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June 13, 2016
Federal Funds Futures Contract Trading Video
Educational Trading Video: Trading Fed Funds Futures...What you really need to knowDo the Fed Funds futures markets tell us what the Fed is going to do? The answer to that question is a resounding “no”! Fed Funds futures contracts are simply trading vehicles in which hedgers, but mostly speculators, buy and sell according to their market outlook. Although it can be argued that the Fed has been looking to the financial markets for policy guidance, in the end, they are the decision makers. Nevertheless, as the opinions of the market sway in regard to the Fed’s next move, so do the prices of the Fed Funds futures contracts. Accordingly, there are some viable trading opportunities; particularly from the bearish side of the market given the relatively limited upside potential (assuming the Fed doesn’t lower interest rates anytime soon). In the video below we discuss Fed Funds futures trading strategy, market characteristics, and ideas on low-risk ways to trade the prospects of higher interest rates.
May 26, 2016
Higher Probability Commodity Trading, new Carley Garner book
According to Phil Flynn, Fox Business News contributor, this is Carley Garner's "masterpiece"!Pre-order on Amazon today!
"A great read for both beginner and advanced commodity traders. Carley nails the seemingly impossible task of leveling the playing field by imparting vital concepts in easy to digest bites ...she doesn't leave out the harsh realities and heartbreak many overzealous speculators face." -- JON NAJARIAN, co-founder NajarianFamilyOffice.com
"I love the book... it's an MBA in trading for the price of a few cups of Starbucks! I have been in financial markets for 30 years and I learned many new strategies and ideas...Bravo!" -- Tobin Smith CEO & Founder Transformity Media Inc., Former Co-star of Bulls and Bears on Fox News
For additional information on Garner's latest title, visit www.HigherProbabilityCommodityTradingBook.com!
August 7, 2015
Jigsaw Trading
Markets: Futures
This platform requires subscription fees, click here for details.
Jigsaw’s mission is to deliver rich, meaningful and useful trading information, enabling traders to make more informed trading decisions both in entering and managing trading positions.
Futures Trading Tools
Depth & Sales – An innovative Trading DOM that goes far beyond the functionality of a typical trading DOM. It is a fully integrated Order Flow tool giving you an unparalleled view of market strength. Jigsaw DOM shows participants pulling and stacking order activity.
Reconstructed Tape – The only Time & Sales product on the market that accurately reconstructs trades “split” by the US Futures exchanges. This tool zero’s in on showing which side larger market participants are on, with additional readability features that ensure maximum absorption of information.
Summary Tape – A “side by side” rolling summary of trade executions at each level, with built in rolling delta.
Alerts – Audio & Visual alerts for common order flow events such as Iceberg Order Detection, Delta Divergence, Bid/Offer Absorption and Block Trades
Strength Meters – Visual Meters for 3 major order flow components. Trade Executions, Pulling & Stacking, Bids and Offers.
Educational Material
Jigsaw doesn't just deliver futures trading tools and walk away. Their publicly available “Order Flow Foundation” training course is available to all, free of charge. Now being used in the commodity trading programs of Proprietary Trading firms in both the UK and Australia, with over 9 hours of training material, this course takes you from order flow novice to practitioner.
Community & Live Chat for Futures Traders
Jigsaw actively encourages communication between users of the software. Many customers have YouTube pages and blogs explaining how they use the software, along with live trade videos. Jigsaw has their own YouTube Channel and Blog, which has both material from Jigsaw and customers. In addition to this, there is a free chat room that all customers have access to. This is busiest around the open of the US markets. There’s even a button on the tools to take you directly to the chat.
April 27, 2015
Wedbush/Crossland Wiring Instructions
Clients are recommended to wire funds because it is the fastest and most secure method of transferring money into a futures brokerage account. Below you will find the wiring instructions to send funds to your Wedbush/Crossland trading account with DeCarley:
Wiring USD when clearing through Crossland:
BMO Harris N.A.
111 West Monroe St
Chicago, IL 60603
ABA # 071-000-288
Credit: Wedbush Securities Inc
Customer Segregated Account: 2730893
For Further Credit: Customer Name and Trading Account Number
Swift Code: HATRUS44
*If you prefer to send a check, please contact DeCarley Trading for details. There will be a five-day hold on checks to ensure clearing.
April 22, 2015
CTS Futures and Options Mobile Platform - T4 Moble
Cunningham Trading Systems offers a sleek, simple, and robust mobile platform.
Click here to run a demo on the CTS Mobile platform
Want to trade from the golf course, your car, the movies or grocery store without carrying your bulky laptop around? T4 Mobile allows you to do just that. It runs directly on your Android device, allowing you basic trading capabilities from the palm of your hand. With an Android phone, you can make phone calls, surf the internet, listen to your favorite music, send emails, and now, TRADE. Follow market activity, monitor positions, enter new orders and revise existing orders with ease and convenience.
T4 Mobile offers an easy-to use interface that utilizes touch screen technology. Just like T4 desktop, T4 Mobile offers real-time market access to every exchange CTS offers. In addition, you get real-time order submission, and a back-end that offers extreme reliability. If you are an existing T4 user, T4 Mobile is available to use now. The same username and password can be used for all T4 products.
OAK Mobile
Continuing with the spirit of innovation, Oak Mobile was designed to help traders to access the markets anywhere.
Traders can trade and can also retrieve their account and market data information. The OAK System offers a "One Screen Solution", providing customers the ability to route orders to any connected exchange.
iBroker
The simple, intuitive app for trading Futures, Forex, & Futures Options wherever you are…Click here to run a demo on this mobile platform and the Zaner360 (you will be able to log into iBroker with your Zaner360 demo login)
iBroker's simple yet powerful design was built by traders, for traders. Whether you want to trade Forex with real time charts and indicators, or just want a price alert when E-Mini S&P futures hit a certain level, the iBroker app has what you need. Simple and elegant controls for entering orders, adjusting prices, reversing positions, and more. Your eyes will easily find their way with an intuitive design adapted to each device.
April 17, 2015
Sell 5-Year note futures contract, buy a call option for insurance
***There is substantial risk of loss in trading futures and options.**
****Past performance is not indicative of future results**
On the radar:
* A minor flare up in Greece concern seems to have created a high probability bearish opportunity Treasuries. We like the idea of using a cheap, and limited risk, play in the 5-year note in hopes of a trend reversal.
Let's sell the 5-year note future and buy a call option for insurance
Those looking for a directional play in Treasuries without the massive risk that comes with trading the ZB (30-year bond), should look to the 5-year note. The moves are typically less erratic, and the options are cheaper making it possible to employ low risk strategies.
With the Fed's interest rate hike campaign looming in the near future, prices at questionably lofty levels, and our expectations of another new high in equities, it is hard to imagine the 5-year note traveling much beyond the January highs. Thus, we like the idea of going short a June futures contract and purchasing a June 120.75 call.
The cost of the call should be about $360 (23 ticks), which will represent your maximum risk on the trade prior to transaction costs. In other words, this trade will give you 36 days in the market with a risk of under $400, and theoretically unlimited profit potential.
Should things unfold as we think they might, it is possible to see the 5-year note return to the bottom of the trading channel near 119. In such a scenario, this position could potentially be profitable by roughly $1,000. Initial support would come in near 119'24.
**Past performance is not indicative of future results (seasonal data tells us what has happened in the past, not necessarily what will happen in the future).
If you are enjoying this trial, click here to open a trading account to work with DeCarley Trading and/or use the state of the art futures and options trading platforms available to our brokerage clients.**
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Due to time constraints and our fiduciary duty to put clients first, the charts provided in this newsletter may not reflect the current session data.
**Seasonality is already factored into current prices, any references to such does not indicate future market action.
**There is substantial risk of loss in trading futures and options.**
April 13, 2015
Weekly options, provide options to long and short traders
Read our latest article on TraderPlanet discussing weekly optionsClick here to read about trading weekly options!
What are weekly options?
Weekly options are simply options that expire at the end of each week, rather than once a month, or less, as traditional options typically do. The CME Group has listed weekly options on their most popular complexes such as Treasuries, Grains, and stock indices. In each of these products, the weekly options expire on the Friday of each trading week that is not already an expiration day of the standard (monthly) version of the option.
For example, the June monthly options in the Treasury bonds and notes expire on May 22nd. Thus, the May weekly options will expire on each of the Fridays in May that are not May 22nd (ie. May 1st, May 8th, May 15th, and May 29th).
Advantage of weekly options
Price
Weekly options tend to be cheaper than options that expire monthly because under most circumstances the expiration date tied to the weekly options is sooner than that of the corresponding monthly options. Accordingly, they are often trading at lower premiums to enable traders to establish cheaper, and therefore lower risk, speculations. With that in mind, we’ll later point out that lower risk isn’t always the same as less risk.
Flexibility
Due to frequent expirations, and relatively lower premiums, weekly options offer substantial flexibility to traders. This is primarily true because of the ability to hone in on a certain economic event or release. Thus, option speculations can be targeted to certain time frames. Prior to weekly options, the luxury of efficiently speculating on short-term events was only available to futures traders. In many ways, weekly options are superior to trading volatile events with futures. Unlike futures traders who must choose between suffering large and uncertain losses, or risking getting a stop order elected at an inopportune time (moments before the market goes in the desired direction); weekly option traders can limit their risk to a known amount. Additionally, they will never be forced out of a trade on a knee-jerk reaction because even an option that is losing money, has the ability to come back to life and perform for the trader at any time before expiration. Simply put, it provides short term traders with lasting power despite volatility.
Click here to continue reading this article on TraderPlanet...
DeCarley Trading (a division of Zaner Group)
1-866-790-TRADE (8723)
info@decarleytrading.com
www.DeCarleyTrading.com
www.ATradersFirstBookonCommodities.com
*There is substantial risk of loss in trading futures and options!
March 31, 2015
An alternative look at the trading plan
Click here to watch the archive of our TraderPlanet webinar: An Alternative Look at the Trading Plan
Carley Garner, commodities analyst, broker and author of "A Trader's First Book on Commodities," discusses the challenges of system trading, the necessity of human intervention in trading, choosing the right trading vehicle for you, timing, and risk-reward management. Join us to discuss:
• “Trade” a trading system?
• Trend trading vs. swing trading
• Seasonal, technical, and fundamental analysis
• Risk management
• Trading size
• Options, futures, or both?
Click here to learn about building a trading plan
*THERE IS SUBSTANTIAL RISK OF LOSS IN TRADING FUTURES AND OPTIONS!
DeCarley Trading (a division of Zaner)
1-866-790-TRADE(8723)
info@decarleytrading.com
www.DeCarleyTrading.com
*THERE IS SUBSTANTIAL RISK OF LOSS IN TRADING FUTURES AND OPTIONS.
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