This originally appeared as a blog post in Scott Hoffman’s Futures Insight Blog on Thursday, December 20, 2012. Gold bugs and other “true believers” in the precious metals futures tend to be about as stubborn (and masochistic) a group of traders as there is. They go long and are able to withstand an extreme amount… Read More.
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December 18, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Technically Speaking: Markets You Should Be Watching Right Now!
This is a sample entry from Brian Cullen’s email newsletter, The Cullen Outlook, published on December 17, 2012. February LEAN HOG SELLING at 85.40 on a LIMIT order (GTC) …last trade 85.15 Risk will be above the recent high of 86.40, …($400.00) OBJ will be the recent low and near 50% retracement level of 83.40… Read More.
December 14, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Technically Speaking: Markets You Should Be Watching Right Now!
This is a sample entry from Brian Cullen’s email newsletter, The Cullen Outlook, published on December 14, 2012. March / May SOYBEAN spread The fundamentals for SOYBEANS look strong. With the January contract 2 weeks from expiring, I look to the March contract. If you look at the chart below, you will see we have… Read More.
Additional Disclosures
THE RISK OF LOSS IN TRADING COMMODITY FUTURES AND OPTIONS CONTRACTS CAN BE SUBSTANTIAL. THERE IS A HIGH DEGREE OF LEVERAGE IN FUTURES TRADING BECAUSE OF SMALL MARGIN REQUIREMENTS. THIS LEVERAGE CAN WORK AGAINST YOU AS WELL AS FOR YOU AND CAN LEAD TO LARGE LOSSES AS WELL AS LARGE GAINS.
STOP ORDERS DO NOT NECESSARILY LIMIT YOUR LOSS TO THE STOP PRICE BECAUSE STOP ORDERS, IF THE PRICE IS HIT, BECOME MARKET ORDERS AND, DEPENDING ON MARKET CONDITIONS, THE ACTUAL FILL PRICE CAN BE DIFFERENT FROM THE STOP PRICE. IF A MARKET REACHED ITS DAILY PRICE FLUCTUATION LIMIT, A "LIMIT MOVE", IT MAY BE IMPOSSIBLE TO EXECUTE A STOP LOSS ORDER.
December 12, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Developing Trade in March Canadian Dollar (6CH3 DAILY)
This is a sample entry from Tom Dosdall’s email newsletter, Dosdall Daily Edge, published on December 12, 2012. The Canadian is attempting to grind higher again today and our TAS Tools are confirming a bullish trade opportunity. The market is expecting a friendly announcement toward further QE at today’s (US) FOMC meeting which would likely… Read More.
Additional Disclosures
STOP ORDERS DO NOT NECESSARILY LIMIT YOUR LOSS TO THE STOP PRICE BECAUSE STOP ORDERS, IF THE PRICE IS HIT, BECOME MARKET ORDERS AND, DEPENDING ON MARKET CONDITIONS, THE ACTUAL FILL PRICE CAN BE DIFFERENT FROM THE STOP PRICE. IF A MARKET REACHED ITS DAILY PRICE FLUCTUATION LIMIT, A "LIMIT MOVE", IT MAY BE IMPOSSIBLE TO EXECUTE A STOP LOSS ORDER.
December 11, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Technically Speaking: Markets You Should Be Watching Right Now!
This is a sample entry from Brian Cullen’s email newsletter, The Cullen Outlook, published on December 11, 2012. February LIVE CATTLE SELLING at 130.00 on a STOP (GTC) … last trade 130.20 Risk will be 131.50 …($600.00) OBJ will be 127.00 …1,200.00 Initial margin for this contract is $1,350.00 3 reasons: With the early weakness… Read More.
Additional Disclosures
THE RISK OF LOSS IN TRADING COMMODITY FUTURES AND OPTIONS CONTRACTS CAN BE SUBSTANTIAL. THERE IS A HIGH DEGREE OF LEVERAGE IN FUTURES TRADING BECAUSE OF SMALL MARGIN REQUIREMENTS. THIS LEVERAGE CAN WORK AGAINST YOU AS WELL AS FOR YOU AND CAN LEAD TO LARGE LOSSES AS WELL AS LARGE GAINS.
STOP ORDERS DO NOT NECESSARILY LIMIT YOUR LOSS TO THE STOP PRICE BECAUSE STOP ORDERS, IF THE PRICE IS HIT, BECOME MARKET ORDERS AND, DEPENDING ON MARKET CONDITIONS, THE ACTUAL FILL PRICE CAN BE DIFFERENT FROM THE STOP PRICE. IF A MARKET REACHED ITS DAILY PRICE FLUCTUATION LIMIT, A "LIMIT MOVE", IT MAY BE IMPOSSIBLE TO EXECUTE A STOP LOSS ORDER.
December 10, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Beyond the “Spotlight”
For the Week of December 10, 2012 The GBE Trade Spotlight advisory service applies the GBE trading methodology (buying or selling commodity contracts based on breakouts of chart formations and technical indicators) to identify one to two trade setups per week. Highlighting This Week’s Potential Breakouts: March 2013 E-Mini NASDAQ The March 2013 E-Mini NASDAQ… Read More.
Additional Disclosures
STOP ORDERS DO NOT NECESSARILY LIMIT YOUR LOSS TO THE STOP PRICE BECAUSE STOP ORDERS, IF THE PRICE IS HIT, BECOME MARKET ORDERS AND, DEPENDING ON MARKET CONDITIONS, THE ACTUAL FILL PRICE CAN BE DIFFERENT FROM THE STOP PRICE. IF A MARKET REACHED ITS DAILY PRICE FLUCTUATION LIMIT, A "LIMIT MOVE", IT MAY BE IMPOSSIBLE TO EXECUTE A STOP LOSS ORDER.
December 8, 2012 by Leave a Comment
John Payne Discusses Cotton Projections for the Coming Year with Barron’s
Daniels Trading Senior Broker John Payne was quoted in the Barron’s article titled “A Soft Landing for Cotton.” The article reviews the poor performance of the Cotton futures market in 2012 and the potentially more promising prospects for the coming year. While the swollen inventories are “priced in” for cotton futures, Payne says, “what is… Read More.
December 7, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Kurt Pfafflin Discusses Recent Gold Market Performance & Impact of Potential New QE from Fed with The Wall Street Journal/WSJ.com
Daniels Trading Senior Broker Kurt Pfafflin was quoted in The Wall Street Journal/WSJ.com article titled “Gold Hasn’t Been So Precious.” The article reviews the recent lackluster performance of the Gold futures market and how the potential positive impact of a new Quantitative Easing program from the US Federal Reserve could alter its trajectory back to… Read More.
December 7, 2012 by Leave a Comment
The Future of Managed Futures… Past, Present and Future
The first Managed Futures Fund may have actually been established around 1948, but the investment vehicle really became en vogue as Richard Dennis and his infamous “Turtles” gained in popularity. Richard Dennis, although working his way up from a runner, really began his reputation as large trader in the 70’s. The 70’s had crop failures… Read More.
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