Despite the current economic crisis, veteran futures trader and statistician, Lee Gettess, consistently achieves solid returns with his high probability T-bond and e-mini trading signals.
Dear Futures Trader & Investor,
Lee Gettess is a world-renowned futures trader who developed the acclaimed VOLPAT futures trading system. Lee has been trading for over 20 years, and is one of the most consistent futures traders we have discovered. Lee is an expert at T-bond futures and e-mini trading signals. Shocking as it may seem, over the last few years he has been consistently realizing triple-digit returns.
Who is Lee Gettess?
Lee Gettess is a veteran futures trader with expertise in T-bond futures and e-mini trading signals for the S&P and NASDAQ. He has spent over twenty years developing proprietary trading systems for private traders, two large public funds, and one of the ten largest banks in North America. Lee has been recognized as a trading expert by Forbes, CNBC, Optionetics and many financial organizations.
1988
Developed the renowned VOLPAT futures trading system. Included in the independent Futures Trading rankings of the world’s top trading systems. VOLPAT averaged $153,499 profits per year for over ten years.
1993
Sold VOLPAT futures trading system for over $675,000 to a limited group of professional traders, including two big public funds and one of the ten largest banks in North America.
1994
Made public his Market Mapping technique, which improved the performance of every trading system tested by 4 times or more. Larry Williams says, “The best I’ve seen for minimizing losses.”
1996
Accepted 23 professional futures trading students who shared strategies and specific trades that returned 100% profits in one year. Guatum P. sums up the gratitude of those Lee mentored: “Lee taught me how your mind must work in order to be a profitable trader. Last year was my best year thanks to Lee.”
1997
Launched Insider’s Tips Sheet whereby he faxes his daily market analysis and specific futures trades to a small circle of traders and trading professionals. Many subscribers have the fax sent directly to their brokers so the brokers can follow along as they give their orders. As Erik says, “Save yourself a lot of pain by just following Lee.”
2003
Introduced the VIP Insider’s website for short-term trading where Lee offers his system of e-mini trading signals and T-bond futures trading. This makes faxing and emailing no longer necessary.
2007
Lee celebrated 20 years of futures trading for a living.
What trading strategy does Lee use?
Lee uses a combination of momentum and pattern recognition to attempt to identify situations where the direction of the next move is clearly probable. This strategy allows him to participate both with and against trends successfully, which should provide a smoother equity curve than a strategy that works in only one type of market. It also forces a discipline to wait for these situations and not trade when trade set ups are not clear. Trading with probabilities and using prudent risk control when the market goes against the probabilities are the hallmark of Lee’s trading.
Is Lee a Hedge Fund Manager or Money Manager?
Lee is just a guy who has been trading for a living since 1987 and who is willing to share his short term trades. He does not manage anyone else’s money in any fashion.
Why does Lee trade the S&P Emini and Treasury Bond Markets?
Trading on a short-term basis requires markets with good volatility and liquidity to allow for both profit potential and proper risk control. The T-Bond and E-Mini S&P markets both provide that wonderfully.
Does Lee ever change his trading strategy?
Lee spends far more time researching and developing trading strategies than he does trading, so if anything he discovers is a good addition to his trading approach he will include it. He says these discoveries don’t come along nearly as often as he would like, but he is constantly looking for them and evaluating his approach.
Aren’t yearly returns over 100% really unrealistic?
If you expect them to come every year like clockwork … yes. Trading is not like salary where you can count on a certain amount of money on a regular basis. All traders including Lee are dependent on cooperation from market conditions, and those conditions are always changing. However, the ability to make large percentage returns does exist in the futures markets. Looking over the past track record should tell you if returns in excess of 100% have ever occurred and how frequently. Past results are no guarantee of future returns, but should at least show whether these large returns are truly possible or not.
Will I ever lose money?
Losing trades are inevitable so of course you will lose money at some point. What Lee does is attempt to place trades where the probabilities are clearly in favor of one direction or another. Probabilities are not certainties so the trades will be wrong sometimes, but over an extended period of time following probabilities the net outcome should be fine. Markets can get very aberrant for any short time period and losses can accrue.
What size trading account do I need to get started?
A $10,000 – $15,000 account is the minimum recommendation.
Can I invest my retirement account like an IRA or 401K?
Yes, in order to invest all or a portion of your retirement account, you will need to do the following: Work with a retirement account custodian who can help you setup a self-directed account for you so you can still maintain your tax shelter status.
Are the accounts that I set up margin accounts?
Yes, futures or commodities accounts are normally margin accounts.
What are the margin requirements to trade both markets?
The exchanges have the right to alter margin requirements whenever they deem it necessary, so this can change regularly. Historically the average margin has been around $2,500 for T-Bonds and $4,500 for E-Minis.
Can you guarantee I will make money?
Trading involves probabilities and not certainties so a guarantee of profits isn’t feasible regardless of how good a track record might look.
What is the difference between stocks, commodities, futures, options, Forex, and ETFs?
Stocks
A stock is simply a share in the ownership of a company. You can buy hundreds, thousands or millions of shares in a company through a brokerage firm.
Commodities: A physical substance, such as food, grains, oil, and metals, and which investors buy or sell, usually through futures contracts. The price of each commodity is subject to normal supply and demand. Examples of commodities are wheat, corn, lean hogs, gold, and heating oil.
Futures
A standardized, exchange-traded contract which requires delivery a commodity, bond, currency, or stock index. The contract includes the obligation to buy at a specified price, on a specified future date. Futures contracts are traded based on prices moving up and down as a result of supply and demand.
Options
The right, but not the obligation, to buy (call option) or sell (put option) a specific amount of a given stock, commodity, currency, index, or debt, at a specified price (the strike price) during a specified period of time.
Forex
Global market where world currencies like the US Dollar, Japanese Yen, and the British Pound are traded and their conversion rates are determined. It is the world’s largest financial market in on average, some one and one-half trillion dollar worth of currencies are bought and sold every day.
ETF
A fund that tracks an index, but can be traded like a normal stock. ETFs bundle together the securities that are in an index. ETFs can be bought and sold at any time during the day unlike most mutual funds.
Index
Indicator for a group of securities. There are many different kinds of indexes.
What kind of risk is involved in this kind of investment?
The correct answer is “unlimited”. However, trading liquid markets and using stop losses allows Lee to attempt to limit the risk per contract per trade to $1250 or less.
Are the futures markets risky?
That’s what everyone will tell you. Strangely, they don’t tell you everyday that getting in your car to drive to work is risky. There is risk in most things in life. “Risky” is a relative term, but the more important question is whether they are “too risky” for any individual. No one should trade with money that they cannot afford to lose.
How do you manage your risk?
Lee trades very liquid markets and attempts to use prudent stop losses.
What percentage of my account will be used per trade in the market?
This will vary slightly, but with a maximum stop loss of $1,250 on a $15,000 account the risk per trade is roughly 8%. Folks wanting to be more risk averse should allocate more money to their account per contract than $15,000.
What kinds of trading order types are there and what do you do?
Here are the most common order types:
Market Order
Order to buy or sell at the current best price, whatever that price may be. In a fast moving market orders will always get filled, but not necessarily at the exact price that the trader intended.
Limit Order
Limit orders are orders to buy or sell at a specific or better price. Limit orders may or may not get filled depending upon how the market is moving, but if they do get filled it will always be at the chosen price, or at a better price if there is one available.
Stop Order
Stop orders are similar to market orders, in that they are orders to buy or sell a contract at the best available price, but they are only processed if the market reaches a specific price. Stop orders are often used to exit the market –either to take profit with “profit stops” or to protect large losses with “stop loss” orders.
GTC
Good ‘Til Cancelled. This is basically an order that expires after a period of time if it does not get filled at the price the trader requests.
Lee primarily uses stop orders and limit orders.
What is the difference between ASK and BID?
In any freely traded market there are participants wanting to buy and others wanting to sell. The sellers want the price as high as possible so they tend to “ask” for a price that is above whatever the last transaction price was. The buyers want to buy low so they “bid” to buy at some price below the last transaction. When buyers and sellers agree on a price the transaction actually takes place. This process is ongoing, and both the BID and ASK prices move up or down based on market conditions. You will sometimes hear commentators say that a market was “bid up” … This means they were willing to pay higher and higher prices for the security.
What is the value of a Point or Tick for the S&P Emini and Treasury Bonds?
T-Bonds trade in 1/32 of a point. That 1/32 tick is worth $31.25 per contract. The E-Mini trades in .25 increments, each of which is worth $12.50
How can I fund my account?
Your best bet is to check with your broker. Brokers typically prefer wire transfers or personal checks to fund your account. They normally do not accept cash, money orders or cashier’s checks.
Why should I pursue this program?
Perhaps you should not. Trading is not for everyone, and you should not trade with money you cannot afford to lose. What you can receive here is access to a website that details the exact same trades that a veteran trader is taking for his own account (Yes, Lee takes all of these short term signals!) More importantly you will receive many educational materials that detail strategies that Lee has used in the past and still employs to this day. If that sounds like a good opportunity for you in your current financial situation then perhaps you should check and see if any openings are available.
Get Lee’s trading report & broker statements.
In his special report, The Importance of Understanding How Bar Charts Form, Lee explains the seemingly basic concept of how bar charts form, and how you can profit from this knowledge. Complete the form on the right to receive this unique report. You will also receive Lee’s real broker statements showing his actual T-bond futures and e-mini futures trades.
How can I get more information?
Subscriptions to Lee’s T-bond futures and e-mini trading signals are available on a limited basis. As a subscriber, you have access to Lee’s proprietary futures trading website, e-mini trading and t-bond futures education, and weekly market updates on Lee’s trading blog. You also have the option of authorizing your broker to manage your account and auto-trade Lee’s futures signals for you, or you can always place the trades yourself if you prefer a more hands-on approach.
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