Weekly Newsletter #1090 Insights from a Day Trader & Support and Resistance Levels for the Week Ahead

Cannon Futures Weekly Newsletter Issue # 1090

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Trading 102: Insights from a Day Trader on preparing for the trading day, mental notes and much more – Written by a current, active day-trader

The following was shared with me by a client of ours, an international trader, who has been trading with us for a few years now. I was VERY IMPRESSSED with the content and the thoughts behind this so I asked his permission to share this with our readers and he agreed. The content was originally written in another language and the translation below is intended to try and preserve some of the authenticity of the writing….
Focusing for the Trading Day
1. I believe that you can earn and make a living from intraday trading on futures contracts. It is very difficult but achievable.
2. Responsibility – I am absolutely responsible for being an intraday trader in general and for my trading activities in particular. This responsibility is comprehensive, expansive (also subjects that are not directly responsible for me – they are my responsibility !!!) and can not be divided.
3. My trading plan is orderly and has a positive financial profit expectancy. I believe in her.
4. Success in intraday trading is a statistical matter and therefore I am required to adopt a statistical thinking that focuses on long-term profitability rather than focusing on the outcome of a single transaction / short sequence of transactions. I have no control over the order in which the results of the transactions appear and therefore I am required to be able to withstand a series of losses.
5. My ego has a decisive influence on my trading way by guiding me to the desire to win every deal and since it is not possible to win every transaction I have to produce control over the ego and thereby reduce its influence on my trading.
Would you like to contact one of our brokers for more feedback? We are happy to help!

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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

03-21-2022

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Weekly Levels

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

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Date Reports/Expiration Notice Dates

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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

Weekly Newsletter #1089 Trading Crude Oil Volatility & Support and Resistance Levels for the Week Ahead

Cannon Futures Weekly Newsletter Issue # 1089

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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 1000 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.
Another factor is trading hours. At the time I am sharing my thoughts with you, April 8th 2013, crude oil futures trade on the CME Globex platform and trade from 5 PM CDT until the next day at 4 PM CDT. That is 23 of straight trading hours. I definitely don’t recommend day trading this market 23 hours…but it is good to know the trading hours.
Volume in crude oil futures is pretty good to trade in my opinion. Averaging about 300,000 contracts per day.
One last pointer to touch on is the API (American Petroleum Institute) report that normally comes out Wednesday at 9:30 CDT (on short weeks, holidays etc. , this report will be pushed to Thursday at 10 AM CDT). I tell my clients that this report is way too volatile and I like to be out 5 minutes before and not resume trading 5 minutes until after the report comes out. This report by itself deserves a writing but on short, the report provides information on how our stock pile is doing ( = supply/demand) and the market will move based on the numbers versus what was expected. Again as a day trader, your main job is to know about this report, when it comes out and in my opinion stay out of the market during this time..
Would you like to contact Ilan or any of our brokers for more feedback? We are happy to help!
Sierra Charts, Teton Order Routing

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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

03-14-2022

Futures Support and Resistance Levels 3.14.2022

 

Weekly Levels

Weekly Support and Resistance Levels 3.11.2022

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Weekly Newsletter #1088 Options Trading & Volatility & Trading Levels for the Week Ahead 3.07.2022

Cannon Futures Weekly Newsletter Issue # 1088

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Trading 201: My Cheap Lesson on Volatility Premium

 By Josh Meyers, Series 3 Broker
I couldn’t tell you the day or the date, but the market was bearish that morning. I found the long call I liked and filled it with a limit order. A good entry, no chasing. The market jumps toward the money and I feel confident in my decision. The market climbs, but my call price doesn’t. The bid-ask of my long call hopelessly lower than I had hoped. The market moved up, but my premium did not? A greenhorn options trader, I was still learning the rules. Focused on my delta, but naïve to everything else. I’m sure I bought a market maker a steak dinner that day. My cheap lesson on how volatility impacts options premiums.
The bearish movement of the morning expanded option premiums across the board. Regardless of price direction, the ensuing contraction of volume and volatility reduced call premiums. I bought near the low of the day, but just after the peak of the volatility event. The market no longer perceived the same movement it did before and I was left with deflated extrinsic(time) value. My party was over before it started.
To rookie options traders, long calls sound premiere. Unlimited profit potential and limited risk. The problem is, they fail to recognize the multiple inputs related to the price of an option and how challenging the management can be. It’s hard enough for a trader to manage price direction, let alone price direction, speed, perception, etc. all at the same time. Mitigating variables such as time decay(theta) or volatility(vega) can be as simple as using an option spread. Had I opened a vertical spread instead of a long call, my result would’ve been better. How many mistakes have I made that I still don’t know about, or how many more are in store? A testament to the significance of perpetual trading education….DOWNLOAD FREE OPTION REPORT
Would you like to contact Josh or any of our brokers for more feedback? We are happy to help!
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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

03-07-2022

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Weekly Levels

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Weekly Newsletter #1087 Why Many Future Traders Lose? & Support and Resistance Levels for the Week Ahead

Cannon Futures Weekly Newsletter Issue # 1087

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Trading 201: Why do most futures traders lose money and how can you improve your odds?

Watch the 45-minute recorded webinar where Ilan shared some of his observations of why a large percentage of traders lose money trading futures.
*Reasons why most traders lose
*Looking at tools you can utilize and improve your odds
*Review different methods/concepts of trading
*Ilan shares many tidbits that can help variety of traders
*Ilan answers questions
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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

02-28-2022

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Weekly Levels

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MRCI Reports

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Exit Indicator, President’s Day Schedule & Support and Resistance Levels for the Week Ahead

Cannon Futures Weekly Newsletter Issue # 1085

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Trading 102: Tight Stops? Wide Stops? Which One Should I Use?

Entry Signals Are Very Important But Just As Important If Not More Is Trade Management.
By: Ilan Levy-Mayer, Cannon Trading Commodities Broker & VP
This article was published on FinanceMagnates.com back a couple years ago but is definitely a timeless article.
Today I decided to touch more on an educational feature rather than provide a certain market outlook. Many of my clients and blog readers know that when it comes to short term trading I am a fan of adjusting your trading technique/ game plan according to your assessment of the type of trading day that is developing in front of you.
Many new and advanced traders spend HOURS on looking for entry signals. Back testing historical data, creating algorithms to use and much more. I know. I am one of these traders.
Trade management consists of many factors. Some are psychological and some are more mathematical and many are in between. Some of the basic elements of trade management before even entering the trade are: What will my stop loss be**? will i use a stop loss**? What will my target be? will I use a target or just trail the trade if it goes my way?
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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

02-21-2022

Futures Support & Resistance Levels 2.21.2022

 

Weekly Levels

 

Weekly Futures Support and Resistance Levels 2.21 - 2.25.2022

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MRCI Weekly Reports

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Weekly Newsletter #1085: Exit Indicator, Trailing Stop Indicator & Support and Resistance Levels for the Week Ahead

Cannon Futures Weekly Newsletter Issue # 1085

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Trading Videos 101: Curious on an indicator that can help you with EXITS?

How about using a certain indicator as a trailing stop?

Watch the latest trading videos we have posted and see if you can pick a tip or two on trading smarter!

In this week’s newsletter we are sharing four videos, each a few minutes long. The videos discuss practical tips for trading and sharing our experience with you

  1. Using volume charts along with semi automated exits to day trade the MES ( recent trading example)
  2. One way you can use the Parabolics study ( also known as PSAR) to manage current positions, possibly as a trailing stop
  3. Different ways traders can utilize support and resistance levels in their trading.
  4. Entering trades on a stop, using “price confirmation”.
  5. Utilizing Range Bar charts for shorter term trading as a way to try and filter out some noise.
  6. Using Bollinger Bands as a possible tool for exiting trades

WATCH VIDEOS NOW

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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

02-14-2022

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Weekly Levels

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Weekly Newsletter #1084: The X factor – Trading Psychology & Support and Resistance Levels for the Week Ahead

Cannon Futures Weekly Newsletter Issue # 1084

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Get An Edge With the Trading Psychology Course

“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
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
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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

02-07-2022

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Weekly Levels

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Weekly Newsletter #1083: VAREA Signal Trading Alerts Straight to your Inbox & Trading Levels for the Week Ahead

Cannon Futures Weekly Newsletter Issue # 1083

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VAREA Signal Trading Alerts

Directly to your Inbox!
  • A dynamic research tool for Futures traders based on revolutionary algorithmic IP. Experienced management team has combined decades of trading experience with superior programming capability to produce this unparalleled algorithmic trading product.
  • Daily email to traders identifying trading opportunities (signals) on more than 20 specific tickers per a discrete set of rules and conditions/algorithms.
  • Packages are signals only (Basic, $99/month) or signals with execution suggestions by VAREA trading specialists (Premium, $199/month) and get a free month of the Premium product when you sign up. Contact your broker for implementation instructions to get you started.
VAREA Signal Trading Alerts
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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

01-31-2022

Futures Support & Resistance Levels 1.31.2022

 

Weekly Levels

 

Weekly Support & Resistance Levels 1/31 - 2/04

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Date Reports/Expiration Notice Dates

MRCI Reports 1-28 - 2-04

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Weekly Newsletter #1083: Navigating Trading Futures Around Economic Reports & Trading Levels for the Week Ahead

Cannon Futures Weekly Newsletter Issue # 1083

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Trading Key Economic Reports

Every trader has done it. You’ve done it, your friends have done it, even your broker has done it at one point early in their career.
Here’s the scenario:
You’ve finally finished your futures education at Cannon Trading Company. You’ve done you’re homework on stops, limits, indicators and price movements for the market you’re trading. You’re ready to go, you enter your limit order and you wait.
**DING**
You get filled. Your heart rate picks up, a wry smile crosses your face and you begin to imagine the possibilities of the one trade you’re in: How much can I make? How much can I lose before it’s too much? You’ve waited through months of technical trading and deep meditation to get here, and now it’s finally paying off with one of your first trades in the live market. Sayonara paper trading; aloha live futures.
Then, all of a sudden, the top of the hour hits and the market starts acting up. It’s getting more volatile and more volatile; it’s picking up speed and taking an unforgiving turn against you. You can’t think straight, all you can think about is your losing position that could get worse and worse as the seconds go by. You race to put in a stop order, but you finally have to settle for a market order just to stop the bleeding. You stare.
**DING**
You’re out of the market. What the hell just happened? You stare at the screen; did your indicators lie to you? Is your system faulty? Did you not listen to your broker? Well, probably not. But you’re down several handles, you’ve lost some money and your pride is aching.
What the hell happened was NFP ( non farm payroll) report you were not aware of or did not know what it means…..
As a trader, you will come across many factors that you must consider before entering or exiting the markets. Some of the most important aspects to look for are economic events that can move the markets drastically one way or another.
There are many types of economic events including releases by a governing body, changes in sales or consumption of commodities, and increases in supply and demand. All of these can affect the markets you trade, making it important for you to know how and when these changes are happening.
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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

01-24-2022

Support and Resistance Levels 1.24.2022

 

Weekly Levels

Weekly Support and Resistance Levels

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MRCI Economic Reports 1.24-1-28-2022

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 tradin

Weekly Newsletter #1082: MLK Trading Hours 2022, Day Trading Using Counter Trend or Trend Following Concepts Video and Trading Levels for the Week Ahead

Cannon Futures Weekly Newsletter Issue # 1082

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Trading 101: Trading Video: How I like to day-trade futures using either counter trend or trend following concepts ( or what I call simpler approach to day trading)

In This 25 Minutes Video You Will Learn The Following:
1. Possible advantages of using range bar charts over time charts for day trading
2. Trade set ups using counter trend indicators
3. Trade set ups using trend following indicators
4. The concept of price confirmation
5. Tips and insights from Ilan’s observations of different markets
6. You will be able to install the indicators/concepts mentioned and practice right away with your own demo!
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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

01-17-2022

Futures Trading Support and Resistance Levels 1.17.2022

 

Weekly Levels

Weekly Support & Resistance Levels 1.17 - 1.21.2022

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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 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 tradin