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Oil Trading Basics (Part 1/3) When it comes to commodities trading, investors distinguish between soft commodities and hard commodities. While all commodities are fungible, there are differences between them. Oil falls into the category known as hard commodities – those commodities that need to be mined, drilled or extracted from the ground. Such is the…

The Volatility Squeeze System (Part 1/3) Nothing is certain in financial trading. This common market maxim may not be entirely true if we consider the fact that, irrespective of the asset under consideration, prices always tend to alternate between periods of contraction and periods of expansion. This much we can be sure of. The Volatility…

Swing Trading Strategies for Short-Term Traders In the trading universe, there is a strategy that fits every investor profile. Some investors prefer longer-term strategies that eliminate a large degree of the noise generated by intraday volatility and periodic news announcements whereas others favor short-term day-trading strategies that rely solely on order flow and technical analysis…

Trading Naked Trading naked is a term commonly used in financial markets. With the advent of computing technology and trading platforms, the use of technical indicators have grown exponentially to the point that most traders no longer follow price action and rely solely on indicator signals. The primary drawback to such a strategy is that…

Breakout Patterns – Head & Shoulders (part 1/2) Breakout patterns are used by both traders and investors to take early positions within a trend. Generally, such patterns precede big price changes and expansions in volatility. A breakout happens when an underlying asset’s price moves outside a defined support or resistance area on substantial volume. A…