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Option trading has two main components – puts and calls. While the call option is used for the option of buying a certain futures contract, the put option is for the option of selling them. Another terminology used in options trading is strike price. This strike price is the price at which the underlying asset is confirmed to be bought or sold when the trader exercises the option.

There are a few other noteworthy items about option trading and each one is important. Take for example the expiration date of the option and the option style, so on and so forth. Once you understand the terminology, you will be able to understand options trading clearly.

One thing to remember about options is that they are comparatively less liquid than futures contracts. For those who analyze the markets thoroughly and regularly, options trading is just a great way of controlling risks. We at Cannon Trading help you understand options trading better and also provide you good advice on options trading. This category archive talks about a number of option trading blogs and articles to give you the most recent update on options.

Zero-DTE Options: Pros v. Cons, January Lumber, Levels, Reports; Your 5 Important, Can’t-Miss Need-To-Knows for Trading Futures on November 18th, 2025

Posted on November 17, 2025 by Cannon Operations

Zero-DTE Options

by Ilan Levy-Mayer, VP

At-a-Glance Levels

Instrument	S2	S1	Pivot	R1	R2
Gold (GC) — Dec (GCZ5)	3950.57	3995.13	4051.37	4095.93	4152.17
Silver (SI) — Dec (SIZ5)	48.38	49.17	50.14	50.94	51.91
Crude Oil (CL) — Dec (CLZ5)	58.65	58.18	59.74	60.27	60.83
Dec. Bonds (ZB) — Dec (ZBZ5)	116	116 11/32	116 22/32	117 1/32	117 12/32

Zero-DTE Options: Leveraging CME Liquidity in Volatile Markets

Recent volatility and sharp intraday swings in stock index futures and metals have created unique opportunities for active traders – possibly as an alternative for using futures with a stop loss. One increasingly popular tool for navigating these conditions is Zero-DTE (Zero Days to Expiration) options, available on CME Group’s deep and liquid markets.

What Are Zero-DTE Options?

Zero-DTE options are contracts that expire on the same day they are traded. CME Group offers same-day expiring options on major benchmarks like E-mini S\&P 500, Nasdaq-100, and key metals futures. These instruments allow traders to capitalize on short-term price action while avoiding overnight risk.

Advantages of Using CME Zero-DTE Options

Access to Benchmark Liquidity: CME Group provides unmatched liquidity in index and metals options, ensuring efficient execution even during volatile sessions.
Defined Risk Profiles for LONG options: LONG Options allow traders to manage exposure with clear maximum loss, unlike outright futures positions.
Strategic Flexibility: Ideal for intraday hedging, directional plays, or advanced strategies like spreads and iron condors.
Capital Efficiency: Lower upfront cost compared to futures, with margin benefits when combined with CME futures positions.

Key Considerations

Rapid Time Decay: With only hours to expiration, options lose value quickly if the market doesn’t move as anticipated.
Gamma Sensitivity: Price changes in the underlying can lead to significant swings in option value.
Execution Discipline: Liquidity is strong, but spreads can widen near expiration—precision matters.
Risk Management: Fast-moving markets require a clear plan and strict controls.

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January Lumber

January Lumber is completing the 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. At this point, IF the chart can sustain another leg down, we are left with the low percentage fourth count to aim for in the 454 area.

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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Option Greeks, December Corn, Levels, REPORTS!!!! Your 4 Important, Can’t Miss Need-To-Knows for Trading Futures on November 14th, 2025

Posted on November 13, 2025 by Cannon Operations

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At-a-Glance Levels

Instrument	S2	S1	Pivot	R1	R2
Gold (GC) — Dec (GCZ5)	4089.10	4131.20	4190.60	4232.70	4292.10
Silver (SI) — Dec (SIZ5)	50.48	51.41	52.91	53.84	55.34
Crude Oil (CL) — Dec (CLZ5)	57.58	58.12	58.67	59.21	59.76
Dec. Bonds (ZB) — Dec (ZBZ5)	116 13/32	116 22/32	117 6/32	117 15/32	117 31/32

Option Greeks

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Course Overview

Option prices are driven by multiple variables including changes in the underlying price, interest rates, passage of time, and changes in the expected volatility in the market. Collectively, these are called “the Greeks” because the symbols used to represent the sensitivities of these complex derivatives come from calculus and use the Greek Alphabet. Gain a basic understanding of how “the Greeks” are integral to managing a portfolio of options.

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December Corn

December corn resumed its rally with a breakout above recent highs, the extended downtrend, and the 200 dma. This has the chart taking aim at its third upside PriceCount objective to the $4.47 area.

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Options on Futures, NEW Options WEBINAR WEDNESDAY, 2026 Bean to Corn Ratio, Levels; Your 4 Important Need-To-Knows for Trading Futures on November 11th, 2025

Posted on November 10, 2025November 10, 2025 by Cannon Operations

Master Options on Futures — Your Edge Starts Here

At-a-Glance Levels

Instrument	S2	S1	Pivot	R1	R2
Gold (GC) — Dec (GCZ5)	3941.53	3965.37	3997.03	4020.87	4052.53
Silver (SI) — Dec (SIZ5)	46.76	47.31	47.96	48.52	49.17
Crude Oil (CL) — Dec (CLZ5)	57.95	58.76	59.63	60.44	61.31
Dec. Bonds (ZB) — Dec (ZBZ5)	115 31/32	116 20/32	117 1/32	117 22/32	118 3/32

Master Options on Futures — Your Edge Starts Here

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New Crop 2026 Bean to Corn Ratio

“The new crop bean to corn ratio came under pressure after completing the first upside PriceCount objective. Now the chart has recovered and is poised for a challenge of the August high. At this point, new sustained highs would project a run to the 2.48 area. Fundamentally, ratios higher than 2.5 traditionally favor soybean planting economically, while ratios lower than 2.5 tend to favor corn planting.

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Second Interest Rate Cut, December Cotton, Levels, Reports; Your 4 Critical Need-To-Knows for Trading Futures on October 30th, 2025

Posted on October 29, 2025October 29, 2025 by Cannon Operations

What You Need to Know Before Trading Futures Tomorrow!

By Mark O’Brien, Senior Broker

At-a-Glance Levels

Instrument	S2	S1	Pivot	R1	R2
Gold (GC) — Dec (GCZ5)	3861.93	3910.07	3978.13	4026.27	4094.33
Silver (SI) — Dec (SIZ5)	46.01	46.69	47.60	48.28	49.19
Crude Oil (CL) — Dec (CLZ5)	59.02	59.67	60.34	60.99	61.66
Dec. Bonds (ZB) — Dec (ZBZ5)	117 7/32	117 20/32	118 13/32	118 26/32	119 19/32

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Interest Rates

It wasn’t even apparent during Chair Jerome Powell’s post-announcement news conference what triggered the price jolts in several of the futures markets this afternoon – including a ±50-point decline in the E-mini S&P 500 and a ±200-point decline in the E-mini Nasdaq in the span of eight minutes, or the ±$40 sell-off in gold in the span of two minutes.

Regardless of the cause, they served as the latest real-world examples of why it’s so important for traders of all types to assess the risks of their trades – before you enter into them – and have a plan to manage that risk. Day traders and position traders alike should be aware of important planned events – just like FOMC announcements and press conferences – and anticipate the potential risks to those events (these days it’s wise to include occasions when the U.S. president speaks, considering his ongoing involvement and influence in global trade relations).

These events certainly create opportunities for traders – outsize moves can also result in outsize favorable outcomes – but the most important aspect to trading – is always to manage risk.

General – Interest Rates:

Day 29 of the U.S Government shut-down, now the second-longest on record.

The Federal Reserve cut interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point today – its second consecutive rate cut, lowering the Fed’s benchmark interest rate to a range of 3.75 to 4 percent, its lowest level in three years.

Stock Index Futures:

We’re amidst earning season for the third quarter. Moving into full swing, all eyes were on Microsoft, Google-parent Alphabet and Facebook-owner Meta today– all releasing their latest earnings results after the closing bell.

Tomorrow:

Apple and Amazon

December Cotton

December cotton violated its contract low this month but for now was unable to sustain the break towards the low percentage drawn downside PriceCount objective near 57 cents not shown here for presentation purposes. The new chart has activated upside counts on the correction higher and is quickly approaching the first objective to the 66.27 area. To achieve any additional upside targets, we will first have to break out above the long-term downtrend

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Gov’t Shutdown Continues, Impact on Traders’ Reports, Blackout & Volatility, Levels, Reports; Your 5 Important Must-Knows for Trading Futures on October 22nd, 2025

Posted on October 21, 2025 by Cannon Operations

Govt. Shut Down & Commitment of Traders Reports

By John Thorpe, Senior Broker

At-a-Glance Levels

Instrument	S2	S1	Pivot	R1	R2
Gold (GC) — Dec (GCZ5)	3903	4013.60	4203.60	4314.20	4504.20
Silver (SI) — Dec (SIZ5)	44.35	46.08	48.85	50.57	53.34
Crude Oil (CL) — Nov (CLX5)	55.56	56.49	57.29	58.22	59.02
Dow Jones (YM) — Dec 2025	46578	46865	47100	47387	47622

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Current 2025 Government Shutdown:

As of October 21, 2025, the ongoing U.S. government shutdown (which began October 1) has suspended COT reports since the last release covering data up to September 23.

Weekly Released Commitment of Traders

Weekly released Commitment of Traders reports from the CFTC provide transparency into the positioning of various trader groups (such as speculators, hedgers, and commercial participants) in futures and options markets.

Risk of Delay/Absence

When these reports are delayed or absent—typically due to events like government shutdowns or external disruptions—it creates a data vacuum that can amplify uncertainty among traders.

Threat of Insight Void

This lack of insight into market sentiment and positioning often leads to increased speculative activity, herding behavior, and potential overreactions, ultimately contributing to higher volatility in futures markets.

Blackout

This blackout has left commodity futures traders “flying blind,” relying on alternative indicators like open interest changes, ETF flows, and futures curve shapes to infer speculative trends. The absence amplifies risks of speculative crowding—where positions build excessively without oversight—potentially leading to sharper price reversals when reports resume.

Volatility

Overall market volatility has shown mixed effects: implied volatility has ticked up slightly due to uncertainty, but in some areas like bonds, it has actually decreased from a lack of data. Agricultural futures have been hit harder, with disruptions to USDA data releases causing supply chain delays and emotional, rumor-driven trading that heightens volatility

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December Oats

December oats met the low percentage fourth downside PriceCount objective to the 2.85 area which suggests we may have come far enough to satisfy this phase of the bear move. At this point, if the chart can extend the recovery with two closes above the 3.015 October high, we would activate upside counts.

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Overnight Edge, December Mini Dow, Levels, Reports; Your 4 Important Need-To-Knows for Trading Futures on October 21st, 2025

Posted on October 20, 2025 by Cannon Operations

Where is the Edge?

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At-a-Glance Levels

Instrument	S2	S1	Pivot	R1	R2
Gold (GC) — Dec (GCZ5)	4173.40	4285.40	4341.70	4453.70	4510.00
Silver (SI) — Dec (SIZ5)	49.49	50.65	51.24	52.40	52.99
Crude Oil (CL) — Nov (CLX5)	55.32	56.16	56.79	57.63	58.26
Dow Jones (YM) — Dec 2025	46087	46503	46733	47149	47379

Over the past few months, and especially in recent weeks, we’ve seen unusually large overnight moves. Some moves appear random, others reverse quickly, and some are driven by headlines such as tariff news. These dynamics have increased gap risk, reduced overnight liquidity, and produced frequent open-time dislocations.

Common question

Where is the edge?

Short answer

Trade the first 30 minutes and focus on short-term gap-fill or rejection setups.
Use same-day options when you expect a large directional move to limit tail risk and avoid being stopped out only to see the market move in your favor.
Trade spreads when relative strength diverges across instruments (for example, gold vs silver or mini-Dow vs ES).

Extended answer

I want to focus on the practical elements of trading like pre-market context, move behavior, market news correlation, liquidity, options limits, and whether to use mean reversion or momentum. I’ll also want to highlight key parts like risk management, stop placement, and position sizing. Planning should be direct with a simple checklist and no more than six sections. I should also consider using a relevant citation about tariff-related movements, but just one, and make sure it’s only placed where necessary. No framing or extra explanations.

Futures day-trading edge

You find edge by matching a repeatable hypothesis to the current market regime, then executing it with strict risk and execution rules.

Regime diagnosis (what the market is doing now)

Volatility regime: large overnight gaps and erratic premarket prints mean the market is in a news-driven, headline-sensitive volatility regime.
Catalyst profile: moves are often tied to macro headlines and tariff noise; those headlines create directional gaps that either persist into the session or sharply reverse at the open.
Liquidity profile: overnight liquidity is thin and fragmented, increasing slippage and fake outs at the open.

Reliable, tradeable edges you can use

Pre-open directional bias with size filter. Trade opens when overnight gap exceeds a threshold (e.g., 0.5% or X ticks) and pre-market order flow confirms (sustained prints, not one-off sweep).
Use reduced size and wider stops for gaps caused by headline noise.
Fade headline gap into first 30 minutes when structure is weakIf gap lacks follow-through volume and price fails to make a clean microstructure breakout, favor mean reversion to the first-tail or VWAP.
Trend-follow breakouts in high conviction regimeWhen overnight move is accompanied by aligned macro flow (rates, FX, commodities) and volume ramps into the open, follow momentum with a continuation plan.
Volatility arbitrage playsUse options or calendar spreads where available to sell realized volatility after spikes and buy protection around known headline windows.
Session-timing edgeTrade smaller and tighter in the first 15–30 minutes after the open; increase size after the market establishes structure (first clean high/low and confirmation).
Microstructure edge: limit vs market tacticsUse passive limit entries near structural levels and aggressive exits into liquidity. Avoid market entries into thin pre-open auction prints.

Concrete execution rules (checklist)

Pre-market checklist: identify gap size, top 3 headlines, correlated markets (bonds, FX, oil), and pre-open volume trend.
Entry rules: require either structural confirmation (higher high / lower low) or a mean-reversion setup with defined edge-to-risk ratio ≥ 2:1.
Sizing: reduce notional by 25–50% on headline-driven nights; increase only after two clean consecutive edges are realized.
Stops and targets: place stop where edge invalidates (clearly definable price level); scale out at predefined targets; never trade without a stop.
Slippage buffer: add tick buffer to stops and profit targets during thin liquidity opens.

How to test and keep the edge

Backtest regime-specific rules: label historical sessions by overnight gap size and headline events, test mean-reversion vs momentum rules separately.
Forward-test with small capital: run a two-week rolling simulator and log slippage, win rate, and expectancy.
Adaptive rules: codify a volatility threshold that switches you between momentum and fade strategies automatically.

Brief trade plan template

Hypothesis: (e.g., “Overnight tariff headline caused a 0.7% gap that lacks confirmatory volume; first 20 minutes will mean-revert to VWAP.”)
Entry: limit at VWAP + X ticks or on 1-minute reversal candle.
Stop: invalidation beyond the overnight high/low + slippage buffer.
Target: partial at VWAP, final at first structure level.
Size: 50% normal when gap driver = headline; full size only when macro alignment confirmed.

Be systematic: diagnose regime, pick the strategy that historically wins in that regime, enforce execution and risk rules, and iterate from measured data.

Important: Trading commodity futures and options involves a substantial risk of loss.

The recommendations contained in this blog are of opinion only and do not guarantee any profits.

Past performances are not necessarily indicative of future results.

December Mini DOW

The December mini DJIA chart satisfied its second upside PriceCount objective earlier this month and corrected lower. At this point, IF the chart can resume its rally with new sustained highs, the third count would project a possible run to the 52041 area.

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Less Data amidst Gov’t Shutdown, NEW WEBINAR, Dec. Crude Oil, Levels, Reports; Your 5 Important Must-Knows for Trading Futures the Week of October 20th, 2025

Posted on October 17, 2025 by Cannon Operations

Cannon Futures Weekly Newsletter

In Today’s Issue #1263

The Week Ahead – Govt. Shutdown = Less Data
Futures 101 – Recorded Webinar: Insight Into Futures Spreads
Hot Market of the Week – Dec. Crude Oil
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. 1 Fed Speaker next week as we move into the Fed Blackout period with 11 days to go before the next Rate announcement. According to the CME Fed watch tool, we have a 99% chance of another .25-point reduction in the bank lending rate to a 3.75-4.00 range.

Overnight margins have increased twice this week for the Precious Metals, Comex Gold and Silver margins are now $20,900 Initial each. When the margin rates get jacked up quickly due to high volatility and price, the trend tends to correct as affordability becomes an issue.

As for earnings reports? Next week we will see the numbers for Tesla, Netflix, Intel and IBM to name but a few.

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. One note on Gold, a very well-respected analyst is suggesting to cover your long positions in Gold with an oft used phrase “pigs get fat and hogs get slaughtered” as he sees a near term top in the gold market. Watch Crude oil as it broke down and out of its 60-65bb range and has been trading comfortably under the $60.00bbl mark.

The longer the range trade the harder and faster the breakout becomes.

The Continued volatility to come as next week as the markets have not been able to receive Gov’t data due to the ongoing shutdown that our politicians have imposed. Don’t be fooled, this is about politics NOT Policy. Additionally, markets will be reacting to whatever comes out of U.S. Govt leadership relating to conflicts/ cessation, think Russia/Ukraine and what’s happening in international waters off the coast of Venezuela? Trade deals or no trade deals, China, India, Canada and Russia 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. Netflix, GE Aerospace, Coca-Cola
Wed. Tesla, IBM
Thu. Intel, T-Mobile
Fri. P&G,

FED SPEECHES: (all times CDT)

Mon. Quiet
Tues. Waller 8:00am, Waller 2:30pm
Wed. Fed Blackout period
Thu. Begins
Fri

Economic Data week:

Mon. with the government shutdown, data will be suspended.

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Dec. Crude Oil

December crude oil activated downside PriceCount objectives off the June high. The first count projects a possible slide to the $53 area which would require making a new contract low first. A trade below the early May reactionary low would formally negate the remaining unmet counts to the topside.

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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Price Extremes: Gold, Silver, Crude Oil; December KC Wheat, Levels, Reports; Your 4 Important Must-Knows for Trading Futures on October 16th, 2025

Posted on October 15, 2025 by Cannon Operations

Price Extremes

By Mark O’Brien, Senior Broker

General:

Day 15 of the U.S Government shutdown.

Stock Index Futures:

Dec. stock index futures returned to solid gains late today as markets remained alert over US-China trade tensions and amid hopes for interest rate cuts and strong quarterly earnings results from Wall Street banks. Traders have cemented bets on a rate cut later this month, and odds of a rate cut in December have jumped in recent days to around 96% according to the CME Group FedWatch tool:

Prices Metals:

It’s the broken record metals report. Dec. gold futures rose to new all-time highs today – its 47^th new record of the year – trading up to $4,235.80/ounce intraday.

Alongside gold, Dec. silver rocketed up nearly $2.00/oz. today to set its own all-time record high, trading intraday up to $52.55/ounce. This after yesterday when the contract took out a 45-year-old record closing price of $48.70/ounce, during the time when the Hunt brothers tried to corner the market.

Prices Energies:

November crude oil futures have remained on their lows this week – with a new multi-month intraday low of $58.20/barrel on continued concerns about oversupply and the possible impact on demand of rekindled U.S.-China trade tensions – its fourth day in a row closing below $60/barrel.

Livestock:

Dec. live cattle and Jan. feeder cattle both closed little changed today and within pennies of their own all-time record high closing prices at the close of trading yesterday. Tight supplies and strong feeder markets pushed cash cattle higher and the futures markets followed suit. The supply of cattle has lingered at a near 75-year low, with the closure of the US-Mexico border to Mexican cattle imports further constraining an already tight supply.

December KC Wheat

December KC wheat satisfied its third downside PriceCount objective and reacted with a key reversal higher. It would be normal to get a mean reversion from this level in the form of a consolidation or corrective phase, at least. If the chart can sustain further weakness, we are left with the low percentage fourth count to aim for in the $4.37 area. That we trade down to this level is a realistic target although we have traded that low just 5 years ago.

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Options Trading, All Time Highs for Gold/Silver, Spread Trading Webinar TOMORROW, Levels, Reports; Your 5 Important Must-Knows for Trading Futures on October 15th, 2025

Posted on October 14, 2025 by Cannon Operations

Volatility – New All Time High on Gold, Silver!

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December Canadian Dollar

The December Canadian Dollar satisfied its second downside PriceCount objective. Fuel is now behind to get a near term reaction from this level in the form of a consolidation or corrective rise. If the chart can sustain further downside, the third count would project a possible slide to the 0.6967 area.

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

Posted on October 13, 2025 by Cannon Operations

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.

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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