Entry and exits points in trades most times should be based on some type of support or resistance levels in a market.
In This Issue
1. Jim Wyckoff Discusses Entry & Exit Strategies
2. Hot Market Review - Coffee Bears in Technical Command, But Market Way Oversold
3. Economic Calendar
From our friend Jim Wyckoff
I have received several email messages from my readers asking about how to best determine entry and exit strategies when trading markets. Here are just a few of their quotes:
"Though my success rate has been high, I am only breaking even financially, due to getting out too early in profit and letting my losses run too far."
"Many articles are written showing when and where to enter trades... but how many articles are written about "running" positions? Where to exit surely has to be the biggest key to trading success!"
"I would appreciate some advice or tips on how to and when to enter a market and when to exit."
Of course, if a trader knew exactly when to get into a market and when to get out, wouldn't trading be easy! But even the most successful traders in the world can't do that. The best they can strive for is to catch a bigger part of any move (trend) in the market, and then get out with a good profit before the market turns against them.
I've written past articles on trading with the trend and not against it, on the perils of trying to pick tops and bottoms, on support and resistance, and on letting profits run and cutting losses short, as well as trading the "breakouts." I won't repeat all those trading tenets here, but if you've missed some of my articles, drop me an email and I can attach some of them in an email to you.
In this article, I'll get more specific on entries and exits, and what to do if you are in a trade and are accumulating profits or absorbing losses.
First of all, if you are in a trade, you should already have a general plan of action in place, including potential entry and exit points, before you entered the trade. Certainly, you can alter your plan of action in the heat of battle, but you should not enter any trade without having a well-thought-out trading plan. Also in your trading plan you can have a few scenarios that could occur and what you would do if they did occur.
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From our friend Jim Wyckoff
Jim has an excellent daily newsletter where he reviews different markets, alerts you for potential trades and much more. Included is his great bi-weekly newsletter with charts and a little longer term outlook. We recommend checking out his website, educational CDROM, and services at www.jimwyckoff.com click on image below to enlarge
December ICE arabica coffee futures are trapped in a strong price downtrend and have just hit another contract low. The bears are presently in full near-term technical command. However this is a very mature bear market that likely does not have much more room to run on the downside. See that the Relative Strength Index (RSI) is reading well below the 30.00 level it takes to push a market into short-term oversold territory. The coffee market is due for at least a good upside correction in the near term. By the way, if you need better methods to improve upon your selection of trades, and on entry and exit strategies? I have some educational tools that can help you out.
Source: Moore Research Center, Inc.
Date | Reports | Expiration & Notice Dates |
11/11 Mon |
VETERAN'S DAY | |
11/12 Tues |
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11/13 Wed |
6:00 AM CST - MBA Mortgage Purchase Index 7:30 AM CST - Export(ex-ag) & Import Prices(ex-oil)(Oct) 1:00 PM CST - Treasury Budget(Oct) |
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11/14 Thurs |
7:30 AM CST - Initial Claims-Weekly 7:30 AM CST - Trade Balance(Sep) 7:30 AM CST - Productivity-Prel(Q3) 7:30 AM CST - Unit Labor Costs(Q3) 9:30 AM CST - EIA Gas Storage 10:00 AM CST - API & DOE Energy Stats 3:00 PM CST - Dairy Products Sales 3:30 PM CST - Money Supply |
LT: Nov Canola(CBT) Nov Rough Rice(CBT) Nov Soybean(CBT) |
11/15 Fri |
7:30 AM CST - USDA Weekly Export Sales 7:30 AM CST - Empire Manufacturing(Nov) 8:15 AM CST - Capacity Util & Industrial Prod(Oct) 9:00 AM CST - Wholesale Inventories(Sep) 11:00 AM CST - NOPA Crush |
FN: Dec Cocoa(ICE) LT: Nov Lumber(CME) Nov DJIA Options(CME) Nov Nikkei Options(CME) Nov S&P 500 Options(CME) Nov E-Mini S&P 500 Options(CME) Nov NASDAQ Options(CME) Nov E-Mini NASDAQ Options(CME) Nov Eurodollar Options(CME) Nov Russell Options(CME) Dec Crude Lt Options(NYM) Dec Orange Juice Options(ICE) Dec Sugar-11 Options(NYM) |
11/18 Mon |
8:00 AM CST - Net Long-Term TIC Flows(Sep) 9:00 AM CST - NAHB Housing Market Index(Nov) |
FN: Nov Lumber(CME) Nov Eurodollar(CME) |
* 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!