Low money to get started, open almost 24/7, no pattern day trader rule. Have you figured out what I am talking about yet? Futures. These are just some of the reasons why I love trading futures, and you will too once you finish this blog post. The amount of capital needed to access the futures market…
Category: Futures
The US stock market is volatile. To hedge against large swings, we use stock futures; potentially saving a portfolio. To understand futures, imagine you make avocado toast. You need avocados. The price of avocados fluctuates. To be sure of a profit, you go into a contract with an avocado producer to buy at a set…
Al Brooks trading strategies have changed the game for futures traders. He left his medical practice to become a trader. Usually we don’t hear of doctors leaving their jobs to trade full time. However, thanks to him, we have a great price action strategy to follow. Who Is Al Brooks? The name may not have…
Do you need futures margin explained? Margin is something many new traders don’t understand at first. In fact, even some seasoned traders don’t get it. Margin trading allows you to use leverage to purchase futures with a value greater than your available funds. Kind of like a credit card, you guarantee that you will pay…
Do you know what Futures trading hours are? If you’ve been trading for any length of time, you know regular market hours are 9:30-4pm Monday-Friday. But what about Futures? Are their hours different from regular market hours? The answer is yes! Which makes Futures trading great for people who work full time. Futures Trading Hours…
Do you know how to read futures charts? You’ll see the time date on the X-axis (the horizontal one) and the price information on the Y-axis (the vertical one). The time period that you’re looking at can change depending on the view from seconds up to minutes, days, weeks, or months. No matter if you’re…
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