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Tips & Strategies

The Power Of Multiple Time Frame Futures Trading Charts

As any technical trader will tell you, futures trading charts are indispensable tools because they’re essential to the study of price action. One way...

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Tips & Strategies

3 Advantages To E-Mini Trading

The lineup of E-mini futures listed on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) offers something for everyone. No matter whether your specialty is...

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Tips & Strategies

E-Minis: The Perfect Vehicle During Market Volatility

Volatility can arise suddenly, destroying winning trades and shaking the markets to their core. Successfully navigating turbulent financial waters...

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Tips & Strategies

Where Does Gold Come From?

According to NASA , the origins of gold lie in outer space. It’s a byproduct of either the collision of neutron stars or supernova explosions. How...

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Futures Markets

Gold and the Global Financial Crisis of 2008

The financial crisis of 2008 shook the foundations of traditional finance. For the first time since the Great Depression, the future viability of the...

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Futures Trading

Advanced Techniques for Futures Trading: Bracket Orders

Among the many advanced trading strategies that traders employ in the futures markets, bracket orders are among the most powerful. Brackets promote...

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Tips & Strategies

Advanced Techniques for Futures Trading: How Slippage Can Compromise a Strong Strategy

No matter how seasoned or talented a futures trader may be, chances are slippage will have been a formidable adversary at one time or another. To...

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Futures Options

Selling Options to Collect Premium

“Options cost too much”. That’s a rationale we hear all the time when we ask producers why they don’t use options to hedge their production. At...

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Tips & Strategies

Trading E-mini Futures for a Living

Update – this post was written before the launch of CME’s newest product – the Micro E-Mini.

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Futures Trading

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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