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Category: Index Futures

Introduced in the year 1982, Index futures or stock index futures are extremely popular among trading commodities today. While trading, an index future is settled in cash on the value of a certain stock market index. One of the most traded indices is the S&P500.

These are quoted on the basis of either an underlying or a spot price for an index value. There are a number of technicalities involved, most of which you should understand. However, even if you find it tough to comprehend what Index futures are, you can take assistance from the trade experts at Cannon Trading.

We at Cannon Trading want you to understand the basics and the details about Index Futures like our experts do. There are a number of blogs that we list here in our category archive. We recommend that you read these to know for yourself what Index Futures trading is all about.

FOMC Rate Decision Tomorrow +Futures Trading Levels 12.13.2023

Posted on by Ilan
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March is front month for stock indices.

Symbol for March is H, so example ESH24

 

FOMC Rate decision tomorrow.

The following are my PERSONAL OPINION on trading during FOMC days:

  • Reduce trading size

 

  • Be extra picky = no trade is better than a bad trade

 

  • Choose entry points wisely. Look at longer time frame support and resistance for entry. Take the approach of entering at points where you normally would have placed protective stops. Example, trader x looking to go long the mini SP at 4425.00 with a stop at 4419.00, instead “stretch the price bands” due to volatility and place an entry order to buy at 4419.75 and place a stop a few points below in this hypothetical example ( consider current volatility along with support and resistance levels).

 

  • Expect the higher volatility during and right after the announcement

 

  • Expect to see some “vacuum” ( low volume, big zigzags) right before the number.
  • Consider using automated stops and limits attached to your entry order as the market can move very fast at times.
  • Know what the market was expecting, learn what came out and observe market reaction for clues
  • The rate announcement comes out exactly at 1 PM central. As of this morning there is a 98% chance of no change in rates.
  • Traders will pay EXTRA attention to the language and the Q&A which starts at 1:30 PM Central

 

  • Be patient and be disciplined

 

  • If in doubt, stay out!!

Mini SP ( March contract) one possible outlook is below using the daily chart and QT Market Center platform.

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Plan your trade and trade your plan.

 

 

 

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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.

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Futures Trading Levels

 

12-13-2023

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Economic Reports,

Source: 

Forexfactory.com

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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: Rollover Notice for Stock Index Futures + Futures Trading Levels for Dec. 11th

Posted on by Ilan

Cannon Futures Weekly Newsletter Issue # 1174

 

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In this issue:

  •  Important Notices – Stock Index Rollover!
  • Trading Resource of the Week – Trading Psychology Edge
  • Hot Market of the Week – March Corn Wheat Spread
  • Broker’s Trading System of the Week – Gold Swing Trading System
  • Trading Levels for Next Week
  • Trading Reports for Next Week

  • Important Notices

      • December Rate Decision Wednesday – FOMC
      • Earnings: all after the close
      • Monday ORCL Oracle
      • Wednesday ADBE Adobe
      • Thursday COST Costco
      • Roll to March for the Indices – see below!
Rollover is here for stock indices. i.e., the E-mini and Micro S&P, Nasdaq, Dow Jones and Russell 2000.
  Volume in the December contracts will begin to drop off until their expiration Friday, December 15th (8:30 A.M., Central Time). At that point, trading in these contracts halts. Stock index futures are CASH SETTLED contracts. If you hold any December futures contracts through 8:30 A.M., Central Time on Friday, Dec. 15th, they will be offset with the cash settlement price, as set by the exchange.
FRONT MONTH IS NOW MARCH , the symbol is H24, example for mini SP is ESH24
 Monday, December 18th is Last Trading Day for December currency futures. It is of the utmost importance for currency traders to exit all December futures contracts by Friday, December 15th and to start trading the March futures. Currency futures are DELIVERABLE contracts.
The month code for March is ‘H.’  Please consider carefully how you place orders when changing over.
  • Watch the video below on how to rollover your market depth and charts!

How to roll over Chart and DOM on E-Futures

 

 

 

  • Trading Resource of the Week 

Get An Edge With the Trading Psychology Course
Many experienced traders say that the stiffest challenge you’ll face in becoming a futures trader is conquering your own psyche. Why? Because losing is part of trading, and people hate to lose.
In this “Trading Psychology” Course you will learn:
  • How to examine your patterns and behaviors and recognize when they are holding you back
  • Maintaining self-confidence as a trader even in the face of inexperience
  • The mathematical expectation model and how it can decrease your losses
  • Determining the trading plan that is right for your trading personality
  • Understanding and using Motivation – Risk – Reward to its full advantage
  • Creating effective trading technique strategies
  • Qualities of Successful Traders

  • Hot Market of the Week – March Corn Wheat Spread

Hot market of the week is provided by QT Market Center, A swiss army knife charting package that’s not just for Hedgers, Cooperatives and Farmers alike but also for Spread traders, Swing traders and shorter time frame application for intraday traders with a unique proprietary indicator that can be applied to your specific trading needs.
The March Wheat – Corn spread accelerated to its third upside PriceCount objective to the $1.52 area and is consolidating its trade. At this point, IF the chart can resume its rally with new sustained highs, we are left with the low percentage fourth count to aim for around $2.27 which would be consistent with a challenge of the summer high.
PriceCounts – Not about where we’ve been , but where we might be going next!
March Wheat - Corn Spread Chart
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
Trading in futures, options, securities, derivatives or OTC products entails significant risks which must be understood prior to trading and may not be appropriate for all investors. Past performance of actual trades or strategies is not necessarily indicative of future results.
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  • Broker’s Trading System of the Week

With algorithmic trading systems becoming more prevalent in portfolio diversification, the following system has been selected as the broker’s choice for this month.
PRODUCT
SYSTEM TYPE
Intraday
Recommended Cannon Trading Starting Capital
$25,000.00
COST
USD 75 / monthly
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The performance shown above is hypothetical in that the chart represents returns in a model account. The model account rises or falls by the average single contract profit and loss achieved by clients trading actual money pursuant to the listed system’s trading signals on the appropriate dates (client fills), or if no actual client profit or loss available – by the hypothetical single contract profit and loss of trades generated by the system’s trading signals on that day in real time (real‐time) less slippage, or if no real time profit or loss available – by the hypothetical single contract profit and loss of trades generated by running the system logic backwards on back adjusted data. Please read full disclaimer HERE.
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  • Trading Levels for Next Week

Daily Levels for December 11th, 2023
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Trading Reports for Next Week
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  • click above for a LIVE demo, streaming prices
First Notice (FN), Last trading (LT) Days for the Week: www.mrci.com 
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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 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.

 

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.

NFP Tomorrow! + Futures Trading Levels for 12.08.2023

Posted on by Ilan
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NFP non Farm Payrolls tomorrow!

This is a market moving event right at 7:30 Am central that in the past generated some large and volatile moves.

I personally like to be flat 2 minutes before and resume trading a few minutes after the report is out.

If you have notes from previous NFP, now is the time to review…if you don’t have notes, time to start a trading journal and keep notes in it!

10 Minutes chart of the ES, mini SP500 from last NFP, Nov. 3rd below for your review.

Plan your trade and trade your plan.

 

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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.

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Futures Trading Levels

12-08-2023

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Economic Reports,

Source: 

Forexfactory.com

 

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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.

Core PCE Tomorrow + Futures Trading Levels for Nov. 30th

Posted on by Ilan
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Updates and Bullet Points:

By Mark O’Brien, Senior Broker

 

General: 

 

While the Federal Reserve and its main voice Jerome Powell have been steadfast in declaring that interest rates would not be coming down unless the FOMC saw broad definitive proof that inflation was falling, traders have been pricing in that eventuality since the end of October. In just the last three weeks, the E-mini S&P 500 climbed out of correction territory and the yield on the 10-year T-note slid from the 5.00% it touched prior to the last Fed meeting down to 4.30% overnight. Never mind the CME Fed watch tool pegs the potential for a 25-basis points rate cut at the Fed’s December 13th meeting at a slim 1.1% and at 3.1% at their January 31st meeting. What likely has traders’ attention: the Fed Funds futures contract sees the probability of a 25-basis point cut at the March 20th Fed meeting at 40.6%. Don’t count on to begin to telegraph any sort of pivot until the Fed deems any signs of slowing growth as entrenched and that should take some time. The Fed will turn a cold shoulder to making quick moves as they do not want to reignite the inflation fire before it is extinguished.

 

Currency:

 

As the conversation shifts from rate hikes to cuts, the U.S. dollar is on track to hit its lowest level in months.

 

Metals:

 

In the scenario that the dollar and treasury yields continue to fall, look for precious metals like gold and silver to continue their ascent. Gold has already climbed over $200 per ounce in less than two months, from its October 5th close at $1850.80 / ounce to its second day closing above $2050 / ounce yesterday and today (basis February) – a ±$20,000 per contract move for the standard 100-oz. futures contract.

 

Plan your trade and trade your plan.

 

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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.

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Futures Trading Levels

11-30-2023

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Economic Reports, Source: 

Forexfactory.com

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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: Thanksgiving Trading Hours, Hogs Daily Chart + Futures Trading Levels for Nov. 20th

Posted on by Ilan

Cannon Futures Weekly Newsletter Issue # 1171

 

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In this issue:

  • Important Notices – Thanksgiving Holiday Hours
  • Trading Resource of the Week – Learn to Trade
  • Hot Market of the Week – February Hogs
  • Broker’s Trading System of the Week – ES Day Trading System
  • Trading Levels for Next Week
  • Trading Reports for Next Week
CME – US Thanksgiving Holiday Schedule – 2023
  • Thursday, November 23, 2023 – Market “HALT” > then reopens Thursday night at normal times.
**Any open positions must meet Exchange Maintenance Margin 15 minutes before the market halt (Ex. Equities at 11:45 CST).
  • Friday, November 24, 2023 – Market “CLOSE”
**Any open positions must meet Exchange Maintenance Margin 15 minutes before the market close (Ex. Equities at 12:00 CST).

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  • Trading Resource of the Week 

Learn To Trade Futures

Futures Fundamentals is a one-stop educational resource designed to simplify and explain complex market topics. Through interactive features and rich content, the website explains the role of futures markets in everyday life and provides information on the derivatives industry.
Futures Fundamentals is the driving force in an industry-wide effort to provide risk management education to learners at all levels.
Futures Fundamentals is a fun way to learn about the markets in an interactive way, not only will you be able to easily move forward if you already know the material, you can also easily move back to review the material and in addition, you will be able to register for a trading demo as well!
This collaborative educational resource is an industry-wide effort made possible by a number of contributing organizations across the Futures Trading industry. NFA, CME Group, FIA, and the Institute for Financial Markets (IFM), have come together in an effort to provide investors with the industry’s leading tools, knowledge and resources.
Hot market of the week is provided by QT Market Center, A swiss army knife charting package that’s not just for Hedgers, Cooperatives and Farmers alike but also for Spread traders, Swing traders and shorter time frame application for intraday traders with a unique proprietary indicator that can be applied to your specific trading needs.
Feb hogs stabilized after satisfying their second downside PriceCount objective, and then activated upside counts on the correction higher. So far, sustaining strength to take on the upside targets has been a challenge. Meanwhile, the third downside objective would be in play if you can resume the slide with new sustained lows
PriceCounts – Not about where we’ve been , but where we might be going next!
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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
Trading in futures, options, securities, derivatives or OTC products entails significant risks which must be understood prior to trading and may not be appropriate for all investors. Past performance of actual trades or strategies is not necessarily indicative of future results.
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  • Broker’s Trading System of the Week

With algorithmic trading systems becoming more prevalent in portfolio diversification, the following system has been selected as the broker’s choice for this month.
PRODUCT
SYSTEM TYPE
Intraday
Recommended Cannon Trading Starting Capital
$15,000.00
COST
USD 85 / monthly
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The performance shown above is hypothetical in that the chart represents returns in a model account. The model account rises or falls by the average single contract profit and loss achieved by clients trading actual money pursuant to the listed system’s trading signals on the appropriate dates (client fills), or if no actual client profit or loss available – by the hypothetical single contract profit and loss of trades generated by the system’s trading signals on that day in real time (real‐time) less slippage, or if no real time profit or loss available – by the hypothetical single contract profit and loss of trades generated by running the system logic backwards on back adjusted data. Please read full disclaimer HERE.
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  • Trading Levels for Next Week

Daily Levels for November 20th, 2023
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Trading Reports for Next Week
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#ES, #NQ, #YM, #RTY, #XBT, #GC, #SI, #CL, #ZB, #6E, #ZC, #ZW, #ZS, #ZM, #NG
First Notice (FN), Last trading (LT) Days for the Week: www.mrci.com 
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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 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.

 

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.

Is the FED Done Raising rates? + Futures Trading Levels for Nov. 16th

Posted on by Ilan
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Updates and Bullet Points:

 

By Mark O’Brien, Senior Broker

General:

 

Here in the United States yesterday, stock index futures vaulted on the heels of the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ release of its Consumer Price Index for October, which slowed to 3.2 percent last month on a year-over-year basis, lower than the 3.7 percent reading in September and the coolest since July.  Leading the way was the Russell 2000 which climbed ±95 points, $4750 per contract move for the E-mini Russell 2000 futures contract, over a 5% uptick.  Compare that to the ±86-point / $4,325 per contract move up for the E-mini S&P 500, or the ±335-point / ±$6,700 move for the E-mini Nasdaq.

 

Investors undoubtedly anticipated the likely end to the Federal Reserve’s historical rate hike cycle and this was followed by a wave of lower CPI data from Europe when the following day (our Tuesday night) Germany, the United Kingdom and Italy all reported below-estimate consumer price readings and well below last month’s as prices abroad continued to decelerate.

 

In other news, President Biden and China’s President Xi will meet south of San Francisco during afternoon US trading hours.

 

In a development attributed to El Niño and possibly a catalyst to rising commodities prices, Central America is experiencing drought conditions so acute, the freshwater lakes associated with the Panama Canal have declined to such low levels, it’s resulted in one of the world’s largest shipping corridors having to reduce vessel traffic.  The canal sees about 5% of the world’s seaborne trade travel through it and is critical for transporting commodities with petroleum, liquefied natural gas and grains among the top shipments that pass through the waterway.  Ships are now spending weeks waiting at sea, sailing around South America or the tip of Africa, or paying exorbitant amounts to jump to the front of the line.  Last week, a Japanese global petroleum and metals conglomerate paid a record $3.975 million in an auction for preferential line placement for one of its ships.

 

In a Reuters piece earlier this week, the news wire reported that Goldman Sachs is forecasting returns of 21% on commodities over a 12-month horizon, using as its basis the S&P Goldman Sachs Commodity Index (GSCI), including gains of ±31% from energy and ±18% from industrial metals.  Currently, the GSCI contains 24 commodities from all commodity sectors: six energy products, five industrial metals, eight agricultural products, three livestock products and two precious metals.

 

Plan your trade and trade your plan.

 

 

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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.

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Futures Trading Levels

11-16-2023

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#ES, #NQ, #YM, #RTY, #XBT, #GC, #SI, #CL, #ZB, #6E, #ZC, #ZW, #ZS, #ZM, #NG

Improve Your Trading Skills

Get access to proprietary indicators and trading methods, consult with an experienced broker
 1-800-454-9572 Explore trading methods. Register Here


Economic Reports, Source: 

Forexfactory.com

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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.

New Micro Nat Gas, Crude Oil Chart + Futures Trading Levels for Nov. 9th 2023

Posted on by Ilan
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Updates and Bullet Points:

By Mark O’Brien, Senior Broker

 

General: 

We have a new futures contract.  It started trading on Monday.  This is the Micro Henry Hub Natural Gas futures contract and corresponding options.

 

To quote directly from the CME Group web site, “The introduction of Micro Henry Hub Natural Gas futures and options responds directly to customer demand for a smaller, more precise instrument for managing natural gas price exposure. At one-tenth the size of the benchmark Henry Hub (NG) contract, Micro Henry Hub Natural Gas futures and options offer more granularity and smaller margin requirements with the same robust transparency and price discovery of the larger Henry Hub contracts.”

 

Follow the link below to the contract’s full contract specifications on the CME Group web site:

 

https://www.cmegroup.com/markets/energy/natural-gas/micro-henry-hub-natural-gas.contractSpecs.html

 

Heads up: most FCM’s / clearing firms, including the five FCM’s Cannon Trading Co. partners with, will monitor a new futures contract for sufficient liquidity before making it available to its clients.  Give Cannon Trading a call to find out the availability of the contract.

 

Energy: 

Incidentally, natural gas (basis Dec.) dropped ±50 cents (a ±$5,000 move) over the last six trading sessions to ±$3.10 /mmBtu. down to new 2-year lows on forecasts for above-normal temps. across the U.S. for the next fifteen days and continental U.S. production remaining near all-time highs,”

 

Financials: 

Stock index futures are struggling today to extend their longest winning streak in two years – clocking seven straight daily gains – as we approach the close of trading.  At this typing, the E-mini S&P 500 is trading just a few ticks either side of unchanged, while the E-mini Dow Jones and E-mini Nasdaq are slightly off.

 

More energy: 

Crude oil extended its more than 2-week sell-off to its lowest level in over three months.  From an intraday high of $89.85 per barrel on Oct. 20, the front month traded through $75.00 per barrel this morning – a ±$15.00 per barrel / $15,000 per contract move.

 

DAILY CHART BELOW

 

News pushing prices south include global demand worries, record U.S. production and ebbing supply concerns surrounding the Gaza conflict.

 

Given its ability to create a ripple effect, the ±15% price decline dragged U.S. pump prices down to levels not seen since March.  It has also helped rein in inflation expectations and worrisome bond yields.

 

While this paints a picture that fears are subsiding that a wider conflict could be emerging in the Middle East and disrupt supplies, traders should remain on high alert for signs to the contrary.

Plan your trade and trade your plan.

 

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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.

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Futures Trading Levels

11-09-2023

 

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Economic Reports, Source: 

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Weekly Newsletter: Daylight saving officially ends, ES Daily Chart + Futures Trading Levels for Nov. 6th

Posted on by Ilan

Cannon Futures Weekly Newsletter Issue # 1170

 

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In this issue:

  • Important Notices – Daylight saving officially ends
  • Trading Resource of the Week – 25 Options Strategies
  • Hot Market of the Week – December Mini SP
  • Broker’s Trading System of the Week – NQ Day Trading System
  • Trading Levels for Next Week
  • Trading Reports for Next Week

  • Important Notices – Daylight saving officially ends

Heads up traders in the United States. Get ready to set your clocks back one hour this Sunday, November 5th. Daylight saving officially ends on the first Sunday in November for the United States, which is this coming Sunday.
This follows the UK and European Union adjustment, which takes place the last Sunday in October, so our European traders have already “fallen back.”
Over 1900 stocks report earnings next week . Main feature for Equities markets with an over quiet week of Govt Rpts, Consumer Credit Tuesday and Jobless claims on Thursday would be the two majors the Fed will be looking at hence may impact short term market direction.
On the Ag front the Monthly WASDE numbers will be released on Thursday and will be an important one for the size of our harvested crops.
There will be 7 speeches / presentations next week by Fed Governors, 2 by Fed Chair Powell. The first, Wednesday @ 8:15 am CST @ the Research and Statistics Centennial Conference in D.C. . The second Thursday@ 1:00 p.m. CST At the 24th Jacques Polak Annual Research Conference, Washington, D.C.
Lastly , in a salute to all US Vets, Friday is Veterans Day is a federal holiday, most government agencies and schools are closed. Many banks are also closed on Veterans Day, as it’s a designated federal holiday. All markets will remain open for your trading pleasure.

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  • Trading Resource of the Week 

Strategies For Trading Options

Learn about the 25 Proven Strategies for trading options on CME Group Futures for FREE!

If you are currently trading options on futures or are interested in exploring them further, check out our newly updated trading guide, featuring 25 commonly used options strategies, including butterflies, straddles, strangles, backspread and conversions. Each strategy includes an illustration demonstrating the effect of time decay on the total option premium involved in the position.
Options on futures rank among our most versatile risk management tools, and are offered on most of our products. Whether you trade options for purposes of hedging or speculating, you can limit your risk to the amount you paid up-front for the option while maintaining your exposure to beneficial price movements. To learn more about CME Group options, you can also visit our Options page.
Download the 25 Proven Strategies brochure immediately. This eBook is free to you and no-obligation. Learn about the 25 Proven Strategies for trading options on CME Group Futures for FREE!
Hot market of the week is provided by QT Market Center, A swiss army knife charting package that’s not just for Hedgers, Cooperatives and Farmers alike but also for Spread traders, Swing traders and shorter time frame application for intraday traders with a unique proprietary indicator that can be applied to your specific trading needs.
December Mini SP500 satisfied it’s second downside PriceCount objective last month and is correcting higher. At this point, IF the chart can resume its break into new sustained lows, the third count would project a possible run to the 4,015 area. It would take a trade below the December reactionary low to formally negate the remaining unmet upside objectives.
PriceCounts – Not about where we’ve been , but where we might be going next!
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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
Trading in futures, options, securities, derivatives or OTC products entails significant risks which must be understood prior to trading and may not be appropriate for all investors. Past performance of actual trades or strategies is not necessarily indicative of future results.
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  • Broker’s Trading System of the Week

With algorithmic trading systems becoming more prevalent in portfolio diversification, the following system has been selected as the broker’s choice for this month.
PRODUCT
SYSTEM TYPE
Swing
Recommended Cannon Trading Starting Capital
$30,000.00
COST
USD 155 / monthly
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The performance shown above is hypothetical in that the chart represents returns in a model account. The model account rises or falls by the average single contract profit and loss achieved by clients trading actual money pursuant to the listed system’s trading signals on the appropriate dates (client fills), or if no actual client profit or loss available – by the hypothetical single contract profit and loss of trades generated by the system’s trading signals on that day in real time (real‐time) less slippage, or if no real time profit or loss available – by the hypothetical single contract profit and loss of trades generated by running the system logic backwards on back adjusted data. Please read full disclaimer HERE.
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  • Trading Levels for Next Week

Daily Levels for November 6th, 2023
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Trading Reports for Next Week
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First Notice (FN), Last trading (LT) Days for the Week: www.mrci.com 
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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 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.

 

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.

What Changed? + Futures Trading Levels for Oct. 25th

Posted on by Ilan
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What Changed??

The past two weeks have seen very choppy price action especially in stock indices futures, with sudden and sharp swings from highs and lows.

This contrasts with the smoother and steadier price action we witnessed before the terrible October 7 attack on Israel. As a trader, you need to evaluate the market conditions and the instruments you are trading, and how they respond to geopolitical events and overall market rhythm and price action.

You also need to adapt and be alert to what is changing, because what worked six weeks ago may need some adjustment in order for it to work for the next six weeks. Day trading is challenging, and many times price movement is just noise in a trending or non-trending environment. Some people try to use order flow to get clues and capture a small part of the market, while others trade based on the news and overall market feel.

In my opinion, using counter trend techniques and respecting the VWAP has been more effective in these past two weeks than other methods. Plan your trade, trade your plan!

Ready to start trading futures? Call 1(800)454-9572 and speak to one of our experienced, Series-3 licensed futures brokers and start your futures trading journey with Cannon Trading Company today.

 

Disclaimer – Trading Futures, Options on Futures, and retail off-exchange foreign currency transactions involves substantial risk of loss and is not suitable for all investors. Past performance is not indicative of future results. 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.

Plan your trade and trade your plan.

 

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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.

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Futures Trading Levels

10-25-2023

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Economic Reports, Source: 

Forexfactory.com

 

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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.

5 Fed Speakers Tomorrow + Futures Trading Levels for Oct. 18th

Posted on by Ilan
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The Week Ahead: Fed Speakers, Housing Permits, Earnings….

By Senior Broker, John Thorpe

This is the last week for Fed policy makers to “Stir the Drink” before the communication’s blackout period that begins at midnight Saturday the 21st and runs through Nov. 2nd.  the Rate decision will be announced on Nov. 1  In lieu of that, the Fed Fund futures market has been bouncing around between 80 and 93% probability of a no change decision.

There will be no less than 8 fed speakers for the remainder of this week, Wednesday will be the heavy day with 5 .

Wednesday will also feature Housing starts and permits @ 7:30 CDT, with the Beige Book @ 1PM. Earnings reports will be picking up as well with TSLA reporting after the close on Wednesday with Analysts expect the company’s Q3 2023 revenue to rise 13% year-over-year to $24.3 billion.

However, they project adjusted earnings per share (EPS) to decline by about 30% to $0.73 due to lower margins.    NFLX will also be reporting after the close As a group, industry analysts expect Netflix to report third-quarter earnings of $3.49 per share (+12.6% YoY) on revenue of $8.5 billion (+9.0% YoY).

Wednesday should provide plenty of excitement for traders in the Stock Indices , Bonds and precious metals markets.

Thursday brings the Philly Fed and Jobless claims both earmarks for the Fed Folks to watch, ponder and 7;30 CDT is blast off time in the markets for these two numbers. react to. Econoday.com’s consensus is here

 

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Existing Home sales released at 9am CDT are expected to report Year over year sales greater than -16%

Watch your blindside and expect more volatility!

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.

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Futures Trading Levels

10-18-2023

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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.

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.