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
Setting Profit Targets When Going Short the Market (Part I) – Using Market Memory
You’ve entered a short position in the market, and your underlying asset is now tanking. As a short seller, this is good news, as the profitability of your position grows the farther your asset falls in price. But now you’re
Trading EOD (End of Day) vs Day Trading
Not everyone has the time to day trade. For many traders, day trading means following a particular method that may present several trades in a given day–trades they might not want to miss for fear of missing out on the
Newsletter – Jan 2019
Upcoming Government Reports & Holidays 1-Jan NEW YEAR’S DAY 3-Jan CONSTRUCTION SPENDING REPORT 8-Jan INTERNATIONAL TRADE REPORT 7-Jan MANUFACTURERS’ SHIPMENTS, INVENTORIES & ORDERS REPORT 8-Jan US INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN GOODS & SERVICES REPORT 4-Jan EMPLOYMENT SITUATION REPORT 10-Jan MONTHLY
10 Reasons Why You Might Want to Trade E-Mini Futures
Futures are financial derivatives that get their value from an underlying market (stock indices or commodities) or asset class (such as individual currency pairs). E-mini futures are smaller versions of larger futures contracts, meaning that their total contract value and
Winners Announced! GFF Brokers Trading Tournament – 2018
Congratulate the winners GFF Brokers is excited to announce the winners of the 2018 Trading Tournament using our Axess Trader platform. Contestants showed their skills during the 2-week trading contest and we have calculated the results. Based on their
How Geopolitics Can Affect Crude Oil Prices
The geopolitical landscape affecting crude oil prices has shifted dramatically since 2009 – 2013, when the U.S. became one of the world’s largest natural gas and petroleum hydrocarbons producer, matching the output of both Russia and Saudi Arabia, according to
Make Simulated Trading As Close to Live Trading As Possible
The Challenges of Simulated Trading Simulated trading presents us with a dilemma: On one hand, there can be a great discrepancy between simulated and live results. Demo platforms were designed to help traders learn the platforms, not the markets. As
Newsletter – Dec 2018
Upcoming Government Reports & Holidays 3-Dec CONSTRUCTION SPENDING REPORT 10:00 AM 6-Dec INTERNATIONAL TRADE REPORT 8:30 AM 6-Dec MANUFACTURERS’ SHIPMENTS, INVENTORIES… 10:00 AM 6-Dec US INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN GOODS & SERVICES 8:30 AM 7-Dec EMPLOYMENT SITUATION REPORT 8:30 AM
Trading Volatile Markets Using the Camelback Technique
When volatility ramps up, markets can get exceedingly trickier to trade. Which side of the market (buying or selling) might provide better trading opportunities? Should you go long or short? What might be a good price point to enter or