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Choosing The Right Key Trading Levels – part 2

Peter Davies

January 14, 2020

When traders set their futures price levels, they are commonly looking for either a trade reversal or a trade breakout. Predatory traders will watch these levels too. A “head-fake” is a common term given to a market that appears to breakout but then falls back into the range.

Choosing Support and Resistance Market Levels to Trade Against – part 1

Peter Davies

December 16, 2019

In this article, we’ll discuss the use of market levels in futures trading and how to trade-off key support and resistance levels.

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April 1, 2020

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Negative expectations, will stock market correct?

Paul Rejczak

October 19, 2017

Our Wednesday intraday trading outlook was bearish. It proved partly wrong because the S&P 500 index gained 0.1%, following the higher opening of the trading session.

We asked traders what FBI Director Comey's testimony means for stocks and other markets

Tamarah Webb

June 8, 2017

Before he was fired, former FBI Director James Comey has sought more resources for Russia probe. In a farewell letter to staff, Comey said the President had the full authority to fire him and would not dwell on the decision. Democrats called for an independent probe of the Russia issue.

Dollar steadies as markets look beyond Trump's policy stumble

Vikram Subhedar, Reuters

March 28, 2017

Stocks recovered while the dollar hovered above four-month lows on Tuesday as anxiety over Donald Trump's setback on healthcare reform gave way to tentative hopes for the U.S. president's planned stimulus policies.

ECB ready to buy more Italian bonds if referendum rocks market

Balazs Koranyi and Frank Siebelt, Reuters

November 29, 2016

The European Central Bank is ready to temporarily step up purchases of Italian government bonds if the result of a crucial referendum on Sunday sharply drives up borrowing costs for the euro zone's largest debtor, central bank sources told Reuters.

Playing volatility as the election nears (video)

Daniel P. Collins

October 28, 2016

With less than two weeks left before the election, many option traders might be hoping to buy volatility in the hopes that the market will make a quick change.

There is no rational market (video)

Daniel P. Collins

July 12, 2016

Daniel P. Collins, Editor in Chief at Modern Trader magazine discusses how Brexit continues to drive volatility.

Oil prices move lower after surprise crude oil build

Dominick Chirichella

December 16, 2015

Oil prices are moving lower after a surprise crude oil build reported by the API last evening as well as in anticipation of the U.S. Federal Reserve announcing an interest rate hike at the conclusion of their meeting today.