Futures Classroom:Gold & Silver Tumbled: What’s the Next Trade?
Good evening, everyone. I’ve organized the key takeaways from the March 19 session into a written recap that can be read directly, so anyone who missed the livestream can catch up and review the discussion.You can follow along with my class notes to see how Mr. Gan analyzed the market.Mr. Gan focused on the crude oil market, related financial instruments, and trading strategy. He discussed the impact of the Iran nuclear talks and the Strait of Hormuz blockade on oil prices, while also looking at the trading opportunities and broader market trends created by higher oil prices. The main points are as follows:Course Review :Gold & Silver Tumbled: W
CFTC Update: Big Money Is Chasing Soybeans, Copper, and Crude
If you want to trade futures, then CFTC data is something you really shouldn’t ignore. The CFTC is the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, which you can think of as the regulator of the U.S. futures market. Every week, it publishes large-trader positioning data that tells you which side the big money is on. So today, let’s go through the latest set of CFTC data. Before we begin, let me briefly explain what CFTC data actually is. The CFTC report tracks positions in futures contracts, and these are divided into reportable positions and non-reportable positions. Reportable positions are further split into commercial and non-commercial positions. You can think of commercial positions as those held by industrial capital, such as mines, smelters, manufacturers, and other business entiti