Want To Improve Your Trading Strategy? Then Focus On The 3 Pillars
If you want to improve your investment strategy and increase your returns, there’s 3 key factors you need to focus on. We call these factors the 3 pillars of trading…
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10 Reasons Why You Should Consider Speculating in Futures
Unfortunately, our propensity toward the familiar often holds us back and I feel this is even more true in regards to the world of trading. Despite the human tendency to…
What You Need To Know About Fed Funds Futures
Do the Fed Funds futures markets tell us what the Fed is going to do? The answer to that question is a resounding “no”! Fed Funds futures contracts are simply…
Best Time Of Day To Trade Futures
So many traders spend countless hours planning what to trade but many forget about the importance of when to place a trade. Even if you have a winning strategy on…
9 Facts All Traders Need To Know About the SPY
Hey Traders from around the planet. I hope you are doing outrageously perfect today. Why am I always so happy? Because I get to do what I love every single…
Three Things To Know About The VIX
The Chicago Board of Options Exchange’s (CBOE) volatility index, known as the VIX, is a popular gauge of stock market fear, but it has also become a venue for mass…
Learn to Profit from a Black Swan Event
Today I would like to explore three concepts in trading that many traders have never thought about. Fragility, robustness, and anti-fragility are concepts that describe a trader’s psychology, risk management,…
5 Rules For Successful Day Trading
Day Trading. It’s a two words, a phrase, an enticement, a mystery, a hope and an elusive career choice for many. One of my favorite quotes is “Trading is simple…
Futures Or Forex? Why Not Trade Both
A few colleagues and I were chatting after their return from a recent trader’s expo, and the topic of Futures versus Forex came up. This seems to have been a…
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