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Options

How Can I Make Money Trading Options?

Over the past decade, online derivatives trading has exploded in popularity. In the first half of 2021, the Futures Industry Association (FIA)...

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Crude Oil

Are We Entering a Bull or Bear Market? A Crude Oil Futures Technical Analysis

In an August 2020 blog post, we broke down the ongoing long-term bear market for West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil futures. At the time, the...

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Tips & Strategies

How to Calculate Systematic Risk Within Your Portfolio

For active traders and investors, systematic risk is a market driver that should never be ignored. It can come on as a surprise and wreak havoc on...

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Tips & Strategies

3 Scalping Strategies for WTI Crude Oil

Scalping is a trading strategy that is designed to capitalize on small moves in asset pricing. To scalp effectively, scalpers conduct business on...

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Futures 101

Open Interest vs. Volume Trading

Over the course of each calendar year, the Financial Information Association (FIA) measures and reports on the activity present in the global...

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Tips & Strategies

Trading Strategies in the Next Global Economic Downturn

2020 was a pivotal year in finance, with markets around the world exhibiting rare and extreme volatilities. The catalyst behind the turbulence was a...

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Futures 101

3 Advantages To Trading Leverage With The E-Minis

Financial leverage is the use of debt to secure additional assets. Businesses and individuals both implement leverage. For example, if you have a car...

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Tips & Strategies

Chart Patterns for Day Trading

Market traders commonly use chart patterns to identify positive-expectation trading opportunities. When used in conjunction with other indicators,...

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Hedging

What Is Cross Commodity Hedging?

Cross commodity hedging is a popular way of managing risk for producers and speculators alike. Also referred to as cross hedging, this financial...

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Futures Trading

6 Do's and Don'ts for Futures Traders

The futures markets are dynamic, competitive atmospheres where opportunity and risk collide on a daily basis. Participants from around the globe...

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