Trading Signals for 03/25/08 Trading is a skill learned by observation, study, practice and a combination of mental control, money management and simple signal generation. The Futures Trading Secrets Course shows you how to combine three simple signals into a high ... Go to Full Article

Raw Greed, Items to Research Here are a few investment ideas to research going into 2008. Jet Blue (JBLU: 9.29 +0.32%, vol: 1165699). Oil prices are trading around $80 at the moment per barrel of crude. A breakdown for oil into mid $70’s should mean good things for ... Go to Full Article

Quiet Before The Open S&P – Stocks posted solid gains yesterday on news that JPMorgan is increasing its bid for Bear Stearns and an unexpected rise in existing home sales. The better-than-expected home sales data has traders cautiously optimistic that we may ... Go to Full Article

Attention Currency Options Traders! We’re pleased to announce that optionsXpress is now routing your CME currency options orders to the Globex electronic trading platform instead of the open-outcry pits. This development should result in a number of significant benefits ... Go to Full...

Four Key Elements of Futures Trading Success There are four key elements to achieving success as a futures trader:. Self-confidence; Discipline; Ability to handle loss; Profitable trading system. Self-confidence. If you aren’t confident that you can become a successful futures ... Go...

The Latest Commodity Correction By Jake Bernstein www.trade-futures.com. When commodity prices were in the doldrums of bear markets and there were few “experts” who were willing to express bullish expectations, I told you that big bull markets were coming. ... Go to Full Article

Moving Averages Give Futures Traders The “Big Picture” “Back up and look at the big picture.” That’s good advice for futures traders. Moving averages help us sort through sometimes chaotic price variations to see what is really happening in the market. Moving averages allow us to...

Watching Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Options I’m currently watching Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSM: 10.21 -5.29%, vol: 22679400). Shares of this well managed company have been dropping. I expect to see shares coast to the low to mid $9’s. ... Go to...

Bear Stearns Shocks the Stock Market S&P – A surprise announcement that JP Morgan Chase will be buying Bear Stearns for $2 a share rocked stock index futures. The news underscores the vulnerability of banks, which have been speculating on high risk mortgage investments. ... Go to Full...

Flat CPI Surprises Traders S&P – Stocks have gotten a bounce from a flat CPI report, which may open the door for more Fed rate cuts. Given the recent climbs in Crude Oil and foodstuffs, the report caught traders off guard, inspiring skepticism that this low ... Go to Full Article

Crude Lingering Around 110, Gold Hits 1000 Crude Oil – Crude Oil jumped to $110 a barrel yesterday despite the weekly EIA inventory report showing a much larger build than expected. The Oil market has been driven primarily by the freefall in the greenback, which is now trading ... Go...

USDA Data Suggests Tight Bean, Wheat Stocks Soybeans – Soybeans are expected to trade 15-20 cents higher on what is generally seen as a supportive USDA Supply and Demand report. The US carryout figure for Beans was 140 million bushels, down from the February report suggesting a ... Go...

Gold Loses Some Luster Gold – Gold is trading lower for the third consecutive session on heavy profit-taking. The Dollar strengthened against the Euro Friday and in early trading today, which may have sparked some selling from European traders. ... Go to Full Article

Traders Nervously Await Non-Farm Data Crude Oil – Profit-taking ahead of the weekend, along with some early reluctance among buyers, has Crude Oil futures trading lower in the early going. Today's release of non-farm payrolls, which are forecast to show a very small ... Go to Full...

Crude Jumps to New Record Crude Oil – April Crude Oil futures have rallied to a new record high on an unexpected drawdown in US inventories and a new record low for the greenback against the Euro. Much of yesterday's broad rally in commodities can be attributed ... Go to Full Article