Corn futures may not be among the most popular of instruments for short-term trading. But there are times when the less popular markets present the clearer trading opportunities. It’s a matter of thinking differently from the crowd and seeking opportunities
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4 Ways of Thinking That Can Radically Improve The Way You Trade – Principle #4
This blog is the last of a 4 part series. Let’s do a quick recap: The first blog presented the virtues of starting from scratch, approaching your trading knowledge base from a position of doubt. The second blog discussed the
4 Ways of Thinking That Can Radically Improve The Way You Trade – Principle #3
In the last installment we covered the mythical vs practical notion of “The Holy Grail”–how perfect systems do not exist but that an optimal conjunction of method + trader + technology might be the closest you will ever get to
Day Trading Against the Opening Range Breakout (NQ)
Many traders perceive that there is a true value for a market– where the price should be–and that if a given asset goes too far above or below this price, it comes back to this fair value range. And this
COMEX Silver and the Trading of an Allegedly Manipulated Market
A common complaint from many technical day traders & swing traders is that of “market manipulation.” Apparently, so the complaint goes, either the fundamentals or technicals appear to give a clear indication of price, up until a relatively large “whale”
Ten Price Action Principles to Help You Become a Better Trader Part II
In the previous installment, we covered 5 of 10 price action principles that can help you simplify your approach to analyzing price charts without compromising the effectiveness of your analytical efforts (in some cases, it may add to its effectiveness).
Market Direction – The Key to Anticipating Swing Trade Opportunities
Where is the Market Heading? There are times when market action can be difficult to interpret. A scenario may appear in which all three directional conditions–uptrend, downtrend, and sideways market–are equally possible. If you’ve traded the markets for some time,
Protecting Uncertain Trades with Partial Closes and Trailing Stops
Not all trades get off to a good start. Some look iffy from the get go. Maybe the market conditions have changed. Maybe your market assessment was just a bit off. Maybe the market appears indecisive as to its “true”
Setting Profit Targets When Going Short the Market (Part II) – Using Measured Moves
Following up on our last article on using previous support levels as potential profit targets for short positions, let’s now talk about another method that uses not historical price levels but projected price swings. Here’s the scenario: let’s suppose you