Weekly Futures Recap With Mike Seery

We've asked Michael Seery of SEERYFUTURES.COM to give our INO readers a weekly recap of the Futures market. He has been Senior Analyst for close to 15 years and has extensive knowledge of all of the commodity and option markets.

Michael frequently appears on multiple business networks including Bloomberg news, Fox Business, CNBC Worldwide, CNN Business, and Bloomberg TV. He is also a guest on First Business, which is a national and internationally syndicated business show.

Crude Oil Futures

Crude oil futures in the January contract settled last Friday in New York at 36.62 a barrel while currently trading at 34.88 down slightly for the trading week continuing its bearish trend as I was recommending a short position in heating oil offsetting that position last Monday as I’m currently sitting on the sidelines in the energy complex. At the current time crude oil prices are trading far below their 20 and 100 day moving average as this market seems to be headed lower in my opinion, but I am a little concerned that everybody is extremely bearish and generally when everybody’s on one side of the boat that can be a dangerous indicator in my opinion. The commodity markets in general look very weak as there is the possibility in my opinion that prices can trade down to $25 as OPEC not only did not cut production they increased production as they are playing chicken with world production trying to push prices lower sending many other countries including the United States out of producing oil as Saudi Arabia can still be profitable even if these lower levels as many other countries cannot as they will have to slow down production. Continue reading "Weekly Futures Recap With Mike Seery"

Yesterday Provided A Huge Clue To The Market

The market action yesterday in the major indices and many other markets has to be viewed as negative. The major indices all created what are called bearish engulfing patterns.

Bearish engulfing patterns occur when the market opens higher than the previous day's close and then closes below the low of the previous day. The main body of the candle totally engulfs the body of the previous candle. I will visually explain this phenomenon in today's video update. If you are interested in candlestick charts, I have a PDF titled, "17 Money Making Candlestick Formations." You can download the PDF here.

Should the indices closed lower than the close we saw on Thursday, it would confirm a top in the market and indicate further weakness.

I may be sounding like a broken record, but the reality is, December has turned out to be an extraordinarily volatile month. Historically, December tends to be choppy and volatile, but this year is proven to be the granddaddy of them all. Continue reading "Yesterday Provided A Huge Clue To The Market"

Trading Tip #8 - Let Your Profits Run

Let your profits run.

12 Days of Trading Tips Day 8

Letting your profits run is tough mentally and often leads to traders closing out trades too early. It feels risky, but once you understand that trying to protect every penny of your profit prevents you from making a bigger profit, you will be on the road to success.

Don't sell on fear and impatience. Remember your plan.

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Adam Hewison
President, INO.com
Co-Creator, MarketClub

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Will Santa Be Happy With Yesterday's Rate Increase?

Before I dive into yesterday's rate increase, I just want to ask you, are you enjoying the 12 Days of Trading Tips? It's always a good thing to refresh your mind and energize yourself by reviewing some of the fundamentals of trading. I think today's trading tip on market timing is one everyone should read as it underscores the old market saying, "Bulls make money, bears make money and pigs get slaughtered."

Yesterday Janet Yellen, Federal Reserve Chairman, finally gave her long-awaited blessing to raise interest rates. It's perhaps the most anticipated rate hike in history and the first jump in almost a decade. I believe that the Fed should have acted months ago and they are still trying to figure out how to clean up the mess they created. Continue reading "Will Santa Be Happy With Yesterday's Rate Increase?"

Trading Tip #7 - Market Timing

Don't try to buy the bottom or sell the top. It's incredibly hard to time the market.

12 Days of Trading Tips Day 7

How many times have you sold at what you thought was the top only to see the market head higher? And conversely, bought at what you thought was the bottom only to see the market erode further? Instead, focus on hitting that middle 80% of the trade.

It's OK to give up a little bit at the beginning and end of the trade to make a profit.

After all, a profit is a profit.

Every success with MarketClub,
Adam Hewison
President, INO.com
Co-Creator, MarketClub

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