{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"The Trading Blog - Optimus Futures","provider_url":"https:\/\/optimusfutures.com\/blog","author_name":"Optimus Futures","author_url":"https:\/\/optimusfutures.com\/blog\/author\/admin\/","title":"Why Pro Traders Skip Moving Averages #futurestrading","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"L3q662X5kB\"><a href=\"https:\/\/optimusfutures.com\/blog\/why-pro-traders-skip-moving-averages-futurestrading\/\">Why Pro Traders Skip Moving Averages #futurestrading<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/optimusfutures.com\/blog\/why-pro-traders-skip-moving-averages-futurestrading\/embed\/#?secret=L3q662X5kB\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Why Pro Traders Skip Moving Averages #futurestrading&#8221; &#8212; The Trading Blog - Optimus Futures\" data-secret=\"L3q662X5kB\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/optimusfutures.com\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/optimusfutures.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/maxresdefault.jpg","thumbnail_width":1280,"thumbnail_height":720,"description":"Moving averages only track where price was, not where the market is actually doing business. Instead, professional traders use the TPO Point of Control as their reference level\u2014the exact price where the most time was spent during the session. This Fair Price map helps you identify if the price is overextended or if it has found balance. It is built on the same Quantower engine that powers Optimus Flow, available free when you trade futures with Optimus Futures. Want to learn more about Optimus Futures? Visit our website: https:\/\/optimusfutures.com\/ Learn to Trade Futures: https:\/\/learn.optimusfutures.com Our commissions, margins, and pricing: https:\/\/optimusfutures.com\/Futures-Trading-Pricing.php Open an account with us today! https:\/\/optimusfutures.com\/Futures-Commodities-Trading-Account.php Please don't forget to like the video, comment, and subscribe! THANKS FOR WATCHING! #futurestrading #marketprofile #tpocharts #optimusflow #orderflow There is a substantial risk of loss in futures trading. Past performance is not indicative of future results. When considering technical analysis, please remember educational charts are presented with the benefit of hindsight. Market conditions are always evolving, and technical trading theories and approaches may not always work as intended. The placement of contingent orders by you or broker, or trading advisor, such as a \"stop-loss\" or \"stop-limit\" order, will not necessarily limit your losses to the intended amounts, since market conditions may make it impossible to execute such orders. The high degree of leverage that is often obtainable in commodity interest trading can work against you as well as for you. The use of leverage can lead to large losses as well as gains. Optimus Futures, LLC is not affiliated with nor does it endorse any trading system, methodologies, newsletter, or other similar service. We urge you to conduct your own due diligence."}