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Tips & Strategies

How to Overcome Analysis Paralysis Within Your Trading Strategy

In the arena of active futures trading, technical analysis is king. It’s certainly a popular and viable trading methodology, but the discipline has...

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Tips & Strategies

Catching Knives: Tips for Successful Counter-Trend Trading

According to Merriam-Webster’s dictionary, a trend is a “prevailing tendency or inclination.” As it pertains to active trading, a trend is a...

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Tips & Strategies

Trading the S&P 500 200-Day Moving Averages

The moving average is one of the most popular technical indicators among futures traders. Moving averages come in many forms, including exponential,...

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Tips & Strategies

How Does Liquidity Impact the Futures Markets?

Futures market liquidity is an important topic that’s easy to overlook. However, if you’re going to prosper as an active trader, then understanding...

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Tips & Strategies

Bollinger Band Futures Trading Strategies

Created by market technician John Bollinger in the 1980s, Bollinger Bands (BBs) are a favored indicator for many traders worldwide. According to...

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Options

What Is a Butterfly Spread Option Strategy?

Butterfly spread strategies give traders powerful ways to engage the futures and options markets. Featuring applications for trading both bullish and...

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Tips & Strategies

Chart Patterns for Day Trading

Market traders commonly use chart patterns to identify positive-expectation trading opportunities. When used in conjunction with other indicators,...

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Futures Spread

When Should You Trade Vertical Spreads?

A vertical spread is an options strategy in which the trader simultaneously purchases and sells multiple contracts with different strike prices. Each...

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Tips & Strategies

When Should You Consider Buying and Selling Options?

Unlike other securities, options feature a collection of unique functionalities. An options contract provides the trader the opportunity to open...

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Futures 101

Learn How to Read Candlestick Patterns Like a Pro

In contemporary technical analysis, candlestick patterns are go-to indicators for legions of active traders. From the doji to the evening star, these...

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