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October 1, 2024
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Scott Pulcini’s Stop&Iceberg Setups
A collection of Scott’s Tweets on specific setups using Bookmap’s Stop&Iceberg Tracker
See how Scott integrates higher timeframe heatmap trading and intraday trading strategies with alerts of significant Native Iceberg and Stops transactions. This order flow trading strategy allows Scott to monitor up to 20 different futures markets and quickly enter positions based on his proprietary trading setups. If you are interested in contacting Scott, you can find him on Bookmap’s Educators Directory.
When the Stop-Iceberg Tracker identities an iceberg or cluster of icebergs that fail to hold prices, that zone can become an important support or resistance level even coming into the following day’s trading session.
Three important huge iceberg areas in ES, NQ and RTY that failed at the close to pay close attention to going into Globex session/Tomorrow. Using the INCREDIBLE SI Indicator from @bookmap_pro pic.twitter.com/8ntmmExN5e
— scottpulcinitrader.com (@scottpulcinitr1) February 23, 2021
Scott gains confidence in a setup in gold when he sees multiple buy icebergs in a row at the top of a multi-month balance area.
EXTREMELY important area here in Gold where FIVE consecutive bullish "Double Whammy" setups just fired off, with close to 1000 buy icebergs holding the area which is confluent with the top of a prior months-long balance area. Using the incredible SI Indicator from @bookmap_pro pic.twitter.com/3lvzp42MMc
— scottpulcinitrader.com (@scottpulcinitr1) February 19, 2021
As a pro trader, Scott Pulcini knows that discipline is key. Waiting for his setups to materialize and be confirmed by the Stop-Iceberg Tracker is his edge. You can sometimes catch Scott showing how it’s done in Bookmap’s live trading webinars.
As discussed in today's @bookmap_pro live trading webinar, patience is a virtue in waiting for your setups to materialize and confirmed by real-time volume using the GAME-CHANGING SI Indicator. We were looking for breakdowns in GC and ZS and we got them… pic.twitter.com/vkzdNmmBYl
— scottpulcinitrader.com (@scottpulcinitr1) February 11, 2021
The massive stop run of -715 contracts identified by the Stop-Iceberg Tracker at a multi-week balance area gets Scott excited to short a potential free fall once the bottom falls out.
Watching Gold closely here as it just breached a multi-week balance area to the downside with a MONSTER -715 stop run. If it can clear the bottom of the "Stop and Hold" setup using the SI indicator from @bookmap_pro I am looking for a free fall. #marketsneversleep pic.twitter.com/fbfSFGeHP7
— scottpulcinitrader.com (@scottpulcinitr1) February 4, 2021
As prices on the ES come back to test a monster sell iceberg zone, Scott looks for failure to signal for him to get short and target the next big layer of bids on the heatmap.
Keeping an eye on how ES reacts here on first test of a monster sell iceberg zone (3802-3786). I'm anticipating failure and a possible move to the waiting hands of major resting liquidity at 3750. @bookmap_pro pic.twitter.com/D9d2bL517i
— scottpulcinitrader.com (@scottpulcinitr1) January 27, 2021
Scott awaits a possible retest of an area where a buy stop run turned into a buy iceberg that failed. Weakness in that area would be his signal to get short.
Watching for any restest of the 13382.50-13370 zone where a "Dumb and Dumber" and "Broken Ice" setup formed. Any failure and I will be short. Using the game-changing SI Indicator from @bookmap_pro pic.twitter.com/7Qzq8t5cKN
— scottpulcinitrader.com (@scottpulcinitr1) January 27, 2021
Here Scott notes how the first two stop runs identified by the Stop-Iceberg Tracker were shorting signals, but the latest three runs result in prices holding and moving higher.
Interesting turn in market condition in #NQ as all Dumb and Dumber buy stops earlier are now turning into Stop and Hold setups. Using the game-changing SI Indicator add-on from @bookmap_pro pic.twitter.com/AgtNuzizaG
— scottpulcinitrader.com (@scottpulcinitr1) January 5, 2021
Scott Pulcini goes long gold after his other chart tools correlate with two buy icebergs, as indicated by Bookmap’s Stop-Iceberg Tracker.
I'm long gold at 1952.0 after an attempted sell-off that held the HVN of a multi-day balance area that was followed up by two buy "titanic" setups that also held on the latest pullback. Confluent with a breakout of the 60 min TAS box. Stop @ 1949.0 @bookmap_pro @tasmarketpro pic.twitter.com/1omWWHVc4U
— scottpulcinitrader.com (@scottpulcinitr1) January 5, 2021
Scott uses the Stop-Iceberg Tracker as confirmation at a confluence of a balance area and failed breakout.
#ES also with two strong short "Titanic" setups with large sell icebergs coming in on an attempted balance area breakout and the official failed breakout through the HVN. Confluent with a breakdown of TAS 30 & 60 min boxes and an EDGE cross to boot. @bookmap_pro @tasmarketpro pic.twitter.com/vzFtxBT40e
— scottpulcinitrader.com (@scottpulcinitr1) January 5, 2021
Five buy icebergs in a row which propelled the ES 30 points higher are met by a huge sell iceberg at the close.
A fitting ending today to the "be long or be wrong" final nine months of 2020 in #ES. FIVE consecutive threshold "Titanic" buy iceberg setups, lauching the ES 30+ pts until finally smacking into a -2200 sell iceberg at the close. Using the SI Indicator from @bookmap_pro #EDGE pic.twitter.com/wLtjxpVvsk
— scottpulcinitrader.com (@scottpulcinitr1) January 1, 2021
The Stop-Iceberg Tracker showed massive sell icebergs on the E-Mini appear as the market opened. Scott combines that information with overall weakness as visible in the trade bubbles to look for a breakdown in the same area as a big stop run the day prior.
Watching the 3680-3686 area closely for failure as a monster sell iceberg came in at the open along with mucho passive sell absorption. Same area as that massive stop run yesterday. Looking for the long-awaited sell-off if we can get below that zone using @bookmap_pro pic.twitter.com/0CC94nRzCz
— scottpulcinitrader.com (@scottpulcinitr1) December 22, 2020
A cluster of buy icebergs keep prices elevated for some time, but Scott Pulcini thinks that if the area break then the E-Mini is set to retest and break the level of previous stop run higher.
Multiple buy absorption areas (300+ each time) at 3680 that ES keeps bouncing off of. If it can penetrate that area and sell through the bottom of the start of that monster 2500 +buy stop run earlier (3676) , may get some selling into the close. Using @bookmap_pro pic.twitter.com/KyQTK43P0K
— scottpulcinitrader.com (@scottpulcinitr1) December 21, 2020
A nice confluence of buy stops being absorbed by icebergs in Crude Oil is noted by Scott. The rally is halted and prices drop off.
Awesome Double Whammy sell setup in CL accented by large sell absorption stopping that bungy jump rally in its tracks using the INCREDIBLE SI Indicator and new Absorbption Indicator from @bookmap_pro pic.twitter.com/lpiHF5Ynrk
— scottpulcinitrader.com (@scottpulcinitr1) December 1, 2020
Another example of Scott Pulcini’s “Broken Ice” setup. The tracker showed large icebergs that absorbed the buyers, and then the market dropped off into a level of sell absorption.
ZW breakdown update: Ran into large absorption near 585.00 including a "Broken Ice setup." It is now hitting a wall of sell absorb that could be another place to enter with stop above. Watching how it reacts to the first test of the absorption that moved the market away from 575 pic.twitter.com/Ga0fAFvIxj
— scottpulcinitrader.com (@scottpulcinitr1) December 1, 2020
As prices in wheat futures drop off, very large market buys are absorbed by icebergs as seen on the Stop-Iceberg Tracker, giving Scott a signal to add to shorts.
Start of a major breakdown of a balance in ZW into the close, confirmed by large sell ice using the INCREDIBLE SI Indicator by @bookmap_pro stopping any attempt at moving higher and the breakdown out of multiple TAS boxes using @tasmarketpro Looking to add shorts on Globex open pic.twitter.com/PGWlQuvG4i
— scottpulcinitrader.com (@scottpulcinitr1) October 27, 2020
Scott Pulcini waits for a retest of the 11545-1175 area after a signal given off by the Stop-Iceberg Tracker for his “Broken Ice” setup: iceberg orders that fail to hold prices.
Watching the 11545-1175 area for a retest/failure to short on a large "Broken Ice" setup using the INCREDIBLE SI Indicator from @bookmap_pro pic.twitter.com/hksmraLTDr
— scottpulcinitrader.com (@scottpulcinitr1) October 27, 2020
When crude broke out of a weak-long balance area with a stop run that even the icebergs couldn’t hold, Scott was aiming for an upward move of at least $2 per barrel or more.
Crude breaking out of a week-long balance area supported by a monster Stop and Hold setup, providing the fuel, powered by the INCREDIBLE SI (Stop/Iceberg Indicator) from @bookmap_pro This could be a $2.00+ move over the next day or so pic.twitter.com/8FWoNQfaiY
— scottpulcinitrader.com (@scottpulcinitr1) October 20, 2020
Bookmap’s heatmap shows where the large bids are, but the additional Stop-Iceberg Tracker identify where trades are absorbed by large sell icebergs, as Scott points out in this chart.
Watching NQ for a possible restest of the 12092-12077.50 for any retest/fail to short where MONSTER sell icebergs (500+) stopped the market in its tracks using the INCREDIBLE SI Indicator from @bookmap_pro pic.twitter.com/A73CHL8rbP
— scottpulcinitrader.com (@scottpulcinitr1) October 14, 2020
Here’s a great example of the kind of vertical move that amateur traders often try to short. Notice the two stop runs and then continuation of the move up and to the right.
How could you have stayed away from "thinking" this NQ vertical move was overdone? Two large "Stop and Hold" setups showed you to either get long or at least stay out of the way of the freight train using the INCREDIBLE SI Indicator from @bookmap_pro #NQ #Daytrading pic.twitter.com/FRgDoXEIb2
— scottpulcinitrader.com (@scottpulcinitr1) October 12, 2020
Scott has studied the confluence of significant Stops and Iceberg transactions within the order flow and has developed several trade setups. Here he presents his “Titanic” setup.
How could you have gotten on that news-driven free fall that just occurred in equities/NQ? Huge "broken ice" setup followed by a retest running right into a monster "Titanic" setup supplied the fuel that resulted in a 100+ pt move down in minutes using @bookmap_pro SI Indicator pic.twitter.com/iKyh9l91UL
— scottpulcinitrader.com (@scottpulcinitr1) September 30, 2020
Scott uses a higher time frame analysis together with alerts for significant Stops and Native Iceberg transactions within Bookmap. Then he drills down into the order flow in Bookmap to look for one of his proprietary setups.
Incredible long setup in ES where huge buy icebergs fire off using the SI Indicator from @bookmap_pro right at longer timeframe support using @tasmarketpro boxes. #Holygrailx2 #ES #Futures pic.twitter.com/bXhA4rZrxa
— scottpulcinitrader.com (@scottpulcinitr1) July 9, 2020
Here Scott is looking for for a break below significant Native Iceberg transactions and continuation of the move lower. New sellers are jumping in and moving price away from that previous area. Look for high liquidity on the bid and significant stop order transactions as a potential target.
Same area that was a good long earlier was an incredible short when breached/retested and failed to the downside. Areas where big money takes a stand are always important and easy to see using the incredible SI Indicator from @bookmap_pro pic.twitter.com/N9mnEalVjx
— scottpulcinitrader.com (@scottpulcinitr1) July 9, 2020
A massive stop run with more selling below the area leads to a larger downside move. Understanding the order types like stops and iceberg transactions within the order flow can offer insights to excellent moves.
Knowing where large sell stop runs occur is just as important as knowing where the big money is playing. MASSIVE -1900+ sell stop through the 3138-3135 area proved to be a great resistance area on the retest….then failure. @bookmap_pro SI Indicator to thank. #Holygrail #ES pic.twitter.com/Fwj5EcwRis
— scottpulcinitrader.com (@scottpulcinitr1) July 9, 2020
Another example of Native Buy Iceberg transactions and price acceptance below the transactions. Lookin for high liquidity on the bid to test. Scott typically waits for aggressive buyers to begin entering before he exits his trade position.
Two awesome areas to short just fired off in ES where buy icebergs got run over then monster sell stops fired off lower. I am looking for another restest of either area to short again using the incredible SI Indicator from @bookmap_pro pic.twitter.com/MGkUoStrXk
— scottpulcinitrader.com (@scottpulcinitr1) July 13, 2020
An example of how professional traders like Scott go through various scenarios to fulfill one of his trading setups. Once the trade criteria is met, he will quickly execute.
I'm keeping an eye on 6A for a potential break of both +/-icebergs that took a stand near 7160 area. If it can break that it will be in breakdown mode on 10,30,60 and also accepting into a multi-day MP Value Area using @bookmap_pro & @tasmarketpro #6A #daytrading pic.twitter.com/xPTADYbrFn
— scottpulcinitrader.com (@scottpulcinitr1) August 11, 2020
Another setup of Native Buy Iceberg transactions, but price selling through the level. A beautiful pullback right to the level. Then look for the price to begin dropping again for continuation to the downside.
HUGE Buy Iceberg tries to hold the market up in ES from 3350-3344 and gets crushed, providing the fuel for a 20+ pt move using @bookmap_pro . Opp called live in the https://t.co/uKx0YsjYI0 room with @tasmarketpro boxes in full breakdown, with The EDGE confirming #ES #daytrading pic.twitter.com/RoW2zwuOlT
— scottpulcinitrader.com (@scottpulcinitr1) August 11, 2020
Notice the process here. First there’s insight and analysis at higher timeframe levels. Then Scott is looking for a significant event to occur at this level, which significant Native Iceberg or Stops transactions. Next, he drills down into the order flow and looks for one of his setups to unfold before he enters.
Short watch on ZB where we are breaking down out of 2 week balance area confluent with breakdown out of TAS Boxes confirmed by large sell icebergs using @bookmap_pro & @tasmarketpro #ZB #daytrading pic.twitter.com/ngFQ7B9y2P
— scottpulcinitrader.com (@scottpulcinitr1) August 26, 2020
A significant Stop Run unfolds at an important higher timeframe (overnight) level. Look for confirmation of your setup at this point to justify an entry.
Important inflection area here in Gold where a large sell stop run fired right into waiting large sell icebergs using @bookmap_pro SI Indicator, into a major inflection area were we broke down overnight. #GC #daytrading pic.twitter.com/V70w7l0h24
— scottpulcinitrader.com (@scottpulcinitr1) September 3, 2020
A “Broken Ice” setup – price drop below significant Native Buy Iceberg transactions on heavy sell volume. This setup confirms a higher timeframe level setup.
Awesome short and cover using @bookmap_pro and @tasmarketpro in tandem with a breakdown of a short-term balance area through VWAP & TAS POC, fueled by "broken ice" setup using the incredible SI indicator. Cover at the 60 min box support/prior resistance. #NQ #daytrading pic.twitter.com/DotRdrZYRI
— scottpulcinitrader.com (@scottpulcinitr1) September 15, 2020
Another “Broken Ice” setup – price rises above significant Native sell Iceberg transactions. This setup confirms a higher timeframe level setup. The setup coincides with higher timeframe analysis. Look for a move back to and potentially through the heavy liquidity at 1900 on Gold.
Watching/waiting for a breakout of gold to upside with the SI indicator "broken ice" setup fueling the breakout out of a balance area confluent with breakouts of the TAS10, 30,60 min boxes, with target near 1909 using @bookmap_pro and @tasmarketpro. #Holygrail #GC #daytrading pic.twitter.com/wBt5ASUWsq
— scottpulcinitrader.com (@scottpulcinitr1) September 29, 2020