Equity markets are known to be trending in nature over the years. With capital flows, investments, and economic expansion, developed world equity markets tend to go up by time thus compensating investors for the risk they are taking and the liquidity they are providing. This article will discuss a technical tool used to determine and follow the trend by showing showing an example on the S&P500 index.
Volatility is an important part of trading. It is related to risk but also in some cases, opportunity. This article will show how to use volatility to get a directional bias in the equity futures market. Volatility analysis is both quantitative and psychological in nature because it uses complex calculations to understand the level of fear and greed in the market.
The futures market offers opportunities either through trading or analysis. We can find interesting insights from the futures markets which help us understand market sentiment. The COT Report This article will discuss a report referred to as the Commitment of Traders, a weekly market sentiment publication by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Market sentiment is Read More…
There are two primary schools of thought when it comes to trading – technical and fundamental trading. While technical trading focuses on analyzing price movements and predicting future price changes using historical data, fundamental trading focuses on using economic data and financial parameters to find new trading opportunities. Traders choose to direct their career and Read More…
Beginner traders do everything in their power to stick to the basics and follow every rule, recommendation, and piece of advice they come across while learning about trading. However, as time goes by and traders become more experienced, they slowly drift away and forget to stick with the basic trading rules that worked early on Read More…
Every successful trader follows a routine that helps them make the most of every trading day. A trading routine is a habit loop that enables you to get in the zone and make rational decisions – and it’s all about repetition. To quote famous philosopher Will Durant, “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, Read More…
