✅ Online Trading Academy – XLT Futures Trading
eXtended Learning Track: Mastering the Futures Markets
Official Website: https://www.tradingacademy.com/
Learn what XLT means to students: https://www.tradingacademy.com/culture/article/what-xlt-means-to-me

➡️ Course Overview
The XLT Futures Trading Collection from Online Trading Academy delivers a full-year journey into real-time market analysis, practical trading techniques, trade plan development, and advanced futures education led by a lineup of seasoned traders and mentors including Sam Seiden, Michelle Volmering, Steve Misic, Sam Evans, and more. This immersive archive is ideal for both aspiring and experienced futures traders seeking to refine their edge in day, swing, and longer-term position trading using OTA’s Core Strategy.

✅ This series is a unique blend of:
• Instructor-led analysis in real markets
• Live trade examples with setup/entry/exit logic
• Deep dives into support/resistance using Supply & Demand
• Probability enhancement techniques ("Odds Enhancers")
• Real-world application of rules-based strategies
• Structured development of personalized trade plans
• Tactical approaches to multiple futures markets globally
• Regular quizzes, exams, and performance evaluations

➡️ Who This Is For
✅ New traders seeking a solid foundation in futures
✅ Intermediate traders wanting structure, strategy, and coaching
✅ Advanced traders looking for market reinforcement and mentorship
✅ Students of OTA’s Core Strategy ready to apply theory into practice

➡️ What You’ll Learn
✔️ Futures Markets 101
• Understand market structure, specs, and mechanics
• Quantify demand (support) and supply (resistance)
• Interpret price action across timeframes

✔️ Trade Strategy Development
• Design strategies tailored to day, swing, and position trading
• Align strategy with risk tolerance and time commitment
• Practice disciplined execution and trade journaling

✔️ Rules-Based Entry and Exit Methods
• Follow clear-cut rules for timing entries and exits
• Place protective stops with risk management principles
• Apply “Set It and Forget It” systems to reduce emotional trading

✔️ Odds Enhancers & High Probability Zones
• Identify turning points using OTA’s proprietary tools
• Apply the Odds Enhancers checklist for trade quality
• Stack probabilities in your favor before every trade

✔️ Trade Plan Development
• Build a structured and customized trading blueprint
• Include entry/exit protocols, money management, and review
• Develop confidence through plan-based trading

✔️ Global Markets & Instrument Selection
• Choose futures markets suited to your objectives
• Compare volatility, volume, margin, and time zone compatibility

➡️ Highlights of Online Trading Academy – XLT Futures Trading Archive
✅ Over 60 sessions taught by multiple instructors including:
• Michelle Volmering – Trade plan structure, psychology, and platform tools
• Sam Seiden – Originator of OTA’s Supply & Demand Strategy
• Steve Misic – Technical analysis and strategic development
• Sam Evans – Trade walkthroughs and Q&A-style sessions

✅ Session Types Include:
• Strategy Lessons (e.g., Futures 101, Building Trade Plans, Global Market Selection)
• Trading & Market Analysis (real-time walk-throughs)
• Q&A and Coaching (clarifying key student concerns)
• Swing and Position Trading Scanning Sessions
• Odds Enhancer Masterclasses
• Monthly Testing and Exams

✅ Here is the complete list of full sessions from the Online Trading Academy – XLT Futures Trading eXtended Learning Track 2009 series, organized chronologically for easy reference:

➡️ ✅ June 2009
• XLT-Futures-20090610 – Sam Seiden – Strategy Development

➡️ ✅ July 2009
• XLT-Futures-20090707 – Sam Seiden – Questions and Answers
• XLT-Futures-20090709 – Sam Seiden – Trading and Analysis

➡️ ✅ August 2009
• XLT-Futures-20090803 – Steve Misic & Michelle Volmering – Trading and Analysis
• XLT-Futures-20090804 – Sam Evans – Questions and Answers
• XLT-Futures-20090806 – Michelle Volmering – Trading and Analysis
• XLT-Futures-20090807 – Sam Seiden – Futures Markets 101 – Quantifying Demand (Support), Supply (Resistance), & Trends
• XLT-Futures-20090810 – Michelle Volmering – Trading and Analysis
• XLT-Futures-20090812 – Michelle Volmering – Odds Enhancers – Identifying High Probability Turning Points
• XLT-Futures-20090813 – Michelle Volmering – Trading and Analysis
• XLT-Futures-20090817 – Michelle Volmering – Trading and Analysis
• XLT-Futures-20090818 – Steve Misic – Questions and Answers
• XLT-Futures-20090820 – Michelle Volmering – Trading and Analysis
• XLT-Futures-20090821 – Michelle Volmering – Trading Plan Development – Building The Trading Plan
• XLT-Futures-20090826 – Sam Seiden – Scanning for Swing and Longer Term Trading Opportunities
• XLT-Futures-20090827 – Michelle Volmering & Sam Seiden – Trading and Analysis
• XLT-Futures-20090828 – Michelle Volmering – End of Month Exam
• XLT-Futures-20090831 – Sam Evans & Sam Seiden – Trading and Analysis

➡️ ✅ September 2009
• XLT-Futures-20090901 – Sam Evans – Questions and Answers
• XLT-Futures-20090902 – Steve Misic – Futures Markets 101 – Quantifying Supply and Demand
• XLT-Futures-20090904 – Sam Evans – Trading and Analysis
• XLT-Futures-20090908 – Michelle Volmering – Trading and Analysis
• XLT-Futures-20090909 – Steve Misic – Odds Enhancers – Identifying High Probability Turning Points
• XLT-Futures-20090911 – Steve Misic – Trading and Analysis
• XLT-Futures-20090915 – Sam Evans – Trading and Analysis
• XLT-Futures-20090917 – Sam Seiden – Trade Plan Development – Building The Trading Plan
• XLT-Futures-20090918 – Michelle Volmering – Trading and Analysis
• XLT-Futures-20090922 – Sam Evans – Trading and Analysis
• XLT-Futures-20090923 – Sam Evans – Scanning for Swing and Longer Term Trading Opportunities
• XLT-Futures-20090924 – Sam Evans – Questions and Answers
• XLT-Futures-20090925 – Steve Misic – Trading and Analysis
• XLT-Futures-20090929 – Michelle Volmering – Trading and Analysis
• XLT-Futures-20090930 – Sam Evans – End of Month Exam

➡️ ✅ October 2009
• XLT-Futures-20091002 – Michelle Volmering – Trading and Analysis
• XLT-Futures-20091006 – Sam Evans – Trading and Analysis
• XLT-Futures-20091007 – Sam Evans – Futures Markets 101 – Quantifying Demand (Support) & Supply (Resistance) and Trends
• XLT-Futures-20091008 – Steve Misic – Questions and Answers
• XLT-Futures-20091009 – Sam Seiden – Trading and Analysis
• XLT-Futures-20091015 – Steve Misic – Odds Enhancers – Identifying High Probability Turning Points
• XLT-Futures-20091016 – Michelle Volmering – Trading and Analysis
• XLT-Futures-20091020 – Steve Misic – Trading and Analysis
• XLT-Futures-20091021 – Michelle Volmering – Strategy Development & Rules – Entries, Exits & Trade Management – Applying Our Strategy to Day, Swing & Position Trading
• XLT-Futures-20091022 – Sam Seiden – Trade Plan Development – Building The Trading Plan
• XLT-Futures-20091023 – Michelle Volmering – Trading and Analysis
• XLT-Futures-20091027 – Michelle Volmering – Trading and Analysis
• XLT-Futures-20091028 – Michelle Volmering – Scanning for Swing and Longer Term Trading Opportunities
• XLT-Futures-20091029 – Michelle Volmering – Global Futures Markets – Which Markets Should You Trade & Why. Market Specs & More
• XLT-Futures-20091030 – Michelle Volmering – Trading and Analysis

➡️ ✅ November 2009
• XLT-Futures-20091103 – Michelle Volmering & Sam Evans – Trading and Analysis
• XLT-Futures-20091104 – Michelle Volmering & Sam Evans – Futures Markets 101 – Quantifying Demand & Supply and Trends
• XLT-Futures-20091105 – Michelle Volmering & Sam Seiden – Odds Enhancers – Identifying High Probability Turning Points
• XLT-Futures-20091106 – Sam Evans & Sam Seiden – Trading and Analysis
• XLT-Futures-20091110 – Sam Evans & Brandon Wendell – Trading and Analysis
• XLT-Futures-20091111 – Sam Evans & Michelle Volmering – Strategy Development & Rules – Entries, Exits & Trade Management
• XLT-Futures-20091112 – Sam Evans & Michelle Volmering – Trading and Analysis – Swing and Position
• XLT-Futures-20091113 – Sam Seiden & Michelle Volmering – Trading and Analysis
• XLT-Futures-20091117 – Steve Misic & Eric Ochotnicki – Trading and Analysis
• XLT-Futures-20091119 – Michelle Volmering & Eric Ochotnicki – Scanning for Swing and Longer Term Trading Opportunities
• XLT-Futures-20091120 – Michelle Volmering & Steve Misic – Trading and Analysis
• XLT-Futures-20091123 – Sam Seiden & Michelle Volmering – Trade Plan Development – Swing and Position Trading
• XLT-Futures-20091124 – Michelle Volmering & Sam Evans – Trading and Analysis
• XLT-Futures-20091125 – Sam Seiden & Sam Evans – Global Futures Markets – What to Trade & Why

➡️ ✅ December 2009
• XLT-Futures-20091201 – Sam Evans & Michelle Volmering – Trading and Analysis
• XLT-Futures-20091202 – Steve Misic & Sam Seiden – Futures Markets 101 – Quantifying Demand & Supply
• XLT-Futures-20091203 – Michelle Volmering & Steve Misic – Odds Enhancers
• XLT-Futures-20091204 – Michelle Volmering & Eric Ochotnicki – Trading and Analysis
• XLT-Futures-20091208 – Michelle Volmering & Steve Misic – Trading – Swing and Position
• XLT-Futures-20091209 – Sam Evans & Eric Ochotnicki – Strategy Development & Rules – Entries, Exits & Trade Management
• XLT-Futures-20091211 – Sam Evans & Michelle Volmering – Trading and Analysis
• XLT-Futures-20091215 – Michelle Volmering & Steve Misic – Trading and Analysis
• XLT-Futures-20091216 – Sam Seiden & Michelle Volmering – Scanning for Swing and Longer Term Trading Opportunities
• XLT-Futures-20091217 – Michelle Volmering & Brandon Wendell – Trade Plan Development
• XLT-Futures-20091218 – Michelle Volmering & Sam Seiden – Trading and Analysis
• XLT-Futures-20091222 – Steve Misic & Michelle Volmering – Trading and Analysis
• XLT-Futures-20091223 – Michelle Volmering & Steve Misic – Scanning for Swing and Longer Term Trading Opportunities
• XLT-Futures-20091228 – Steve Misic & Sam Seiden – Trading and Analysis – Swing and Position

➡️ What Makes This Series Valuable
✅ Hands-on instruction from multiple trading professionals
✅ Diverse teaching styles allow flexible learning
✅ Emphasis on repetition, review, and long-term reinforcement
✅ A look at how real pros trade volatile futures markets
✅ Students learn to navigate uncertainty with structured planning

✅ Here is the XLT Futures Trading session list categorized by Instructor and Topic for easy reference:

➡️ Instructor: Sam Seiden

Strategy Development & Trade Plan
• 20090610 – Strategy Development
• 20090807 – Futures Markets 101 – Quantifying Demand & Supply & Trends
• 20090826 – Scanning for Swing and Longer Term Trading Opportunities
• 20090917 – Trade Plan Development – Building The Trading Plan
• 20091022 – Trade Plan Development – Building The Trading Plan
• 20091105 – Odds Enhancers – Identifying High Probability Turning Points (with Michelle Volmering)
• 20091123 – Trade Plan Development – Swing and Position Trading (with Michelle Volmering)
• 20091216 – Scanning for Swing and Longer Term Trading Opportunities (with Michelle Volmering)
• 20091228 – Trading and Analysis – Swing and Position (with Steve Misic)

Trading and Analysis
• 20090707 – Questions and Answers
• 20090709 – Trading and Analysis
• 20090827 – Trading and Analysis (with Michelle Volmering)
• 20090831 – Trading and Analysis (with Sam Evans)
• 20090909 – Trading and Analysis
• 20091106 – Trading and Analysis (with Sam Evans)
• 20091113 – Trading and Analysis (with Michelle Volmering)
• 20091125 – Global Futures Markets – What to Trade and Why (with Sam Evans)
• 20091218 – Trading and Analysis (with Michelle Volmering)

➡️ Instructor: Michelle Volmering

Strategy Development & Trade Plan
• 20090821 – Trading Plan Development – Building The Trading Plan
• 20091021 – Strategy Development & Rules – Entries, Exits & Trade Management
• 20091111 – Strategy Development & Rules – Entries, Exits & Trade Management (with Sam Evans)
• 20091117 – Scanning for Swing and Longer Term Trading Opportunities (with Eric Ochotnicki)
• 20091123 – Trade Plan Development – Swing and Position Trading (with Sam Seiden)
• 20091217 – Trade Plan Development – Building The Trading Plan (with Brandon Wendell)

Trading and Analysis
• 20090803 – Trading and Analysis (with Steve Misic)
• 20090806 – Trading and Analysis
• 20090810 – Trading and Analysis
• 20090812 – Odds Enhancers – Identifying High Probability Turning Points
• 20090813 – Trading and Analysis
• 20090817 – Trading and Analysis
• 20090820 – Trading and Analysis
• 20090827 – Trading and Analysis (with Sam Seiden)
• 20090828 – End of Month Exam
• 20090908 – Trading and Analysis
• 20090918 – Trading and Analysis
• 20090929 – Trading and Analysis
• 20091002 – Trading and Analysis
• 20091023 – Trading and Analysis
• 20091027 – Trading and Analysis
• 20091028 – Scanning for Swing and Longer Term Trading Opportunities
• 20091029 – Global Futures Markets – Which Markets to Trade & Why
• 20091030 – Trading and Analysis
• 20091103 – Trading and Analysis (with Sam Evans)
• 20091104 – Futures Markets 101 – Quantifying Demand & Supply (with Sam Evans)
• 20091119 – Scanning for Swing and Longer Term Trading Opportunities (with Eric Ochotnicki)
• 20091120 – Trading and Analysis (with Steve Misic)
• 20091124 – Trading and Analysis (with Sam Evans)
• 20091201 – Trading and Analysis (with Sam Evans)
• 20091203 – Odds Enhancers (with Steve Misic)
• 20091204 – Trading and Analysis (with Eric Ochotnicki)
• 20091208 – Trading and Analysis – Swing and Position (with Steve Misic)
• 20091211 – Trading and Analysis (with Sam Evans)
• 20091215 – Trading and Analysis (with Steve Misic)
• 20091222 – Trading and Analysis (with Steve Misic)
• 20091223 – Scanning for Swing and Longer Term Trading Opportunities (with Steve Misic)

➡️ Instructor: Steve Misic

Strategy Development & Trade Plan
• 20090818 – Questions and Answers
• 20090909 – Odds Enhancers – Identifying High Probability Turning Points
• 20090925 – Trading and Analysis
• 20091008 – Questions and Answers
• 20091015 – Odds Enhancers – Identifying High Probability Turning Points
• 20091020 – Trading and Analysis
• 20091117 – Trading and Analysis (with Eric Ochotnicki)
• 20091202 – Futures Markets 101 – Quantifying Demand & Supply (with Sam Seiden)
• 20091222 – Trading and Analysis (with Michelle Volmering)

Trading and Analysis
• 20090803 – Trading and Analysis (with Michelle Volmering)
• 20090902 – Futures Markets 101 – Quantifying Supply and Demand
• 20090911 – Trading and Analysis
• 20091110 – Trading and Analysis (with Sam Evans & Brandon Wendell)
• 20091203 – Odds Enhancers (with Michelle Volmering)
• 20091216 – A Focus on Swing and Position Trading

➡️ Instructor: Sam Evans

Strategy Development & Trade Plan
• 20090923 – Scanning for Swing and Longer Term Trading Opportunities
• 20090924 – Questions and Answers
• 20091007 – Futures Markets 101 – Quantifying Demand & Supply and Trends
• 20091112 – Trading and Analysis – Swing and Position (with Michelle Volmering)
• 20091125 – Global Futures Markets – Which to Trade and Why (with Sam Seiden)
• 20091209 – Strategy Development & Rules – Entries, Exits & Trade Management (with Eric Ochotnicki)

Trading and Analysis
• 20090804 – Questions and Answers
• 20090831 – Trading and Analysis (with Sam Seiden)
• 20090901 – Questions and Answers
• 20090904 – Trading and Analysis
• 20090915 – Trading and Analysis
• 20090922 – Trading and Analysis
• 20090930 – End of Month Exam
• 20091006 – Trading and Analysis
• 20091008 – Questions and Answers
• 20091103 – Trading and Analysis (with Michelle Volmering)
• 20091106 – Trading and Analysis (with Sam Seiden)
• 20091110 – Trading and Analysis (with Brandon Wendell & Steve Misic)
• 20091124 – Trading and Analysis (with Michelle Volmering)
• 20091201 – Trading and Analysis (with Michelle Volmering)
• 20091211 – Trading and Analysis (with Michelle Volmering)

➡️ Instructor: Eric Ochotnicki

Trading and Analysis & Strategy Support
• 20091117 – Trading and Analysis (with Steve Misic)
• 20091119 – Scanning for Swing and Longer Term Trading Opportunities (with Michelle Volmering)
• 20091204 – Trading and Analysis (with Michelle Volmering)
• 20091209 – Strategy Development & Rules – Entries, Exits & Trade Management (with Sam Evans)

➡️ Instructor: Brandon Wendell

Trade Plan Development & Market Focus
• 20091217 – Trade Plan Development (with Michelle Volmering)
• 20091110 – Trading and Analysis (with Sam Evans & Steve Misic)
• 20091021 – Strategy Development & Rules – Entries, Exits & Trade Management (Michelle Volmering)

➡️ Final Thoughts

The XLT Futures eLearning Archive is more than a course—it’s an extended apprenticeship designed to equip traders with real skills, real tools, and real confidence. You’ll witness how elite traders manage risk, stay emotionally disciplined, and find trades that match their style, while also building your own repeatable process alongside them.

With access to lessons on planning, analysis, psychology, execution, and review—this program captures the true spirit of OTA’s XLT: education in action.

➡️ Learn more or join the OTA community:
https://www.tradingacademy.com/
https://www.tradingacademy.com/culture/article/what-xlt-means-to-me