Recent content by Guzman Katherine

The best instrument based on a leverage and accessibility standpoint (23 hours per day) is CL futures. CL is a futures contract trade on NYMEX a sub exchange of CME. The front month is currently November 2017 and this contracts rolls once per month. In my opinion, the best way to trade all...

I use RSI 14 period and RSI 200 period. I ‘d tried all the different indicator(including expansive indicators) with a different time period, but RSI 14(14 days worth of moving average,daily chart) works really well for day trading to swing trading and 200 period would work well for the longer...

Silver has the distinction of being an industrial metal as well as a historically precious, monetary metal. This generally means that there are numerous, not just one or two, macroeconomic forces working on silver that transcend normal technical analysis. There also seems to be, from time to...

The title of this certainly attracted my attention, as good get rich quick scheme marketing usually does. It did draw attention to Options trading for me so I contacted my broker who has been in the option trading business since the mid 80’s for a reality check. “Making a killing “ was over the...

NetDania will work on a phone, Mac (safari) and any internet browsers on PC. You get the real time charts and you can draw lines as well. I also use Cannon Trading for free option charts when I am away from the computer. I am checking the premium costs for e mini S&P at night and it works great...

With hundreds of theories and studies out there you have to find the best ones for your trading style. I like counter trend for markets like mini SP and other stock indices. I like breakout methods for gold and crude. The best way to do this is using a free charting/trading software demo, so...

"I personally like one of the completely Free platforms my broker offered me called E-Futures International. It does indeed have server-side execution. It also has great charting with all of the major indicators and the support of my brokerage in use of the platform I’ve found to be exemplary."

Trading platforms have slight differences, but it is more a preference than an advantage or disadvantage. For any commodity, you want a platform with good charts first, all TA starts with the chart, if charts aren’t sufficient you won’t be able to be accurate in your analysis. Sierra Charts or...

If you are trading a system, in my opinion I feel like you should follow the system to a T but keep a profit target in mind. It also depends on how much capital you are working with. You have to be realistic about your profit and losses when it comes to account size. How much are you willing to...

Yes market timing is essential when trading. A lot of times there is more market volatility in specific times of the day than others. But also as a trader you have to be aware of the reports that come out during the day/week and how they affect the markets. In my opinion market timing is...

There are many things that are important when using any type of trading platform. It really depends on the trader and his needs in the platform. I look for easy order entry and set ups for brackets. An easy to use DOM where I can modify my trades easily are essential when scalping the markets.