So you have decided that managed futures may play a role in your overall investment strategy. The question now becomes which managed futures programs you may want to consider. No two investment strategies and managed features are identical. When looking…
“The difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits.” -Albert Einstein If you’re going to tackle modern financial markets, let alone today’s futures markets, you have to be smart. While any trading success will be determined by your…
Rather than using technical indicators to help spot high probability trade entry and exit points, some traders and investors prefer to utilize chart patterns for guidance in trade or investment decisions. Chart patterns come in all shapes and sizes and…
When it comes to playing earnings-based volatility, traders and investors have numerous strategies to choose from. Traders can sell naked options, trade breakouts in the stock by buying or selling shares or use limited-risk strategies to capture potentially over-inflated option…
Swing Trading is a trading philosophy that looks to capitalize on short-term market swings. When considering this trading style, it is important to keep in mind the three things that drive price action: Fear Greed Uncertainty As investors become greedy, they…
In another post, I talked about how commodity hedgers and speculators care about whether or not the commodity futures markets are contango or backwardation markets. These two terms refer to different market conditions and contango is the opposite of backwardation. Backwardation is when…
Just because there are thousands of banks and credit unions to choose from, doesn’t mean find the perfect one for you should be hard. With varying deposit rates, fees and minimum balance requirements, it certainly makes sense to shop around and…
Both commodity hedgers and speculators care about the shape of the futures curve and whether or not the commodity futures markets are contango or backwardation markets. Contango is when the price of a commodity is higher than the spot price…
