Commodity Trading for Active Investors: A Comprehensive Guide with Applied Lessons for Commodity Market Analysis, Trading Strategy Development, Risk Management

by Carley Garner

Thousands of investors have successfully entered the commodities trading markets with the expert guidance of Carly Garner, author of the "A Trader's First Book on Commodities." Now, in Commodity Trading for Active Investors, Garner helps commodities traders take powerful steps towards even greater profits! Drawing on her extensive experience as a broker working with widely diverse trading styles and strategies, Garner illuminates market analysis, strategy and portfolio development, and risk management, and helps you avoid many of today's most common trading mistakes. Coverage includes: Applying powerful technical and fundamental market analysis methods Decoding the CFTC's COT Report Identifying over-crowded trades, following the "smart money," and using the positions of "green" traders as a contrarian indicato Understanding how algorithmic/HFT Futures trading systems impact the market, and how to make them work for you Using options to reduce commodity market risk and volatility Day-trading commodities more effectively Researching and choosing a Commodity Trading Advisor (CTA) -- and what to expect if you hand over the reins Using commodity market volatility to your advantage Identifying mispricing, and analyzing price action for a possible return to equilibrium Constructing portfolios, allocating money into non-correlated strategies, and getting a grip on leverage Understanding the advantages and disadvantages of Stop Loss orders Increasing the odds of success through proper account funding, position size, and margin levels Surveying your risk tolerance, personality, and available trading capital to construct your best trading plan You won't just learn abstract techniques: you'll learn how to apply them in real-world trades that maximize your potential for success -- whatever your investing style, goals, or the size of your trades. You've seen Carley Garner quoted in The Wall Street Journal, Investor's Business Daily, and TheStreet.com you've read her popular trading columns and newsletters now, let her take you far beyond the basics, and transform you into an commodity trading expert!"

240 pages, Hardcover

Published July 25, 2016

About the author

Senior Commodity Market Strategist and Broker, STOCKS & COMMODITIES Magazine Columnist, TheStreet.com Contributor, and Author

Carley Garner is an experienced futures and options broker with DeCarley Trading, a division of Zaner Group, in Las Vegas, Nevada. She is also the author of Higher Probability Commodity Trading; A Trader's First Book on Commodities (two editions); Currency Trading in the Forex and Futures Markets; and Commodity Options. Her e-newsletters, The DeCarley Perspective and The Financial Futures Report, have garnered a loyal following; she is also proactive in providing free trading education at www.DeCarleyTrading.com.

Carley is a magna cum laude graduate of the University of Nevada Las Vegas, from which she earned dual bachelor’s degrees in finance and accounting. Carley jumped into the options and futures industry with both feet in early 2004 and has become one of the most recognized names in the business. Her commodity market analysis is often referenced on Jim Cramer’s Mad Money on CNBC and she is a regular contributor to TheStreet.com and its Real Money Pro service.

Carley authors a monthly column in STOCKS & COMMODITIES magazine and has been featured in the likes of Futures, Active Trader, Option Trader magazines, and many more. She has been quoted by Investor’s Business Daily and The Wall Street Journal and has also been known to participate in radio interviews. She can be found on the speaking circuit.