FUTURES, OPTIONS, TRADING

John Person

CEO,

John Person, Inc.

Elected Member of American Association of Professional Technical Analysts (AAPTA)
Former Founder & President of First National Futures Group
Author of Several Trading Books

About John

John Person is a 40-year veteran trader who is also an experienced trading system developer. He is the author of several highly acclaimed trading books and the creator of the Persons Pivots and PPS momentum indicators, found on brokerage firms such as Charles Schwab's thinkorswim, TradeStation, and the software platform, Trade Navigator, from Genesis Financials.

John's Articles

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How to Trade the COT Report

The Commitment of Traders Report (COT) can give you key insights into the market. Learn how to use it to make money-making trades from veteran trader John Person.

John Person

TRADING

The Stock Market Can Make Newer All-Time Highs and This Should Do the Trick

Last week US-based equity market indices, especially the S&P 500 (SPX) and NASDAQ-100 (NDX), retraced some of the prior weeks gains in a topsie turvie trading week, states John Person of PersonsPlanet.com.

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MARKETS

Tickers: NDX, SPX

Most Sectors Showed Good Contribution To This Rally

Last week the market started out strong, and to sum it up, finished mixed if not a bit weaker in the NASDAQ 100 (NDX), states John Person of PersonsPlanet.com.

John Person

MARKETS

Tickers: GDXJ, MPC, TFC, WBA, VLO

Understanding the Players in the Game as in GameStop

Understatement of the year.... "Yes, these are certainly interesting times".... We have a minor sell-off unfolding, the SPY is down 1.8%, states John Person of PersonsPlanet.com.

John Person

STOCKS

Tickers: AMC, IWM, SPY, XRT, GME

John's Videos

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Scanning Tips & Tricks to Act on for High Probability Stock Trades

Learn how to set up a scanning function using two trading tools that give traders the best edge to determine high-probability breakout stock trades. This session will also share which time frames to use and when to check for new signals. Many times, traders react to a price move only to get sucked in on a false move. To reduce these bad signals this workshop will show what conditions help filter out and highlight more reliable trades.

John Person

TRADING

34:56

Key Sectors - and Key Indicators - to Turn to in a Rangebound Market

John Person, CEO of Persons Planet, thinks this is a rangebound market…but that doesn't mean he doesn't see opportunity in key sectors! In this interview, the founder of the PPS indicator used

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FOREX

7:00

How to Enter Markets with the 50/50 Method

John Person explains how scanning the markets every week reveals what sectors are due to outperform.

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STRATEGIES

5:35

Don't Ignore the Good News

John Person market outlook going into yearend. He explains why this might be the best time to invest in the Russell 2000

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MARKETS

7:08

Upcoming Appearances

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May 15 - 17, 2025

MoneyShow Masters Symposium Miami

Your 2025 Portfolio: Preparing for Maximum Profit

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John's Books

John Person

Candlestick and Pivot Point Trading Triggers: Setups for Stock, Forex, and Futures Markets

Candlestick and Pivot Point Trading Triggers +Website makes Pivot Point analysis relevant for today's market, with up-to-date data and new techniques that reflect the current trading environment.

John Person

Mastering the Stock Market: High Probability Market Timing and Stock Selection Tools

Mastering the Stock Market provides authoritative insights into a method for trading stocks based on seasonal trends, sector analysis, and market timing. Taking a top-down approach, the book explains how seasonal supply/demand forces impact commodities and different sectors of the stock market.

John Person

A Complete Guide to Technical Trading Tactics: How to Profit Using Pivot Points, Candlesticks & Other Indicators

The Complete Guide to Technical Trading Tactics can help the new individual investor understand the mechanics of the markets. Filled with in-depth insights and practical advice, this book details what it takes to trade and shows readers how they can broaden their horizons by investing in the futures and options markets.