Futures Traders Need To Watch Rollover Dates Futures Traders Need To Watch Rollover Dates. Futures contracts are written for a specific, finite time period which means they must be rolled over on a regular basis to remain viable. Some contracts, such as crude oil, expire and need ... Go...

Figured I would make today's theme: "rules for successful trading" so here is another post on the topic from Bill over at FuturesBlogger.com. This is a post with 6 rules on futures trading but again here these rules apply to traders of any market. --Dave *** Keys to Becoming a...

Trading the Grains - Why is everyone still so obsessed with corn? It’s funny how ethanol and corn have dominated the headlines and people’s attention. Any observation or opinion of ethanol aside, the corn market is not the one to watch at the moment. Here’sa look at the current market...

Waiting for a pullback in Gold The mini Gold contract (YG) continues to trend higher with little pullback or correction. For swing traders waiting to get in on the uptrend, there has been little opportunity for an entry. The best place to look for entries will then ... Go to Full Article

How To Predict The Price Of Goods While everyone is focused on stagflation and the possibility of recession, I’m looking past that and toward the eventual recovery that will take place. In order to avert the possibility of financial disaster the Fed is currently ... Go to Full Article

What’s Driving Oil Higher? It’s the Dollar, Stupid! In this article, I will debunk the many articles that attribute inflation to rising prices and rising oil prices to nefarious OPEC nations that squeeze production and gouge Western nations. With the use of four charts, I can explain ... ...

The New Peak Oil: Peak Demand Crude Oil rallied to a new intra-day high of $126.98 today, before pulling back to close the session close to $126/barrel. The trigger for the rally was a International Energy Agency report that the stockpiles of distillates in Europe ... Go to Full Article

Futures Traders Make Money on Noodles No, we’re not talking Chinese here. We’re talking about the NASDAQ 100 e-minis, also called noodles. E-minis were introduced with the rise of electronic trading and are now traded on the NASDAQ 100, S&P 500, Dow Jones, bond, ... Go to Full Article

Under Pressure Crude Oil – Oil futures have given back some of yesterday's gains on expectations that today's EIA number will show builds across the board. Crude Oil inventories are expected to climb by 2.5 million barrels, while gasoline and ... Go to Full Article

Greenspan reinforces US housing weakness, as IFR Reports & Events ... Fedpseak is now exacerbated by Mr. Greenspan’s comments last Thursday, as he expects US house prices still have a long way to fall. In the context of the previous speeches, that is a toxic brew for the US economy and...

Inflation news at hand, yet central bankers still dominate the ... ProTrader's Blog editor Bill Henner is also now editor of Institutional Trend Insight, a publisher of genuine institutional research and information recently made available to individual investors. The weekly Reports & Events...

Brief Update BRIEF UPDATE: FIXED INCOME/EQUITIES/FOREX/ENERGY Friday, May 9, 2008 (07:00 CDT; 08:00 EDT; 12:00 GMT) OVERVIEW ▪ It seems there is a return to earthspace for the various market psychologies that had demonstrated perverse permutations ... Go to Full Article

Dollar Danger The dollar danger is not over yet Published: May 8 2008 19:35 | Last updated: May 8 2008 19:35 When a currency rises after government officials say that it should, you learn one thing: that the fundamentals were pushing it up anyway. ... Go to Full Article

Another critical week, as strong news is less than euphoric for ... ProTrader's Blog editor Bill Henner is also now editor of Institutional Trend Insight, a publisher of genuine institutional research and information recently made available to individual investors. The weekly Reports &...

Greenback Attack Gold – Gold futures have failed to keep up with the booming energy market, dropping sharply in overnight trading on a stronger US Dollar. Gold bulls were hoping that today's Akshaya Tritiya festival – a day when Hindus traditionally ... Go to Full Article