The Franks Report

Stop relying on lagging indicators to tell you where the market is headed. In this inaugural episode, we break down the foundational mechanics of the continuous double auction—the core engine that actually drives price movement across every financial market.
Discover how market participants, liquidity, and order flow interact to move price from balance to imbalance, and how understanding auction theory changes the way you view the chart.
What You’ll Learn in This Episode:
  • The Core Mechanism: Why the market isn't a chart—it's a continuous two-way auction searching for fair value.
  • Price vs. Value: How price moves to advertise opportunity and find liquidity, rather than just following technical patterns.
  • Aggressive vs. Passive Orders: How market orders consume limit orders to push price through the order book.
  • Balance vs. Imbalance: How to spot when the market is accepting a price range versus when it's driving into price discovery.
  • Initiative vs. Responsive Activity: Identifying whether institutional buyers or sellers are driving the auction at key structural levels.
Resources & Links:
  • 🌐 Read the full written analysis & market breakdowns: https://www.franksreport.com/
  • 📖 Check out our comprehensive trading guides: https://www.franksreport.com/product-page/the-funded-micro-modern-futures-strategies-for-the-prop-firm-era-5
  • 💬 Join the conversation & get daily updates: TBA

What is The Franks Report ?

Welcome to The Franks Report—your deep-dive audio guide into modern micro futures trading, prop-firm mechanics, and systematic market execution.

Whether you’re navigating prop-firm evaluation rules, scalping micro contracts (Micro E-mini S&P 500, Nasdaq-100, Dow), or refining your risk management and automated setups, this podcast breaks down the technical reality of today’s markets—no hype, no filler. Each episode delivers analytical breakdowns of price action mechanics, market structure, execution strategies, and trading psychology designed specifically for the modern prop-firm era.

Hosted by Phillip Franks, author of The Funded Micro: Modern Futures Strategies for the Prop-Firm Era, this show provides actionable insights to help you protect capital, stay disciplined, and scale your trading business.

Resources & Links:
🌐 Website & Recaps: https://www.franksreport.com/

📖 Get the Book: The Funded Micro: Modern Futures Strategies for the Prop-Firm Era https://www.franksreport.com/product-page/the-funded-micro-modern-futures-strategies-for-the-prop-firm-era-5

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