Futures Classroom

• The law of large numbers and avoiding the Siren’s song

  By Arthur Field  |  December 1, 2011

  Don’t be the fool that follows “too good to be true” methods into ruin

• Stock trading with MACD

  By Bramesh Bhandari  |  December 1, 2011

  Using MACD applications to initiate stock trades

• Clearing up price level trading

  By Michael Gutmann  |  November 1, 2011

  It is not uncommon for practitioners of technical analysis to have ready access to hundreds of indicators, along with the ability to apply them quickly and in unending combinations on price charts.

• Grain & cattle spreads: Finding an edge

  By Paul D. Cretien  |  November 1, 2011

  Discovering profits in live cattle, lean hogs and corn futures spreads

• Joe LeBlanc: Taking a rare energy position

  By Daniel P. Collins  |  November 1, 2011

  Before becoming a full-time professor, Joe LeBlanc had 25 years of experience trading in energy markets

• Mastering Market Timing

  By Bruce C. Greig  |  November 1, 2011

  Review of "Mastering Market Timing: Using the Works of L.M. Lowry and R.D. Wyckoff to Identify Key Market Turning Points" by Richard A. Dickson and Tracy L. Knudsen

• The basics of reading charts

  By Michael J. McFarlin, Daniel P. Collins  |  November 1, 2011

  Even fundamental traders need to understand charts. Here’s a primer

• Trading system analysis: Learning from perfection

  By Valerii Salov  |  November 1, 2011

  Analyzing the characteristics of optimal trades for real-world strategies

• George Lindsay and the Art of Technical Analysis

  By Desmond Macrae  |  October 19, 2011

  Review of "George Lindsay and the Art of Technical Analysis: Trading Systems of a Market Master" by Ed Carlson

• Capturing breakouts with precise entries

  By Billy Williams  |  October 1, 2011

  How to identify breakouts using precise entries