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29th September 2009
Futures traders are traders who buy and sell commodities such as corn, wheat and soybeans that have not yet been planted, harvested or moved to market. Futures trading the basic art of trading. It is the contract for these goods that is being sold. If the... Read >
Author: William Oedge05th May 2009
Gene Arensberg, in his latest Got Gold Report, sees signs "that the chances for an important and historic supply squeeze for physical silver metal developing have increased materially." Arensberg's biweekly Got Gold Report is one of the best analytical lo... Read >
Author: CMIGS10th March 2009
Trading orders, which in terms is the buy and sell, can originate from all the possible sources would then be channelled directly into the trading arenas, which means that this would be the place that most of the prices of these commodities would then be ... Read >
Author: John H. Anderson18th February 2009
You've heard the maxim: "A win is not always a win and a loss is not always a loss." It's true in many aspects of life and particularly in futures trading. Making a profit does not always indicate a textbook perfect trade. Likewise, losing money does not ... Read >
Author: Bill McCready31st January 2009
You don’t need to be a trader or an investor to know that the higher the risk, the greater the reward. This concept is true in all aspects of life and business. The more risk you are willing to undertake in life, the more life returns to you. Indeed, ri... Read >
Author: Jason Ng08th January 2009
So you have decided that day trading stock is not for you and have chosen to learn how to trade eminis? Not surprisingly, you are not alone. Many traders who have struggled day trading stocks often find success in emini futures contract trading. One big d... Read >
Author: Doug Fisher22nd November 2008
When the YM or Dow emini contract was introduced a few years ago, many futures traders moved over to the emini Dow futures leaving behind both the S & P 500 and NASDAQ futures, although both are still popular with traders. The Dow emini offered something ... Read >
Author: Doug Fisher22nd November 2008
Why is emini future system trading the choice of successful futures traders? Because they enjoy winning. Top emini traders realize that in order to win against some of the most informed and professional people in the world, they need a systematic plan tha... Read >
Author: Doug Fisher22nd November 2008
Index futures are highly volatile and require a certain degree of knowledge and experience to be successful and is the reason many futures traders are always searching for an emini futures course or the next technique that will help them increase the amou... Read >
Author: Doug Fisher22nd November 2008
Finding a winning emini strategy that can consistently generate profitable trades can be difficult in turbulent market conditions that are so common today. Many novice futures traders blow out their entire trading accounts within a couple of months or in ... Read >
Author: Doug Fisher09th September 2008
With the threat of recession looming large, GDP growth looking anemic and inflation is touching new height every fortnight, should you consider investing your hard earned cash into the stock market? Or more importantly, is trading a wise choice considerin... Read >
Author: Eric J Ken25th May 2008
There are certain psychological characteristics that can negatively impact your ability to succeed as a futures trader. Learn to recognize these behaviors in yourself and guard against them.
THE CHEAPSKATE TRADER
Many people are foolishly cheap. They ... Read >
Author: Bill McCready21st May 2008
Futures traders come in all flavors but it's basically a Neapolitan world. You can be a scalper, swing trader or a combination trader. Mindset and methodology generally determine in which sector of the futures trading world you'll thrive.
SCALPERS
Sca... Read >
Author: Bill McCready20th May 2008
Achieving success in futures trading requires avoiding numerouspitfalls as much, or more, than it does seeking out andexecuting winning trades. In fact, most professional traderswill tell you that it's not any specific trading methodologiesthat make trade... Read >
Author: BestForExpert15th May 2008
There are four key elements to achieving success as a futures trader:
1. Self-confidence
2. Discipline
3. Ability to handle loss
4. Profitable trading system
1. Self-confidence
If you aren't absolutely confident that you can become a successfu... Read >
Author: Bill McCready26th March 2008
Amazingly enough according to estimates, 90 percent of Forex traders lose money. Futures traders fare a little better, 70 to 80 percent are losing traders. Another fact is that the Forex traders lose their trading capital in record time, 6 months, compare... Read >
Author: jhaus31st January 2008
Too many traders approach trading from a 2 dimensional standpoint and this goes for stock, options, futures, forex traders…you name it. The ‘number of winning traders’, the ‘win to loss ratio’ and the ‘amount made per month’ seem to be more... Read >
Author: Dean Thomas Whittingham30th January 2008
We live in a golden time for many things including travel. We can travel for a relative pittance to nearly any destination in the world. The question is whether we will be able to do so for much longer.
We are spoiled rotten and don’t even realize i... Read >
Author: Richard Chapo08th April 2007
The buying of options (verses writing them) is the most popular way most new commodity traders start out. Little do they know that over time, their chance for success is 10% at best. The option premium cost over a year is tremendous. Read how most pros us... Read >
Author: Thomas Cathey29th March 2007
Not all conventional commodity trading folklore is correct. Some is and some isn't. Much is anecdotal. Most of it is designed to make you feel comfortable in a trade. Feeling "comfortable" is the fastest way to the poorhouse in commodity trading. We are p... Read >
Author: Thomas Cathey27th March 2007
Every trading market has its own special patterns and oddities that will communicate its intentions. Patterns don't always work every time of course, but even that can be a clue of underlying extreme weakness or strength. Just like knowing a spouse well, ... Read >
Author: Thomas Cathey05th March 2007
In part 1 we looked at how human psychology pushes prices away from fair value.
When there are extreme moves away from fair value you can make a contrary trade to the majority and pile up big profits with low risk.
So what tools do you need? Lets t... Read >
Author: kelly price20th February 2007
The 'shaky hand' trade. That tells you all you need to know. If you're still taking 'comfortable' trades, you're setting yourself up for failure. Here's how to know the difference and how to capitalize on them.
It was a shaky hand for the buyers, ind... Read >
Author: Thomas Cathey19th February 2007
Novice commodity futures and option traders make the same mistakes year after year. There's a tremendous amount of money that changes hands as a result. Make it HARD for the market to get your money, not easy! These principles apply to stock trading as we... Read >
Author: Thomas Cathey19th February 2007
Are you following these forty commodity trading guidelines? Follow them all and you have a better chance of becoming a consistently profitable commodity futures and options trader. Design your trading plan around these rules. Don't underestimate their val... Read >
Author: Thomas Cathey09th January 2007
There are many methods and styles used by online traders to trade. The categorization of these online trading styles can be done using many criteria such as the trading products, trading interval between buying and selling, methods/strategies used for tra... Read >
Author: Praveen Ortec28th December 2006
All trades, whether it’s done online or directly, involve both risks and profit making opportunities. Online futures trading are also not different. A successful online futures trader is one who has a brain to find and utilize the profit making opportun... Read >
Author: Praveen Ortec16th October 2005
Surprisingly, many profitable speculators have success rates between 30% and 50%. Futures traders are not successful because they predict prices well. They`re winning because their profitable trades far exceed their losses. The truth of the matter is all ... Read >
Author: David Jenyns
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