Tigers BootCamp II
Ideally Tigers would all achieve similar results from Tigers trades. 2010 has managed to divide Tigers scores ranging from +500 to – 500 with different strategies yielding hugely different results. The Tigers Boot Camp is a comprehensive course designed for Tigers to learn how to prosper in this DIFFICULT market in 2011. This year has offered some unique challenges that date back to 2003 in market style and disposition.
The sudden changes from LOW volatility to HIGH volatility and back again have caught many Tigers flat footed. Unfortunately, these market conditions will continue. However it is possible to PROSPER in these conditions. I will go through a number of strategies and tactics employed by myself and other successful Tigers to hone the skills required for profiting in tough times.
The two day Tigers BootCamp Encompasses:
Money Management:
Dealing with current providers and managing your accounts. We will look at the strengths and weaknesses of each provider and look at viable alternatives. We will look at how to manage your accounts very carefully to avoid being eliminated from the market and still having the opportunity to make good money. Margins have changed with all providers and the SFE has INCREASED SPI margins in anticipation of higher volatility in the market. We need to understand how to manage our funds with each individual provider as they alter their margin values and ALL providers in Australia are required to have a FORCIBLE CLOSEOUT policy. The implication are far reaching and all derivatives traders need to understand the benefits and perils of this policy.
Insuring:
Tigers have always used the S&P 500 as a standard hedge against potential falls in the market. However, we can use a number of new instruments in 2011 that can be effective for limiting loss. We will examine the potential benefits of hedges in a volatile market and how to hedge with low volatility.
Wealth Accumulator – Inverted Accumulator:
The wealth accumulator has continued to be successful for Tigers pursuing it. In 2008 we ceased to purse the WA strategies directly and it was dropped from the main Tigers syllabus. We will re-evaluate the WA and look at an INVERTED WA for falling markets that can be maintained by Tigers.
IC-Tigers Tools:
A look at the latest IC tools for Tigers and how to use them. The IC-Tigers Tools can assist with normal day to day trading and they also assist with preparation for High Probability trades in the market. These tools are continuing to expand on an ongoing basis.
Tigers Tales:
Hear how some successful Tigers cover individual trades and the strategies they put into place to make a successful Tigers trade. We will also cover individual platforms from providers and what Tigers do to increase success and limit exposure with different providers.
Tigers Methodology:
When to stay in a trade and when to get out of a trade. Some Tigers have suffered extreme losses by staying in a losing trade and fighting the market. We look at ways to decide when to fight and when to run away. We cover the points of SOS trading and what the market will do surrounding an SOS situation. This information will be CRITICAL in the approaching market for August and September this year where we are expecting considerable volatility. We will also look at the principles of Ro70 andRo7 and how and why they work for us.
SMG and Volatility:
The SMG trades were dropped from the Tigers Syllabus in 2008 but they are still very significant and the Tigers models still use SMG methodology to accurately forecast volatile periods in the market. These points become OVER-REACTION points for falls and rallies in the market. We have once again seen 10 of the last 12 major falls correlate to SMG – emotional zones in the Index. We will take a long look at SMG’s in view of predicting market over-reaction and how to profit from it.
The YEAR to COME:
We will look at the shape of some of the BIG HP trades and what we are expecting from the market. We will discuss what months we expect problems in and what months we can expect low-volatility – something that has affected some of our recent HP trades.
SPI Day Trading and S&P 500
The SPI Day Trading and S&P courses will look at the relationships between the two indices and the ability to profit from their differences and their commonalities. These courses are an extension of the Trading Tigers course and contains new material that is relevant to the market we are likely to encounter in 2011.
In the first quarter of this year we’ve seen the market behave differently and completely different to the 07-10 market. It has some of the major characteristics of 2002-03 with low volatility followed by sudden surges in either direction.
The AUD $ is at a 20 year high similiar to that in 2008! Gold the world’s best “FEAR” indicator remains at an all time high and has surged over $1200 USD oz. World investments in Australian Equity market have been at an all-time low, despite excellent dividend yields. The Australian market has under-performed in growth compared to overseas Indexes – yet should be stronger than most!
Our market has moved down when others are rising and our market has surged away when others are faltering. The increase in volatility in May was to be expected and this offers increased opportunity in the market.
2011 still has plenty of opportunity for profit and this is an opportunity to associate with other Tigers and to look to the year ahead.
The movement of the S&P 500 has a major effect on the direction of our market (XJO Top 200).
While the Trading Tigers focus is on the SPI, the S&P has a huge bearing on the outcome of our trades. The S&P is the BIGGEST herd in the world and responds amazingly well to herd principles. Under the right conditions it follows some amazingly predictable rules, over, and over, and over again. The behaviour of the S&P is far more predictable than most other instruments. These movements can often be predicted days or even months in advance and they have a direct effect on our market.
The information in the SPI Day Trading and S&P 500 course relates directly to the movement of the SPI & S&P and its general behaviour in a normal market and HIGH PROBABILITY behaviour at particular times through the year. It builds on Tiger skills from both the Tigers and the Day Trading Courses. In completing this course it will enhance your Tigers and Day Trading skills.
You can attend this course if you have not completed the TIGERS course however these course’s build on these courses and provide additional information that will benefit both Tigers HP trading and Day Trading. It is a benefit that you know and understand: RCS, SOS, and Ro7 but not a requirement. Ideally you will have enacted both the RCS and SOS strategies.
Platinum Tigers
Platinum Tigers are Tigers that have completed Tigers, Day Traders, and the S&P Trading Course. There are no further costs currently attached to Platinum Tigers membership. Tigers that are positive, enthusiastic, have an enquiring mind, encourage and assist other Tigers, will be invited to participate in Platinum Tigers.
These Tigers receive further bulletins and information about individual trades, other S&P opportunities, and will be given more complex trades that require a higher skill set. Platinum Tigers also do some trades on oil and gold outside the normal parameter of Tigers trading. Platinum Tigers have a number of social events where they can freely communicate with other Platinum Tigers under the Tigers confidentiality agreement.
Platinum Tigers will be offered further training in advanced areas of trading to help further hone their trading skills.