futures
futures
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by Thomas Cathey - 2007-02-21
Are you following these forty commodity trading guidelines? Follow them all and you have a better chance of becoming a consistently profitable commodity futures and options trader. Design your trading...
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by Thomas Cathey - 2007-02-21
There is always "year one" for every commodity futures trader. I had mine and made every mistake a trader can make and more. Here's my story of how I stumbled into the lion's den, got gored a few t...
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by Thomas Cathey - 2007-02-20
The "shaky hand" trade. That tells you all you need to know. If you're still taking "comfortable" trades, you're setting yourself up for failure. Here's how to know the difference and how to capita...
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by Thomas Cathey - 2007-02-21
Actual trading events where things went very wrong - and how to avoid them The Six Sure-Fire Ways to Fail Trading Commodities:3) Trade In Illiquid MarketsA broker friend of mine related this story ...
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by Thomas Cathey - 2007-02-22
You will find that the "looser " a trading method or system is, the longer it will last before the market tears it up. The ups and downs will be milder. For example, let's start with a simple 30 bar m...
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by Thomas Cathey - 2007-02-22
Here's a quick trading tip. I have a long-term "chopping" market model I use for writing commodity options for premium collection. It consists of two "sub-models" for each commodity, bull and bear. Th...
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by Thomas Cathey - 2007-02-22
It's frustrating when we perfectly forecast a move but barely make a profit due to a string of problems and errors. Lets say the E-mini futures contract hits a brick wall at 1300 and you expect it to ...
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by Thomas Cathey - 2007-02-22
The commodity futures contract and option markets are highly leveraged. But it doesn’t have to be this way! It all depends on how much money you have in the account and how small you trade. The ...
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by Thomas Cathey - 2007-02-22
You can often tell the trading sophistication of someone by their market bias. If they are always looking at the long side, in other words, always wanting to buy, they are probably new to the game....
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by Thomas Cathey - 2007-02-22
Be wary of the man behind the curtain. He may represent the biggest company with the most powerful software, but still, you need to verify. And remember, if whatever worthwhile you are trying to ac...