Futures Trading Blog
Micro Emini Stock Index Options Launching Aug. 31
The CME futures exchange will be offering futures options on their Micro Emini Stock Index futures contracts. Beginning August 31, 2020, the CME futures exchange will introduce two new futures options contracts for the popular Micro Emini S&P 500 and Micro Emini...
Silver Futures Option Trade Opportunity
Market: Silver Futures Options (SO) Opportunity: Buy September ’20 Silver 1500 Put (SO) / Sell November ’20 Silver 1500 Put (SO) at a the current market price before July 9, 2020. Specifics… Gross profit target is 11 points per spread. Risk 5 points per spread. Max...
Introducing our ‘Learn to Trade Futures’ series
We are pleased to announce our new series, Learn to Trade Futures, which will detail how to trade popular futures markets. To access the series, click on the 'Resources' menu at the top of this window and then choose the "Learn to Trade...' menu to choose the futures...
Crude Oil futures prices could go negative, again.
Crude Oil futures prices could go negative again in a repeat of the May 2020 futures contract expiration. The CFTC (Commodity Futures Trading Commission) is warning that the New York Mercantile Exchange's Crude Oil futures contact could drop into negative territory as...
Live Cattle Futures Spread Trade Opportunity
Market: Live Cattle Futures Opportunity: Spread: Buy Feb’21 Live Cattle (LE) @ Market / Sell Oct’20 Live Cattle (LE) on or before March 24, 2020. Specifics… Gross profit target is 200 points per spread. Risk 55 points per spread. Max hold time is until June 5, 2020....
Commodity Futures Investing in Adverse or Recessionary Economic Times.
A very common but often overlooked investment vehicle can be found in the commodity futures markets. Many studies have shown a diversified investment portfolio, which includes commodity futures, will perform better than a portfolio made up exclusively of stocks and/or...
