Volatility Tuesday! All-time Highs on Gold, December Cocoa, Levels, Reports; Your 5 Important Must-Knows for Trading Futures on October 14th, 2025

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Volatility – New All Time High on Gold!

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The last few trading sessions we saw tremendous volatility across many markets.

What we witnessed last night and during today’s session reminded me of the markets when COVID first broke out and we saw limit moves across the board.

The moves down Friday on equities, metals and other markets and then the HUGE GAP open yesterday on the Sunday afternoon re-open were a bit SCARY to be honest but also present some large potentials as well.

New All-time highs on gold!!

Here are some ideas to explore during times like these:

1.      You don’t have a crystal ball.

To think you can buy an ES contract in this volatility and use a 2 point stop in hopes of making 20 points profit is a very low probability event…you would need to buy it at the PEREFECT time for this to happen. Point is, with higher volatility you need to use WIDER stops to give yourself a chance. That may mean using SMALLER trade size.

2.      If you are able to,

share your read with another trader,

it may provide you with a better perspective just by sharing.

3.      If you think there is room for a big move or what we call a “runner” –

be prepared to for the pullbacks.

Use multiple time frames to gain a better perspective and hang in there for the big move, if this is what you think can happen.

4.      If you have enough risk capital, try to use multiple contracts, example buying 2 rather than 1. Taking profit on the first part of the position will help you relax and look at what the market is really telling you rather than what you would like it to say. It helps reduce both the fear and the greed.

5. “Plan your trade, trade your plan”.

Again, these are just some short pointers, written quickly after today’s session in hopes of helping you when you face a similar situation.

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December Cocoa

December cocoa extended its break into a new low where the chart is satisfying its third downside PriceCount objective. It would be normal to get a near term reaction from this level in the form of a consolidation or corrective trade, at least. From here, IF the chart can sustain further weakness with another leg down, we are left with the low percentage fourth count to aim for to the 3647 area, consistent with a test of the contract low.

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The PriceCount study is a tool that can help to project the distance of a move in price. The counts are not intended to be an ‘exact’ science but rather offer a target area for the four objectives which are based off the first leg of a move with each subsequent count having a smaller percentage of being achieved.

It is normal for the chart to react by correcting or consolidating at an objective and then either resuming its move or reversing trend. Best utilized in conjunction with other technical tools, PriceCounts offer one more way to analyze charts and help to manage your positions and risk. Learn more at www.qtchartoftheday.com

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Day Trading Week! Fed Speakers, December Hogs, Swing Trading, Levels, Reports; Your 6 Important Need-To-Knows for Trading Futures the Week of October 13th, 2025

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In Today’s Issue #1262

  • The Week Ahead – Fed Speakers Galore…

  • Futures 101 – Podcast: Insight into Day Trading Futures

  • Hot Market of the Week – Dec. Hogs

  • Broker’s Trading System of the Week – Mini SP Swing Trading System 

  • Trading Levels for Next Week
  • Trading Reports for Next Week

Important Notices: The Week Ahead

By John Thorpe, Senior Broker

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Traders, much like the Federal Reserve Board, are dependent on data that, during a government shutdown is barely existent. 17 Fed speakers!  The markets are sure to move then, but wait, that’s not all, Fed Chair Powell on Economic Outlook and Monetary Policy.

As for earnings reports? Q3 begins next week!  Major Banks report first. (see Below)

The on again off again nature of Tariff news has created golden opportunities for breakouts in some markets, rangebound trades in others.  The gold market exploded out of its range I have been writing about for months.  Watch Crude oil to see if it stays in its $60.00-$65.00 range and the Dollar index too! The longer the range trade the harder and faster the breakout typically is.

Continued volatility to come as next week all markets will be reacting to whatever comes out of U.S. Govt leadership relating to conflicts cessation and trade deals, China, India, Canada and Russia (looks like the EU is following Trump on this one) The Crude Oil market certainly believes so.. Also, remember that Mexico’s extension will end October 29.

We’ll see you next week! Please enjoy a safe and memorable weekend.

 Earnings Next Week:

  • Mon. Quiet
  • Tue. JPM , JNJ, WFG, GS, BLK, C
  • Wed.  BAC, MS, ABT,
  • Thu. SCHW, BK, USB
  • Fri.   AXP,

FED SPEECHES: (all times CDT)

  • Mon.  Paulson 11:55 am,
  • Tues.  Bowman 7:45, Fed Chair Powell 11:20am, Waller 2:25, Collins 2:30
  • Wed.   Bostic 11:10, Miran 11:30, Waller Noon,
  • Thu.     Barkin 7:00am, Barr, Miran, Waller all 8:00am, Bowman 9:00am , Barkin 10:45am, Miran 3:15pm, Kashkari, 5:00pm
  • Fri.      Musalem 11:15

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  • Mon.  with the government shutdown, data will be suspended.
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The rally in December hogs stalled out last month and now the chart has activated downside PriceCounts on the correction lower. The first count projects a possible slide to the 81.11 area.”

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Spread Trading, December-March Wheat Spread, Levels, Reports; Your 4 Important Must-Knows for Trading Futures on October 10th, 2025

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December-March Wheat Spread

The Dec – March wheat spread completed its first upside PriceCount objective last month and corrected. Now, the chart is reawakening and challenging its high. New sustained highs would project a possible run to the second count to the -13’5 area.

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It is normal for the chart to react by correcting or consolidating at an objective and then either resuming its move or reversing trend. Best utilized in conjunction with other technical tools, PriceCounts offer one more way to analyze charts and help to manage your positions and risk. Learn more at www.qtchartoftheday.com

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Crypto Trading, December Dollar Index, Levels, Reports; Your 4 Important Need-To-Knows for Trading Futures on October 9th, 2025

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Around the Clock Crypto Futures Trading Ahead

By Mark O’Brien, Senior Broker

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General: Crypto Trading Round-The-Clock

Big news. CME Group, the world’s largest derivatives marketplace, plans to offer customers round-the-clock trading for its cryptocurrency products next year.

The timetable anticipates 24/7 trading of futures and options starting in early 2026. Currently this will cover the CME Group’s main offerings in Bitcoin and Ethereum, but starting Oct. 13, they will be joined by Solana and XRP derivatives.

Trading in cryptocurrency derivatives has been growing steadily since CME first offered Bitcoin futures in 2017. Notional open interest, which represents the outstanding value of contracts, reached a record $39 billion in mid-September.

All-hours access lets investors respond to price swings in real time, which could add additional legitimacy and liquidity to these digital assets.

Stock Index Futures:

The Dec. E-mini S&P 500 and E-mini Nasdaq futures contracts traded to new all-time record highs intraday today. Volume has tended to be lighter on this the sixth day of the U.S. government shutdown.

Traders have been negligibly on edge at these highs with some uncertainty about the U.S. shutdown, the state of the jobs market and the delay of scheduled releases of U.S. government economic reports.

Looking elsewhere for clues on the U.S. jobs front, last week a report from global outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas indicated U.S. employers announced fewer layoffs in September but hiring plans so far this year were the lowest since 2009. It came a day after a weaker-than-expected ADP National Employment Report.

Metals:

Dec. gold futures rose to new all-time highs for the sixth of seven trading sessions today, barreling through yesterday’s first move through $4,000 per ounce to trade intraday up to $4,081 per ounce, a $76.6 per ounce follow-through move.

Gold and silver futures have surged roughly 55% and 65% year to date, respectively, as expectations of Federal Reserve rate cuts have boosted the appeal of metals, which tend to perform better when interest rates are lower.

Energies:

Despite today’s report that U.S. crude oil inventories rose more than expected last week, crude oil futures oil futures staged a modest recovery today after last week’s decline to a 16-week low as the U.S. government shutdown fed worries about the global economy, while traders expected more oil supply to come on the market with the planned output boost announced by OPEC+ over the weekend.

December Dollar Index

The December dollar index broke out into a new high and completed its first upside PriceCount objective. It would be normal to get a near term reaction from this level in the form of a consolidation or corrective trade. If the chart can sustain further strength, the second count projects a possible run to the 99.60 area, consistent with a challenge of the August reversal high.

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The PriceCount study is a tool that can help to project the distance of a move in price. The counts are not intended to be an ‘exact’ science but rather offer a target area for the four objectives which are based off the first leg of a move with each subsequent count having a smaller percentage of being achieved.

It is normal for the chart to react by correcting or consolidating at an objective and then either resuming its move or reversing trend. Best utilized in conjunction with other technical tools, PriceCounts offer one more way to analyze charts and help to manage your positions and risk. Learn more at www.qtchartoftheday.com

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Trading Resources, December Silver, Levels, Reports; Your 4 Important Need-To-Knows for Trading Futures on October 8th, 2025

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December Silver

The rally in December silver is approaching its third upside PriceCount objective in the 49.373 area. This target is consistent with a test of the all-time high from 2011. It would be normal to get a near term reaction from this level in the form of a consolidation or corrective trade, at least. If the chart can sustain further strength, we are left with the low percentage fourth count objective in the 71.55 area (not shown here for presentation purposes).

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The PriceCount study is a tool that can help to project the distance of a move in price. The counts are not intended to be an ‘exact’ science but rather offer a target area for the four objectives which are based off the first leg of a move with each subsequent count having a smaller percentage of being achieved.

It is normal for the chart to react by correcting or consolidating at an objective and then either resuming its move or reversing trend. Best utilized in conjunction with other technical tools, PriceCounts offer one more way to analyze charts and help to manage your positions and risk. Learn more at www.qtchartoftheday.com

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Silver Reaching New Heights, December Gold, Levels, Reports; Your Important Need-To-Know Facts for Trading Futures on October 7th, 2025

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Silver Hitting Multi Years Highs

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Silver Soars

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  • A bullish trend since the 2020 low
  • Silver rises to the highest price in fourteen years- The 2011 and 1980 highs are the upside targets
  • Fundamentals support higher silver prices
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  • Expect volatility and new highs as investment and speculative demand are critical

At the turn of this century, nearby COMEX silver futures prices were $5.413 per ounce. After trading as low as $4.02 in November 2001, silver prices began a slow ascent, reaching $49.82 a decade later, in April 2011. The 2011 peak was slightly below the record 1980 high at $50.32 per ounce.

Silver corrected from the 2011 high, but the price remained above the $10 level, trading to a low of $11.64 in March 2020 as the global pandemic weighed on prices across all asset classes. Silver quickly recovered, rising to over $20 four months later in July 2020.

In September 2025, silver futures are closing in on a challenge to the 2011 and 1980 peaks, and all signs indicate that those levels could soon become technical support rather than resistance.

A bullish trend since the 2020 low

The continuous COMEX silver futures contract reached a low of $11.74 per ounce in March 2020 as the global pandemic gripped markets across all asset classes.

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December Gold

December gold has accelerated its rally into a new all-time high. The chart is taking aim at its upside PriceCount objective the 401.7 area. It would be normal to get a near term reaction from this level in the form of a consolidation or corrective trade, at least. If the chart can sustain further strength, we are left with the low percentage fourth count in the 616 area (not shown here for presentation purposes) which is viewed as an unlikely target.

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It is normal for the chart to react by correcting or consolidating at an objective and then either resuming its move or reversing trend. Best utilized in conjunction with other technical tools, PriceCounts offer one more way to analyze charts and help to manage your positions and risk. Learn more at www.qtchartoftheday.com

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FOMC amid Government Shutdown, Metals, Dec/March Corn Spread, Levels, Reports; Your 4 Important Must-Knows for Trading Futures the Week of October 6th, 2025

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In Today’s Issue #1261

  • The Week Ahead -Govt. Shut Down & FOMC Minutes

  • Futures 101 – Podcast: Futures Spreads Explained

  • Hot Market of the Week – Dec./March Corn Spread

  • Broker’s Trading System of the Week – Mini SP Swing Trading System

  • Trading Levels for Next Week
  • Trading Reports for Next Week

Important Notices: The Week Ahead

By John Thorpe, Senior Broker

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FOMC Minutes Wednesday.

If the Govt shutdown ends, the economic data will again flow. Please review the list at the bottom of the newsletter for potential data releases and reporting times. Currently Government issued data is considered non-essential and recall, the Fed is independent of the government so there will be a release of the minutes from the last meeting.

Will metals hit all-time highs? Nearly 46 years later, Silver, January 17, 1980, $49.95 troy oz. today? $48.08 troy oz. basis December. Almost there.

Gold continues to make all-time highs. Today? Gold was trading @ $3912.00 as of this writing with an intraday high of $3916.80 basis December,

Copper 5.0820 Is today’s print. 5.94 was the all-time high this past July.

The on again off again nature of Tariff news has created golden opportunities for breakouts in some markets, rangebound trades in others.

Continued volatility to come

We’ll see you next week! Please enjoy a safe and memorable weekend.

Earnings Next Week:

  • Mon. CVS
  • Tue. McCormick and Co.
  • Wed. ABC-Mart
  • Thu. Pepsi , Delta Air
  • Fri. Quiet

FED SPEECHES: (all times CDT)

  • Mon.
  • Tues. Bostic 9am, Miran 9:30am, KashKari 10:30 am
  • Wed. Musalem 8:20am, Barr 8:30 am, FOMC MINUTES 2PM. Kashkari 2:15pm, Barr 4:45pm
  • Thu.  Bowman 7:35am, Barr 11:45, Bowman 2:45 pm.
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In this episode snippet of the Cannon Trading Podcast, we discuss Spread Trading.

When we talk about seasonal patterns in futures, we’re referring to certain conditions and events that repeat annually. Perhaps the most obvious of these is the annual cycle of weather from warm to cold and back to warm. However, the calendar also marks the annual passing of important events, such as the due date for U.S. income taxes every April 15th. Enormous supplies of grain at harvest dwindle throughout the year. Demand for heating oil typically rises as cold weather approaches but subsides as inventory is filled. Monetary liquidity may decline as taxes are paid but rise as the Federal Reserve recirculates funds. Such annual events create yearly cycles in supply and demand.

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Dec. / March Corn Spread

The Dec-March corn spread has broken out of its downtrend and activated upside PriceCount objectives. The first count projects a run to the -15.25 area.

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December Cocoa

December cocoa resumed its break into a new low. If the chart can sustain further weakness, the third downside PriceCount projects a possible slide to the 5681 area.

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First Notice/Last Trading Days of October, Kansas City Wheat, Levels, Reports; Your 4 Important Must-Knows for Trading Futures on October 2nd, 2025

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First Notice & last Trading Days

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Below are the contracts which are entering First Notice or Last Trading Day for October.

Be advised, the contracts below are deliverable. It is requested that all LONG positions be exited two days prior to First Notice and ALL positions be exited the day prior to Last Trading Day – UNLESS cash settled.

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Dec. Kansas City Wheat

December KC wheat resumed its break into a new contract low. At this point, the chart is taking aim at its third downside PriceCount objective to the $4.77 area. It would be normal to get a near term reaction from that level in the form of a consolidation or corrective trade, at least. The low percentage fourth count to the $3.77 (not shown here for presentation purposes) is not seen as a realistic target.

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The PriceCount study is a tool that can help to project the distance of a move in price. The counts are not intended to be an ‘exact’ science but rather offer a target area for the four objectives which are based off the first leg of a move with each subsequent count having a smaller percentage of being achieved.

It is normal for the chart to react by correcting or consolidating at an objective and then either resuming its move or reversing trend. Best utilized in conjunction with other technical tools, PriceCounts offer one more way to analyze charts and help to manage your positions and risk. Learn more at www.qtchartoftheday.com

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Government Shut Down, Class III Milk, Levels, Reports; Your 5 Important Must-Knows for Trading Futures on October 1st, 2025

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Government Shut Down & the Markets

By John Thorpe, Senior Broker

Shut down! Shut down! Shut down!

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The end of Q3 is now. September 30th. The pumpkins are ripe, the nights are cool, and the politicians are ICE cold. When most of us awaken tomorrow morning, we will know if the Government is working for us or not.  The freeze in dialogue is not unexpected given the growing contentiousness within the body politic.

The Financial news channels I am exposed to have said “We are staring down the barrel?”, “Will this be a chicken Little moment?” the hyperbole is tiring. “It’s a Schumer Shutdown! Trump will cut Medicare! Obamacare is being cut!” The clean Continuing Resolution has been offered.

In the past 28 years, policymakers have passed 134 interim and 4 full-year CRs ranging from 21 to 216 days. (source bipartisanpolicy.org) a continuing Resolution simply maintains government spending for 6 more weeks while Congress can negotiate a lasting spending plan.

We may not get NFP on Friday if the Shutdown occurs or any other economic data reports during a Government Shutdown.

How will the markets react to a government shutdown you ask?

For the S&P 500, S&P 500 Performance During the Last 8 Shutdowns

The table below summarizes the S&P 500’s total return (price change from the close before the shutdown to the close on the resolution day) for each event. Data is sourced from analyses of historical market performance.

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November Class III Milk

November Class III Milk completed its low percentage fourth downside PriceCount objective earlier this month and stabilized. This suggests we may have come far enough to satisfy this phase of the bear move.

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The PriceCount study is a tool that can help to project the distance of a move in price. The counts are not intended to be an ‘exact’ science but rather offer a target area for the four objectives which are based off the first leg of a move with each subsequent count having a smaller percentage of being achieved.

It is normal for the chart to react by correcting or consolidating at an objective and then either resuming its move or reversing trend. Best utilized in conjunction with other technical tools, PriceCounts offer one more way to analyze charts and help to manage your positions and risk. Learn more at www.qtchartoftheday.com

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