What is the one thing all pool players have in common? After they break the balls, they circle the table 3 times looking for the easiest balls to pick off, the ones that are placed just in front of pockets, before they go for the balls that have encumbrances. When it comes to trading futures, we should do well to learn from the pool players. (more…)
Archive for May, 2011
How is trading futures with money / risk management just like playing pool?
Tuesday, May 31st, 2011Tags: Barbara Cohen, Futures Trading, night trading, Shadowtraders
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Trading Futures, the Emini S&P500, You Need To Be Able To Recognize Support And Resistance
Thursday, May 26th, 2011So often we hear traders talking about support and resistance. Yet when you ask them for the exact definition, they cannot provide one. Ask them to look at a chart and say, absolutely, without hesitation, support or resistance, and they cower. Why? Because most traders haven’t a clue what support or resistance really are. And as a result, they tend to get stopped out. If you can’t recognize support from resistance, you should not be trading. (more…)
Tags: Barbara Cohen, currency trading, emini futures, Futures Trading, night trading, Shadowtraders
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Trading Futures, the Emini S&P500, It’s All About Reversal And Retracement
Tuesday, May 24th, 2011So often traders feel that they have to put many technical indicators on their charts, cluttering the charts to the point that they can no longer see the price trend. For whatever reason, these traders feel more is better. Without price trend, it is difficult at best to be a successful trader. (more…)
Tags: Barbara Cohen, currency trading, night trading, Shadowtraders, technical analysis
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Futures Trading Emini, But Can’t See The Forrest Through The Trees?
Monday, May 23rd, 2011So often traders feel that they have to put many technical indicators on their charts, cluttering the charts to the point that they can no longer see the price trend. For whatever reason, these traders feel more is better. Without price trend, it is difficult at best to be a successful trader. (more…)
Tags: Barbara Cohen, emini, Futures Trading, night trading, Shadowtraders, technical analysis, technical indicator
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3 Reasons Traders Get Stopped Out
Sunday, May 22nd, 2011Here are 3 reasons why traders get stopped out by Barbara Cohen, CIO, Shadowtraders. Listen to the podcast
Tags: Barbara Cohen, emini, Futures Trading, Shadowtraders, technical analysis
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Forget Forex, Try Currency Trading With Emini Futures
Saturday, May 21st, 2011For whatever reason, Forex(FX) has great marketing. Novice investors are led to believe that FX is the market to trade. Well, forget FX. The fees are high and the opportunities hurt by the FX brokers. Currency trading for smaller investors should be about trading currency futures not FX. (more…)
Tags: Barbara Cohen, currency futures, currency trading, emini futures, forex, Futures Trading, Shadowtraders
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Shadowtraders Takes The Lid Off Of Night Trading with Micro Currency Futures
Thursday, May 19th, 2011Take a look at our latest Press Release….
Shadowtraders Takes The Lid Off Of Night Trading with Micro Currency Futures
Tags: Barbara Cohen, currency futures, Futures Trading, night trading, Shadowtraders, trading futures
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Let’s Take The Lid Off Of Night Trading, Even Vampires Can Be Trading Futures
Thursday, May 19th, 2011The sun has just set. It is the dead of night. A dog howls at the moon in the distance. Suddenly there is a creaky sound coming from the nearby graveyard. Slowly the crypt door opens and out walks a tall, slender man with a large black cape, eyes glowing. Is it Bela Lugosi? Nah…it’s some night trader with a laptop come to trade emini futures. (more…)
Tags: Barbara Cohen, emini, Futures Trading, night trading, Shadowtraders, trading futures
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Day Trading And Night Trading For Penny Pinchers? Welcome To Micro Currency Futures
Thursday, May 19th, 2011There is a new wave in futures trading recently released by the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME)…Micro Currency Futures. For those of you who are new to trading this might just be a way for you to get your feet in the door. It’s a tough economy for sure. Everyone is trying to find a way to earn extra cash. Many have tried trading in the past and lost their shirts. Now with Micro Currency Futures, a novice trader can at least get started without risking their portfolio. (more…)
Tags: Barbara Cohen, currency trading, Futures Trading, night trading, Shadowtraders, technical analysis, trading futures
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Who knows What Evil Lurks Behind Night Trading? The Shadow knows!
Tuesday, May 17th, 2011Remember the movie with Alec Baldwin? It’s about the exploits of the Shadow, a crime-fighting vigilante with psychic powers. The Shadow has “the power to cloud men’s minds so they cannot see him.” In the world of trading, there are two kinds of investors, regardless of whether you are day trading or night trading: institutional traders and retail traders. Unfortunately, institutional traders “cloud” the investments (and the minds) of retail traders. (more…)
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