Download or read book Timing Techniques for Commodity Futures Markets Effective Strategy and Tactics for Short Term and Long Term Traders written by Colin Alexander and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2007-11-19 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In just a few years, futures trading has grown from a specialized area to a major sector that is attracting pension funds, hedge funds, and other capital pools. Technological advances have led to increased globalization and around-the-clock trading, which has generated huge volumes that can be traded at minimal cost. In Timing Techniques for Commodity Futures Markets, expert stocks and futures advisor Colin Alexander explains how to make money in all market conditions. He shows you how to set up monthly and weekly charts with indicators that determine which markets may be worth trading. Then he shows daily and intraday charts tell you when to pull the trigger and get into a trade and stay until market action generates an exit signal. With Alexander's proven approach to evaluating markets, you'll learn how to avoid high-risk and marginal trades without sacrificing the high-potential ones. And, you'll see how informed applications of today's most effective indicators-including MACD, moving averages, stochastics, and Bollinger Bands-can help identify markets with the potential for extended moves. Through a focused examination of how money determines markets, Timing Techniques for Commodity Future Markets shows you how to: Define a trend Interpret who trades what and how much Set stops and get out of trades Fine-tune short-term trading Along with expert advice on such fundamental practices as building charts and reading candlestick charts, Timing Techniques for Commodity Futures Markets provides an insider's edge with rare information on the best chart patterns for all time frames, cyclical and seasonal forces and price rules for knowing when to pull the trigger on a trade. To illustrate real-time use, the Alexander includes two revealing case studies--one based on a prospective long position on gasoline and one based on a short position in copper.

Download or read book Handbook of Multi Commodity Markets and Products written by Andrea Roncoroni and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2015-02-19 with total page 1076 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Handbook of Multi-Commodity Markets and ProductsOver recent decades, the marketplace has seen an increasing integration, not only among different types of commodity markets such as energy, agricultural, and metals, but also with financial markets. This trend raises important questions about how to identify and analyse opportunities in and manage risks of commodity products. The Handbook of Multi-Commodity Markets and Products offers traders, commodity brokers, and other professionals a practical and comprehensive manual that covers market structure and functioning, as well as the practice of trading across a wide range of commodity markets and products. Written in non-technical language, this important resource includes the information needed to begin to master the complexities of and to operate successfully in today’s challenging and fluctuating commodity marketplace. Designed as a practical practitioner-orientated resource, the book includes a detailed overview of key markets – oil, coal, electricity, emissions, weather, industrial metals, freight, agricultural and foreign exchange – and contains a set of tools for analysing, pricing and managing risk for the individual markets. Market features and the main functioning rules of the markets in question are presented, along with the structure of basic financial products and standardised deals. A range of vital topics such as stochastic and econometric modelling, market structure analysis, contract engineering, as well as risk assessment and management are presented and discussed in detail with illustrative examples to commodity markets. The authors showcase how to structure and manage both simple and more complex multi-commodity deals. Addressing the issues of profit-making and risk management, the book reveals how to exploit pay-off profiles and trading strategies on a diversified set of commodity prices. In addition, the book explores how to price energy products and other commodities belonging to markets segmented across specific structural features. The Handbook of Multi-Commodity Markets and Products includes a wealth of proven methods and useful models that can be selected and developed in order to make appropriate estimations of the future evolution of prices and appropriate valuations of products. The authors additionally explore market risk issues and what measures of risk should be adopted for the purpose of accurately assessing exposure from multi-commodity portfolios. This vital resource offers the models, tools, strategies and general information commodity brokers and other professionals need to succeed in today’s highly competitive marketplace.

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Download or read book The Universal Tactics of Successful Trend Trading written by Brent Penfold and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2020-08-26 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Get a flying headstart on trend trading with this comprehensive how-to guide The Universal Tactics of Successful Trend Trading: Finding Opportunity in Uncertainty delivers powerful and practical advice for the serious trend trader. Using the principles identified in The Universal Principles of Successful Trading, author Brent Penfold shows curious investors how to become a long-term winner with tried-and-true trend trading methodologies. The book includes in-depth and comprehensive treatments of topics like: · Why trend trading is so appealing · Popular and effective trend trading strategies · How to measure risk · Common trend trading mistakes and how to avoid them Investors and readers will also discover the importance of risk, and how to judge outcomes and strategies on a risk-adjusted basis. Perfect for anyone interested in trading successfully, The Universal Tactics of Successful Trend Trading is a key strategy guide that belongs on the shelf of anyone involved in the buying and selling of financial securities.

Download or read book Techniques of a Professional Commodity Chart Analyst written by Arthur Sklarew and published by . This book was released on 2024-06-04 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Arthur Sklarew's novel techniques for analyzing the commodity market have come from a lifetime of charting prices to reveal trends and prices for taking action. Novice and veteran traders alike will benefit from his insights and analyses.

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Download or read book 7 Winning Strategies For Trading Forex written by Grace Cheng and published by Harriman House Limited. This book was released on 2010-04-19 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many traders go around searching for that one perfect trading strategy that works all the time in the global FOREX (foreign exchange/currency) market. Frequently, they will complain that a strategy doesn't work. Few people understand that successful trading of the FOREX market entails the application of the right strategy for the right market condition. 7 Winning Strategies For Trading Forex covers: - Why people should be paying attention to the FOREX market, which is the world's largest and most liquid financial market - How understanding the structure of this market can be beneficial to the independent trader - How to overcome the odds and become a successful trader - How you can select high-probability trades with good entries and exits. Grace Cheng highlights seven trading strategies, each of which is to be applied in a unique way and is designed for differing market conditions. She shows how traders can use the various market conditions to their advantage by tailoring the strategy to suit each one. This revealing book also sheds light on how the FOREX market works, how you can incorporate sentiment analysis into your trading, and how trading in the direction of institutional activity can give you a competitive edge in the trading arena. This invaluable book is ideal for new and current traders wanting to improve their trading performance. Filled with practical advice, this book is a must-read for traders who want to know exactly how they can make money in the FOREX market.

Download or read book Candlestick and Pivot Point Trading Triggers Website written by John L. Person and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2020-10-06 with total page 375 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Technical analysis for today's market, with smarter setups for less risk Candlestick and Pivot Point Trading Triggers +Website makes Pivot Point analysis relevant for today's market, with up-to-date data and new techniques that reflect the current trading environment. Tried-and-true tactics are modernized with new tools and approaches, and novel methodologies are introduced to help you make smarter trades while minimizing risk. Directional options strategies draw on analysis from Thinkorswim, TradeStation and Genesis Software, and are integrated with PPS Indicator and Persons Pivots. Quarterly pivots are introduced for long-term trading opportunities and option strategists, and leveraged and inverse-leveraged ETFs are brought into the detailed discussion on trading vehicles. The author's own proprietary setups have been updated to align with the new trading realities, and the new chapter on volume analysis covers the techniques used in his book Mastering the Stock Market. Combined with the tools and resources featured on the companion website, this book gives you the tools and techniques you need to boost your portfolio's performance. Technical analysis offers more profit opportunities than ever before, but the tools of the trade have changed. This book brings you up to date with the latest, so you can start getting even more out of your trades. Utilize leveraged and inverse-leveraged ETFs Integrate directional options strategies Apply new techniques for volume analysis Implement quarterly pivots for longer-term opportunities The 2006 publications of this book's first edition brought pivot point and candlestick charting into the limelight. The market has undergone massive changes in the past ten years, and many of the most effective techniques have been adjusted and integrated with new tools to become even more effective in today's market. This new second edition of Candlestick and Pivot Point Trading Triggers +Website brings clarity to the current market, and strength to your investment strategy.

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Download or read book Commodities written by and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 622 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vols. for 1977- accompanied by a supplementary issue: Reference guide to future markets.