Commodity Trading Articles

 

The Best Way to Trade with Limited Capital - by Bruce Babcock
One of the biggest swindles unscrupulous commodity vendors are pulling is to suggest that you can be a successful commodity trader with minimum capital. In order to sell their trading courses, they claim you can make a fortune starting with whatever amount you currently have available.

 

Introduction To Futures And Commodity Trading - by Equity Analytics
The futures markets are described as continuous auction markets and exchanges providing the latest information about supply and demand with respect to individual commodities, financial instruments, and currencies. Futures exchanges are where buyers and sellers of an expanding list of commodities, financial instruments, and currencies, come together to trade.

 

"Sharpening Your Trading Skills:" Seasonality in Markets - by Jim Wyckoff
Seasonality in agricultural markets is a function of supply and demand factors that occur at about the same time every year. For agricultural markets, supply stimuli can be caused by harvest, planting, weather patterns and transportation logistics. Demand stimuli can result from feed demand, seasonal consumption, export patterns, etc.

 

Sound Money Management When Trading Futures - by Jim Wyckoff
Okay, traders: Do you know what is the most important aspect of successful futures trading? Is it identifying the trading opportunity? Is it proper entry into the market? Is it the trading "tools" you are using? Is it an exit strategy that is the most important aspect of trading? The answer is: None of the above (although an exit strategy is close).

 

Commitments of Traders: What are the Big Boys Up To? - by Jim Wyckoff
I have discussed in past articles how volume and open interest can be used to help identify and confirm market situations and trading opportunities. I'll take open interest one step farther in this column by examining the Commitments of Traders (C.O.T.) report, issued by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).

 

Discretionary Traders - Don't Talk About Your Open Positions - by Chuck LeBeau
In browsing around the web I often encounter discussions of the merits of a particular trade and opinions about the direction of a market. I know that the traders who voice these opinions have good intentions and much of the discussions could be helpful to the person receiving the information. However the provider of the opinion must be very careful that he doesn't start believing too strongly in his position because he has made the mistake of going public with it.

 

W.D. Gann Article - From 1909 Issue of The Ticker & Investment Digest
Some time ago the attention of this magazine was attracted by certain long pull Stock Market predictions which were being made by William D. Gann. In a large number of cases Mr Gann gave us, in advance, the exact points at which certain stocks and commodities would sell, together with prices close to the then prevailing figures which would not be touched.

 

Why Brokers Can't Help You Trade
If you have a one on one relationship with a stock or commodity broker, then you have likely had the unpleasant experience of losing money. Your broker might be the type that makes a great neighbor, worthy of inviting over for a Sunday barbecue. You might even consider him a friend. But pay-as-you-go friendships are strange things indeed and would he remain friendly if you stopped putting food on his table?

 

 

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