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Trading Strategy

Advanced Trading Strategies: Order Carry Over vs. EOD Cancellation

The minutes preceding the closing bell are a time of intense deliberation for traders who are managing open positions. For intraday and day traders,...

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Tips & Strategies

How Does Liquidity Impact the Futures Markets?

Futures market liquidity is an important topic that’s easy to overlook. However, if you’re going to prosper as an active trader, then understanding...

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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

Using the Stochastic Oscillator to Identify Overbought and Oversold Markets

Active futures trading offers many ways of capitalizing on opportunities. Among the most popular are identifying markets that are becoming overbought...

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Futures Markets

Seasonal Trends In Oil Futures Trading

When it comes right down to it, seasonality plays a key role in the trade of commodities. The ongoing relationship between supply and demand...

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Tips & Strategies

Futures Market vs. Stock Market: Why Futures Are Better for Retail Traders

The rise of zero-commission stock trading has drawn the interest of retail traders from around the globe. Unfortunately, many of these participants...

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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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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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Tips & Strategies

How to Find the Best Day Trading Platform

At its core, successful online trading is the application of a winning strategy within a robust technological infrastructure. Let’s take a closer...

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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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