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Tips & Strategies

Bollinger Band Futures Trading Strategies

Created by market technician John Bollinger in the 1980s, Bollinger Bands (BBs) are a favored indicator for many traders worldwide. According to...

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Tips & Strategies

Using Options to Profit from Time Decay

Stocks, forex pairs, cryptocurrencies, and futures contracts provide active traders countless opportunities. Given the diversity of alternatives, one...

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Futures 101

Making Money With Emini Trading Strategies That Work

The E-mini lineup of products listed on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) offers traders access to a diverse cross section of asset classes. No...

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Tips & Strategies

Capitalize On Market Volatility By Day Trading Futures

By definition, volatility is the variance of price action from a mean value over a specific period of time. Although many traders hesitate to engage...

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Futures Markets

How To Find The Best Futures To Trade

Active trading is mentally, physically, and financially taxing. In order to have a legitimate shot at success, it’s imperative that you align your...

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Technical Analysis

3 Ways Crude Oil Futures Technical Analysis Can Help Your Trading

By definition, technical analysis is the study of current and historic price action. For West Texas Intermediate (WTI) and North Sea Brent (BRENT)...

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Options

Learn How to Become a Scalper in Options Trading

Scalping is a short-term trading strategy in which the trader repeatedly takes small profits to secure market share. Although forex and equities...

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Futures Trading

How To Build Your Own ES Futures Chart Quickly And Easily

Since the dawn of the digital marketplace, the popularity of technical analysis has grown exponentially. Crafting decisions in reference to price...

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Futures Trading

The One Thing That Stops People From Becoming a Futures Trader

Perhaps the most influential four-letter word in the English language is fear. Fear is defined by the Oxford dictionary as “an unpleasant emotion...

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Futures Trading

Making Money with CL Futures

If you’re interested in engaging the global crude oil complex, you need to be aware of these two futures contracts: North Sea Brent (Brent) and West...

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