By Volmike


The VOLMIKE.COM Learning Path: Master Our System

Welcome to the VOLMIKE.COM Learning Path! This structured guide is designed to take you from the foundational concepts of our system to the nuanced interpretation of advanced signals and strategic trade management. Each chapter builds upon the last, providing a comprehensive understanding of how we achieve "Volatility Perfection" in the markets.

Follow this path to unlock the full power of our proprietary methodology, decipher our unique visual language, and enhance your trading decisions.

Your Journey to Volatility Perfection:

Here are the key concepts, indicators, and signals that define the VOLMIKE.COM system:

  1. What is Volatility Mike?

    • The indispensable core: Understand our proprietary indicator that normalizes and measures the velocity of daily percentage change.

  2. Yesterday's OHLC Dashed Lines: Navigating Mike's Daily Landscape

    • The daily terrain: Learn how previous day's Open, High, Low, and Close act as critical reference points for Mike's movement.

  3. Mike Dashboard: Deciphering the Market's Signals

    • Your quick-reference guide: Get an overview of all the intuitive emojis that summarize key market conditions and signals on your dashboard.

  4. Mike Bollinger Bands: The Volatility of Change

    • The dynamic envelope: Discover how applying Bollinger Bands to Mike reveals the volatility of momentum itself.

  5. Mike BBW Tightness (Mike's Bees): Coiling for Volatility

    • The compressed spring: Learn how extreme tightness in Mike Bollinger Band Width signals impending explosive moves, visualized by "Mike's Bees" (🐝).

  6. BBW Expansion: The Market Ignites

    • The explosive release: Understand how Mike Bollinger Bands widen, marking the "ignition point" of significant momentum, visualized by the "Fire Emoji" (🔥) and directional "Bishops" (🟣).

  7. Relative Volume (Triangle Emoji): Measuring Market Participation

    • The fuel and directional thrust: Explore how Relative Volume, indicated by the Triangle (▲) and directional "Horse" (🐝), confirms market conviction.

  8. Volatility Expansion (STD): The Phoenix Rising

    • The accelerating force: Discover how Standard Deviation Expansion on Mike quantifies explosive surges in momentum volatility, marked by the "Phoenix Rising" (🐦‍🔥).

  9. Mike's ATR Expansion: The Market's Extended Reach

    • The extended range: Learn how ATR Expansion on raw price confirms wide-ranging moves, visualized by the "Comet" (☄️).

  10. DMI Expansion (ADX): The Unstoppable Force

    • The trend's conviction: Understand how ADX Expansion on Mike measures the accelerating strength of momentum's trend, marked by the "Steam" (♨️) and "Dynamite" (🧨) emojis.

  11. Mike Ichimoku: Trend & Momentum from Velocity

    • Velocity's structure: Dive into how Ichimoku components, applied to Mike, reveal insights into the trend and momentum of daily percentage change.

  12. The Mike Kijun Line: Dividing Bull & Bear Kingdoms

    • The crucial threshold: Explore how this key Ichimoku component acts as a dividing line for momentum, influencing the color of our "chess piece" signals.

  13. The Pawn (♟️): Mike Tenkan Sen - The Frontline of Momentum

    • The nimble trailblazer: Learn about the fastest-responding component of Mike Ichimoku, signaling immediate shifts.

  14. Mike Tenkan-Kijun Cross: The Celestial Dance of Momentum

    • Shifting balances: Understand how the cross of Mike Tenkan and Mike Kijun, marked by the Sun (☀️) and Moon (🌙) emojis, signals changes in short-term momentum relationships.

  15. Mike's Tom DeMark Lines: Boundaries of Momentum

    • Momentum's confinement: Discover how TD Sequential and dynamic Supply/Demand levels applied to Mike provide crucial boundaries.

  16. TDST Lines: Daily Price Gates of Momentum

    • Price's interaction: Learn how fixed daily price levels, derived from TD Sequential, signal decisive breaches through "Hole" (🕳️) and "Key" (🔑) emojis.

  17. The Astronaut (🧑‍🚀) and Half-Moon (🌒): Navigating Momentum's Extremes

    • Bullish extension & climax: Track Mike's sustained new highs with Astronauts and anticipate exhaustion with the Half-Moon.

  18. The Swimmer (🏊) and Squid (🦑): Plunging to Momentum's Extremes

    • Bearish extension & climax: Follow Mike's sustained new lows with Swimmers and anticipate exhaustion with the Squid.

  19. The Queen (👑): Crown Jewel of Entries

    • The strategic precursor: Understand this powerful two-stage entry signal, triggered by Mike crossing Kijun with a steep angle, setting up for Marengo.

  20. Marengo: The Ultimate Entry Signal

    • The pinnacle of confluence: Explore our signature high-conviction signal, where all indicators align for explosive, high-probability trade opportunities.