Mika

Futures Trader 🇨🇦 | $NQ | TPO, Delta Footprint & Order Flow Trader | NFA

[Mika @TradesWithMika]

@Tleblebijian It’s not magic but it helps a lot especially on small time frame

[Mika @TradesWithMika]

New update live $NQ indicator I'm building 👇

Added a live panel in the corner that shows:

• Daily expected move (±1σ), calculated from implied volatility at the open
• Implied vol live: rising or falling, + where it sits vs the last year
• Current volume activity: very high → very low vs the same time of day

The expected move tells you how far the market is pricing today.
The vol read tells you if there's actually fuel to trade, or if it's a chop day to sit on your hands.

More coming soon.

[Mika @TradesWithMika]

Sneak peek at the custom indicator I've been building for $NQ 👀

On the chart, automatically:
• Previous day VAH / POC / VAL
• Naked daily VWAP closes (last 3 days)
• 15 min ORB high & low
• Live volatility read based on contracts traded

The CVD markers are NOT entry signals. They show you in real time who's in control, bulls or bears, by spotting divergences between order flow and price.

More coming soon...

[Mika @TradesWithMika]

I started to create my own indicator on TradingView...

Soon you will be able to access all my levels and delta volume inside your monitor in LIVE!

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Taking the day off to relax.

Nothing interesting again for me in the market today.

Enjoy your early week-end :)

[Mika @TradesWithMika]

I told you yesterday that it would be a bad day to trade my strategy. The best setups happen when we open near the last day VAH or VAL… This way you can easily play the reversal👍

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$NQ key levels for tomorrow

Daily VAH: 30,854.75
DVWAP: 30,811.00
Daily POC: 30,749.25
Daily VAL: 30,648.75

Below the beige zone (sub-30,648), I'm not looking for longs without clear structure first, no reason to buy weakness on hope.

Base case is an open back inside value. If that's what we get, it'll most likely be a balance day, chop, no edge and I'll sit it out.

Knowing when not to trade is part of a good adaptive strategy.

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No trades today

[Mika @TradesWithMika]

$NQ key levels for tomorrow

Daily VAH: 30,854.75
DVWAP: 30,811.00
Daily POC: 30,749.25
Daily VAL: 30,648.75

Below the beige zone (sub-30,648), I'm not looking for longs without clear structure first, no reason to buy weakness on hope.

Base case is an open back inside value. If that's what we get, it'll most likely be a balance day, chop, no edge and I'll sit it out.

Knowing when not to trade is part of a good adaptive strategy.

[Mika @TradesWithMika]

@ValeriyBreakout RR without a win rate means nothing...

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@AlberuniTrades Soon all ICT traders will change strategy and realize they are trading a negative ev setup…

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@KiraOnPrice On the bigger tf or for tomorrow?

[Mika @TradesWithMika]

$NQ levels for tomorrow

VAH: 31,035
POC: 30,926.75
VAL: 30,869.75

Depending on how we gap at the open, the zone I'm watching is 30,920–30,940 That's where Daily POC lines up with the prior day's VWAP close. Solid confluence for a reaction if price comes back to tap it.

Arrow on the chart is NOT a trade rec, just marking the area. Let price show its hand there before doing anything.

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@meli1965364 I will share the info next week

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Trade recap $NQ

Opening range high (31,012.50) rejected right under Daily VAH (31,035.50). No acceptance above value.

Let it come in through Daily POC (30,926.75). Shorted 6 @ 30,873.75 as price lost Daily VAL (30,869.75). Value breaking down and CVD pushing lower is my confirmation.

Covered 6 @ 30,781.00 into the air pocket below. 92.75 pts.

Just knowing where value sits and trading the reaction to it. That's the whole edge and it's learnable.

I don't post my PnL because it's useless for learning. My goal is to promote good habits and a real strategy.

[Mika @TradesWithMika]

@VClouette Stop trading price and trade volatility

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Like this message if you want more educational content from me (videos, books, reels etc...)

I'm trying to evaluate how many people would be interested and if it's even relevant.

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Happy new $NQ all time high

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Took a break to look at the market…

$NQ is pushing for a new all time high in the next days

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$NQ Trade Recap: POC → VAH

Called this exact scenario in this morning's level post... Open on POC, watch for acceptance to send it toward VAH. That's exactly how it played out. Done for the day before 10 AM.

📍Long 9 @ 30,810 : right as the range broke and we got acceptance above POC
📍Out 9 @ 30,852 : into the VAH test, didn't fight the level
42 pts win with 9 contracts

Context: NQ chopped in a tight, boring range just under POC for almost an hour and there was nothing happening. The second that range broke at open with massive buying volume and price held above POC, I got long. The fact that I entered a bit late and well above POC put me in a good position to place a hard stop below 790.

Enjoy your day :)

[Mika @TradesWithMika]

$NQ levels for today's session

- VAH: 30,862.75
- POC: 30,791.25
- VAL: 30,348.75

Interesting one. We're opening right on the POC after yesterday's clean, stair-step rally off the VAL. That kind of open usually means the market hasn't picked a direction yet, and the first move tends to tell the story.

Two ways I'm framing it:

📈 Acceptance above POC → retest of VAH, and if we get through that with volume, the trend from yesterday still has legs

📉 Rejection back below POC → rotation back into value, VAL becomes the magnet for a fill

Watching the first 15-30min to see which side wins before I commit size.