In their quest to make money from the futures markets, few traders stop to think and ask themselves a fundamental question, “Why do futures and commodity prices move?”
Is day trading without charts an amazing feat that can only be achieved by the elite traders? Or is it possible that it’s something quite straightforward? We introduce how traders use Volume Profile for specific key support and resistance trading levels
Why Professional Traders Focus on Risk Reward vs. Win Rate. If you told somebody new to trading that markets can only go in one of two directions, it would be natural for them to conclude that even a beginner could be right half the time.
Dan Collins, Editor in Chief at Modern Trader magazine talks about how managed futures are an alternative investment strategy using futures that are increasing in popularity.
Most traders agree that proper risk management is the key to successful trading. However, many traders depend on the deeply flawed measure of standard deviation as a benchmark of risk. Here we put it to the test.
Driven by the fallout from the financial crisis and increased regulatory scrutiny, the risk function at financial institutions is shifting from its traditional focus on measurement, compliance and
