January Monthly Newsletter

  View Upcoming Government Reports & Holidays for the month. The Global Update blog features various blogs from throughout the month. Key Events That Moved the Market in the previous month are detailed. 

New Year’s Holiday Schedule

In observance of the New Year’s Holiday, there are revised trading hours. REVISED CLOSING HOURS Sunday, Dec 31st Market Closed Monday, Jan 1st Markets Closed (US Day Session), then Reopens (US Night Session) at Normal Times. Please be aware that

Crabel’s NR7: A Key Strategy for Short-Term Traders

From time to time, in the trading world, you will come across a time-tested strategy that has somehow been forgotten. One such strategy is Toby Crabel’s NR7, a technique introduced in his (now out of print) book “Day Trading with

Christmas Holiday Schedule

In observance of the Christmas Holiday, there are revised trading hours. REVISED CLOSING HOURS Sunday, Dec 24th Market Closed Monday, Dec 25th Markets Closed (US Day Session), then Reopens (US Night Session) at Normal Times. Please be aware that any

CME Equity Margin (Initial & Maintenance) Increases, effective 12/20/23

Please be advised that CME Group has increased Initial & Maintenance Margin Requirements for multiple markets, including Equity Index Products.  These new rates go into effect today (12/20/2023). Full Notice from CME Group: Performance Bond Requirements: Energy, Equity, Interest Rate

December Monthly Newsletter

  View Upcoming Government Reports & Holidays for the month. The Global Update blog features various blogs from throughout the month. Key Events That Moved the Market in the previous month are detailed. 

Thanksgiving Holiday

In observance of the Thanksgiving Holiday, there are revised trading hours. REVISED CLOSING HOURS (CST) Thursday, Nov 23rd Equity & Interest Rate – 12:00 PM Energy, Metal – 1:30 PM Friday, Nov 24th Equity, Interest Rate & FX – 12:15

November Monthly Newsletter

  View Upcoming Government Reports & Holidays for the month. The Global Update blog features various blogs from throughout the month. Key Events That Moved the Market in the previous month are detailed. 

Using the Guppy Multiple Moving Average to Reveal Market Sentiment

GMMA shows market sentiment by contrasting short-term and long-term investor perspectives with two sets of EMAs. GMMA ribbons can help traders identify uptrends, downtrends, and consolidation phases by analyzing the interaction and distance between short-term and long-term ribbons. This indicator,