Recent content by bootsyjam

Congratulations, you know have a trading edge that if applied methodically and consistently will make you money. What are you waiting for?:) This post might come across as sarcasm but I can assure you that it isn't. You've sussed out an edge and understand why it works and how to play it. Get in...

The best way to trade news announcements is to only trade when the results are a surprise i.e. way outside of analysts high/low expectations. There will be the initial jump and then price will retrace a bit (and very quickly) which will be your entry. The mistake is trying to get in on that...

Well I did ask whether "are the cash indices not traded and just an indicative averaged value which the futures market then packages into a tradeable product through a centralised exchange?" Well futures 101 is more the use of futures to lock in a certain price for your agricultural/commodity...

Hi there, thanks for the reply. Well Dax traded about 103k and ftse about 113k so it's not a lot of volume at all really. Do you know if the spot/cash indices are traded and of there is volume for them? Have traded a while and am a bit embarrassed that I don't know the answer!

I trade futures, mainly bund, eurostoxx 50 and sandp/dow, with some currencies mixed in for good measure (am intraday swing trader so can handle all the different charts, many of which are related anyway). Have been looking closer at the Dax and FTSE, and have to say that I like what I see, but...