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Commodity Trading Strategies

There are many different trading strategies you can utilize when trading commodities. You can use some of these popular commodity trading strategies or learn how to develop your own.
Hurricane Commodities – Trading Strategies for Commodities in Hurricane Season
The hurricane season brings opportunities to trade commodities every year. The major commodities that are affected by hurricanes are orange juice, natural gas, crude oil, sugar, lumber, corn, soybeans and wheat futures.
Commodity Trading Strategy Beats Buy and Hold for Commodities
Commodity trading has produced superior returns over history compared to a buy and hold strategy for commodities.
Day Trading Futures
What is Day Trading in the Futures Markets? There are advantages and disadvantages to day trading futures. We also list the best markets for day trading futures; including t-notes, soybeans, crude oil, japanese yen and the euro fx.
Small Speculators on the Wrong Side of the Markets
Small speculators in the futures markets typically are less successful traders than the commercial traders.
Follow the Trend in Commodities Trading
Trend Following is a very effective trading strategy in the commodity and futures markets.
Seasonality in the Commodity Markets
Jim Wyckoff examines the seasonal trends that individual commodity markets exhibit.
Trading Strategies of Leading Futures Brokers
An eight chapter course from the New York Board of Trade that teaches the trading strategies of leading commodity brokers.
Mechanical Approach to Trading
Bruce Babcock discusses why many professional traders use a mechanical approach to trading futures.

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