If I Enter on a Limit, Can I Place My Protective Stop at the Same Time?
A common question that new traders often ask is if it is acceptable to place a protective stop while simultaneously placing an order to enter on a...
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Last Traded Price vs. Market Price: Defining the Difference
The market price and last traded price of a futures contract are often confused with one another. However, both have completely different meanings...
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Trading Option Spreads, While Fading Time Decay
Commodity option contracts are decaying assets. Unlike futures contract values from which they are a derivative, option contract values are lost each...
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The Bullish Hammer: Would You Know It If You Saw It?
Bullish Hammers, as the name suggests, is a signal on a chart that alerts you to be on the lookout for a market that is setting up to reverse and...
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Do Gaps Matter?
I probably get asked once a month about a gap on a chart and if I think prices will come back and fill the gap. The question is usually followed by...
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Tax Advantages of Futures Trading
As we are all aware, tax season is now upon us and I am sure everybody could use some relief from the tax man, so what better time to learn about the...
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Do You Understand Option Expiration, Exercising, and Assignment? Now You Will.
It is essential to understand option expiration, exercising, and assignment as a commodity option trader. Know these principles, whether purchasing...
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Fibonacci Tips For E-mini Futures Trading | Part Two
As traders, we are quick to put on mental shackles. Bind ourselves to a way of thinking that lives somewhere between no-sense and nonsense. No trader...
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Fibonacci Tips For E-mini Futures Trading | Part One
We addressed the topic of Fibs and Fibonacci in a previous article, “ Fibonacci Made Simple .” If you are not familiar with the man or the...
Read MoreGet Ready For the Holidays With a Christmas Tree Spread
Spreading options allows traders to get involved in certain markets where the account size may prevent you from trading if it were using futures or...
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