Spreads

With the advent of MBO, people are getting excited about using some of the new information in their trading. In this recorded webinar, Jigsaw Trading took a few steps back and examined the underlying activity of order flow to ensure we put icebergs and stop run info in the right context.
The beauty of vertical options spread is that you can design trades in stocks or futures based on a specific market outlook. Traders can use option strategies to define the levels of risk and reward.
Trader technique using volatility and CBOE VIX futures to pinpoint trade execution in long butterfly S&P 500 options spread.
The beauty of vertical options spread is that you can design trades in stocks or futures based on a specific market outlook. Traders can use option strategies to define the levels of risk and reward.
How can you play an imminent earnings announcement that would offer no surprises?

A bull spread is a simple derivative with built-in floor and ceiling levels that define the lowest and highest points at which it can settle.

Sugarcane, a bamboo like reed, has long been treasured for its sugary core. Locals have their own uses, but traders should seek out this sweet commodity for its speculative potential.
A bumper crop in corn and soybeans has been expected since shortly after the crop was effortlessly put in the ground. That doesn't mean there are market opportunities.
The USDA purposefully releases its planting intentions report at the end of March to give the markets some time to react and “nudge” farmers into switching acres around so that the United States doesn’t end up with too many corn or too many bean acres.
Spreading historically has been a way to reduce risk in trading, but when it comes to old crop/new crop spreads, you must remember that the fundamentals apply differently and there is more volatility than in your basic calendar spread.