Nearly three decades ago, right before the advent of 24-hour online markets, digital finance, dancing baby videos, and fake news memes, commodity markets actually closed for the day. This meant that if you wanted to trade, you had to wait
Two Bottoming Opportunities in Crude Oil
Predicting market bottoms (and tops) can be extremely difficult and at times nearly impossible. But waiting for a bottoming formation might make it easier for traders to identify a tradeable setup. It’s important not to confuse the two–predicting a bottom
Newsletter – Aug 2019
Upcoming Government Reports & Holidays Aug 01 CONSTRUCTION SPENDING REPORT Aug 02 EMPLOYMENT SITUATION REPORT Aug 02 FOREIGN TRADE REPORT Aug 02 MANUFACTURERS’ SHIPMENTS, INVENTORIES & ORDERS REPORT Aug 02 US INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN GOODS & SERVICES REPORT Aug
Order Flow Series: Taking Advantage of Order Flow Trade Imbalances
In last week’s post, we covered the basic mechanics of an order book as viewed in a DOM. The only setback in following order flow from a DOM is that once the order has been filled, the numbers change and
Order Flow Series: Understanding Order Flow & How It Might Indicate Market Movement
Over the last few years or so, “order flow” has become something of a new buzzword in retail trading circles. It’s almost as if there’s an air of mystery surrounding the idea, a code that (once deciphered) might give one
Classic Falling Wedge Swing Trade in Corn Futures (ZC)
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
How the ES Might Have Tipped Its Hand in the Weekly Charts
If you were trading the ES in the week leading up to May 1, 2019, you might have found yourself in a shaky and undecidable position. The unknowns–and there were lots of them–included the following: The S&P 500 was at
Newsletter – July 2019
NEW! Micro E-mini Futures – Trading Now The next big thing in equities is trading at GFF Brokers. GET STARTED Upcoming Government Reports & Holidays Jul 01 CONSTRUCTION SPENDING REPORT Jul 03 FOREIGN TRADE REPORT Jul 03 MANUFACTURERS’ SHIPMENTS,
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