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Category: Trading Guide

Trading guide, as you can understand from the term, is a compilation of tips and tricks that can help you in trading. Whether you are new to the world of trading or are an expert in it, a trading guide is a very useful document.

Moreover, every trading guide has a specific purpose. So, if you are thinking about trading, a trade guide will serve you like a self-help manual. So, whether it is about trading options, metals, grains or any other futures contract– a trading guide has all the information in it.

You don’t need to buy one, for you will able to find a number of them online. We at Cannon Trading help you make the most of your trading ventures. Therefore, we have compiled some of the best trading guides for you to learn from. Listed under this category archive are some trade guides using which you can use to help you succeed in many trading ventures. There is enough information in these guides that can help you master the art of trading futures and options smartly.

Top 50 Futures Trading Rules & Economic Reports 9.09.2015

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1. Market Commentary
2. Futures Support and Resistance Levels – S&P, Nasdaq, Dow Jones, Russell 2000, Dollar Index
3. Commodities Support and Resistance Levels – Gold, Euro, Crude Oil, T-Bonds
4. Commodities Support and Resistance Levels – Corn, Wheat, Beans, Silver
5. Futures Economic Reports for Wednesday September 9, 2015

Hello Traders,

For 2015 I would like to wish all of you discipline and patience in your trading!

Greetings! 

Top 50 Futures Trading Rules

Most Common Pitfalls To Avoid When Trading Futures-Commodity Futures Continue reading “Top 50 Futures Trading Rules & Economic Reports 9.09.2015”

Top 50 Futures Trading Rules 8.14.2015

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1. Market Commentary
2. Futures Support and Resistance Levels – S&P, Nasdaq, Dow Jones, Russell 2000, Dollar Index
3. Commodities Support and Resistance Levels – Gold, Euro, Crude Oil, T-Bonds
4. Commodities Support and Resistance Levels – Corn, Wheat, Beans, Silver
5. Futures Economic Reports for Friday August 14, 2015

Hello Traders,

For 2015 I would like to wish all of you discipline and patience in your trading!

Hello Traders,

Most Common Pitfalls To Avoid When Trading Futures-Commodity Futures

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500 experienced futures brokers were asked what caused most futures traders to lose money when comes to trading futures.

Their answers reflected the trading experience of more than 10,000 futures traders.  Download the PDF and find out what they said. Continue reading “Top 50 Futures Trading Rules 8.14.2015”

25 Strategies to Trade Futures Options 8.12.2015

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1. Market Commentary
2. Futures Support and Resistance Levels – S&P, Nasdaq, Dow Jones, Russell 2000, Dollar Index
3. Commodities Support and Resistance Levels – Gold, Euro, Crude Oil, T-Bonds
4. Commodities Support and Resistance Levels – Corn, Wheat, Beans, Silver
5. Futures Economic Reports for Wednesday August 12, 2015

Hello Traders,

For 2015 I would like to wish all of you discipline and patience in your trading!

Hello Traders,

25 Proven Strategies for Trading Options

by CME Group

25 Proven Options Trading StrategiesIf 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, back spreads 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.

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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.

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Futures Trading Levels

Contract Sept. 2015 SP500 Nasdaq100 Dow Jones Mini Russell Dollar Index
Resistance 3 2128.58 4667.08 17759 1233.53 98.35
Resistance 2 2115.17 4625.92 17654 1226.17 98.00
Resistance 1 2097.58 4567.83 17506 1216.93 97.61
Pivot 2084.17 4526.67 17401 1209.57 97.26
Support 1 2066.58 4468.58 17253 1200.33 96.87
Support 2 2053.17 4427.42 17148 1192.97 96.52
Support 3 2035.58 4369.33 17000 1183.73 96.13
Contract Dec. Gold Sept. Silver Sept. Crude Oil Sept. Bonds Sept.   Euro
Resistance 3 1146.1 15.75 47.61 160 30/32 1.1234
Resistance 2 1132.6 15.56 46.47 160 4/32 1.1163
Resistance 1 1120.3 15.43 44.96 159 15/32 1.1106
Pivot 1106.8 15.25 43.82 158 21/32 1.1035
Support 1 1094.5 15.12 42.31 158 1.0978
Support 2 1081.0 14.93 41.17 157 6/32 1.0907
Support 3 1068.7 14.80 39.66 156 17/32 1.0850
Contract Dec. Corn Sept. Wheat Nov Beans Dec. SoyMeal Sept. Nat Gas
Resistance 3 407.4 539.9 997.25 351.30 2.93
Resistance 2 403.3 532.1 990.50 347.10 2.89
Resistance 1 395.4 519.7 981.00 339.60 2.87
Pivot 391.3 511.8 974.25 335.40 2.83
Support 1 383.4 499.4 964.8 327.9 2.8
Support 2 379.3 491.6 958.00 323.70 2.77
Support 3 371.4 479.2 948.50 316.20 2.75
Economic Reports

source:http://www.forexfactory.com/calendar.php

All times are Eastern time Zone (EST)

Date 4:34pm Currency Impact Detail Actual Forecast Previous Graph
WedAug 12 4:00am EUR Italian Trade Balance 2.81B 3.98B 4.14B
5:00am EUR Industrial Production m/m -0.4% -0.1% -0.2%
5:32am EUR German 10-y Bond Auction 0.61|1.3 0.88|1.1
8:30am USD FOMC Member Dudley Speaks
10:00am USD JOLTS Job Openings 5.25M 5.33M 5.36M
10:30am USD Crude Oil Inventories -1.7M -1.6M -4.4M
1:01pm USD 10-y Bond Auction 2.12|2.4 2.23|2.7
2:00pm USD Federal Budget Balance -149.2B -133.5B 50.5B

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 judgment in trading.

 

Futures Trading Resources & Futures Levels 6.24.2015

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1. Market Commentary
2. Futures Support and Resistance Levels – S&P, Nasdaq, Dow Jones, Russell 2000, Dollar Index
3. Commodities Support and Resistance Levels – Gold, Euro, Crude Oil, T-Bonds
4. Commodities Support and Resistance Levels – Corn, Wheat, Beans, Silver
5. Futures Economic Reports for Wednesday June 24, 2015

Hello Traders,

For 2015 I would like to wish all of you discipline and patience in your trading!

Different Types of Trading Days 6.02.2015

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1. Market Commentary
2. Futures Support and Resistance Levels – S&P, Nasdaq, Dow Jones, Russell 2000, Dollar Index
3. Commodities Support and Resistance Levels – Gold, Euro, Crude Oil, T-Bonds
4. Commodities Support and Resistance Levels – Corn, Wheat, Beans, Silver
5. Futures Economic Reports for Tuesday June 2, 2015

Hello Traders,

For 2015 I would like to wish all of you discipline and patience in your trading!

Hello Traders,

The first trading day of June 2015 was a wild ride in many markets….almost as if the markets were quite confused on the direction for the month and traded very choppy with “unexplained, fast moves” both ways. I saw this in stock index futures, metals, currencies and even the grain sector…

As traders we need to learn how to adapt quickly, sense what type of trading day is developing in front of us and trade accordingly.

I wrote the following a while back and shared it before but worth sharing again as refresher:

  • In my opinion there are 3 main types of trading days.

1. The most common day are two sided trading action with swings up and down – this type of trading day is most suitable for using support and resistance levels along with overbought/oversold indicators.

2. Strong trending days, mostly one directional – this type of trading day is the least common, many times will happen on Mondays and maybe 3-5 times a month at most – this type of trading day is most suitable for using ADX, MACD crossovers and pretty much looking for pullbacks to jump on the trend.

3. Slow and/or choppy trading days – this type of trading day is best suited for taking small profits from the market by looking at volume spikes, using stochastics as possible entry signals and usually wait for a pullback before jumping in.

Continue reading “Different Types of Trading Days 6.02.2015”

Top 50 Futures Trading Rules 5.13.2015

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1. Market Commentary
2. Futures Support and Resistance Levels – S&P, Nasdaq, Dow Jones, Russell 2000, Dollar Index
3. Commodities Support and Resistance Levels – Gold, Euro, Crude Oil, T-Bonds
4. Commodities Support and Resistance Levels – Corn, Wheat, Beans, Silver
5. Futures Economic Reports for Wednesday May 13, 2015

Hello Traders,

For 2015 I would like to wish all of you discipline and patience in your trading!

Hello Traders,

Top 50 Trading Rules:

Most Common Pitfalls To Avoid When Trading Futures-Commodity Futures

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500 experienced futures brokers were asked what caused most futures traders to lose money when comes to trading futures.

Their answers reflected the trading experience of more than 10,000 futures traders. Download the PDF and find out what they said.

1.) Have a Plan

Many futures traders trade without a plan. They do not define specific risk and profit objectives before trading. Even if they establish a plan, they “second guess” it and don’t stick to it, particularly if the trade is a loss. Consequently, they overtrade and use their equity to the limit (are undercapitalized), which puts them in a squeeze and forces them to liquidate positions. Usually, they liquidate the good trades and keep the bad ones.

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2.) News Factor

Many traders don’t realize the news they hear and read has, in many cases, already been discounted by the market.

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3.) Trade Objectively

After several profitable trades, many speculators become wild and nonconservative. They base their trades on hunches and long shots, rather than sound fundamental and technical reasoning, or put their money into one deal that “can’t fail.”

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4.) Know Your Size

Traders often try to carry too big a position with too little capital and trade too frequently for the size of the account.

Continue reading “Top 50 Futures Trading Rules 5.13.2015”

Mini Russell 2000 Heikin-Ashi Chart & Economic Reports 5.01.2015

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1. Market Commentary
2. Futures Support and Resistance Levels – S&P, Nasdaq, Dow Jones, Russell 2000, Dollar Index
3. Commodities Support and Resistance Levels – Gold, Euro, Crude Oil, T-Bonds
4. Commodities Support and Resistance Levels – Corn, Wheat, Beans, Silver
5. Futures Economic Reports for Friday May 1, 2015

Hello Traders,

For 2015 I would like to wish all of you discipline and patience in your trading!

Hello Traders,

Interesting action in the markets post FOMC. Sell offs in metals and indices, bounce in energies.

I have a feeling May will be a volatile month ahead.

Quick look at  mini Russell 2000 chart below. This index made new all time highs April 15th, tried to test the high again this week and failed and the momentum right now is with the bears, at least in the short term and at least for now….Some levels if the sell off continues as well as some upside levels if we bounce.

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New eBook & Futures Levels 4.01.2015

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1. Market Commentary
2. Futures Support and Resistance Levels – S&P, Nasdaq, Dow Jones, Russell 2000, Dollar Index
3. Commodities Support and Resistance Levels – Gold, Euro, Crude Oil, T-Bonds
4. Commodities Support and Resistance Levels – Corn, Wheat, Beans, Silver
5. Futures Economic Reports for Wednesday April 1, 2015

Hello Traders,

For 2015 I would like to wish all of you discipline and patience in your trading!

Hello Traders,

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Star Awards, Crude Oil Futures & Economic Reports 12.10.2014

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Hello Traders,

For 2014 I would like to wish all of you discipline and patience in your trading!

Hello Traders,

Our blog is nominated for the STAR award once again!

Trader Planet Competition
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Once there, scroll to the blog category and select

Daily Futures Trading Levels and Insight  as your first place and submit at bottom of the page!

Day Trading Commodities with Crude Oil Futures

Crude Oil Futures volatility offers a “different market personality” than stock index futures. Here is some of the things you need to know about day trading crude oil futures:

By: Ilan Levy-Mayer, Cannon Trading Commodities Broker & VP

Crude Oil is one of MY favorite futures market for day trading. Before I dive in and share with you how the volatility in crude oil fits my risk tolerance for day trading and provide a couple of chart examples, we should review some of the specifications of Crude Oil Futures. 

Crude Oil Futures have monthly expiration. So each month we trade a different contract month, so one needs to know when is the first notice day and last trading day for crude oil futures in order to always make sure we are trading the proper month with the most liquidity and avoid any chance of getting into delivery situation.

Next is the contract size. Crude Oil futures are based on 100,000 barrels. To be honest from a day trading perspective all I care is that each tick or 1 cent fluctuation is $10 against me or in my favor per contract. That means that a move from 92.94 to 92.74 = $200.

Continue reading “Star Awards, Crude Oil Futures & Economic Reports 12.10.2014”

Money Management Techniques & Economic Reports 11.21.2014

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Hello Traders,

For 2014 I would like to wish all of you discipline and patience in your trading!

Hello Traders,

A word or two about day-trading and money management…..

Trading futures and even more so, day-trading futures has grown significantly over the last few years, as seen by the increase in daily volume on some of the more popular electronic markets.

New traders as well as more experienced traders often wonder and search for the perfect solution. The answer is different for each trader. Many factors influence what may be a good route for one trader versus a better alternative for another. Experience, risk tolerance, the person’s schedule, financial situation along with other factors will greatly influence trading decisions. What’s good for one trader may not be right for another.

One COMMON solution different traders can implement when it comes to day-trading is the principle: “Treat your daily Profit/Loss as you would treat an open trade.” Allow me to expand:

Continue reading “Money Management Techniques & Economic Reports 11.21.2014”

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.