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  1. CannonTrading_Ilan

    Oil sure is cheap, I don't think it can get much lower

    Not specifically regarding oil BUT...I have seen and heard too many clients in the past saying things like" Palladium is too high can't see it going much higher, Natural gas is below production cost can't go much lower....and more and more etc. When its all said and done, markets tend to go to...
  2. CannonTrading_Ilan

    New equity margins for March 5th...

    THIRD round of equity margin increases recently: YM, $8250 --> $9075 NQ, $10,780 --> $11,880 RTY, $4730 --> $5170 and CL, $4510 --> $5115
  3. CannonTrading_Ilan

    S&P 500 Futures Limits for 3/09/20

    THIRD round of equity margin increases recently: YM, $8250 --> $9075 NQ, $10,780 --> $11,880 RTY, $4730 --> $5170 and CL, $4510 --> $5115
  4. CannonTrading_Ilan

    silver = junk

    The only hedges that worked so far ( hindsight = 20/20...) are VIX and US bonds/ ten years.....
  5. CannonTrading_Ilan

    Can one of you metalheads explain why gold hasn't shot through 2000 today?

    This is just my personal take, the risk with all other markets is so large that the US bonds, EURODOLLARS and cash seem to be the only safe haven...Bitcoin also down big... Another point is that perhaps some large traders had to liquidate gold positions to meet margin calls on equities and...
  6. CannonTrading_Ilan

    S&P 500 Futures Limits for 3/09/20

    https://www.cmegroup.com/trading/equity-index/faq-sp-500-price-limits.html And margins increase as well on equities/energies/rates by most FCMs. No trade is better than a bad trade.
  7. CannonTrading_Ilan

    Which volatility measure for setting stops ?

    I like hard stops as orders sitting in the exchange,.....otherwise it is just a matter of wehn, not if, you will blow up.... Here are a good video and a good read: https://www.cannontrading.com/tools/support-resistance-levels/margins-raised-trading-futures-3-04-2020/
  8. CannonTrading_Ilan

    Risk off March 2020

    https://www.cmegroup.com/trading/equity-index/faq-sp-500-price-limits.html
  9. CannonTrading_Ilan

    Settlement of 5 year and 10 year futures

    From my colleague John Thorpe: Before we go into anymore depth in assisting you in better understanding the relationships about the current interest rate environment and the active participation in the US Treasury futures markets, ponder if you will what the true futures contracts represent...
  10. CannonTrading_Ilan

    New equity margins for March 5th...

    IMPORTANT - second round of equity margin increases, this week ES, $7920 --> $8360 NQ, $9350 --> $9900 YM, $6820 --> $7480 RTY, $3960 --> 4125
  11. CannonTrading_Ilan

    The vertical flip experiment

    Gravity.....No I am not aware of a platform that will do what you described.
  12. CannonTrading_Ilan

    Costs and capital requirements for non-US residents/citizens holding futures overnight?

    You have to pay the exchanges data for live quotes but if you are swing trading/position trading you can use top of the book data for as low as $1 per month. Margin requirement has changed over the years but mostly based on volatility. We ( www.CannonTrading.com ) offer futures trading services...
  13. CannonTrading_Ilan

    FTSE 100

    Yes we do. You can get charting and execution using variety of front end over CQG or CQG Q trader/ desktop/ integrated client. We also offer a free platform that has the FTSE in it with charting but not in demo mode since it is an ICE Europe product but you can check out the demo here.
  14. CannonTrading_Ilan

    NQ Liquidity

    There is enough liquidity in the NQ to trade 50 lots. Many orders by larger traders use iceberg so you dont really see the real size until you look at time and sales after the fact, These specific days you have such fast/large moves so even though there is plenty of volume the bid-ask at every...
  15. CannonTrading_Ilan

    Where to look for commodity news

    I use www.bettertrader.co and Jigsaw journalytix. We offer free trials for both, they have audio alerts, twitter scans and more.
  16. CannonTrading_Ilan

    European Index Futures ?

    Mini DAX may be a good option as well depending on your account size and risk appetite.
  17. CannonTrading_Ilan

    Gold Futures dropped almost 3% since Feb. 24, 2020

    cash and US bonds are king right now....folks are moving out of risk....
  18. CannonTrading_Ilan

    Which way? Gold.

    1607 first line of defense on the daily. Weekly still looks strong but daily a bit overbought.
  19. CannonTrading_Ilan

    Swingtrading with options

    Thank you! The spread will make money if price goes your way as long as there is time left. It is just not as a sensitive both to moves in your favor or against you like outright options. ( smaller delta). The spread can allow you to get closer to the money since you are financing part of the...
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