Trading Ideas for E-minis/Futures
Friday November 06, 2009
Trading Grains? Pay Close Attention to the U.S. Dollar
Higher closes Thursday for the Japanese yen and dollar index while lower for the Euro fx, Swiss franc and British pound. Will the dollar stay up or fall under pressure in the final trading session of the week?
What's Up, What's Down: Metals are in Uptrends
Metals are in obvious uptrends; sell signals for bonds and notes. Read Rick Alexander's morning commentary for more on the commodity market.
What's Up, What's Down: Grains and the Dollar
The U.S. dollar is the fundamental key, but technically Rick Alexander is bullish on corn and oats & beans. Read more in Rick's morning commentary, plus what's in store for today's session.
What's Up, What's Down: Financials and Energy Sectors
Rick Alexander sees technical sell signals on bonds and notes with buy signals on crude. Read more of his morning commentary to find out why.
More Trading Ideas
What's Up, What's Down: Copper on an Uptrend
- Monday Nov 02
Rick Alexander holds technical sell signals on gold & silver but copper’s bull triangle keeps this metal on an uptrend. Read more of Rick's morning commentary.
What's Up, What's Down: Focus on the Financials
- Friday Oct 30
Rick Alexander focuses on the financial sector and explains why he holds technical sell signals on bond and note futures. Learn more about the today's direction of the financials in his morning commentary.
What's Up, What's Down: Dollar Index in a Major Downtrend
- Thursday Oct 29
Copper is still in a major uptrend; while the U.S. dollar is still in a major downtrend. Read Rick Alexander's comments for more on the commodities.
What's Up, What's Down: A Buy Signal for Platinum
- Tuesday Oct 27
Rick Alexander sees a buy signal for platinum, but what about silver and gold? Read his morning commentary for more.
What's Up, What's Down: Dollar Index Slips
- Monday Oct 26
With the exception of the Yen, Rick Alexander says all the other currencies look technically bullish. Read more of his morning commentary for what's in store for the commodities.
What's Up, What's Down: A Focus on Grains and Meats
- Thursday Oct 22
Bean breaks out of a bull triangle and cattle’s double bottom has significant meaning. Rick Alexander focuses today on the grain and meat markets. Read what else is in store for the commodities.
What's Up, What's Down: Dollar Down Vs the Euro
- Wednesday Oct 21
Higher close yesterday for the dollar index, however by Wednesday's morning trade the dollar fell to a fresh 14-month low. See Rick Alexander's morning comments for more coverage on the commodities market.
What's Up, What's Down: Gold Futures Up, Greenback Down
- Tuesday Oct 20
Gold futures are higher on Tuesday, while the dollar index continues its decline. What's next for the market today? Read more of Rick Alexander's commentary.
What's Up, What's Down: Gold Higher; Dollar Down
- Monday Oct 19
The U.S. dollar settled higher on Friday but is now in a strong downtrend, meanwhile gold futures is rising higher in Monday's trading. Read more of Rick Alexander's comments on today's market direction.
What's Up, What's Down: Little Change for Oil Futures
- Thursday Oct 15
Higher closes Wednesday for crude and heating oil. What's in store for the energies in today's session? Read Rick Alexander's commentary to find out.
What's Up, What's Down: Grains' Bullish Turn
- Wednesday Oct 14
The focus this morning is on grains and the bullish turn. Read the balance of Rick Alexander's morning comments on the grain market.
What's Up, What's Down: Crude, Heat and Natural Gas Continue to Look Higher
- Monday Oct 12
Natural gas unable to hold its bull pennant; metals are all uptrends. See the balance of Rick Alexander's morning comments, including the metals, softs, energies and grains.