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Category: Commodity Trading

Investment is a game of money of securing future money by taking a risk today. Trading therefore comes with a list of rules to play by. Commodity trading in particular offers tremendous potential for becoming a completely different asset class.

However, before investing in any kind of commodity, you must do an in depth research and also ask your broker as many questions as possible. Through this category archive we provide you as much information and valuable insights into the world of commodity trading.

We at Cannon Trading are here to help you with your commodity trading needs. You as a trader should select your commodity trading advisor only after performing a due diligence on him/her. We in fact do that for you. This way, you get only the best advice to help you with your commodity trading.

We’ve got the information that you might need at every step of commodity trading, and you’ll find it all right here in the commodity trading section of our blog. Read up, and read on to get equipped!

Top Five Commodities to Watch | Canadian Dollar Chart | Support and Resistance Levels

Posted on by Ilan

Jump to a section in this post:
1. Market Commentary
2. Support and Resistance Levels – S&P, Nasdaq, Dow Jones, Russell 2000
3. Support and Resistance Levels – Gold, Euro, Crude Oil, T-Bonds
4. Economic Reports for Monday, November 14 2011

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1. Market Commentary

This week’s “Top 5 Commodities to Watch”, an article written by Cannon Trading’s senior broker John D. Thorpe, was featured on the Financial Edge section of Investopedia. John introduces Gold, Live Cattle, Corn, Sugar, and energies like Crude Oil, Unleaded Gas and Heating Oil as the commodities to watch over the next month. He then breaks down why investors should be paying attention, citing a variety of international price pressures, seasonal tendencies, and recent government data.

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Also below is a daily chart of Canadian Dollar along with the trade reco I sent subscribers yesterday:

Long Dec. Canada

Long at 98.03 limit

stop 97.20

target 99.18

canadian dollar

If you would like to be included on Swing Trade Alerts such as this one,

please send me an email with the following information:

1. Are you currently trading futures?
2. Charting software you use?
3. If you use sierra or ATcharts, please let me know the user name so I can enable you
4. Markets you currently trading?

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2. Support and Resistance Levels – S&P, Nasdaq, Dow Jones, Russell 2000

Contract (Dec. 2011) SP500
(big & Mini)		 Nasdaq100
(big & Mini)		 Dow Jones
(big & Mini)		 Mini Russell
Resistance Level 3 1278.53 2435.00 12303 775.70
Resistance Level 2 1271.52 2397.50 12217 759.90
Resistance Level 1 1266.63 2375.00 12163 751.30
Pivot Point 1259.62 2337.50 12077 735.50
Support Level 1 1254.73 2315.00 12023 726.90
Support Level 2 1247.72 2277.50 11937 711.10
Support Level 3 1242.83 2255.00 11883 702.50

 

3. Support & Resistance Levels for Gold, Euro, Crude Oil, and U.S. T-Bonds

Contract Dec. Gold Dec. Euro Nov. Crude Oil Dec. Bonds
Resistance Level 3 1823.9 1.4056 101.54 142 1/32
Resistance Level 2 1806.6 1.3926 100.37 141 21/32
Resistance Level 1 1798.0 1.3839 99.69 141 4/32
Pivot Point 1780.7 1.3709 98.52 140 24/32
Support Level 1 1772.1 1.3622 97.84 140 7/32
Support Level 2 1754.8 1.3492 96.67 139 27/32
Support Level 3 1746.2 1.3405 95.99 139 10/32

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4. Economic Reports for Monday, November 14, 2011

Industrial Production m/m
5:00am

Mortgage Delinquencies
14th – 18th

Trading Multiple Time Frames | Support and Resistance Levels

Posted on by Ilan

Jump to a section in this post:
1. Market Commentary
2. Support and Resistance Levels – S&P, Nasdaq, Dow Jones, Russell 2000
3. Support and Resistance Levels – Gold, Euro, Crude Oil, T-Bonds
4. Daily Mini S&P Chart
5. Economic Reports for Wednesday November 2, 2011

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Market Commentary

DAYLIGHT SAVING ends this weekend!

International traders especially, please pay attention we are moving the clocks an hour back. Continue reading “Trading Multiple Time Frames | Support and Resistance Levels”

Commodities Market Volatility Continues | Support and Resistance Levels

Posted on by Ilan

In this post:

1. Market Commentary
2. Support and Resistance Levels
3. Daily Mini Mini S&P 500 Futures Chart

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1. Market Commentary

Volatility remains high and what I wrote the last few days, still holds:

As far as the daily chart, I am now confused again….I got tempted on the short side and got burnt very quickly today….Once again there is a CASE for both sides, bulls and the bears and the potential for a BIG MOVE EITHER WAY is greater than normal as we are sitting on important price levels in the SP500, which has been the leader for the rest of the markets as of the last few weeks. Continue reading “Commodities Market Volatility Continues | Support and Resistance Levels”

Will the Mini S&P 500 See a Meaningful Bounce? | Support and Resistance Levels

Posted on by Ilan

In this post:

1. Market Commentary
2. Support and Resistance Levels
3. December Mini S&P 500 Continuous Futures chart
4. Economic Reports
5. Highlighted Earnings Releases

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1. Market Commentary

FRONT MONTH FOR EQUITIES AND BONDS IS DECEMBER

SYMBOL FOR DECEMBER IS Z

From a technical perspective, Dec. Mini Sp must hold above 1130.00 to have a chance of a meaningful bounce, a break below that level and we should test 1071.25 which is the equivalent for the Sept. lows of 1077.

Have a great weekend and be ready for a full, volatile trading week coming up.

Dec. mini SP continuous chart for your review below: Continue reading “Will the Mini S&P 500 See a Meaningful Bounce? | Support and Resistance Levels”

NYMEX Energy Futures Margin Requirements Changes – Heating Oil Futures and RBOB Gasoline Futures

Posted on by Ilan

Please be aware of margin requirement changes for selected energy futures contracts starting after the close of business on Monday, September 12, 2011. Below we provided a few selected contract changes.

NYMEX Heating Oil Futures Margin Requirement Changes

CC Rate Type Description Change ISO Current Initial Current Maintenance New Initial New Maintenance
HO Spec Tier 1 Decr. USD 9,788 7,250 8.775 6,500
HO Hedge/Member Tier 1 Decr. USD 7,250 7,250 6,500 6,500
HO Spec Tier 2 Decr. USD 9.788 7,250 8,775 6,500
HO Hedge/Member Tier 2 Decr. USD 7.250 7,250 6,500 6,500
HO Spec Tier 3 Decr. USD 9,788 7,250 8,775 6,500
HO Hedge/Member Tier 3 Decr. USD 7,250 7,250 6,500 6,500
HO Spec Tier 4 Decr. USD 9,450 7,000 8,438 6,250
HO Hedge/Member Tier 4 Decr. USD 7,000 7,000 6,250 6,250

 

NYMEX RBOB Gasoline Futures Margin Requirement Changes

CC Rate Type Description Change ISO Current Initial Current Maintenance New Initial New Maintenance
RT Spec Tier 1 Decr. USD 11,475 8,500 10,463 7,750
RT Hedge/Member Tier 1 Decr. USD 8,500 8,500 7,750 7,750
RT Spec Tier 2 Decr. USD 11,475 8,500 10,463 7,750
RT Hedge/Member Tier 2 Decr. USD 8,500 8,500 7,750 7,750
RT Spec Tier 3 Decr. USD 11,138 8,500 10,125 7,750
RT Hedge/Member Tier 3 Decr. USD 8,250 8,500 7,500 7,750
RT Spec Tier 4 Decr. USD 10,125 7,500 9,113 6,750
RT Hedge/Member Tier 4 Decr. USD 7,500 7,500 6,750 6,750

You can view the rest of the NYMEX energy futures margin requirements changes here: http://www.cmegroup.com/tools-information/lookups/advisories/clearing/files/Chadv11-317.pdf

Futures Trading Levels, Crude Oil as a Leader of Commodity Prices

Posted on by Ilan

Cannon Trading / E-Futures.com

Crude Oil has been moving the rest of the commodities sector the last few months and has influence on all futures.

Thought I would share a daily chart for review, along with a screen shot of the crude oil set ups I share in my daily live day-trade signals service.

As far as longer term direction for crude, I will need to see which level we can break out first, 104.91 on the upside or 94.54 on the downside. In between, you have wide 410 trading range ( equal to $10,000 per one contract against you or in your favor….)

Daily mini S&P trading chart screenshot from today June 6th, 2011

Stock futures trading chart levels for Monday June 6th, 2011

Intra-day trading chart screenshot from today June 6th, 2011

Intra-day chart: (blue diamond = potential buy, red diamond = potential sell)

Stock futures trading chart levels for Monday June 6th, 2011 Continue reading “Futures Trading Levels, Crude Oil as a Leader of Commodity Prices”

Futures Trading Levels, Types of Trading Days

Posted on by Ilan

Cannon Trading / E-Futures.com

The following is taken from a guide I have written that helps subscribers to my daily chart service. You can have a 2 week free trial to the daily live charts service along with buy/sell triggers and get the full guide along with chart examples, rules and much more by signing up at:

Cannon Trading Inc. Day Trading Webinar

General Notes:
At any given day, one must understand the trading environment that specific day has to offer and adjust their trading style accordingly. In our case it relates more to the size of stops and target based on volatility. Some days the market gives us many opportunities; some not as much; and some days it provides us with mostly risks…….take what the market gives you and not what you want it to give…..

I think if a trader understands early enough what type of trading day it is, he or she can choose which tools from the webinar are most suited for that days trading. If one can do that successfully (which is not easy), I think that is half the battle.

Not taking a trade is better than a bad trade.

My opinion is that there are 3 main types of trading days.

  1. Most common is two sided trading action with swings up and down – this type of trading day is most suitable for the main aspect of this model, which is taking trades based on the arrows.
  2. Strong trending day, mostly one directional – this type of trading day is the least common, many times this will happen on Mondays and maybe 3-5 times a month at most – this type of trading day is most suitable for using the color scheme I have on the charts. Green bars mean strong up trend, red bars mean strong down trend. If you determined that this is a trend day, then use pull backs to enter with the direction of trend and use the parabolic (little dashes) as you trailing stop.
  3. Slow and/ or choppy trading day – this type of trading day is best suited for taking small profits from the market by either using the main model or taking the diamonds as entry signal, and going for quick profits and tight stops.

Continue reading “Futures Trading Levels, Types of Trading Days”

Futures Trading Levels, Crude Oil Leading Commodity Markets

Posted on by Ilan

Cannon Trading / E-Futures.com

With the Mid East situation, Crude Oil has been the leader of the commodities markets affecting movements in markets like metals, stock indices and more.

Daily chart of Crude oil for your review below along with a small picture that expresses what one can expect of tomorrow’s unemployment report better than I can…..
Either way, higher volatility, wider ranges = trader must asses their daily risk settings, their stops/ targets per trade, trading size etc.

Daily E-Mini S&P 500 Futures Trading Chart

Stock futures trading chart levels Friday March 4th 2011
Continue reading “Futures Trading Levels, Crude Oil Leading Commodity Markets”

Futures Trading Levels and Day Trading Webinar Trial, October 27th 2010

Posted on by Ilan

Stocks finished pretty much unchanged today, which brings me to another point….

There ARE OTHER MARKETS one can day-trade….Most day-traders focus on the Mini SP 500 and it’s relatives:
Mini Nasdaq, Mini Dow, Mini Russell etc. because of volume, familiarity, trading hours etc.

However, markets like bonds, Euro Currency, Crude oil, beans, corn to name a few do offer day trading opportunities and risks. Different market have different personalities which may fit different traders. Different markets also have different trading hours when volatility is present, different volatility at different times and other

characteristics which traders may want to explore. During the day-trading charts service I hold daily, I feature the mini SP 500 chart along with Euro currency and Crude oil and possible trade set ups.

As always I recommend using demo account when exploring trading in market you normally don’t trade, as well as performing some research regarding tick size, price behavior and more.

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Futures and Commodity Trading Levels for October 26th, 2010

Posted on by Ilan

Weekly chart of the mini Russell 2000 for your review below.

SP-500-Day-Trading-2010-10-26

Continue reading “Futures and Commodity Trading Levels for October 26th, 2010”

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.