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Trading Levels and Reports for July 17, 2012

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1. Market Commentary
2. Support and Resistance Levels – S&P, Nasdaq, Dow Jones, Russell 2000, Dollar Index
3. Support and Resistance Levels – Gold, Euro, Crude Oil, T-Bonds
4. Support and Resistance Levels – Corn, Wheat, Beans, Silver
5. Economic Reports for Monday July 17, 2012

Hello Traders,

WORTH SHARING…from my colleague Dave Register of www.ExitPoints.com

The seven deadly sins for futures traders

 

1)      Overtrading or underfunding your account

2)      Chasing performance

3)      Using an over optimized system

4)      Failure to Always use Stop loss orders

5)      Commissions too high

6)      Large slippage in illiquid markets

7)      Emotional Trading

 

 

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Simple Yet Powerful Approach To Using Market Profile In Your Trading

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2. Support and Resistance Levels – S&P, Nasdaq, Dow Jones, Russell 2000
3. Support and Resistance Levels – Gold, Euro, Crude Oil, T-Bonds
4. Support and Resistance Levels – March Corn, March Wheat, Jan Beans, March Silver
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Simple yet Powerful approach to using Market Profile in your trading
Join us for a Webinar on January 18th at 3:30 PM Central time
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Reserve your Webinar seat now at:
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Learn the incredible power of Market Profile in this simple and easy to implement approach.

Many have yet to discover  just how easy it can be. So please join us for ‘A Simplified Approach to using Market Profile’
Join Greg Weitzman for this live webinar as he discusses his unique and simplified way to incorporate Market Profile in your trading and leave with some tools you can use immediately in your own trading:
* Simplify and clean up your charts
* Clearly see support , resistance and market inflection points
* Locate key areas for trade entries
As a Bonus all attendees will also receive TheTradingZone basic Chart Templates, pre-configured for Sierra Charts ( ATcharts)
Risk: 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.

 

Title: Simple yet Powerful approach to using Market Profile in your trading
Date: Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Time: 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM CST

 

After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Webinar.

 

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Equities Futures December 2011 to March 2012 Rollover Dates TF, ES, NQ, EMD and YM

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2. Support and Resistance Levels – S&P, Nasdaq, Dow Jones, Russell 2000
3. Support and Resistance Levels – Gold, Euro, Crude Oil, T-Bonds
4. Economic Reports for Tuesday, December 6, 2011

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December 2011 to March 2012 Rollover Notice
Please note that Equity Indices products; TF, ES, NQ, EMD and YM roll on Thursday the 8th at 8:30 am Chicago time from the December 2011 contract to the March 2012 contract. The month code for March is ‘H’.
It is recommended that all new positions be placed in the March contract as of Thursday’s trade date.
Please close any open December Currencies positions by the close on Friday, December 16th.
Should you have any further questions please contact your futures broker.

On a different topic

The first video of a series of trading videos Cannon Trading is planning to produce is on the air!

This specific video shares a set up of overbought/oversold Algorithm and how you can set up one of our trading platforms to have automatic exits. Worth taking a few minutes of your time to watch.

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Futures Trading Advice | Support and Resistance Levels

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2. Support and Resistance Levels – S&P, Nasdaq, Dow Jones, Russell 2000
3. Support and Resistance Levels – Gold, Euro, Crude Oil, T-Bonds
4. Daily Mini S&P Chart
5. Economic Reports for Friday, November 18, 2011

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We tested the lower borders of this wide band I have talked about over the last few days.

1204.50 to the psychological 1200 level are the first line of defense.

Volatility is picking up another notch again and we saw a sharp sell off in matter of minutes intraday around 11 AM central.

Brings me to a point I have mentioned before many times….and while I hate sounding like a broken record, I hope that by repeating this I may help clients and traders:

ALWAYS EXPECT THE UNACCEPTED! When volatility skyrockets like now, moves become extreme, the speed of the market really picks up and this is when one must adjust their trading size lower to accommodate for the wilder and wider moves.
It is my opinion to have AUTOMATIC stops entered if you are a daytrader. All our trading platforms offer “auto brackets” that allow you to place limits and stops as soon as position entered. Please contact your broker if you need help with this feature. Continue reading “Futures Trading Advice | Support and Resistance Levels”

The Importance of Underlying Assets in Futures Trading | Support and Resistance Levels

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1. Market Commentary
2. Support and Resistance Levels
3. Daily S&P 500 Futures Chart
4. Economic Reports
5. Earnings Releases

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I have been talking about the gaps and looking at the pit session SP500 which is the big SP ( each point = $250 versus $50 each point on the mini SP)

Another importance of the big SP or the PIT session, is that it tracks the hours of the cash SP500 index which is the UNDERLYING ASSET the SP and mini SP futures trade on.

Yesterday I wrote the following:

If market has more volume on the buy side, the next target is 1185, on the other hand if volume dries out up in these levels, I will be watching price action around 1149 and 1129 before deciding which way offers better risk/ reward.

Looks like overnight moves overseas brought in more volume on the buy side and we closed one gap and even went higher…..but now we have a gap from today’s session at 1159…..

Hourly chart of SP 500 ( pit session ) for your review below: Continue reading “The Importance of Underlying Assets in Futures Trading | Support and Resistance Levels”

High Volatility This Week and 8 Steps to Successful Futures Trading | Support and Resistance Levels

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In this post:

1. Market Commentary
2. Support and Resistance Levels
3. Daily Mini S&P 500 Futures Chart
4. Download “8 Steps to Successful Futures Trading”
5. Economic Reports
6. Earnings Releases

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Wow, what a day in the metals segment and what a week in general. Fits perfectly what I wrote the last few days:

ALWAYS EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED! When volatility skyrockets like now, moves become extreme, the speed of the market really picks up and this is when one must adjust their trading size lower to accommodate for the wilder and wider moves.

My 15 min mini SP chart below for your review ,clients who attend my daily live charts program had access to this chart in real-time, along with the signals generated. Continue reading “High Volatility This Week and 8 Steps to Successful Futures Trading | Support and Resistance Levels”

New Version of TransactAT is Available | Support and Resistance Levels

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In this post:

1. Market Commentary
2. Support and Resistance Levels
3. Daily Mini S&P 500 Futures Chart
4. Economic Reports
5. Earnings Releases

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Front month for Equities (eminis), currencies, bonds and financials and many other markets is now December. You should not be trading almost any September contract of any market.

Note to our clients who are trading with TransactAT:

The latest version is now TransactAT 5.2.2 (download). The newer version can be installed over the older version. Please contact you broker if you need any help.

 

We started the week right where we left the last one….overnight gaps due to news from Europe ( Greece this time), moves both ways with volatility actually dying out during the day session.

I have a “small sell signal” if we can break below 1186 on Dec. Mini Sp with targets coming at 1166 and 1148. Continue reading “New Version of TransactAT is Available | Support and Resistance Levels”

Front Month for Futures Contracts is now December | Support and Resistance Levels

Posted on by Ilan

In this post:

1. Market Commentary
2. Support and Resistance Levels
3. Daily Mini S&P 500 Futures Chart
4. Economic Reports
5. Today’s Highlighted Earnings Releases

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Front month for Equities (eminis), currencies, bonds and financials and many other markets is now December. You should not be trading almost any September contract of any market.

Have a great weekend and if you like to have access to chart templates like the one below, along with my DIAMOND ALGO ( e-mini SP from today’s session), keep reading: Continue reading “Front Month for Futures Contracts is now December | Support and Resistance Levels”

Key Resistance Level in Futures Trading Price Action | Support and Resistance Levels

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Market rallied close to 3% on the SP and Dow Jones. Again it did so on much lighter volume than when it sold off last few weeks but nonetheless one CANNOT argue with price action. We are approaching the 50% retracement level from the highs made on July 8th to lows made Aug 9th. That level on the mini SP is 1212.50. I believe that the 1212 to 1219 zone is an important resistance level to watch. If we break above it with meaningful volume, it may be a sign of further room to the upside, on the other hand if we fail against it and volume picks up with price action going lower, it may be a sign of resumed selling. As always in our business… time will tell. Plenty of economic reports this week, both in the US and in Europe. Last but not least it is the end of the month…. Wishing you great trading this week and Daily chart of the mini SP 500 for your review below.

Daily Futures chart for Mini S&P 500 from August 29th, 2011

Daily Futures chart for Mini S&P 500 from August 29th, 2011

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. Continue reading “Key Resistance Level in Futures Trading Price Action | Support and Resistance Levels”

Futures Trading Levels, Stock Indeces Bounce Back

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Strong bounce on stock indices today across the board. As one can see, market is volatile and one day it seems the market just can’t stop selling, the next it flips around and runs higher….part of volatility, part of uncertainty, fear and greed.

the only advice I can share at this point is be ready for the unexpected. Know yourself, what your goals are out of each trade, how much risk tolerance you have the stomach for and then and only then decide on a trading strategy.

Levels to be aware of as volatility will resume in the mini S&P 500 below:

Daily Futures chart of the S&P 500 from August 23rd, 2011

Daily Futures chart of the S&P 500 from August 23rd, 2011

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. Continue reading “Futures Trading Levels, Stock Indeces Bounce Back”

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.