From the Trading Lab
Backtested strategies, prop firm reviews, tutorials, and trading insights.
Tutorial
How to Trade Futures: Basics, Costs, Steps and Platforms
This guide is for beginners who want to trade futures, and for stock or options traders thinking about…
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Tutorial
Order Flow Trading on Futures: DOM, Footprint, Delta, Tape
How to read order flow on NQ, MNQ and ES futures: DOM, tape, footprint and delta, with thresholds…
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Strategy
VWAP Trading for NQ and ES Futures: Formula, Bands and 3 Setups
VWAP (volume-weighted average price) is the average price traded during a session, weighted by how many contracts traded…
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Strategy
Footprint Chart Explained: How to Read Bid x Ask, Delta and Imbalances
A footprint chart is a candlestick chart opened up: instead of one bar per minute, it shows how…
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Tutorial
NQ Futures Contract Explained: Tick Value, NQ vs MNQ and Position Sizing
The NQ futures contract is the E-mini Nasdaq-100 future traded on CME Globex. Each contract is worth $20…
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Tutorial
How to Keep a Trading Journal for Futures: 12 Fields, 4 Metrics, 1 Weekly Review
A trading journal is a record of every trade you take, written so you can measure it later:…
Read More →My Pre-Market Checklist: 5 Items That Prevent Bad Trades
The 5-item pre-market checklist I use before every NQ futures session. Market bias, key levels, valid setup, volume…
Read More →Top 5 Prop Firms for NQ Futures Traders in 2026
Honest comparison of the top 5 prop firms for NQ/MNQ futures traders in 2026. Rules, pricing, payouts, and…
Read More →How to Import Trades from Rithmic into MyTradeEdge Journal
Step-by-step guide to importing your Rithmic trades into MyTradeEdge Journal. CSV export, auto-import, and deduplication explained.
Read More →TraderSync vs Tradervue vs MyTradeEdge: Which Trading Journal for Futures?
Honest comparison of TraderSync, Tradervue, and MyTradeEdge for futures traders. Features, pricing, and which one is best for…
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