Archive for November, 2007
Thursday, November 29th, 2007
We’ve spend some time lately talking about commodities. Anyone who trades futures on the commodity markets ought to know a considerable amount about what they’re trading. But commodities are not futures.
Commodities are a class of assets that includes energy, metals, agricultural products, natural gas and oil, and other natural resources. ...
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Saturday, November 10th, 2007
We’ve been talking about charting basics lately and the signals charts give the futures trader. But signals are worthless if you fail to act. To be a successful futures trader you must not only know when, but have the courage to act. In futures trading, we call this pulling the ...
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Wednesday, November 7th, 2007
In recent posts, we’ve been reviewing essential charting basics for futures traders. Futures traders must have the ability to make decisions quickly. Effective charts provide the futures trader with the information — the trading signals — he needs to make those decisions. It is important for futures traders to be ...
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Monday, November 5th, 2007
Continuing our blog series on charting basics, today we talk about tails. It is essential for futures traders to be able to read and understand various charting forms and patterns at a glance. The ability to instantly decipher charting information is one of the hallmarks of a successful futures trader. ...
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Friday, November 2nd, 2007
We’ve started a blog series on charting basics. Quickly understanding various charting forms and patterns is one of the most valuable skills for futures traders to develop. When you’re trading, you need to be able to decipher as much information from your charts as quickly as possible before you make ...
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