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The first half of 2021 brought a series of historical financial events. An epic rally in cryptocurrencies, a more-than-25-percent spike in crude oil, and exploding ag futures prices made headlines as traders evaluated the current state of the world. Ultimately, one market driver can be tied to each of these phenomena: a sluggish U.S. dollar… Read more.
In an August 2020 blog post, we broke down the ongoing long-term bear market for West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil futures. At the time, the market showed few signs of breaking out of its consistent downtrend. What a difference a year makes! So is the global oil complex getting ready for a new bull… Read more.
By definition, a trading edge is an approach to the market that creates an advantage over other participants. Finding or designing such an advantage for live futures requires some work. Nonetheless, if established and applied over time, the rewards from building an edge may exceed all expectations.
See the seasonal explanation and technical analysis for the profitable trade in the RBOB Seasonal Spread from The Seasonal Spread Trader newsletter.
See the seasonal explanation and technical analysis for the trade opportunity in the December 2019 / May 2020 Soybean Meal Spread from The Seasonal Spread Trader newsletter.
See technical analysis for the spread trade opportunities over the past month in this latest update from The Seasonal Spread Trader newsletter.
See technical analysis for the spread trade opportunities over the past month in this latest update from The Seasonal Spread Trader newsletter.
There are two basic types of futures analysis: fundamental and technical. Fundamental analysis is the more traditional of the two because it deals with many facets of conventional financial theory. Conversely, technical analysis is the study of price action itself, within both a historical and evolving context. So, which is superior: fundamental or technical analysis?
See the seasonal explanation and technical analysis for the trade opportunity in the October 2019 / March 2020 Natural Gas Spread from The Seasonal Spread Trader newsletter.
See technical analysis that led to the trade in the August 2019 Soymeal.