When you trade in a highly-leveraged market that’s potentially rife with risk, it’s not enough to just understand how the market works. You also need to be able to control your emotions and, more importantly, your reactions to what’s unfolding
New Micro E-mini Equity futures contracts launching on March 20
CME Group recently announced that they will launch two new Micro E-mini Equity futures contracts: Micro E-mini S&P MidCap 400 and S&P SmallCap 600, on March 20 (pending regulatory review). Micro E-mini Equity Products: Micro E-mini S&P 500 futures Micro
UPDATE – Day Trading Margins Increase Lifted – related to CPI Report release on 3/14/23
In anticipation of the CPI (Consumer Price Index) Report that was released today (Tuesday, 3/14/23) at 8:30 AM ET, Day Trading Margins for the Index futures were temporarily increased. Day Trading Margins have now returned to Normal.
UPDATE – Day Trading Margins Increase Lifted – related to Employment Situation Report release on 3/10/23
In anticipation of the Employment Situation Report that was released today(Friday, 3/10/23) at 8:30 AM ET, Day Trading Margins for the index futures were temporarily increased. Day Trading Margins have now returned to Normal.
March 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.
How To Trade The Markets Without Using Indicators
Trading With No Indicators? Let’s Take a Look at 3 Strategies That Often Get Overlooked for Their Simplicity While learning about market indicators and their use is very important for new traders, the basics of how to read price action should
President’s Day Holiday
In observance of the President’s Day Holiday, there are revised trading hours on Monday, 2/20/23. Please refer to the links below for detailed trading hours: CME Group Holiday Calendar 2023 ICE Exchange Holiday Schedule 2023 EUREX Holiday Regulations 2023 Please
Stop Loss Hunting – How to Use It and How to Protect Yourself From It
What is Stop-Loss Hunting? Stop loss hunting (or “stop hunting” for short) is a type of trading strategy that aims to profit by deliberately triggering other traders’ stop losses. Certainly, this is something that you should watch out for; but
Analyzing the Gold Industry
The gold futures market offers plenty of opportunities for day traders and swing traders alike. Gold prices can often be volatile, an attractive quality for traders seeking to exploit large moves within a short period of time. Gold also happens
February 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.