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Technical Indicators

Understanding Chart Patterns Trading vs. Indicators

Chart patterns trading is often equated to buying and selling at the direction of technical indicators. However, although chart patterns are...

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Futures Trading

5 Key Benefits Of Futures Trading In The Digital Age

Since the dawn of the 21st century, advancing technologies have made the open outcry trading pits of decades past all but obsolete. Business in the...

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Tips & Strategies

How Do You Trade Commodities Online?

For many professional traders, commodity futures are the crème de la crème of the financial markets. Featuring robust liquidity and consistent...

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How Do I Get Started Trading Stocks?

The U.S. equities markets are vast and feature a wide array of unique opportunities. Regardless of your expertise, there’s a sector, mutual fund,...

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Futures 101

Can You Make a Living Trading E-mini Futures?

Any veteran of the financial markets will likely agree to the common saying, “Active trading is the hardest way to make an easy buck.” You may or may...

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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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Technical Analysis of Stocks: Understand the Pros and Cons

In today’s equities marketplace, the technical analysis of stocks is a popular discipline. Each day, millions of market participants use tools,...

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Crude Oil

The Nuances of WTI Crude Oil Contract Specifications

The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) is a global leader in the trade of derivative products. One of the CME’s most popular offerings is West Texas...

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Futures Investing

How to Trade Micro WTI Crude Oil Futures Contracts

When it comes to commodities, energies are an exceedingly popular asset class. And, within the energies segment, West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude...

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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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