

MICHAEL JARDINE has been trading, teaching about trading, and blogging about trading on his web site, enthios.com, for over twelve years. His second book (and first one about the electronic market), New Frontiers in Fibonacci Trading , was published in 1996. A student of the ‘markets’ in the truest sense, Jardine has held international management positions at a number of marketing– oriented companies including Chanel, Walt Disney, and Patagonia. He has four children and currently resides on Bainbridge Island, Washington. Michael practices what he teaches: after completing his daily trade, he designs productivity software with his partner at LeftCoastLogic.com.