Intra-day Trading
TRIN â For me this indicator has become too difficult to read intraday within the last few years. Iâm not sure why but I believe it to be the result of so many closed end funds trading on the NYSE. Currently CE funds might be 1/3 to ½ of all issues being traded. These traded CE equities, many of which are Bond, Utility, and Commodity related, skew the TRIN by commingling the volume and the advancing /declining issues of both Stocks and CE Funds thus diluting the actual pure Stock readings which this indicator was originally designed.
TICK â I think about this indicators usage in a couple of ways. First, I like to use it as for wholesale/retail purchase and sale levels. I am always mindful of where the TICK is, where it was, and what the TICK/Price correlation has been.
Second, if you have difficulty defining the trend in whatever fractal (time frame) you trade, this indicator might do more harm than good. Do you really want to buy that â1000 reading? If you cannot define the trend, buying that â1000 might be the beginning of a rather disastrous day. I know.
Third, the TICK and TRIN are not primary indicators. They are a secondary set of tools. Many articles are written in S&C magazine about these indicators as primary edge and trading system decision tools. They are not. I donât think you will have great success designing a system utilizing only the TICK. But thatâs my personal opinion.
All said the TICK is a very powerful indicator. For discretionary intraday traders, it is a must.
Best Regards,
Dave