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Trading Sideways Markets: Selling Short Straddles

What are you doing in a low volatility, sideways trading market? Are you sitting on your hands and “waiting it out”? Or are you taking advantage of...

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How to Incorporate Fibonacci Extensions into a Trading Plan

The Fibonacci sequence is frequently found throughout the natural world. From the profiles of seashells and hurricanes to its role in fractal...

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Three Rules for Winning at Day Trading Futures

The futures markets are among the most attractive venues for day traders. Facing a wide variety of asset classes, futures products consistently...

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Types of Brokers: Full Service, Discount, Deep Discount

The transition of the financial markets to the online space has brought many changes to the futures industry. From breaking down the traditional...

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The 3 Types of Trading: Intraday, Day, and Swing

Active futures traders use a variety of analyses and methodologies. From ultra short-term technical approaches to fundamentals-driven buy-and-hold...

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How to Construct an E-mini Futures Chart

E-mini futures products give active traders the ability to engage the world’s most popular contracts on a more manageable scale. Whether a trader is...

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3 Candlestick Reversal Patterns to Watch Out For

Rooted in 18th century feudal Japan, candlestick charting techniques were originally devised to track the pricing variations of rice. Early Japanese...

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Understanding Futures Margin Requirements

Active traders buy and sell futures contracts on the open market using a device known as margin. Margin is a good-faith deposit, or down payment, on...

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How Digital Futures Trading Platforms Have Changed the Game

In decades past, the futures trade revolved around brick-and-mortar centers of finance. The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) and New York Mercantile...

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Avoiding the Dangers of Futures Leverage

Online futures trading is an appealing pursuit for people keen on maximizing the potential of their own venture capital. Each day, market...

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