March 1st, 2019 - Issue #955

In This Issue

1. Trading 101: Day Trading Tips
2. Hot Market Report: Silver Futures sell off as First Notice Day (FN) arrives
3. Economic Calendar

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1. Day Trading Tips

The following is an excerpt from our daily trading blog which features current support and resistance levels, economic reports and market commentary:

Few pointers for you day-traders out there. I am sure you have heard some from different resources but never hurts to read and absorb this again:

1. Be patient
2. Limit the number of hours you trade
3. Know your DAILY risk before the day begins and this will dictate
the number of contracts you trade
4. Choose markets with high liquidity
5. Know what reports come out every day and their impact on the markets.
6. Understand that even the best methods will have losing days.
7. Learn to accept loses
8. Use RISK CAPITAL only
9. Don't try to trade and do other things
10. Educate yourself
11. Keep a trading journal

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2. Hot Market Report: Silver Futures sell off as First Notice Day arrives

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First Notice of Delivery and the Precious Metals roll a quick lesson in Market Structure.

I have clients who take delivery of precious metals through their brokerage account with me. But most clients trade the metals with no intention of making or taking delivery of the metal.
First notice of delivery occurs when long positions, especially the oldest net long positions, cross over into the life of a deliverable futures contract into the delivery time frame.
I have been following the Silver market since the Spring of 1979 I was 19 on the cusp of 20 working a trade desk at the CBOT as an assistant floor manager for H.S. Kipnis and Co. at the edge of the 5000 oz. Silver pit. Yes, it was the bastard contract, the competing contract, to the Comex Exchanges 5000 oz. offering and had different depositories backing the integrity of the contract and yes, the Hunt brothers were accumulating and placing their orders through multiple floor clearing operations, from the big national houses to the smaller, yet in many ways, more sophisticated operations with a higher concentration of professional employees relative to support staff ( like CannonTrading ;-) ) . It was with certainty, a market during times of precarious economic UNcertainty and was a sight to behold! unbeknownst to the majority of market participants, Bunker, Herbert and Lamar Hunt and their legal teams were stockpiling almost 2/3rds of the worlds privately held supply of silver. What does this story have to do with the observation of the silver markets I am about to share with you? During the accumulation phase of a Silver rally we see price action continue , in some cases with greater volatility, to the upside through the roll out of the higher volume “Front Month” to the next subsequent contract month during the late seventies did not reflect the current market structure. We didn’t see a swoon in prices during these roll periods that we see today. in the case of March Silver rolling to May, we recently saw the market sell off handily just prior to first notice day.
But that’s not all, what happened in December when we rolled to March? Another selloff initiated two days prior to first notice day. Then you might want to take a look at price action when we rolled out of September to December 2018? A selloff two days prior to first notice day. This observation tells me that although Precious metals prices have moved considerably off their lows from 2017, this rally, although technical damage has been done to the recent bull run, that this rally should remain a solid buy the breaks market opportunity. Don’t look for an explosive move up just quite yet, but be prepared as we continue to make higher lows on the charts., Watch for when silver prices trade higher through the roll and get ready! Keep an eye on market structure changes.

The above was an opinion and sharing of personal experiences by john Thorpe, a senior broker with Cannon Trading. These opinions are provided as such and meant for educational purposes and not as a trade recommendation.

3. Economic Calendar

Source: Moore Research Center, Inc.

* Please note that the information contained in this letter is intended for clients, prospective clients, and audiences who have a basic understanding, familiarity, and interest in the futures markets.

** The material contained in this letter is of opinion only and does not guarantee any profits. These are risky markets and only risk capital should be used. Past performances are not necessarily indicative of future results.

*** This is not a solicitation of any order to buy or sell, but a current market view provided by Cannon Trading Inc. Any statement of facts herein contained are derived from sources believed to be reliable, but are not guaranteed as to accuracy, nor they purport to be complete. No responsibility is assumed with respect to any such statement or with respect to any expression of opinion herein contained. Readers are urged to exercise their own judgment in trading!