Tag Archive for: Trading strategies

Negative oil prices: what did actually happen?

Dear friends! A historic event took place on April 20 – the May WTI oil futures traded at negative prices, reaching the level of minus USD 40. Yes! The oil price was MINUS FORTY dollars. Buying oil at such a price in real life would mean that you receive money for taking oil from the […]

Strategy of using the footprint through the example of wti oil

Today we continue a series of articles about the strategies of use of the Footprint chart through the examples of various financial instruments. This time we will consider the Footprint chart of crude oil, which is the most important financial instrument of the modern futures market. In this article: Review of the crude oil futures […]

Front-page weekly events and key news

Front-page weekly events and key news

Enthusiasm again prevails in the world financial markets. The S&P 500 index reached maximum values from the beginning of March. One might think, when looking at quotations, that the economic crisis came to its end. However, it is not so. Promises of officials, which eased the feeling of fear of investors, dictate the rules again. […]

Fundamental analysis during the 2020 crisis

Time stop. How to use the time factor in trading

The time factor in trading is often undervalued. Theoretically it may help traders to make more efficient trading decisions, move up the bottom level of profitability and facilitate an immediate closure of loss-making positions. The time factor could be used by different types of traders for improving the decision making process regardless of the trading […]

How to develop a trading plan 10 mandatory steps. Part 1

How to develop a trading plan: 10 mandatory steps. Part 1

Trading is a business and if you want to be successful you should treat trading as a business. The only way to be a successful trader is planning – there is no other way. There is a saying: “Absence of a plan results in the failure of your plan”. It might sound weird, but this […]

Studying trading: 4 secrets of personal efficiency

How many hours a day do you devote to study trading? We mean study of the volume analysis, price structures, charts and any other information, which is required for trading. You didn’t notice how the time passed by but you didn’t manage to learn much, did you? Then this article is for you! When it […]