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Tips & Strategies

Using the CME FEDWatch Tool to Trade FED Policy

When it comes to finance, monetary policy is the quintessential market driver. No matter what you’re trading―equities, futures, bonds, or...

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Tips & Strategies

Understanding CME Bitcoin and Micro Bitcoin Futures Contract Specifications

In addition to the crypto-cash markets, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) offers two distinct Bitcoin futures products: full-sized Bitcoin and...

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Crude Oil

Top Crude Oil Day Trading Indicators for Your Market Strategy

The global energy complex is a vast network that’s worth billions in daily trade. Within this asset class, West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil is...

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Tips & Strategies

Catching Knives: Tips for Successful Counter-Trend Trading

According to Merriam-Webster’s dictionary, a trend is a “prevailing tendency or inclination.” As it pertains to active trading, a trend is a...

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Trading Strategy

Best Futures Trading Strategies: 6 Ways to Minimize the Impact of Market Slippage

When it comes to the various hidden costs of futures trading, slippage is the undisputed king of the hill. When a market or stop-market order is...

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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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Tips & Strategies

The Opportunities and Pitfalls of Trading Coffee Futures

The commodity futures markets are diverse, filled with countless opportunities and possibilities. From silver to soybeans, there is truly a product...

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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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Futures Trading

7 Ways To Become the MacGyver of Futures Trading - Tips and Strategies

With his genius intellect and humanitarian disposition, Angus MacGyver is the quintessential problem-solver. Whether disarming a nuclear missile...

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Futures Trading

5 Reasons The Futures Market Is The Choice Of Professional Traders

The futures market is a common destination for traders who aim to make a living at their craft. Whether it’s through the currency, equity, debt, or...

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