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Tips & Strategies

Trading Strategies in the Next Global Economic Downturn

2020 was a pivotal year in finance, with markets around the world exhibiting rare and extreme volatilities. The catalyst behind the turbulence was a...

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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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Technical Analysis

3 Ways Crude Oil Futures Technical Analysis Can Help Your Trading

By definition, technical analysis is the study of current and historic price action. For West Texas Intermediate (WTI) and North Sea Brent (BRENT)...

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Tips & Strategies

A Breakdown of the Micro E-Mini Equity Futures Contract

Granularity is defined as “the state or quality of being composed of many individual pieces or elements.” In the world of fund managers, the term is...

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Tips & Strategies

5 Emini Trading Strategies That Work

The E-mini lineup of products available at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) gives traders a variety of options. The Exchange offers many asset...

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Tips & Strategies

Using Options to Profit from Time Decay

Stocks, forex pairs, cryptocurrencies, and futures contracts provide active traders countless opportunities. Given the diversity of alternatives, one...

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Futures Trading

How To Build Your Own ES Futures Chart Quickly And Easily

Since the dawn of the digital marketplace, the popularity of technical analysis has grown exponentially. Crafting decisions in reference to price...

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Futures Markets

Day Trading Futures For Income

Following the rise of the digital marketplace, day trading futures has become an exceedingly attractive way to make a living. Featuring low barriers...

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Futures Spread

How To Trade Futures Spreads Profitably

Once reserved only for institutional traders, spreads are gaining popularity among retail participants around the globe. Reduced margin requirements,...

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Tips & Strategies

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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