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As a high risk trading type, futures trading is not for someone who is faint-hearted. Though there are a number of different ways of investing in futures , it is important to stick to what you know. Treading into unknown waters is not something that you should do when dealing in futures.

From managing margins to ordering trades to doing market analysis and more if you want to, you can do that all by yourself – but you may betaking double the risk. Therefore, when trading in futures, it may be better to seek advice from a professional trader.

Professional trading experts at Cannon Trading can help you with your futures trading. We are also there to keep you updated with the latest on futures trading and market news. All the news and latest articles on futures trading are published on our site under the category Archive Futures Trading News, which you are currently browsing through. Read more and the latest here and keep updated.

How will the markets react to New Data? & Support and Resistance Levels 5.23.2022

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The market’s Hypersensitivity to new data and the week in store

By John Thorpe
This is a busy week for tea leaf releases on the US economy,  we won’t see CPI nor will be get the grand Unemployment numbers that come out the first Friday of every month.
Both of those numbers rank as the two most equity and Bond market impactful reports released by the US. Right behind those numbers however will be stirring their equity index drink this week,
Tomorrow, May 24th
8:45 am CT PMI Flash ( what will be the acceleration or deceleration of private sector output for May? )
9:00 CT New Home Sales ( are raising interest rates impacting new sales? If so , to what degree?)
11:20 CT  Fed Chair Jerome Powell speaks at NCAIED 2022 Reservation Economic Summit..( I’ll remind everyone , no matter the venue, when the Fed Chair speaks the market is listening)
Wednesday
7:30 Durable Goods orders!
9:30 EIA petroleum numbers.. (crude can sway the indices.. how are the energy related stocks responding)
Thursday
7:30 CT GDP  (this is the second estimate of the 1st quarter level of US economic activity)
And Jobless claims ! this will be a very busy start to the day…
Be aware of these release times and your positions during these times, adjust your size appropriately to heightened risk.. also look for intraday trend shifts following these impactful numbers,
Good Trading!

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Futures Trading Levels

05-24-2022

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Futures Trading Levels for 5.20.2022

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No Commentary – Have a great trading day and a nice weekend!

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

05-20-2022

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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.

Margin Requirements are your Ally + Futures Support and Resistance Levels 5.19.2022

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Margin Requirements are your Ally

By Mark O’Brien, Senior Broker
As a rule, all futures contracts come with financial requirements in order to trade them. These requirements come in the form of margin. For the vast majority of traders – speculators – there are three types: 1.) the initial margin requirement, 2.) the maintenance margin requirement and 3.) the day trading margin requirement. The first two are established by the futures exchange on which a particular futures contract is traded. The initial margin requirement is the amount of cash you must have to initiate a position in the market. The maintenance margin requirement – typically 80-90% of the initial margin requirement – is the amount of money required to maintain the position your account. Day trading margin requirements are set by individual clearing firms and/or brokerage firms and are fractionally lower than a contract’s initial margin requirement, sometimes ±80% below the initial margin requirement.
While all these are designated as requirements, traders should also look at them as guardrails or markers that serve not just to notify you of the potential risk in the market you’re about to trade, but also to give you an idea of the risk to your account you should anticipate once you’re in the trade. Be prepared. In the event the market(s) you’re trading cause an adverse drop in your account’s balance – below the maintenance margin requirement of your position – and a margin call occurs, yes it’s an unfavorable outcome, but it’s also a genuine alert that you need to take action. It’s time to either offset part or all of the position or deposit more money (enough to bring your account back above the initial margin requirement) to keep the position. Treat margin requirements more as words to the wise rather than handcuffs. Trade with the thought that margin requirements are your friend.

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

05-19-2022

 

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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.

Ten Year Bonds to Resume Downtrend? & Support and Resistance Levels 5.18.2022

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Ten Year Bonds to Resume Downtrend?

Please chart below or click here for LARGER IMAGE.
Our brokers can help you navigate the different weapons” available to you as a trader. Will outright futures is the right strategy? perhaps futures and options combo? maybe a spread between the 10 year and the 30 year or maybe an options spread like vertical put spread?
10 year Treasury Note Daily Chart

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

05-18-2022

Futures Support and Resistance Levels 5.18.2022

 

 

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Economic Reports, Source: 

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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.

Trader’s Checklist + Futures Trading Levels 5.17.2022

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Trader’s Check List:

·        Review prior day statement
·        Check for any working orders on your platforms.
·        Be aware of contract rollover dates
·        Set a daily loss limit and learn NOT to overtrade
·        Understand what reports are coming out today
·        Make sure you are not distracted
·        Calculate appropriate trading size based on current volatility and account size
·        Start with Larger Time Frame charts to get proper perspective
·        Understand what your goal is
·        Measure your success or lack of
·        Spend time furthering your trading education and exploring different methods
·        Put trading in perspective and make sure the overall psychology of trading fits you.
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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

05-17-2022

Futures Support and Resistance Levels 5.17.2022

 

 

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Economic Reports, Source: 

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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 #1097 When to Exit a Trade? Trading Levels for the Week and Ahead

Posted on by Ilan

Cannon Futures Weekly Newsletter Issue # 1097

Dear Traders,

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Exiting a Trade might be more important than the entry….

“You Must Understand That There Is More Than One Path To The Top Of The Mountain.”- Miyamoto Musashi, A Book Of Five Rings: The Classic Guide To Strategy
Futures and futures options trading is a challenging activity. More so for those traders who look to trading as an occupation. So much thinking, contemplating, planning goes into trading – related to the markets you’re trading, the strategies that get implemented, the possible risk/reward outcomes. For someone new to trading, seeing the sum total of all the parts may be a lot to take in. Veteran traders will tell you the full picture keeps changing and can be daunting often.
When trading goes well, the trader’s energy and overall outlook is powerful, optimistic and energizing for other aspects of life. When trading goes unsuccessfully, most traders feel the pain in many ways outside of the obvious financial consequences.
Whether you’re a day trader, a position trader, a spread trader, or an option trader, some of the mental challenges and the questions to go with them are constant:
  • Where, When and how do I enter a trade?
  • How do I define risk and implement any type of risk control, like placing stop orders, or implementing some sort of option protection?
  • Where and how do I exit a trade, both in the event of a profitable trade and an unsuccessful one?
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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

05-16-2022

Futures Support and Resistance Levels 5.16.2022

Weekly Levels

Weekly Support and Resistance Levels 5.16.2022 - 5.20.2022

Reports, First Notice (FN), Last trading (LT) Days for the Week:

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Date Reports/Expiration Notice Dates
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Bean Oil Outlook & Futures Trading Levels 5.13.2022

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Grains to resume uptrend? It has been a volatile sector along with the rest of the futures markets.
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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

05-13-2022

 

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Economic Reports, Source: 

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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.

Fine-Tune Your Risk: Tap into the Precision of a Smaller-Sized Contract

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Fine-Tune Your Risk: Tap into the Precision of a Smaller-Sized Contract

By Mark O’Brien, Senior Broker

 

At a fraction of one full-sized contract, Mini and Micro futures provide flexible leverage as an alternative to large contracts. Among the available fractional futures contracts, by far the most well-known and most liquid are the E-mini stock index futures: E-mini S&P 500, E-mini Nasdaq, E-mini Russell 2000 and Mini Dow Jones. With the introduction back in May ’19 of the Micro E-mini futures, there are fractional versions of the E-minis.

 

But stock index futures are not the only ones with fractional contracts. Almost every commodity sector offers futures contracts that are fractional versions of their classic full-sized contracts. They all offer opportunities to trade markets with more precise leverage and reduced margins.

 

In the energy sector, there are E-mini natural gas futures contracts at 1/4 the size of full-sized contract (1 million British Thermal Units). A one-cent move for the E-mini natural gas futures contract is equal to $25.

 

In crude oil, whose full-sized, 1,000 barrel contract is the largest energy futures contract in the world by volume, there are both E-mini crude oil (1/2 the size) and Micro crude oil (1/10 the size).

 

Mini contracts are offered in corn, wheat and soybeans. All are 1/5 the size, so a 1-cent move in each contract is equal to $10.00 compared to a 1-cent move/$50 for their mighty forerunners.

 

In metals, the renowned COMEX 100-ounce gold futures contract can be traded fractionally with a 50-ounce Mini gold and a 10-ounce Micro gold.

 

Both silver and copper offer Mini contracts that are 1/2 the leverage of their respective 5,000-ounce and 25,000-pound full-sized relatives.

 

There are Micro futures contracts with 1/10 the leverage of their full-sized bellwether currency futures for all of those listed below:

 

Euro FX

Swiss Franc

British Pound

Japanese Yen

Canadian Dollar

Australian Dollar

 

A word of caution: many of these contracts’ liquidity is concentrated in their respective front months – often right up to their Last Trading Day. Take care to check a contract’s volume/open interest before trading.

 

 

Contact your Cannon Trading broker for additional information on any of these futures contracts, including price quotation, trading hours, minimum price fluctuation, symbol code, settlement method (cash or physical), risk considerations, etc.

 

Even if you are not a client yet, you can still contact us and we are happy to help.

 

 

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

05-12-2022

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Economic Reports, Source: 

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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.

Hedging Services + Futures Support and Resistance Levels 5.11.2022

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Are you are Rancher, a Farmer or a processor and need to lock in Grain prices for feed or for the growing season?, Or maybe you can use assistance placing hedges to offset risk managing your herd in the Cattle or Hog markets? do you need tools for break even analysis?

 

See below what one of our hedging clients had to say!!

 

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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

05-11-2022

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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.

Inflation & the Markets + Futures Support and Resistance Levels 5.10.2022

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Inflation & the Commodity Markets

by John Thorpe, Senior Broker
There are a number of characterizations of inflation in the business press and social media some related to the speed of inflation as in Creeping Inflation or Moderate inflation even hyper inflation and may be used as adequate adjectives, but these don’t describe what the causes of inflation are of which there can be many.
This Wednesday , CPI or the Consumer Price Index will be published at 8:30 am EDT an often quoted measure of Inflation but not the one the FRB uses to guide interest rate decisions, they choose to focus on the PCE or the Personal Consumption Expenditures Price Index. The Market will focus on both. If you recall last month the CPI showed the largest monthly advance in 42 years. The consensus from Econoday.com is for an 8.1 % Rate, with a much smaller incremental increase than the previous tally. Heading into that number Gold prices had been rallying for 3 successive days and experienced a 20 dollar rally continuing the move and added an additional 2 days of inertia before the peak on April 18th and subsequent sell-off , nearly a month later the Gold market seemingly is telling us that the consensus for CPI will be correct as reflected in weaker gold prices. If you watch the gold market watch the reaction to CPI on Wednesday morning. If CPI is Higher than the consensus and gold rally’s and holds those gains into the 1:30 pm EDT zone, then the recent lows in my view are in.
As for the causes of inflation, today we are in what economists call Demand – Pull inflation. This is when the aggregate demand for goods and services in an economy exceeds the aggregate supply. This concept is associated with full employment when adjusting the supply of goods and services is either not possible, or difficult to achieve in a timely manner. Always have a plan to manage the risk in your trades before you employ your strategy, Plan your trade and Trade your plan
 If you have any questions please contact your broker!
Click on chart below for LARGER IMAGE – Gold Daily Chart
Gold Futures Daily Chart

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

05-10-2022

Futures Support and Resistance Levels 5.10.2022

 

 

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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.

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.