Derrick M. in Saskatoon, Canada has been trading for more than five years, but just recently caught his stride. Though Derrick passed the Trading Combine® three times before passing Funded Trader...
Overnight, the big mover in futures markets was the Euro ($6EZ7), which gained 0.4% to push up towards the 1.19 handle. Between 1.19 and 1.1920, there is expected areas of resistance, so it will be...
The Performance Coaches lost $180 today, with the bulk of that coming on a 4-tick loss in the U.S. Treasury Bond. The Coaches also had a minor loss on a Emini S&P 500 trade and a minor gain on a...
In 1992, George Soros made one of the most legendary trades of all time: a substantial bet that the British Pound would plummet in value. In hindsight, the trade looks like a no brainer (similar to...
With market participants back in the fray, markets are moving in early trade on Tuesday. Gold futures ($GCZ7) are nearly $10 higher, showing that there's some risk aversion going on out there....
Overnight, futures prices were relatively flat. The biggest mover of the major futures contracts was Gold ($GCZ7), which gained 0.6% overnight. Crude Oil ($CLX7), which hit a rough patch in the last...
Why are good traders humble? Experience, for one. After a while, good traders realize that the market is bigger than they are. Once you think you have the market pegged - that you have it all figured...
The Performance Coaches had a good week in their Trading Combine® - making back a good chunk of their recent losses and rebounding strongly from their largest drawdown of the challenge. Today, the...
You can't stumble into good trading. You have to plan for it. This is the basis behind TopstepTrader's Trading Combine® , where you have a safe environment to learn and experiment - inside certain...
Though volatility as measured by the VIX is not moving higher, volatility for day traders is certainly there. That means there are opportunities.
As we walk in today, Crude Oil ($CLX7) is down...
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