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Tips & Strategies

How to Make Money Trading Gold

For more than 5,000 years, gold has been a mode of exchange, an artistic medium, and a store of wealth. Although the yellow metal’s primary functions...

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Tips & Strategies

Using the CME FEDWatch Tool to Trade FED Policy

When it comes to finance, monetary policy is the quintessential market driver. No matter what you’re trading―equities, futures, bonds, or...

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Tips & Strategies

Understanding CME Bitcoin and Micro Bitcoin Futures Contract Specifications

In addition to the crypto-cash markets, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) offers two distinct Bitcoin futures products: full-sized Bitcoin and...

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Crude Oil

Top Crude Oil Day Trading Indicators for Your Market Strategy

The global energy complex is a vast network that’s worth billions in daily trade. Within this asset class, West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil is...

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Trading Strategy

The Best Commodity Trading Hours: Timing Is Everything

From cattle to copper, soybeans to silver, and crude oil to cotton, commodity futures provide market participants with a variety of unique market...

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Tips & Strategies

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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Futures 101

5 Ways A Futures Trading Simulator Can Improve Performance

Spending some time on a futures trading simulator is a great, risk-free way to gain market-related experience. Let’s take a look at five key benefits...

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Trading Strategy

Best Futures Trading Strategies: 6 Ways to Minimize the Impact of Market Slippage

When it comes to the various hidden costs of futures trading, slippage is the undisputed king of the hill. When a market or stop-market order is...

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Futures Trading: What Are All of These Months?

Almost every new futures trader who I speak with understands basic market fundamentals but gets tripped up when learning about the different months...

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Futures Spread

When Should You Trade Vertical Spreads?

A vertical spread is an options strategy in which the trader simultaneously purchases and sells multiple contracts with different strike prices. Each...

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