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Trading Crude Oil Futures + Futures Trading Levels for July 14th 2022

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Crude Oil Futures Volatility Offers A “Different Market Personality” Than Stock Index Futures. Here Are Some Of The Things You Need To Know About Day Trading Crude Oil Futures:

by Ilan Levy-Mayer, Cannon Trading Commodities Broker & VP

Crude Oil is one of MY favorite futures market for day trading. Before I dive in and share with you how the volatility in crude oil fits my risk tolerance for day trading and provide a couple of chart examples, we should review some of the specifications of Crude Oil Futures.
Crude Oil Futures have monthly expiration. So each month we trade a different contract month, so one needs to know when is the first notice day and last trading day for crude oil futures in order to always make sure we are trading the proper month with the most liquidity and avoid any chance of getting into delivery situation.
Next is the contract size. Crude Oil futures are based on 1000 barrels. To be honest from a day trading perspective all I care is that each tick or 1 cent fluctuation is $10 against me or in my favor per contract. That means that a move from 92.94 to 92.74 = $200.

Trading Futures, Options on Futures, and retail off-exchange foreign currency transactions involves substantial risk of loss and is not suitable for all investors.  You should carefully consider whether trading is suitable for you in light of your circumstances, knowledge, and financial resources. You may lose all or more of your initial investment. Opinions, market data, and recommendations are subject to change at any time when it comes to Futures Trading.

Futures Trading Levels

07-14-2022

 

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New Contract to Hedge Mortgage Price Risk + Futures Trading Levels for July 13th 2022

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New Contract to Hedge Mortgage Price Risk

by John Thorpe, Senior Broker
The 10 year note has been a benchmark of the mortgage industry and the CBOT division of the CME has had a 10 yr note futures contract for nearly 35 years it is based on a 6% coupon and a $100,000.00 face value. the symbol is ZNU22. the initial margin is 1980.00 per 100,000.. Now you can trade the micro version and this one is yield based rather than Price based so for some, it will be easier to recognize against the current media stream of interest rate quotes on a percentage yield basis. If you have an opinion on the direction of interest rates, this is a low margin cost solution and the symbol is 10YN2 for the July contract that is cash(financially) settled! today’s last price is 2.965 or the rate of the 10 year note you would expect to see rather than 118.16 that represents the full sized contract.
Micro 10 Year Futures Note; 10YN22
The initial requirement is currently $264.00 it makes sense to have a few contracts running in the background of your portfolio to hedge interest rate price risk. the exchange lists the first 2 months rather than a quarterly cycle for you to trade.
As always, plan your trade and trade your plan. Please contact your broker or Cannon Trading with any questions.

Trading Futures, Options on Futures, and retail off-exchange foreign currency transactions involves substantial risk of loss and is not suitable for all investors.  You should carefully consider whether trading is suitable for you in light of your circumstances, knowledge, and financial resources. You may lose all or more of your initial investment. Opinions, market data, and recommendations are subject to change at any time when it comes to Futures Trading.

Futures Trading Levels

07-13-2022

 

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This weeks potential Market Movers + Futures Trading Levels for July 12th 2022

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This weeks potential Market Movers

by John Thorpe, Senior Broker
Happy Monday all! I hope everyone had a safe and memorable 4th of July week. We are back to a full trading week. Here are a few of the report highlights traders should pay attention to beginning on Wednesday. A rather light first two trading days with only two FRB board members speaking. John Williams today at 1 pm CDT and Thomas Barkin on Tuesday at 11:30 am CDT on Friday we have Raphael Bostic, 7:45 am CDT.
Recession talk should be the feature as the market will be paying attention to any mention of going off the current script which has been “watching the data points, “we have the tools” to determine policy”. Speaking of data points Wednesday will include the market volatility energizer : CPI report, The CPI published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics will be early and pre cash market open for the equities. @7:30 am CDT. Consensus for the CPI is an 8.8 % inflation rate as measured by consumer prices with a 1.1% increase from the May reading( this is the June CPI reading) Two additional data points the FRB is interested in are released Thursday morning simultaneously @7:30 am CDT, Jobless claims and Producer Price Index (PPI) Weekly unemployment claims are expected to roll in around 234,000 , slightly above the moving average of 232,500 weekly claims and the PPI expectation is an increase of .8% m/m, with an annual increased rate of 10.4 % When we get to Friday the market will need to digest Retail Sales at 7:30 am CDT and Industrial production 45 Minutes later at 8:15 am CDT The energy markets will almost always be impacted by the schedule of economic report and also have their own , industry specific reports. Wednesday @ 8:30 am CDT the EIA Petroleum status report Highlights weekly changes in supply and demand for crude and it’s cracked products while on Thursday at 8:30 am CDT the EIA Nat Gas report will reveal the supply and demand nature of the Natural Gas sector of the energy market.
CannonTrading has a registered professional staff to talk about any and all of these reports and the potential impact on your positions in your account. If you are new to Cannontrading, please use us a your first stop resource for order management, risk management as well as fundamental and technical viewpoints. Good trading! plan your trade and trade your plan.

Trading Futures, Options on Futures, and retail off-exchange foreign currency transactions involves substantial risk of loss and is not suitable for all investors.  You should carefully consider whether trading is suitable for you in light of your circumstances, knowledge, and financial resources. You may lose all or more of your initial investment. Opinions, market data, and recommendations are subject to change at any time when it comes to Futures Trading.

Futures Trading Levels

07-12-2022

 

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Weekly Newsletter 1105: Options 101 – FREE, Comprehensive Course + Futures Trading Levels for the Week Ahead

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Cannon Futures Weekly Newsletter Issue # 1105

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Trading Futures, Options on Futures, and retail off-exchange foreign currency transactions involves substantial risk of loss and is not suitable for all investors.  You should carefully consider whether trading is suitable for you in light of your circumstances, knowledge, and financial resources. You may lose all or more of your initial investment. Opinions, market data, and recommendations are subject to change at any time when it comes to Futures Trading.

Futures Trading Levels

07-11-2022

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NFP Report Tomorrow + Futures Trading Levels 7.08.2022

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NFP Tomorrow: Non Farm Payrolls AKA Unemployment report.

You didn’t miss it. Due to the Dept. of Labor Statistics’ release date rules, the first Friday of the month (last Friday) was not the date for the release of the June unemployment report. The Independence Day holiday pushed the report to this Friday, July 8. Same time: 7:30 A.M., Central Time.
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Trading Futures, Options on Futures, and retail off-exchange foreign currency transactions involves substantial risk of loss and is not suitable for all investors.  You should carefully consider whether trading is suitable for you in light of your circumstances, knowledge, and financial resources. You may lose all or more of your initial investment. Opinions, market data, and recommendations are subject to change at any time when it comes to Futures Trading.

Futures Trading Levels

07-08-2022

Futures Trading Levels 7.08.2022

 

 

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What You Need to Know Before Trading July 7th + Futures Trading Levels 7.07.2022

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What You Need to Know Before Trading July 7th:

by Mark O’Brien
Softs:
Big news regarding lumber futures! Pending approval, on Aug 8 the CME Group will introduce revamped lumber futures and options. These are not newly offered alternative futures contracts and options, but a complete remodel of the existing ones. The contracts and options will keep the same symbols but the leverage will be 1/4 the existing specifications: 27,500 board feet, down from 110,000. A $1.00 move will be equal to $27.50, down from $110.00.
The contracts’ minimum tic size will be going up from $0.10 ($11) to $0.50 ($13.75).
Trading hours: Mon. – Fri.: 9:00 A.M. – 3:05 P.M., Central Time.
Contract settlement will remain physically delivered.
Energies:
Also due to the Independence Day holiday, the weekly Energy Information Agency (EIA) Petroleum Status Report (Energy Stocks) will be released tomorrow, as opposed to its regularly released time earlier this morning.  The weekly Natural Gas Storage Report typically released on Thursday will do so at its regular time: 9:30 A.M., Central Time. Then, at 10:00 the Energy Stocks report will be released.
After spiking above $120 a barrel only a month ago, crude oil prices have been slipping over the last two weeks and the drop has accelerated in recent days, including trading down to an intraday low of $95.10 (Aug. WTI contract) this morning. That’s a ±$25K per contract move.
Take a look at a ±$40K per contract move. Aug. natural gas pierced $9.50 on June 8th. It’s hovering near ±$5.50 today – and traded to $5.32 intraday yesterday.
Financials:
You didn’t miss it. Due to the Dept. of Labor Statistics’ release date rules, the first Friday of the month (last Friday) was not the date for the release of the June unemployment report. The Independence Day holiday pushed the report to this Friday, July 8. Same time: 7:30 A.M., Central Time.

Trading Futures, Options on Futures, and retail off-exchange foreign currency transactions involves substantial risk of loss and is not suitable for all investors.  You should carefully consider whether trading is suitable for you in light of your circumstances, knowledge, and financial resources. You may lose all or more of your initial investment. Opinions, market data, and recommendations are subject to change at any time when it comes to Futures Trading.

Futures Trading Levels

07-07-2022

Futures Support + Resistance Levels 7.07.2022

 

 

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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 here in 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 judgement in trading.

First Notice Day + Futures Trading Levels 7.06.2022

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 FOMC minutes, JOLTS job report tomorrow in a short trading week ahead of unemployment Friday.
Crude oil was down over $8 or 8%!! big move.
Expect some wilder swings…..
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Trading Futures, Options on Futures, and retail off-exchange foreign currency transactions involves substantial risk of loss and is not suitable for all investors.  You should carefully consider whether trading is suitable for you in light of your circumstances, knowledge, and financial resources. You may lose all or more of your initial investment. Opinions, market data, and recommendations are subject to change at any time when it comes to Futures Trading.

Futures Trading Levels

07-06-2022

 

Futures Support + Resistance Levels 7.06.2022

 

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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 here in 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 judgement in trading.

Weekly Newsletter 1104: Take a look at a buy/sell ALGO + Futures Trading Levels 7.04.2022

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Cannon Futures Weekly Newsletter Issue # 1104

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  • Example of Signals in the Crude Oil 30 minute chart below from Friday, July 1st: Red diamond & Squares, red arrows = potential sell
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30 minute Crude Oil Futures Chart
Good Trading

Trading Futures, Options on Futures, and retail off-exchange foreign currency transactions involves substantial risk of loss and is not suitable for all investors.  You should carefully consider whether trading is suitable for you in light of your circumstances, knowledge, and financial resources. You may lose all or more of your initial investment. Opinions, market data, and recommendations are subject to change at any time when it comes to Futures Trading.

Futures Trading Levels

07-04-2022

Futures Support + Resistance Levels 7.02.2022

Weekly Levels

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Date Reports/Expiration Notice Dates
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4th of July Trading Hours + Futures Trading Levels 7.01.2022

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Financials: Due to the Dept. of Labor Statistics’ release date rules, this coming first Friday of the month will not see the release of the June unemployment report. The Monday holiday (Independence Day) pushed the report to next Friday, July 8.
Please have a Safe and Happy Holiday!!
From the CME Globex Control Center, here is the summary of KEY changes, per CME market segment –
Friday – ALL markets = REGULAR close
Sunday night – NORMAL OPEN times – (except grains and meats = stay closed)
Monday –
Equities and Int. Rates — go into HALT at 12:00 noon
Energies and Metals — go into HALT at 1:30
Crypto and FX — to into HALT at 4:00
Monday night – NORMAL OPEN for all markets.
Tuesday – grains and meats re-OPEN at 8:30 am
CME Globex Independence Day Holiday Schedule 2022

Trading Futures, Options on Futures, and retail off-exchange foreign currency transactions involves substantial risk of loss and is not suitable for all investors.  You should carefully consider whether trading is suitable for you in light of your circumstances, knowledge, and financial resources. You may lose all or more of your initial investment. Opinions, market data, and recommendations are subject to change at any time when it comes to Futures Trading.

Futures Trading Levels

07-01-2022

Futures Trading Levels Support + Resistance 7.01.2022

 

 

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Last Trading Day for June + Futures Trading Levels 6.30.2022

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What You Need to Know Before Trading June 30th by Mark O’Brien:

Grains: The U.S. Department of Agriculture will release its survey of planted acreage for corn, wheat and Soybeans at 11:00 A.M, Central Time. At the same time the agency will also publish data on existing grain stocks
In recent years several large misjudgments have caused big moves in Chicago futures.
Corn will be in the brightest spotlight as just under half of U.S. corn was planted as of mid-May, well below the longer-term average near 70%. One of the big questions the report will spell out is whether high and rising prices were enough to lure producers to plant more corn than intended, or if steep production costs and wet spring weather had them backing off.
Analysts polled ahead of the survey peg U.S. corn plantings at 89.9 million acres, up slightly from 89.5 million in the March survey. U.S. soybean acres are seen landing at 90.4 million in Thursday’s report, still a record but below March’s 91 million-acre peg.
More grains: First Notice Day for grains is tomorrow, June 30. If that escaped your memory and you’re holding long July grains, your clearing firm may be sending you a formal delivery notice. That’s a bona fide headache if you’re not prepared to deliver 5,000 bushels of corn, soybean, wheat or oats – per contract – to the Chicago Board of Trade! If this is you, contact your broker immediately!
Financials: Due to the Dept. of Labor Statistics’ release date rules, this coming first Friday of the month will not see the release of the June unemployment report. The Monday holiday (Independence Day) pushed the report to next Friday, July 8.
Crypto: Coinbase Derivatives Exchange (formerly FairX) launched its first listed crypto derivatives product on June 27, 2022: Nano Bitcoin futures contract (BIT), with each contract sized at 1/100th of a bitcoin. It is a monthly cash-settled contract.

Trading Futures, Options on Futures, and retail off-exchange foreign currency transactions involves substantial risk of loss and is not suitable for all investors.  You should carefully consider whether trading is suitable for you in light of your circumstances, knowledge, and financial resources. You may lose all or more of your initial investment. Opinions, market data, and recommendations are subject to change at any time when it comes to Futures Trading.

Futures Trading Levels

06-30-2022

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RISK DISCLOSURE: Past results are not necessarily indicative of future results. The risk of loss in futures trading can be substantial, carefully consider the inherent risks of such an investment in light of your financial condition.