Founder of Emini-Watch
About Barry Taylor: Full-Time Futures Trader Since 2009
Barry Taylor is a futures trader and the founder of Emini-Watch. He developed the proprietary ‘Better’ Trading Indicators used by hundreds of traders worldwide. He publishes the Weekend Futures Market Recap on YouTube and is followed by over 12,000 Emini and futures traders.
Hi, I’m Barry Taylor. I’m not a trading guru, and I haven’t discovered the Holy Grail. I’m just a regular guy who makes a living trading futures full-time (while traveling the world surfing). This page tells you who I am and how I got here, and this website shows what works for me and is a record of how my trading methodology is evolving. For my full bio, visit Barry-Taylor.com.
Who I Am
I’m a mutt. Born in Hong Kong to American and English parents. Raised in France, Switzerland and the UK. After studying Manufacturing Engineering at Cambridge University, I worked as a consultant in London, Los Angeles, Melbourne and Sydney – until 2008, when I walked away from consulting to trade full-time.
Since then, my wife (“Mrs Emini-Watch”) and I have been traveling full-time. We rotate between three locations, spending roughly four months a year in each, matched to the surfing season (my other obsession):
- Byron Bay, Australia (May – August)
- Biarritz, France (September – December)
- Kauai, Hawaii (January – April)
In case you’re wondering whether the constant traveling is some elaborate tax dodge (fair question): I’m an Australian citizen, my business is registered in Australia, and that’s where I pay tax. Australia is where I call home – as much as any mutt has a home.
People always ask me which one I prefer. The honest answer is all three, equally – I love the stimulation of moving between very different worlds, and I’m wired for variety, not roots. Maybe you’re the same: driven, but not anchored. Or maybe you’re chasing the same freedom – the kind that only trading full-time makes possible.
My Trading Timeline
| Year | What happened |
|---|---|
| 1995 | Started trading stocks – then worked through small caps, options, warrants, commodities, and forex over the next decade |
| 2004 | Focused exclusively on Emini S&P 500 futures |
| 2006 | Became consistently profitable. Launched Emini-Watch.com as a trading blog |
| 2008 | Went full-time as a futures trader – the GFC made the decision easy, because consulting work dried up |
| 2009 | Started traveling and trading year-round with my wife |
| 2010–2019 | Refined the methodology into the three non-correlated ‘Better’ Indicators |
| 2020 | Deleted 1,265 old blog posts. Moved video content to YouTube. Slimmed the website to its highest-value pages |
| 2021 | Burned out on day trading and transitioned to swing trading futures |
| 2024–today | Trading futures full-time, publishing the Weekend Futures Market Recap on YouTube, and continuing to refine the Better Indicators |
I have been trading for 31 years, focused on Emini futures for 22 years, and trading futures full-time for 17 years. Time definitely passes quickly – tempus fugit, memento mori.
Why I Built the ‘Better’ Indicators
Conventional trading indicators – moving averages, MACD, RSI, Elliott Wave, Fibonacci – didn’t work for me. I won’t say they “don’t work” for anyone. They can work. But in my experience, they’re at best a 50:50 proposition.
The reason most traders fail is that they only analyze one data dimension: price. And price alone cannot be used to predict price. You need to include the two missing components: buying/selling volume and average trade size.
That’s why there are three ‘Better’ Indicators, each measuring a different, non-correlated dimension of market data:
- Better Sine Wave analyzes price and identifies the beginning and end of trends.
- Better Momentum measures volume and identifies the strength of demand and supply.
- Better Pro Am measures average trade size to identify when professional traders (large size) and amateur traders (small size) are active.
When the three indicators signal together – climactic volume, price exhaustion, and professional activity, followed by less volume, price testing, and amateur mistakes – you get high-probability trade entries and exits. The methodology builds on the timeless work of Richard D. Wyckoff and his insights into how markets actually function.
Some subscribers have called the Better Indicators a “3-dimensional approach” to trading. They work for futures (my main focus), forex, ETFs, stocks, and cryptocurrencies, and across all timeframes – from tick charts up to weekly.
What People Say About the ‘Better’ Indicators
I have been using your Better Indicators for 7 years now, with consistently improving success – so much so that I am on track to retire 5 years early and live off my trading income. That is a BIG DEAL.
Robert C.
Thank you for sharing your indicators with the rest of us. It has literally changed my life, enabling me to finally be successful at day trading. I never buy and hold anymore and I sleep much better each night.
Dennis w.
Your indicators have taken me from a trader with a $10K account to launching a hedge fund next month. These are the real deal and I hope you stick around and continue to share your wealth of knowledge.
Jeff P.
I’ve been using your indicators for about 3 years and are consistently successful, thank you! It took a little while but you have changed my trading DNA.
Tony M.
What You’ll Find on Emini-Watch
What I offer
- The ‘Better’ Indicators – by subscription, available on TradeStation, NinjaTrader, MultiCharts, and TradingView. Compatible with BloodHound. See pricing
- 1-on-1 Coaching – limited availability for serious traders who want to learn the methodology in depth.
- The Weekend Futures Market Recap – free weekly market analysis on my YouTube channel, where I break down the futures markets using the ‘Better’ Indicators.
- The free 10-day video series – 10 Changes That Turned My Trading Around. No indicators included, no hard sell – just the 10 biggest lessons from 17 years of full-time trading.
- The eBook: 10 Days to Better Emini Trading – available on Amazon Kindle and rated 4.4 stars on Goodreads. A short, practical companion to the video series.
What I don’t offer
- No trading course or curriculum. I teach through the free videos, the eBook, the weekly YouTube recap, and through 1-on-1 coaching for those who want deeper guidance.
- No signal service. I don’t send buy/sell alerts. The indicators signal on your own charts; you make your own decisions.
- No managed accounts. I trade my own money. I don’t trade yours, and I don’t accept public investment.
Why I Deleted the Original Blog
In November 2020, I deleted 1,265 blog posts from this site. It felt like deleting my life’s work. Three reasons:
- Adobe Flash died. A lot of the old trading videos were recorded in
.swfformat, and from 31 December 2020, no major browser would play them anymore. - Google was penalising the site for “thin content.” Most blog posts were videos or charts with very little written context.
- YouTube’s player was outperforming my self-hosted video. It was time.
The result is the slimmed-down 60-page site you see today – focused on the indicators, the methodology, and the “how to trade” content that has actually held up over time. All historical video content has been moved to YouTube, and you can also browse the archived trading vlog here.
Common Questions About Me
Barry Taylor is an Australian futures trader who has traded full-time since 2009. He founded Emini-Watch.com in 2006 and created the proprietary ‘Better’ Indicators – Better Sine Wave, Better Momentum, and Better Pro Am.
Barry was born in 1965 and was 60 in 2025.
Barry attended Millfield School in the UK and read Manufacturing Engineering at Cambridge University.
Barry started trading stocks in 1995, focused exclusively on Emini futures from 2004, and has been a full-time futures trader since 2009 – 17 years full-time, 22 years trading Emini futures, and 31 years of trading experience overall.
Barry is Australian. He and his wife rotate between Byron Bay (Australia), Biarritz (France), and Kauai (Hawaii) each year, spending roughly four months in each location to match the surfing seasons.
Yes. Emini-Watch is a registered Australian business that has been operating continuously since 2006. The Better Indicators are used by hundreds of traders worldwide on TradeStation, NinjaTrader, MultiCharts, and TradingView. Barry trades his own money using the same indicators he sells.
No. Barry does not sell a course or curriculum. He teaches through the free weekly Weekend Futures Market Recap on YouTube, the free 10-day video series, and through limited 1-on-1 coaching for serious traders.
Yes – Barry offers limited 1-on-1 coaching for traders who want to learn the ‘Better’ Indicators methodology in depth. Availability is limited because he coaches personally.
No. Barry does not send trading signals or buy/sell alerts. The ‘Better’ Indicators signal on the subscriber’s own charts – each trader makes their own decisions.
No. Barry trades his own account only. He does not run a fund, manage accounts, or accept any form of investment from the public.
Yes. Barry is the author of the Amazon Kindle eBook 10 Days to Better Emini Trading, a practical companion to his free 10-day video series. The eBook is rated 4.4 stars on Goodreads.
TradeStation, NinjaTrader, MultiCharts, and TradingView. They are also compatible with BloodHound.
The indicators work on futures (Emini and other futures markets), forex, ETFs, stocks, and cryptocurrencies. They work across all timeframes, from tick charts to weekly.
No. Emini-Watch is independent and not affiliated with or endorsed by CME Group, TradeStation, NinjaTrader, MultiCharts, or TradingView.
Subscribe to the YouTube channel for the Weekend Futures Market Recap, published every weekend, and the trading vlog for the archived videos.
How can Emini-Watch help you?
If you have ever wanted to trade for a living, this website can help you. But you need to find your own unique trading style. Use this website as a starting point, then, as Bruce Lee said:
Absorb what is useful, discard what is useless and add what is uniquely your own.
Bruce Lee
If you’re new to the site, the best path is:
- Watch the video introduction to the Better Indicators.
- Get the free 10-day video series – the 10 changes I made that turned my trading around.
- Subscribe to the YouTube channel for the Weekend Futures Market Recap and judge the indicators in action for yourself.
- When you’re ready, check the pricing and subscribe to the indicators on your preferred platform – or contact me about coaching.
Plus, get notified whenever a new trading video is posted on YouTube. Just click on the ‘Get the Weekly Market Recap’ button at the bottom right of this website and input your email address. We will never spam you, and you can unsubscribe at any time.
Lastly, you need to work hard at trading – otherwise, you will fail.
It is certainly the hardest thing I have ever tried to do. But the rewards are well worth the effort. And there are plenty of people who have become, or are becoming, successful futures traders and attribute part of their success to Emini-Watch.
I wish you good luck with your trading.
What People Say About Emini-Watch
Your website is a goldmine of info Barry. Excellent work.
Robert D.
I just needed to tell you that I’ve been visiting trading sites since the late 90’s and I have never seen so much free information, in any of these sites. Thank you, very much!
tim w.
Your website is an oasis of knowledge.
arthur l.
It’s like a library for serious traders and casual traders alike … It’s a well crafted labyrinth of knowledge and extremely useful market resources … For me, visiting Emini-Watch.com is like being a kid in a candy store.
Bill
