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Commodity Trading Strategies

There are many different trading strategies you can utilize when trading commodities. You can use some of these popular commodity trading strategies or learn how to develop your own.

Changing Commodity Trading Strategies Can Be Dangerous

One of the pitfalls many commodity traders fall into is the constant changing of trading strategies. They often spend weeks researching a particular trading method and have good evidence that it should work.

Trading Commodities After News Reports

News on commodities can often be a dangerous trap for novice commodity traders. There are major wire services that usually produce an end of day recap on why each commodity market moved up or down for the day. If you are an inexperienced commodity trader it is a good bet that you will poorly interpret the news on the commodities markets.

Scale Trading Commodities

Scale trading uses a simple principle of buying low and selling high. When trading commodities, it is often difficult to figure out when a commodity is trading at a low enough price to buy, but scale trading has some fairly simple guidelines to find good buying levels.

Commodities Trading and Technical Analysis

Technical analysis is often used among commodity traders. It is first important to understand the basics of technical analysis before trading commodities and then you can move on to more advanced technical methods.

Trading Commodity Seasonal Trends

Seasonality often plays a part in determining prices for commodities in regular cycles throughout the year. Normal increases and decreases in supply and demand for particular commodities seem to occur every year in fairly consistent patterns.

Types of Commodity Trading Strategies

Commodity trading strategies are simply the basis for why and when you will buy and sell commodities. You should have some well thought out strategies before you begin trading commodities.

Paper Trading - Learn How To Paper Trade Commodities

Paper trading commodities and futures may be one of the best ways to learn how to trade without putting any money at risk. Paper trading may not be completely realsitic since no money is at risk, but paper trading is is one of the best tools to learn how to trade commodities and futures.

List of Most Current Futures Margin Rates

This is the most recent listing of futures margin rates for trading commodity futures. It should be used as an example, since many futures brokers will have different futures margins and they do change with market conditions.

Hurricane Commodities – Trading Strategies for Commodities in Hurricane Season

The hurricane season brings opportunities to trade commodities every year. The major commodities that are affected by hurricanes are orange juice, natural gas, crude oil, sugar, lumber, corn, soybeans and wheat futures.

Commodity Trading Strategy Beats Buy and Hold for Commodities

Commodity trading has produced superior returns over history compared to a buy and hold strategy for commodities.

Day Trading Futures

What is Day Trading in the Futures Markets? There are advantages and disadvantages to day trading futures. We also list the best markets for day trading futures; including t-notes, soybeans, crude oil, japanese yen and the euro fx.

Small Speculators on the Wrong Side of the Markets

Small speculators in the futures markets typically are less successful traders than the commercial traders.

Follow the Trend in Commodities Trading

Trend Following is a very effective trading strategy in the commodity and futures markets.

Mechanical Approach to Trading

Bruce Babcock discusses why many professional traders use a mechanical approach to trading futures.

Trading The Grains During The Summer Months

Trading corn and soybeans during the summer months can be a tricky process. It is important to watch the weather for excessive heat and excessive rain. The odds normally favor a short-lived rally during the summer for corn and soybeans that can be sold.

Understanding the Commitments Of Traders Report

The Commitments of Traders (COT) report is one of the few tools that help level the playing field for small traders. The COT report is released weekly from the CFTC and it gives the latest number of short and long positions held by commercial traders, large traders and small traders. The report might not appear to be too important on the...