Futures Trading Levels and Economic Data for December 3rd 2010

“Motto” for the month: “Plan your trade, trade your plan”

Market has rallied significantly over the last few days right into tomorrows monthly unemployment report.

I wish I had a bias to share with you before the report comes out but I don’t….

My BIGGEST recommendation for all of you, regardless if you are favoring the short or long side is to do the following:

Visualize some different scenarios, good ones and bad ones. the good ones are easy…the bad ones are the hard ones and the ones you must be prepared for, just in case so you can have a plan and NOT try to make decisions in the heat of the moment. Try to calculate your trading size, the maximum risk you are willing to take, implement those decisions by placing stops if needed and then let the market do its thing.

I honestly think that if you try to this when the numbers come out and the market is going wild, you are pretty much gambling and not trading….

Follow the “motto” for this month and I wish all of you a GOOD trading day tomorrow. Continue reading “Futures Trading Levels and Economic Data for December 3rd 2010”

Futures Trading Levels and Weekly Newsletter for December 2nd 2010

“Motto” of the Month: “Plan your trade, trade your plan”

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Futures Trading Levels and Motivational Quotes, November 30th 2010

Hope everyone had a nice Thanksgiving weekend and are ready for trading the rest of the week and upcoming December.

Since I have nothing of importance to share trading wise, I would like to share couple of trading quotes I saw today and liked:

“Continually strive for patience, perseverance, determination, and rational action.”

“Successful traders set profit objectives for each trade they enter.”

You may agree or disagree but thought these two quotes were worth sharing! Continue reading “Futures Trading Levels and Motivational Quotes, November 30th 2010”

Continued Increased Volatility in Futures Trading Market for November 15th 2010

Wishing all of you a great weekend and a successful trading week ahead.

Last two trading days we witnessed increased volatility, which usually provides for better day-trading ranges.

Understanding ahead of time what is the risk you are willing to take, accepting this risk when you enter a trade can help you manage your trades in a calmer way. Continue reading “Continued Increased Volatility in Futures Trading Market for November 15th 2010”

Futures Trading Levels and Economic Reports for Novemeber 9th 2010

We started out the week with slow trading day and narrow range on stock index futures.

I got a “small sell signal” on mini Dow, which I would like to see a bit more down move before acting on it, simply because volume was not sufficient enough to confirm a good probability of a correction. However, while the probability for down move is not big, the risk reward with a stop above the previous high is not bad….

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Trading commodity futures and options involves substantial risk of loss. The recommendations contained in this letter is of opinion only and does not guarantee any profits. These are risky markets and only risk capital should be used. Past performances are not necessarily indicative of future results. Continue reading “Futures Trading Levels and Economic Reports for Novemeber 9th 2010”

Volatile Moves Expected Following Election Results from Futures Trading Market on November 3rd 2010

A BIG 24 hours lay ahead….I suspect some volatility to hit the night markets as election results come out and then we jump right into FOMC tomorrow.

FOMC tomrrow around 2:15 Eastern time.

FOMC days have different characteristics than other trading days. If you have traded for a while, check your trading notes from past FOMC days that may help you prepare for tomorrow.

if you’re a newcomer, take a more conservative approach and make sure you understand that the news can really move the market.

My observations suggest choppy, low volume up until announcement, followed by some sharp volatile moves right during and after the announcement.

I am including a five-minutes chart from Sept. 21st of this year, which was the last FOMC we had for your reference.

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