{"id":13981,"date":"2018-02-20T13:22:29","date_gmt":"2018-02-20T21:22:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cannontrading.com\/tools\/support-resistance-levels\/?p=13981"},"modified":"2018-02-21T00:36:58","modified_gmt":"2018-02-21T08:36:58","slug":"seasonality-futures-trading-2-21-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cannontrading.com\/tools\/support-resistance-levels\/seasonality-futures-trading-2-21-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Seasonality in Futures Trading 2.21.2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>____________________________________________________________________<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Voted #1 Blog and #1 Brokerage Services on\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=001U36v1hvtg4O6nrUU85R1W6sfGPKX0ynnFA_D82LpdwBdzw7hFFBsXcDEWOPaVpkBRhG4iwIIEW8dl5sm-Zy6FHhgwdfYQHIB3uhsIL_ukid7tjqwraQ_BoF0xII0Paftq6h0c0xvDjjkGFYQaQXS_PzGm2ZRdaCn-W0INLJ9pmxzYrJ3TUyLrKnbAV5ra33oeleZTVoQEDQ=&amp;c=&amp;ch=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TraderPlanet<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0for 2016!!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>____________________________________________________________________<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Seasonal Futures Trading<\/h2>\n<p>There are seasonal commodity trends that may reoccur within the futures market. This could help guide traders and build a plan for a seasonal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cannontrading.com\/\">futures trading<\/a> strategies.<\/p>\n<h2>Trading Commodity Seasonal Patterns<\/h2>\n<p>Every calendar year there are different seasons. It is how we plan our lives. Weather is the first to come to mind, but there are holidays, sports, shopping and many more that help break up the monotony of our day to day patterns. The commodities market is no different. Just as you use a calendar to plan and differentiate Thanksgiving from Opening Day in baseball, you can use the same calendar to blueprint possibly when wheat futures will be high and copper prices low. Traders can use these seasonal patterns to their advantage because it allows a certain degree of predictability of future price movements, rather than being bombarded by an endless stream of often contradictory market noise. Now of course there are other factors too numerous to list that can affect the\u00a0futures markets, but certain conditions and events reoccur at annual intervals and help traders anticipate where the market is headed.<\/p>\n<h2>Seasonality of Futures<\/h2>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Although not 100% accurate-as any weatherman will tell you-weather is, in fact, the chief contributor to\u00a0seasonal futures trading. The annual cycle from warm to cold weather and then back again affects all the agricultural commodity markets as their supply and demand coincides with the planting and harvesting seasons. However&#8230;.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cannontrading.com\/community\/newsletter\/Seasonal-Patterns-Futures-Trading-mini-sp500-chart-facing-strong-resistance#one\">READ FULL ARTICLE<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Good Trading!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Trading Futures, Options on Futures, and retail off-exchange foreign currency transactions involves substantial risk of loss and is not suitable for all investors.\u00a0 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.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Futures Trading Levels<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>2-21-2018<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">Contract March 2018<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\u00a0SP500<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">Nasdaq100<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">Dow Jones<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">Mini Russell<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">BitCoin Index<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">Resistance 3<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">2781.92<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">6970.08<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">25715<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">1565.13<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">13620.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">Resistance 2<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">2764.83<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">6906.92<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">25528<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">1556.27<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">12690.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">Resistance 1<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">2739.92<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">6849.58<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">25240<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">1543.53<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">12175.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">Pivot<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">2722.83<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">6786.42<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">25053<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">1534.67<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">11245.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">Support 1<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">2697.92<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">6729.08<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">24765<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">1521.93<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">10730.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">Support 2<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">2680.83<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">6665.92<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">24578<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">1513.07<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">9800.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">Support 3<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">2655.92<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">6608.58<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">24290<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">1500.33<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">9285.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">Contract<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">Apr. Gold<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">Mar. Silver<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">Apr. Crude Oil<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">Mar.\u00a0 Bonds<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">Mar.\u00a0 Euro<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">Resistance 3<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">1370.6<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">16.91<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">63.58<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">145\u00a0 8\/32<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">1.2546<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">Resistance 2<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">1362.3<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">16.80<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">63.11<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">144 27\/32<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">1.2502<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">Resistance 1<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">1347.2<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">16.61<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">62.36<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">144 13\/32<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">1.2429<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">Pivot<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">1338.9<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">16.50<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">61.89<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">144<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">1.2385<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">Support 1<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">1323.8<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">16.30<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">61.14<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">143 18\/32<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">1.2312<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">Support 2<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">1315.5<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">16.19<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">60.67<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">143\u00a0 5\/32<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">1.2268<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">Support 3<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">1300.4<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">16.00<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">59.92<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">142 23\/32<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">1.2195<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">Contract<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">Mar.\u00a0 Corn<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">Mar. Wheat<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">March Beans<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">Mar. SoyMeal<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">Mar. Nat Gas<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">Resistance 3<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">373.3<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">472.6<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">1047.08<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">393.37<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">2.78<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">Resistance 2<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">371.7<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">467.9<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">1042.17<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">389.43<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">2.72<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">Resistance 1<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">368.6<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">458.6<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">1034.33<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">382.97<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">2.68<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">Pivot<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">366.9<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">453.9<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">1029.42<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">379.03<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">2.62<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">Support 1<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">363.8<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">444.6<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">1021.6<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">372.6<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">2.6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">Support 2<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">362.2<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">439.9<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">1016.67<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">368.63<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">2.52<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">Support 3<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">359.1<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">430.6<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">1008.83<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">362.17<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">2.48<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Economic Reports, source:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/app.bettertrader.co<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Economic Reports - Wednesday, Feb 21st\" src=\"https:\/\/mlsvc01-prod.s3.amazonaws.com\/3dc00ef7001\/3311db29-27b5-41b0-a823-423d0aad6fac.png\" alt=\"Economic Reports - Wednesday, Feb 21st\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This is not a solicitation of any order to buy or sell, but a current market view provided by Cannon Trading Inc. 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