Ever had the feeling that a market is getting ready for a monster move, only you have absolutely no idea what direction that move may take? Assuming your answer is yes, relax. All traders have experienced that feeling. Call it intuition,…
The VIX volatility index is often called the fear index and used to separate stable market situations from sell offs. The VIX has changed how traders and investors look at angst and uncertainty. It is easy to measure market psychology…
5 Million Dollars Worth of Beginners Luck with Jesse, aka @PsychoOnWallSt This week’s interview is with Jesse, who is known on Twitter as @PsychoOnWallSt, which is a play on the film American Psycho. The amazing thing about Jesse is that…
One of the advantages of the futures markets is the opportunity to trade at nearly 24 hours. Global inputs or news outside of normal stock market hours can be digested immediately in the highly traded stock index contracts on the S&P…
Options can be used to trade market direction or volatility. It may also be used to hedge risk or to try to generate income. One of the most appealing aspects of buying options is the defined risk in such a position. If…
Finally, the Federal Reserve has moved off zero and put money in motion with the long awaited and exhaustively discussed rate increase. The quarter of one percent rate is still negligible, with hardly a bump in the markets as per the…
Observations from a veteran broker on The Makeup of Successful Traders With Matt Zimberg Matt Zimberg is the founder of Optimus Futures, a boutique brokerage firm. He been involved with trading since he was in his early 20s. Even though…
One of the most difficult tasks in trading is picking the turns in the market. Catching the exact end of a rocket rally or that falling price knife is an almost impossible task. A high priced stock, commodity or currency…
Spread trading can be performed in numerous ways. While an options call spread or put spread may be the first method that comes to mind, spread trading can also be performed using different instruments or different contract months on the same…
The Comex gold futures contract provides numerous potential trading opportunities. With good liquidity and volatility, the potential for profit is there, as is an equal potential for loss. Gold usually reacts to movement in key outside markets such as crude oil,…
