Newsletter – Mar 2019

Upcoming Government Reports & Holidays   Mar 01 CONSTRUCTION SPENDING REPORT Mar 06 MANUFACTURERS’ SHIPMENTS, INVENTORIES & ORDERS REPORT Mar 07 FOREIGN TRADE REPORT Mar 07 QUARTERLY SERVICES SURVEY Mar 07 US INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN GOODS & SERVICES REPORT Mar

How to Detect and Avoid Volatile Sideways Movements Early On

For some traders, market volatility can be considered favorable. After all, when market conditions present you with large powerful swings in either direction, you have the opportunity to ride the swing whether long or short. It’s when volatility presents itself

Newsletter – Feb 2019

Upcoming Government Reports & Holidays   Feb 01 CONSTRUCTION SPENDING REPORT Feb 01 EMPLOYMENT SITUATION REPORT Feb 04 MANUFACTURERS’ SHIPMENTS, INVENTORIES & ORDERS REPORT Feb 05 FOREIGN TRADE Feb 05 US INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN GOODS & SERVICES REPORT Feb 08

Newsletter – Jan 2019

Upcoming Government Reports & Holidays   1-Jan NEW YEAR’S DAY 3-Jan CONSTRUCTION SPENDING REPORT 8-Jan INTERNATIONAL TRADE REPORT 7-Jan MANUFACTURERS’ SHIPMENTS, INVENTORIES & ORDERS REPORT 8-Jan US INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN GOODS & SERVICES REPORT 4-Jan EMPLOYMENT SITUATION REPORT 10-Jan MONTHLY

10 Reasons Why You Might Want to Trade E-Mini Futures

Futures are financial derivatives that get their value from an underlying market (stock indices or commodities) or asset class (such as individual currency pairs). E-mini futures are smaller versions of larger futures contracts, meaning that their total contract value and

Make Simulated Trading As Close to Live Trading As Possible

The Challenges of Simulated Trading Simulated trading presents us with a dilemma: On one hand, there can be a great discrepancy between simulated and live results. Demo platforms were designed to help traders learn the platforms, not the markets. As

Newsletter – Dec 2018

Upcoming Government Reports & Holidays   3-Dec CONSTRUCTION SPENDING REPORT 10:00 AM 6-Dec INTERNATIONAL TRADE REPORT 8:30 AM 6-Dec MANUFACTURERS’ SHIPMENTS, INVENTORIES… 10:00 AM 6-Dec US INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN GOODS & SERVICES 8:30 AM 7-Dec EMPLOYMENT SITUATION REPORT 8:30 AM

4 Ways to Take Advantage of Market Volatility

If there is one characteristic that distinguishes long-term from short-term speculators, passive investors from active traders, it’s their response to market volatility. Volatility is a statistical measure used to assess the dispersion and variance of returns for a given asset