Introduction The recent volatility in Crude Oil has been the result of disastrous escalations in the Middle East. The conflict is now approaching its third week with no signs of easing after Iran’s supreme leader was killed. Crude oil inventories have been attacked throughout the region, resulting in a surge in CL prices from $62 Read More…
Introduction In today’s crude oil analysis, we will do a quick recap of the price action that we saw from the spike in Monday’s session after the escalation over the weekend. In Monday’s analysis, we saw a 30% spike after the weekend’s trading activity. CL has been very volatile as it continues in price discovery mode. Read More…
Gold prices moved slowly in Wednesday’s Asian session as investors waited for important US inflation data and watched as tensions rose in the Middle East. Gold futures struggled to rally further after hitting a one-week high earlier. The precious metal stayed just around the $5,200 level during the earlier European session. The metal found mild Read More…
Introduction S&P 500 E-mini futures (ES) saw a sharp drop followed by a strong bounce after price tested the 200-day moving average near 6,620. The move occurred after unfortunate escalations in the Middle East where crude oil inventories were attacked. The reaction in equities shows how quickly markets can shift into risk-off mode when geopolitical Read More…
Key Takeaways Understanding Risk Rules in Funded Trader Programs Funded trader programs like OneUp Trader allow traders to trade with capital and buying power that otherwise would be very difficult for them to attain. Some accounts allow traders up to $250K and a 25-contract max position size. On top of that, traders never risk their Read More…
Introduction Crude Oil futures (CL) exploded higher after the weekend, with price ripping from the mid-$60s to above $100. On the daily chart, we can see a violent repricing, and moves like this almost always come from a major catalyst rather than from technicals alone. The chart shows a market that had been sitting for Read More…
