Trading Strategy Articles –
I have discussed in past articles how volume and open interest can be used to help identify and confirm market situations and trading opportunities. I’ll take open interest one step farther in this column by examining the Commitments of Traders (C.O.T.) report, issued by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The C.O.T. report is released
Bio: Steve Nison, the first to reveal the power of candlesticks, has taught the top professional traders from nearly every major investment firm from 19 countries. His work has been highlighted in the financial media, including the Wall Street Journal, Worth Magazine, and Barron’s. Mr. Nison is the author of three books including Japanese Candlestick
Much has been written about the use of momentum oscillators in highlighting retracements in a trend or momentum divergences. This article will show an entirely different way that momentum oscillators can be used.
Bollinger Bands draw their power through two important characteristics. First, they exhibit an underlying trend-range axis just like price or moving averages. Second, they constrict or expand as they move.
Experienced futures traders know there are many correlations among futures markets—some of which are valuable guides in helping to determine specific market trends, and some of which are fickle. This educational feature will examine some basic correlations among futures markets, and will likely be most beneficial to the less-experienced traders. However, it just might be