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Tips & Strategies

Integrating Bollinger Bands Into Your Trading Strategy

Developed by John Bollinger in the early 1980s, Bollinger Bands (BBs) are a technical trading tool traders use to measure pricing volatility. Vast...

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Crude Oil

Top Strategies for Trading Crude Oil

Crude oil is one of the world’s most heavily traded commodities. Featuring consistent market depth, robust participation, and a multitude of...

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Tips & Strategies

Bollinger Band Futures Trading Strategies

Created by market technician John Bollinger in the 1980s, Bollinger Bands (BBs) are a favored indicator for many traders worldwide. According to...

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Tips & Strategies

Capitalize On Market Volatility By Day Trading Futures

By definition, volatility is the variance of price action from a mean value over a specific period of time. Although many traders hesitate to engage...

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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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Options

Learn How to Become a Scalper in Options Trading

Scalping is a short-term trading strategy in which the trader repeatedly takes small profits to secure market share. Although forex and equities...

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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 Trading

The One Thing That Stops People From Becoming a Futures Trader

Perhaps the most influential four-letter word in the English language is fear. Fear is defined by the Oxford dictionary as “an unpleasant emotion...

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Futures Trading

Making Money with CL Futures

If you’re interested in engaging the global crude oil complex, you need to be aware of these two futures contracts: North Sea Brent (Brent) and West...

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Futures Trading

Futures Trading Strategies: Price Discovery

If you have ever bought a house or bartered for a loaf of bread at a farmer’s market, then you have participated in the process of price discovery....

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