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Futures Trading

The Moving Average Ribbon

The Moving Average Ribbon indicator is a series of moving averages of different lengths plotted at the same time on a chart. The result is a ribbon...

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Futures Trading

The True Strength Index

The True Strength Index is an indicator that was developed by William Blau in the early 1990’s. It is a momentum-based indicator that was designed to...

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Ag Marketing

Basics of Grain Basis Trading: “Long the Basis”

Basis Trading is a strategy used by elevators (and some farmers) looking to take advantage of favorable basis prices by exploiting the difference...

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Ag Marketing

The Basics of Grain Basis Trading

Grain Basis is the difference between the price of a commodity in the local market subtracted from the price of the commodity in the futures market....

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Futures Trading

Why Stop Orders Get Rejected

Stop orders are primarily used to protect losses on a position, lock in profits on a position, or enter a market on a breakout. Regardless of the...

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Futures Trading

Stops and Liquidity

Stop orders can be used in futures trading as a great way to help manage risk and protect losses, lock in profits, or enter the market on a breakout....

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Futures Trading

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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Futures Markets

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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Futures Options

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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Tips & Strategies

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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