What is Trade With Titans?
Trade With Titans (TWT) is a vibrant community of traders focused primarily on equity indices like the S&P 500 and Nasdaq-100. Our mission is to create a space where real-time learning and practical trading experience are the cornerstones of growth for every trader. We believe that time spent in the market, coupled with hands-on experience, is the most effective way to develop trading skills.
In TWT, our community leaders, known as Titans, are committed to offering real-time insights and trade ideas. This approach bridges the gap between theoretical education and practical trading applications, all while aiming to generate profits. Here’s what makes our community stand out:
Morning Live Trading Sessions
The highlight of TWT is our live trading sessions held every morning. From 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM, our experienced traders and community leaders share their insights live via voice chat. These sessions replicate the dynamic atmosphere of a trading floor, combining educational discussions with general banter and entertainment. This informal yet focused environment is designed to enhance learning and make trading an enjoyable experience.
Continuous Support and Updates
While our morning sessions are the focal point, support and updates from our team continue throughout the day. Members can expect timely updates and trade ideas in our text-based channels, ensuring you’re never out of the loop.
Preferred Trading Products
At TWT, we predominantly trade futures contracts such as ES/MES (S&P 500) and NQ/MNQ (Nasdaq-100). While these are our preferred products, our community also trades options on SPX, NDX, SPY, and QQQ, mainly for swing trades. This diverse approach allows members to explore various trading strategies and find what works best for them.
Additional Benefits
- Real-Time Learning: Engage in live trading sessions and learn directly from seasoned traders.
- Community Interaction: Join a supportive community where you can discuss trades, share ideas, and grow together.
- Proprietary Orderflow Algorithm: Access a powerful algorithmic bot designed to support your trading strategies.
- Educational Resources: Benefit from a wealth of educational materials and insights shared by our Titans. We host bi-weekly educational sessions where we provide market outlooks on larger timeframes, provide opportunities to learn more about our Titan’s trading strategies, and bring on guest-speakers that are experts in their specific domains,
Letter from our Co-Founder
Our Commitment and Goal
Empowering Independent Traders
We believe in the old adage, "Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime." But at TWT, we take it a step further – we want to teach you how to fish, how to find the best fishing spots, and even how to craft your own lures. In trading terms, this means:
Building Your Trading Foundation
We provide comprehensive education on market dynamics, technical analysis, and risk management.
Developing Your Strategy
We guide you in refining your own trading strategies to reflect the best-practices of trading.
Mastering Our Tools
We teach you how to use our proprietary tools effectively, understanding the logic behind them so you can adapt as markets evolve.
Fitting Trading Into Your Lifestyle
We recognize that every trader's life is different. That's why we offer several trading strategies to fit various lifestyles:
Day Trading
For those who can dedicate full days to the markets.
Swing Trading
Perfect for those balancing trading with a full-time job.
Algorithmic Trading
Ideal for the tech-savvy who prefer to let algorithms do the heavy lifting.
"Whether you're a night owl, an early bird, or someone who can only steal a few minutes during lunch breaks, we have a strategy that can work for you."
Our (Possibly Bad) Business Model: Trading Independence
Here's a bit of honesty that might make our accountant cringe: our goal is for you to eventually not need us. We know, it sounds like a terrible business model. But we believe that by empowering you to become an independent, successful trader, we're doing right by our members.
Many of our long-term members stick around not because they need hand-holding, but because they value:
The community of like-minded traders
The continuous flow of new ideas and strategies
The cutting-edge tools we continue to develop
Some even become mentors and leaders within our community, paying it forward to newer members. And yes, quite a few end up referring their friends and colleagues, so the good karma tends to work out in the end.
Continuous Innovation and Community Building
While we aim for your independence, we're committed to giving you reasons to stay:
Ongoing Tool Development
We're constantly innovating, ensuring our tools stay ahead of the curve.
Advanced Education
Even experienced traders can always learn something new, and we're committed to providing cutting-edge insights.
Community Engagement
We foster a vibrant community where traders can share ideas, strategies, and support each other.
In the end, our commitment is to your success as a trader, whether that means sticking with us for years or spreading your own wings. After all, there's nothing more satisfying than seeing a TWT alumnus make waves in the trading world – even if it means they no longer need our daily guidance.
So, are you ready to learn how to fish in the vast ocean of the financial markets? Dive in with Trade With Titans, and let's embark on this journey together. Who knows, you might even end up teaching us a thing or two down the line!
Our Trading Style
At Trade With Titans, we've developed a trading philosophy grounded in real-world experience, statistical edge, and adaptability. Our approach is designed to give our members a significant advantage in today's dynamic markets.
Core Principles
1. Market-Aligned Trading Style
TWT focuses on futures and options on indices, modelling our approach on our experience with **real** proprietary shop traders. This approach offers:
As Dr. Brett Steenbarger, renowned trading psychologist, notes:
"The core problem, however, is the need to fit markets into a style of trading rather than finding ways to trade that fit with market behavior."
At TWT, we've designed our trading style to harmonize with the behavior of today's dynamic markets.
2. Reading the Flow
TWT's edge comes from identifying large buyers and sellers on the tape, providing crucial insights into market structure beyond standard chart analysis. This deep dive into orderflow, combined with volume profile analysis, forms the backbone of our trading strategy.
3. Auction Market Theory
We leverage market and volume profile analysis for a comprehensive understanding of market dynamics. As J. Peter Steidlmayer, developer of Market Profile, explains:
"Markets are a continuous two-way auction process; the purpose of the market is to facilitate trade."
This approach allows us to:
Identify key support and resistance levels with precision
Understand price movements within the broader market context
Anticipate potential market moves based on volume distribution
4. Proven and Reliable Statistical Edge
TWT has developed proprietary tools that provide our members with a significant statistical and quantitative edge:
Volatility Bot
Provides real-time mean-reversion signals based on patterns in price action and volatility. Powered by TradingView
Orderflow Bot V3.0
Provides real-time analysis of market microstructure for informed decision-making.
Join our discord to see it in action free! We provide delayed orderflow alerts at no charge.
Daily Volatility-Adjusted Levels
Calibrates support and resistance levels to current market conditions.
Check out our newsletter! We share these levels daily.
These tools, built on rigorous statistical analysis and machine learning algorithms, complement our trading philosophy by providing data-driven insights that enhance decision-making and risk management.
Trade With Titans Toolkit
Orderflow Bot 3.5
Orderflow Bot 3.5 is a machine learning algorithm that sends informational alerts about unusual, usually directional order flow in the e-mini S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 futures. It runs from 9:45 AM to 3:50 PM EST on most trading days.
The Bot was conceived based on the experiences of Strizzij and Set, who felt like they were repeatedly noticing the same patterns in their order flow analysis. Our goal was to automate the detection of some of these patterns, especially given a computer can often spot patterns much faster than a human.
The Bot’s alerts are not intended to be and should not be construed as a signal to take any action, including the buying and selling of any securities. Trading and investing is risky and can lead to losing money. Be sure to thoroughly read our disclaimer.
How We Use Orderflow Bot 3.5
In short, while the data we have indicates that the Bot has positive expectancy in many situations, we personally use the Bot to help confirm or add confluence to the conclusions of our own analysis. As the Bot is a self contained algorithm, it sometimes cannot pick up on context that is obvious to a human. We find the combination of the Bot’s alerts alongside our own strategies, with disciplined risk management, to be the most effective approach.
Days The Bot Does Not Run
Day of any US corporate holiday
(including “observed” holidays if the holiday itself falls on a weekend)
Day of an FOMC statement
Days that fall during index futures contract rollover periods
The Bot’s edge is not the same on all days. In particular, we’ve noticed that on days where there are a lot of price insensitive flows, its edge is diminished substantially.
We may also discretionarily choose not to run the Bot on certain days if we feel that it may be negatively impacted by the current market state.
Performance
This brings us to the topic of performance. Ultimately, the outcome of a trade taken at a Bot alert depends heavily on a variety of factors including the individual trader’s style, their risk tolerance, and the current market context. There are many examples of this:
Strizz often prefers to layer orders around a Bot alert and then trim and take profits as the trade works out in his favor. This approach has the advantage of 1) Avoiding a “front run” or “stop run” ruining the trade and 2) Securing profits even on relatively “smaller” magnitude market moves. However, the downsides include 1) Potentially adding into a losing trade and 2) Capturing less total profits on big trends.
Set often decides to start with smaller size on an initial entry after a Bot alert and then “add up” as the trade becomes more profitable, with more ambitious price targets. This approach has the advantage of 1) Minimizing size on losing trades and 2) Capturing more profit during larger market trends. However it can result in 1) Missing out on smaller magnitude winning trades and 2) Psychological stress from having a less optimal average price/entry.
We usually tend to widen our stop losses and lower our size when the market volatility is high, and narrow our stops and increase size when volatility is lower.
As an example, here is the Bot’s performance over 2 contracts, using a very simple fixed risk:reward ratio and taking every single trade. Note that the these results can potentially be improved by using a more refined trading strategy (e.g. all the very large trends captured by the Bot aren’t properly represented here), considering market context, and not naively entering on each alert.
Daily Plan
The Daily Plan consists of volatility-adjusted levels updated daily for E-Mini S&P 500, E-Mini Nasdaq-100 and select equities. Each level is distinctly categorized according to the expected market behavior.
The Daily Plan was developed to capitalize on the market's mean-reverting tendencies using options market dynamics, specifically implied and realized volatility. These levels are designed to help anticipate areas of market reversals and are formatted as follows:
Trend Up
Price is trending higher
At these levels, we anticipate price to get 'sticky' (i.e., trade sideways in a tight range) or slowly trend higher.
Resistance (Momentum)
This is viewed as the last opportunity for mean-reverting flows to step into the market
These trades require nuance, as historically, this level triggers significant upside.
Bull Pivot
One of the two primary pivot levels for the trading day
Above this level, we anticipate bullish price action
Bear Pivot
One of the two primary pivot levels for the trading day
Below this level, we anticipate bearish price action
Support
Similar to resistance, this is an opportunity for mean-reverting flows to step into the market
Price action below this level is largely determined by higher timeframe trends
Trend Down
Price is trending lower
In contrast to 'Trend Up', we anticipate significant volatility manifesting as a reversal in trend or continued downside
Integrating with Volume Profile
Our members find that the Daily Plan works well in conjunction with the volume profile. By assessing the distribution of volume between each level, mean-reversionary or trending price behavior becomes clearer. Using the shape of the volume profile, traders can better predict price movements and optimize their strategies.
Backtesting Insights
Best Mean-Reversion Trades
These typically occur at the bull pivot (short), bear pivot (long), and support (long). These trades have a high win-rate and good risk/reward.
Most-Convex Trade
This typically occurs at resistance/momentum (short). Although it has a lower win-rate, it offers a great risk/reward.
Best Trend-Following Trade
Buying above momentum is most effective when significant volume and/or time has occurred above this level.
By following the Daily Plan and integrating it with the volume profile, our members can effectively navigate the markets, leveraging both mean-reverting and trend-following strategies to optimize their trading outcomes.
Volatility Bot (Beta)
Ever since their release, our daily plan levels were an even bigger hit than expected. Especially when used in confluence with our orderflow analysis, their ability to not only help pinpoint potential mean reverting opportunities, but also provide a framework to identify strong market trends, has provided the community a versatile tool to add to their arsenal.
We decided to take the underlying principles behind our daily plan levels, and turn them into a intraday reversal indicator. And thus was born the Vol Bot!
How It Works
As its name suggests, the Vol Bot relies on a sophisticated analysis of options volatility. Options, especially on highly liquid instruments, are one of the most efficient markets when it comes to pricing the ranges an instrument might trade within a certain probability. Market makers and other institutions use this information to contextualize the market, hedge risk, and power their models.
We’ve worked through several years worth of institutional grade options data to extract these probabilistic ranges and build sophisticated models on top of them to create a phenomenal bot that we consistently leverage for our trading.
As a bonus, we’ve managed to port the Vol Bot into TradingView, so it’s easily accessible and fits seamlessly into your trading ecosystem.
Interpreting the Vol Bot is pretty simple. The pink dots indicate different degrees of bearish signals and the blue dots different degrees of bullish signals. We find that the weakest signals (the most transparent, and referred to as 'small deviation') work best when they price reverses right away, while the strongest signals (the deep-colored triangles, referred to as 'significant deviations') work the best overall, however, they typically are what we refer to as a 'slow-boat turn' in price.
You can pick-and-choose what signals you want to see under the settings of the indicator.
What Instruments Does It Run On
Currently, the Vol Bot runs on the S&P and Nasdaq futures during Regular Trading Hours (RTH). Premium members have access to the S&P Vol Bot, and Lifetime members have access to both the S&P and Nasdaq versions.
We’re actively working on adding even more instruments to the Vol Bot, so stay tuned!
How Well Does It Work
The VolBot isn’t a trading strategy, so the exact performance you may experience with it will vary based on a number of factors such as your risk tolerance and trading plan. We personally use it in confluence with our other trading tools and analysis.
However, we have backtested the performance of the VolBot. Below is a summary of the results for a backtest run from 2023-09-01 to 2024-07-16 using a very naive trading strategy and TradingView's built-in backtesting engine..
Overall, the Vol Bot achieved a win rate of 55% with a profit factor of 1.4 Not too shabby!
Differences From The Orderflow Bot
While there’s a minor amount of overlap between the Orderflow Bot and the Vol Bot, the Orderflow Bot primarily leverages data from the index futures market. On the other hand, the Vol Bot’s main data source comes from the index options market.
We personally find that using both bots in conjunction has been extremely helpful for our trading.
How To Access It
Accessing the Vol Bot is super easy! Just log into your Whop account using your Discord, click on your TWT membership, and claim the TradingView indicator. You should be able to add it to your own TradingView profile in just a few clicks.
If you’re having any trouble, please contact us via email or open a support ticket in the Discord server.
Putting It All Together: Your Launchpad to Trading Success
You've come a long way. From setting up your broker account and trading platform to developing a statistical edge, you've laid the groundwork for your trading journey. Now, it's time to bring all these pieces together and prepare for liftoff. At Trade With Titans, we believe that two elements are crucial for your success: a solid risk management framework and a comprehensive trading journal.
Risk Management: Your Trading Lifeline
Risk management isn't just important – it's the bedrock of successful trading. In fact, we consider it even more crucial than having a statistical edge. Why? Because proper risk management keeps you in the game long enough for your edge to play out.
Our risk management framework is designed to protect your capital and maximize your potential for long-term success. It covers everything from position sizing and stop-loss strategies to managing your overall portfolio risk. By following this framework, you'll be able to weather the inevitable storms of the market and come out stronger on the other side.
Trading Journal: Your Personal Trading Coach
A well-maintained trading journal is like having a personal coach who knows your every move in the market. It's a powerful tool for self-reflection, analysis, and improvement.
Our trading journal template is inspired by the best practices of established proprietary trading firms. We've taken the most effective elements from the journals used by junior traders on the actual trading floor and adapted them for our community. This journal will help you track your progress, identify patterns in your trading, and continuously refine your strategy.
By combining our risk management framework with diligent journaling, you're not just putting the pieces together – you're creating a robust, professional-grade trading system. Remember, successful trading is not about making one big score; it's about consistent performance over time. These tools will help you achieve that consistency and set you on the path to trading mastery.
Ready to take your trading to the next level? Dive into our risk management framework and start using our trading journal today. Your future self will thank you!
Set Journal
Step into the mind of a trading maestro with Adam Set's Trading Journal. As our resident expert in reading orderflow and market structure, Adam brings a unique perspective that can transform your understanding of the markets.
Adam Set personal trading journal
What makes Adam's Trading Journal special?
"The market is a device for transferring money from the impatient to the patient." - Warren Buffet
Adam Set embodies this patience, combining it with razor-sharp analysis to identify high-probability, high-impact trades. His trading journal is more than just a record of trades—it's a masterclass in market interpretation.
1. Orderflow Mastery
Dive deep into Adam's thought process as he decodes the hidden messages in the orderflow. Learn to spot the footprints of big players and anticipate market moves before they happen.
2. Market Structure Analysis
Understand how Adam identifies key levels, trends, and potential reversal points. His unique approach to market structure will reshape how you view charts.
3. Swing Trade Setups
Focus on the big moves. Adam specializes in identifying large swing trades, allowing you to capitalize on significant market trends while managing your time efficiently.
4. Educational Commentary
Each trade comes with detailed explanations. Adam breaks down his reasoning, helping you understand not just what he did, but why he did it.
5. Risk Management Insights
See how a pro manages risk in real-time. Adam's journal entries detail his position sizing, stop placement, and adjustment strategies.
6. Performance Metrics
Track Adam's performance over time, giving you benchmarks to aspire to and insights into the realities of successful trading.
Here's what you can expect from a typical journal entry:
Pre-Trade Analysis: Adam's breakdown of the market structure and orderflow leading up to a trade.
Entry Rationale: Detailed explanation of why he entered a trade, including specific orderflow signals or structural patterns.
Trade Management: Real-time updates on how Adam manages the trade as market conditions evolve.
Exit Strategy: Insights into Adam's decision-making process for closing trades, whether at a profit or loss.
Post-Trade Reflection: Adam's thoughts on the trade's outcome, lessons learned, and how it fits into his broader trading strategy.
"The goal of a successful trader is to make the best trades. Money is secondary." - Alexander Elder
Adam's journal embodies this principle, focusing not on flashy profits, but on the process of making sound, well-reasoned trading decisions.
By studying Adam's Trading Journal, you'll gain:
A deeper understanding of orderflow and how it influences price movement
Insights into identifying and capitalizing on major market swings
A blueprint for developing your own structured approach to market analysis
Real-world examples of effective risk management and trade execution
A new perspective on patience and discipline in trading
Remember, successful trading is as much about continuous learning as it is about executing trades. With Adam Set's Trading Journal, you're not just observing a trader—you're apprenticing with an established trader. Start your journey to orderflow and market structure mastery today.
Morning Lives
Step into the heart of the trading action with our signature Morning Live sessions. From 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM ET every trading day, you'll experience the pulse of the markets alongside our seasoned Titans. These sessions are where the rubber meets the road, transforming trading concepts into real-time decision-making and profit opportunities.
Where Trading Theory Meets Market Reality
What Makes Our Morning Lives Unique?
1. Real-time Market Analysis
As the opening bell rings, our Titans dissect market movements, providing instant insights that could shape your trading day. Watch as they interpret breaking news, analyze order flow, and identify key levels using our proprietary tools.
2. Live Trade Execution
This isn't just theory – it's real money on the line. Watch as our experts put their capital to work, executing trades in real-time and explaining their rationale. There's no better way to learn than seeing successful traders navigate the markets live.
3. Interactive Q&A
Got a burning question about a specific setup or market condition? Fire away! Our Titans are there to respond on the spot, providing personalized insights that can help clarify your understanding and improve your trading decisions.
4. Access to Titan's Thought Process
Gain invaluable insights into how successful traders think. Our Titans verbalize their thought processes, helping you understand not just what they're doing, but why they're doing it.
5. Community Camaraderie
Trading can be a solitary pursuit, but not here. Experience the buzz of a virtual trading floor, complete with the banter, support, and shared victories that make trading not just profitable, but enjoyable.
6. Multi-Market Coverage
While we focus primarily on E-mini S&P 500 (ES) and Nasdaq-100 (NQ) futures, our Morning Lives cover a range of markets. You'll get insights on everything from other futures contracts to options on major indices and large-cap stocks.
7. Educational Focus
These aren't just trade calls. Our Titans take the time to explain the 'why' behind each trade, helping you build the skills to identify similar setups on your own.
"The best way to learn about the market is to listen to it, not to chase after prophecies." - Bernard Baruch
Our Morning Lives embody this wisdom, offering you a front-row seat to the market's daily dialogue. It's not about crystal ball predictions, but about developing the skills to read the market's ever-changing narrative.
A Typical Morning Live Session
Pre-Market Briefing: We start with a quick overview of overnight developments, key economic data, and potential market-moving events for the day.
Opening Bell Analysis: As the market opens, we break down the initial price action, identifying potential trends and key levels to watch.
Trade Setups and Execution: Throughout the session, our Titans identify and execute trades, walking you through their analysis, entry criteria, stop placement, and profit targets.
Tools in Action: Watch as we leverage our suite of proprietary tools, including the Orderflow Bot 3.5, Volatility Bot, and Daily Plan levels, to inform our trading decisions.
Risk Management Demonstrations: See firsthand how successful traders manage their positions, adjust to changing market conditions, and protect their capital.
Q&A and Discussion: Throughout the session, members can ask questions and share their own insights, creating a collaborative learning environment.
More Than Just Day Trading
While our Morning Lives are perfect for day traders, they offer value for all trading styles:
Swing Traders: Gain insights into larger market trends and potential multi-day setups.
Options Traders: Learn how to use futures market analysis to inform your options strategies.
Algo Traders: See how discretionary traders interpret the same data your algorithms use, helping you refine your trading systems.
The TWT Edge: Free Access
We're so confident in the value of our Morning Lives that we offer free access through our Discord channel. This means you can experience the quality of our analysis and the energy of our trading floor before committing to a paid subscription.
Remember, in the fast-paced world of trading, information alone isn't enough. It's the application of knowledge, in real-time, that separates successful traders from the rest. Our Morning Lives sessions bridge that gap, turning market information into actionable trading intelligence.
Join us for a Morning Live session and experience the TWT difference. It's time to stop watching the markets and start engaging with them alongside seasoned traders.
Community
Trading can be a solitary pursuit, but it doesn't have to be. At Trade With Titans, we've built more than just a platform—we've created a thriving community of dedicated traders who support, challenge, and inspire each other every day.
Why Community Matters in Trading
"The best way to predict the future is to create it." - Peter Drucker
In the world of trading, this often means surrounding yourself with like-minded individuals who are as committed to success as you are. Here's what our community offers:
Shared Knowledge: Tap into the collective wisdom of traders from diverse backgrounds and experience levels.
Real-Time Support: Get instant feedback on your trade ideas or analysis in our active chat rooms.
Accountability: Share your goals and progress, and let the community help keep you on track.
Networking: Build relationships that could lead to future collaborations or opportunities.
Emotional Support: Trading can be an emotional rollercoaster. Our community is there to celebrate your wins and help you through the tough times.
Success Stories from our Community Members
Don't just take our word for it. Here are some testimonials from our community members:
These are just a few of the many success stories we're proud to have fostered. Each day, we see members achieving new milestones, from their first profitable month to transitioning into full-time trading.
Still Unsure?
We get it. In a world of trading "gurus" and get-rich-quick schemes, skepticism is healthy. That's why we've made it incredibly easy for you to experience the Trade With Titans difference without risking a dime.
Join Our Discord: Your Free Ticket to the Trading Floor
Step into the Titans' arena and see what real-time trading looks like:
Live Morning Sessions: Experience the adrenaline of market opens alongside our pros (10 minute sessions for free members)
Bot Alerts in Action: See how our AI-powered Orderflow Bot 3.5 spots market opportunities before they unfold. (Delayed feed for feed members)
Community Brilliance: Engage with a tribe of serious traders. Ask questions, share insights, and feel the support of a community that's got your back.
"[Camaraderie] was the BEST thing about the floors and I truly feel a bit of that here!." - TWT Member
Our Newsletter: Weekly Wisdom, Straight to Your Inbox
Can't commit to real-time chat? No problem. Our newsletter delivers trading insights right to you:
Market Mastery: Get our Titans' take on market trends and potential plays for the week ahead.
Skill Sharpener: Get early access to our free resources; trading strategies, indicators, psychology and market mechanics.
Community Spotlight: Be inspired by the success stories of traders just like you.
Exclusive Peeks: Get notified on our new features, special events, free live sessions and first dibs on any sales.
Our Money-Back Guarantee
Still on the fence? We'll let you experience everything TWT has to offer for a full month. We're dedicated to your success; if you can show us your trading journal (provided by us, minimum 3 days) during your first 7 days, we'll offer guidance or your money back. More details here.
Full Access: Dive into every premium feature we offer for 7 days.
Trading Guidance: If you haven't had success within your first 7 days, we'll offer to review your trading journal and provide guidance on how to improve your game.
"We're so confident you'll love TWT that we're willing to bet our time and resources on it. That's how much we believe in what we've built." - John 'Jay' Strizzi, TWT Co-founder
Why All The Free Stuff?
Simple. We're not here to make a quick buck. We're building a community of successful traders, and that starts with trust. By offering these no-risk ways to experience TWT, we're putting our money where our mouth is.
Remember, successful trading isn't about hot tips or secret formulas. It's about skill, community, and the right tools. That's exactly what we offer at Trade With Titans.
So, what are you waiting for? Whether you join our Discord, subscribe to our newsletter, or dive into a full month of premium access, you've got nothing to lose and a whole new trading career to gain.
Take the first step. Our Titan's are waiting.
About Us
Jay's path to Fintwit stardom is anything but conventional. Picture this: a professional gamer with lightning-fast reflexes, who trades in his controller for law books, only to find his true calling in the pulsating world of financial markets.
Jay's journey began in the high-octane arena of competitive gaming, where split-second decisions and pattern recognition reigned supreme. Little did he know, these skills would become the bedrock of his trading career.
Swapping headsets for casebooks, Jay dove into law school, where he honed his analytical prowess and ability to construct compelling narratives from complex data - skills that would prove invaluable in deciphering market sentiment and order flow.
But the entrepreneurial itch was too strong to ignore. While his classmates were eyeing corner offices in law firms, Jay co-founded a successful business in a budding industry, getting a crash course in risk management and adaptability - the lifeblood of successful trading.
Trading beckoned, and Jay answered the call. He quickly became a proficient trader, his unique blend of gamer reflexes, analytical mindset, and entrepreneurial grit setting him apart. Specializing in precision scalping of S&P 500 and Nasdaq futures, Jay found his true calling.
Today, as co-founder of Trade With Titans, Jay is on a mission to democratize the kind of high-level trading education and tools he had access to in the institutional world.
"Trading isn't about being right all the time," Jay often says.
"It's about having a statistical edge and the discipline to execute your strategy consistently. At Trade With Titans, we're not just teaching people how to trade - we're building a community of skilled, disciplined traders who can hold their own against the big institutional players."
Imagine a world where pixel-perfect designs collide with the chaotic dance of market orders. Welcome to the realm of Adam Set, a trading virtuoso who transformed his creative eye from Fortune 500 UIs to the intricate patterns of orderflow.
Adam's journey began in the high-stakes arenas of competitive gaming, achieving global rankings and honing the grit that would fuel his trading career. While crafting sleek interfaces for the world's biggest companies, Adam's best friend Jay Strizzi introduced him to the thrilling world of trading. It was love at first chart.
"Trading felt like the ultimate game," Adam recalls. "But instead of pixels, I was moving money, and the stakes were thrillingly real."
Blending a gamer's focus with a designer's intuition, Adam developed a unique approach to reading orderflow. He doesn't just analyze the market - he visualizes it, seeing patterns where others see only noise.
"I watch every tick of orderflow," Adam often says. "It's like each order tells a story, and together, they create the epic saga of the market."
This machine-learning-like intuition didn't go unnoticed. Many of Adam's insights now power Trade With Titans' renowned Orderflow Bot.
Today, Adam stands as a testament to interdisciplinary thinking in trading. At Trade With Titans, he's not just a trader - he's a trading artist, continuously pushing boundaries with both analytical rigor and creative flair.
Wharton-educated and armed with a razor-sharp quantitative mind, Usual Whale is the algorithmic powerhouse of Trade With Titans. Specializing in machine learning algorithms, he continuously refines the team's trading edge. His models help traders navigate market complexities with data-driven precision.
"In the ocean of market data, we're building the sonar that helps you spot the biggest opportunities."
Our resident risk-taker and S&P 500 cowboy, Gamma Labs, pushes the boundaries of options trading. He's a former hedge fund trader who single-handedly accounted for >10% of 0DTE S&P futures options flow. Now, he's of course largely involved in the cryptocurrency space. With a penchant for high-octane SPX strategies, he brings a bold and calculated approach to the team. His expertise in leveraging market volatility adds a thrilling dimension to Trade With Titans' toolkit.
"When the market gives you an edge, don't just take it – bet more."
Frequently Asked Questions
Getting Started
To help you get started, we've put together a comprehensive guide covering everything you need to know to begin your trading journey with us.
Sign Up
Visit our storefront and join our discord. It’s quick and easy!
Introduce Yourself
Head over to the 'Introductions' channel and share a bit about yourself. We love to welcome new members personally.
What are Futures?
We’re going to skip the formal definition of a futures derivative contract and instead speak about the colloquial term that we reference in our community.
Futures let you make direct speculative trades on an asset. So, the same way that you can buy shares of SPY, you can buy “contracts” of futures. Here’s a simplified breakdown:
We prefer futures as they offer a straightforward way to leverage your trades, providing the benefits of leverage similar to options but without the complexity. This makes them a favorite among our community members, allowing for both strategic trading and easier risk management.
Leverage
A futures contract is inherently leveraged, which means you can control a large position with a relatively small amount of capital. For example:
- ES (S&P 500 Futures): Leveraged by 50
- NQ (Nasdaq-100 Futures): Leveraged by 20
Linear Pay-Off
Futures provide a linear pay-off, which means your profit or loss changes proportionally with the movement of the underlying asset. This is simpler compared to options, where the pay-off can be affected by various factors (known as the options Greeks).
This leverage allows for amplified gains and losses. If you are long at 4,000 on ES with 1 contract, and ES trades up to 4,001, you’re up one point - you’re up $50. Conversely, if ES trades down to 3,999, you’re down one point - and therefore down $50. The 'Micro' offering (MES/MNQ) is 1/10 the size of their counterpart, so $5 and $2 comparatively.
Choosing a Broker
A broker is the firm, company, or software that acts as the intermediary between you (the investor) and the exchange. Brokers facilitate the process of routing your trades to the exchange and are where you will deposit and withdraw your funds.
There are many different brokers available, each with their own policies, fees, restrictions, and features. Selecting the right broker depends on your trading needs and preferences.
Popular Brokers for Futures Trading
brokers commonly used for futures trading by our community
Popular Brokers for Options Trading
especially for beginners
Online 'Proprietary' Trading Firms
Recently, there has been a resurgence in online 'proprietary' trading firms offering individuals the ability to trade futures products with minimal start-up costs. These firms allow users to trade using 'sim' (simulated) accounts, with account sizes varying between $25,000 and $150,000. Instead of depositing a large sum of money, traders pay a fee to the provider, which can range from $10 to $1,000 depending on the account size.
Benefits
Minimal Start-Up Costs
These firms provide an affordable entry point for new traders, making it easier to start trading futures without a significant initial investment.
Reduced Risk
Trading with simulated accounts allows traders to familiarize themselves with futures trading without risking their own capital.
Expedited Account Setup
Setting up an account with these firms is typically faster and simpler compared to traditional brokerage accounts.
Drawbacks
Rules
While these services offer significant advantages, they also come with very strict trading rules. These rules can include daily loss limits, maximum drawdowns, and specific profit targets. Such constraints can be detrimental to a trader's learning and long-term success, as they may encourage risky behavior or stifle the development of effective trading strategies.
Limitations
It's essential for traders to weigh these pros and cons carefully. While online proprietary trading firms can provide a valuable learning experience and an affordable entry into futures trading, it's crucial to be aware of the potential limitations and ensure that your trading approach aligns with these constraints.
Trading and Charting Platforms
There are a wide variety of charting and trading platforms available, each with its own benefits and drawbacks. However, there are two platforms we particularly recommend for our community:
Sierra Chart is a comprehensive and powerful all-in-one platform that allows for the charting and trading of various products. It is tailored specifically for futures trading, making it the most popular platform used in our community.
Key features
Advanced Charting
Offers a wide range of chart types and customizable indicators.
Order Execution
Provides direct market access for efficient trade execution.
Customization
Highly customizable to suit individual trading styles and strategies.
Integration
Supports integration with multiple brokers and data feeds.
TradingView is a simple and intuitive charting platform, with the main benefit being its ease of use. It is also a popular platform used in our community. Key features include:
Key features
User-Friendly Interface
Easy to navigate, making it ideal for both beginners and experienced traders.
Cloud-Based
Access your charts and analysis from anywhere with an internet connection.
Comprehensive Tools
Offers a variety of chart types, indicators, and drawing tools.
Sierra Chart Quick-Start Guide
Sierra Chart is a comprehensive Trading and Charing platform that supports connectivity to multiple data providers and exchanges. The real-time market data feeds they provide are the closest retail can get to professional-grade data. They provide live and simulated trading environments, as well as manual and automated trading.
Most importantly, they provide real-time and historical charting with powerful analytics making it our recommended charting and trading platform. As this platform is so powerful, and offers significant customization capabilities, it can be a bit confusing at first. Worry not however, we will provide you with the chartbooks used by our Titan's, and guide you through the process of setting up your trading environment.
Requirements
There are a couple requirements to use the Sierra Chart platform and receive the discounted rates on their high quality real-time market data feeds.
✓ Supported Broker
To trade through the Sierra Chart platform, you will need to use a supported broker
Most online proprietary trading firms offer connectivity to popular trading platforms such as Sierra Chart. Typically, these firms use a simulated environment through Rithmic.
✓ Receiving Discount on Real-Time Market Data Feeds
Sierra Chart offers a significant discount on their real-time market data feeds for retail traders; however, you will need a funded account with one of their supported brokerages. This poses an issue for those not using a supported brokerage, or using an online proprietary trading firm.
Luckily, there's a workaround! You only need to login to a funded brokerage account once a month to maintain your discounted rates, so we suggest just creating an account with Interactive Brokers and loading a couple hundred dollars on it if needed.
Creating Your Sierra Chart Account
Once you have an account with a supported broker, we can begin setting up a Sierra Chart account with the necessary service packages and data feeds.
First, register an account with Sierra Chart and select the correct service package. Each service package includes different features provided by Sierra Chart. We highly recommend subscribing to 'Integrated Service Package 11'
Under "Account Management -> Activate Services" select one of the following:
- Integrated Service Package 11
- This will provide you the ability to connect to an external trading/data service so that you may route your trades through your broker and receive their data. In addition, it provides the capability to use footprint, volume profile and market profile charts. Fundamental features used extensively by community members and leaders.
Connecting Your Trading Account To Receive Market Data Discount
Before we go any further, you'll need to connect your trading to Sierra Chart.
First, install Sierra Chart to your desktop using this installer here.
Then, navigate to the Sierra Chart client and go to File -> Data Trade/Service Settings and select your brokerage. This is a straight forward process for Rithmic and CQG, however, you may need to use the Sierra Chart Teton Order Routing Service if using AMP futures, EdgeClear, IronBeam and others. InteractiveBrokers also has it's own process to connect to Sierra Chart. We've included helpful links below.
Additional information can be found here.
Activating Real-Time and Historical Market Data
The last step before we start preparing our trading charts and chartbooks is to subscribe to real-time and historical market data. At this point you should have a Sierra Chart account, activate Integrated Service Package 11 and have a trading account linked and verified.
Navigate to the 'Activate Services' webpage, confirm that your trading account has been linked and verified, then navigate to 'Denali Exchange Data Feed CME / CBOT / NYMEX / COMEX Exchanges (Optional)'. Complete the CME / CBOT / NYMEX / COMEX Exchange Agreements.
Lastly, navigate to 'Activate / Deactivate Denali Exchange Data Feed Exchanges [CME / CBOT / NYMEX / COMEX]' and activate the correct data feed. We recommend 'Full CME Group (CME, CBOT, COMEX, NYMEX) for non-professional Trading accounts', however, if you require Market Depth select the 'Full CME Group (CME, CBOT, COMEX, NYMEX) with Market Depth for non-professional Trading accounts'
Once activated, we're good-to-go!
Loading Charts and Chartbooks
Now the fun begins! In this section, we will be preparing your charts and trading setup so that you may view markets through the exact same lens as the leaders and other members in the TWT community.
The Trade With Titans Chartbook includes three charts:
To use this chartbook in Sierra Chart, you will need to navigate to it's directory and upload the TradeWithTitansChartbook.cht to the 'Data' subfolder (e.g., C:\SierraChart\Data\)
After the chartbook has been uploaded to the 'Data' subfolder, you may open Sierra Chart and open the chartbook (File->Open Chartbook)
Editing Charts in your Chartbook
After Sierra Chart is finished downloading all the historical data and updating your charts, our next step is to make any necessary revisions.
Finding Symbols
(required if broker uses different symbol codes)
Some brokers may have specific symbol codes for individual futures contacts. To update the correct symbol code and apply it your chart, navigate to File->Find Symbols and locate the intended contract. We will look for the S&P 500 Micro E-Mini September 2024 contract.
Editing Chart Symbols
To edit a chart's symbol, select the chart and navigate to 'Chart Settings' and update the symbol.
NOTE: to chart or display the E-Mini contract and have orders routed to the Micro E-Mini contract, simply update the 'Trade and Current Quote Symbol' field to the micro contract. In this case, we would update it to MESU24-CME.
Creating Bracket Orders
Bracket orders allow you to automatically set Stop Loss and Take Profit orders when you enter a position. To create bracket order rules, navigate to the DOM and in the trading panel click 'Targets'.
From here, you may add or remove stop loss and take profit bracket orders. Keep in mind, it is denominated by ticks! Both S&P 500 and Nasdaq-100 futures are denominated in 0.25 tick sizes, meaning, 4 tickets is equal to 1 point. If you would like a 5 point stop, that would be 20 ticks.
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