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Tips & Strategies

Five Things to Look for in a Commodities Broker

Commodities are a prime asset class for active traders. Whether you’re interested in hedging risk exposure or speculating on future pricing...

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Trading Strategy

Catching Knives: Tips for Successful Counter-Trend Trading

According to Merriam-Webster’s dictionary, a trend is a “prevailing tendency or inclination.” As it pertains to active trading, a trend is a...

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Tips & Strategies

Fundamental Analysis and Position Trading

In the world’s financial markets, fundamental analysis is a go-to methodology for legions of active participants. When coupled with position trading...

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Trading Strategy

What’s the Difference Between Market Structure and Price Action?

At first, the concepts of market structure and price action can be a bit confusing. However, if you’re a technical trader or investor, understanding...

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Trading Strategy

Day Trading Strategies to Reduce Losses

No matter which day trading strategies you employ, minimizing losses is an integral part of engaging the futures markets competently. However, this...

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How To Hedge With Options Against a Stock Market Crash

If nothing else, the 2020 coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic reminded us of the importance of risk management. From late February through the end of...

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Futures 101

Understanding the Concepts of Support & Resistance in Futures Trading

When it comes to technical futures trading, support and resistance is a key concept to understand. Whether you’re applying trend, reversal, or...

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Futures Trading

Futures to Trade Equity Market Pullbacks

By definition, a pullback is a contradictory move in price from a periodic extreme. Pullbacks may be bullish or bearish in nature, often creating...

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2020’s 5 Hottest Trading Markets

This has been a historic year in the capital markets, headlined by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. A true black swan event, the COVID-19...

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