CCS Trade Recommendations - User Guide

Introduction

After years of studying various patterns, we have automated a specific set of rules which we are now making available exclusively to our customers.

These signals are designed to provide an entry for a potential change of trend. Most setups will disappear and not get elected and the market will resume the current trend.

In fact, these signals are an excellent method to catch a market that has already begun a move and/or to add on additional contracts with a defined stop and risk.

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New Trade Setups

1. New entry patterns are scanned for each evening, after 7pm Eastern, and are provided on the New Trade Setups screen.

2. A setup is provided as either a buy signal or a sell signal. The signal is only valid if the entry stop is hit. Discard the setup if the void price is hit first.

3. Signals are placed as stop orders. A Stop order is one that becomes a market order if and when the market reaches the Entry Price. A "buy stop" is placed above the market and a "sell stop" is placed at a price below the market.

4. Add signals are denoted with a "~" symbol. Add signals are used to increase the quantity of trades on an existing position. When elected the stop price on the entire position is typically raised.

5. Signals and trades that are being rolled are denoted with a "*" symbol. These signals are not elected and are only used to exit existing positions and warn of expiration.

6. New Trade Setups and Exit Prices change and should to be monitored each day.

Current Trades

1. Elected signals are provided on the Current Trades screen.

2. The trades listed are signals where the entry stop was hit. Use the void price as your initial stop.

3. Today's newly elected trades are denoted with a "*" symbol to highlight the most recent fills.

4. Entry Prices are provided from the signals Entry Stop. In the event the signals entry stop is filled on the market open, the markets opening price is listed.

5. Exit Stops are placed to exit the entire position. When long, a "sell stop" is placed at the designated price below the market. When short, a "buy stop" is placed at the designated price above the market.

6. Exit Stops can change, either raised or lowered, and should to be monitored each day.

7. Profit / Loss is calculated as a single contract.

8. Credit Open Equity is a subtotal sum of the positive open profit/loss.

9. Debit Open Equity is a subtotal sum of the negative open profit/loss.

10. Total Open Equity is a total sum of the combined positive and negative open profit/loss.

Closed Trades

1. Exited elected signals are listed on the Closed Trades screen.

2. The Start Date and Entry Price provide the date and price the signal was elected.

3. The End Date and Exit Price provide the date and price the signal as closed.

4. Profit / Loss is calculated as a single contract.

5. Credit Closed Equity is a subtotal sum of the positive closed profit/loss.

6. Debit Closed Equity is a subtotal sum of the negative closed profit/loss.

7. Total Closed Equity is a total sum of the combined positive and negative closed profit/loss.