With the holidays approaching, I’ve been asked how one should trade during holiday/quiet periods. As we head into the season, we know we will likely encounter periods where trading activity will slow to a crawl. The markets get thinner, and can stagnate with no movement. On the flip side, there can be a lot of volatility during times like this, because illiquid conditions can create big swings when news does break, or a big order hits the market without much to absorb it. (more…)
The CBOE’s Volatility Index (VIX), also known as the “Fear Index” has gotten a lot of attention lately. Markets have clearly been volatile and many investors are unaware of what the VIX is, and how it can be used. Lind Plus Senior Market Strategist recently did a webinar explaining the basics of the VIX. The webinar was part 1 in our newest webinar series on Trading in Volatile Markets. You can register for part 2 & 3 here.
In the sports world, they say that defense wins championships. However in most instances, a skillful offense coupled with a solid defense and sufficient preparation determines long-term success. In trading, the same factors can govern your profitability.A “shut-down” defense in sports is still vulnerable if a team’s offense is ineffective and can’t score points. Similarly, a team with a prolific offense is useless if their defense can’t stop the opposing team.
Lind-Waldock Senior Account Representative Tony Klancic offered a primer on futures trading and the gold delivery process as part of an article for ResourceInvestor.com. Tony’s piece comes after Gene’s commentary, which is summarized below.
Got Gold Report – How to Buy Physical Gold and Silver on the COMEX
By Gene Arensberg 24 Oct 2008 at 07:25 PM GMT-04:00
Think the futures price of metals is too low? The Got Gold Report reports on how to buy and actually take delivery of gold and silver metal from the futures markets that have savaged the price of them so much. If the COMEX is determined to under price its physical metal, then they ought not to mind seeing it leave their warehouse for the popular physical market.
Learn everything you need to know about the Russell index’s switch from CME to ICE. Ray McKenzie, Vice President at ICE Futures U.S. recently did a webinar to fill us all in on the details. You can watch it below. And don’t forget to register for our upcoming events, by clicking here.
Lind-Waldock has just launched a new campaign, “Commodities Are Everywhere,” to showcase how commodities affect our everyday lives, and how individuals can invest in them. Enter our virtual kitchen at CommoditiesAreEverywhere.com and get contract specs and fun facts about commodities, view short online informational videos about commodities, and view our commercial too.
Floor traders have long used pivot points to determine support and resistance and the methods are still used by many traders today. Jeff Friedman, a former CBOT floor trader and current Senior Market Strategist with Lind Plus, presented a webinar on pivot-point trading. You can view this webinar below or read and print the article here.
Be sure to register for Jeff’s monthly webinar, Friedman’s Futures Forecast, where he gives a bird’s eye view of the commodities markets.
Darrell Jobman, Editor-in-Chief of TraderEducation.com recently presented a webinar with us on fundamental analysis. The presentation focused on the grain markets and how fundamental analysis plays a role in trading decisions.
If you’re not familiar with the fundamentals of the grain markets, or just looking to brush up and get new ideas, you can check out the recorded webinar below. You can also view our calendar to register for upcoming webinars.
