July Cotton – Short from 81.10 – Exit price @ 76.75 – Hit the Target! Cotton broke out of a three-point zigzag pattern o n May 27th. The market had just retested the upper parallel line and closed at the low of the daily price range. This failure signaled the end of the consolidation and… read more
Tag Archives: Futures Trading
Futures Broker / Grain Calls and News
WHEAT – Down 1 to 3 cents per bushel. Plentiful supplies, firm dollar expected to weigh on prices early. Traders said the market was trying to consolidate after the July contract fell to a new low on Thursday. CORN – Down 1 to 2 cents per bushel. Weaker-than-expected export sales, good crop weather around U.S.… read more
Swing trading strategies – Understanding “market tells” to help with entry and exits. By John Crane
July N-gas began to consolidate into a choppy side way trading pattern in late March. The market stayed inside the 4.600 to 4.000 price range for over two months before finally breaking out and trading sharply higher on June 3. While a side way consolidation pattern can offer trading opportunities for the astute swing trader,… read more
Futures Broker / Grain Calls and News
WHEAT – Down 4-7 cents. * U.S. winter wheat harvest accelerating amid good weather * Spreading concerns about stripe rust problems in Plains HRW region noted * Head scab a concern in SRW wheat areas. CORN – Down 3-5 cents. * Pressured by near-ideal weather conditions in the U.S. Midwest. * China weekly corn auctions… read more
Futures Broker / Grain Calls and News
WHEAT – Steady to up 1 cent per bushel. * Short-covering bounce expected as dollar eases; market rebounding after contract lows hit early this week. End-month positioning expected. CORN – Down 1 to 2 cents per bushel. * Setback from Thursday’s higher close, with generally favorable U.S. crop weather overhanging the market. Quiet consolidation expected… read more
Swing Trading Strategies – Predicting the low in the Dow Jones by John Crane. [chart]
The Dow Jones futures continue to rally off the May 25th reversal swing date after closing lower on Wednesday. After making a corrective rebound into the 60% sell window on May 13th, the market turned lower and resumed the downward trend. The May 13th high was the final pivot of a bearish TC pattern (trend continuation)… read more
Futures Broker / Grain News and Calls
WHEAT – Up 3 to 5 cents per bushel. Boosted by weak dollar and higher equities markets. USDA’s export sales report showed U.S. wheat exports above trade expectations. CORN – Up 1 to 2 cents per bushel. Support from firm crude oil and higher equities in addition to a weak dollar and potential further sales… read more
Swing Trading Strategies intra-day using “action-reaction” by John Crane. [chart]
Most of my posts are about swing trading strategies using daily charts. Therefore, I am often asked if the “action-reaction” method can also be used when daytrading. Yes, it can. This 3-minute chart, of the June Eurocurrency, offers a great example of “action-reaction” at work intra-day. Between 7:48 a.m. and 7:54 a.m. (MST) on the… read more
Futures Broker / Grain News and Calls
WHEAT – Up 5 to 7 cents per bushel. Short-covering, a weak dollar and rebound in equities markets lending support to wheat futures. CORN – Up 3 to 5 cents per bushel. Support from news China may import more U.S. corn, a weak dollar, higher crude oil and a rebound in equities markets. SOYBEANS –… read more
Swing Trading Strategy – Price action suggests Coffee may have bottomed and ready to rally. [chart]
July Coffee traded to a low of 130.60 before reversing and rebounding sharply off the lower parallel line. This price action suggests the market may be in a trend shift and ready to rally off the recent pivot low. Coffee rallied over 100 points off the low, leaving good separation for the low. This is an… read more