By NinjaTrader | July 7, 2020
Monday’s session marked the 3rd record high close in a row for Nasdaq futures and the 5th consecutive green close for S&P 500 futures. Tech giants including Microsoft, Tesla, Zoom, Nvidia and Adobe touched new all-time highs during yesterday’s trading.
Driven by a tech sector which has shown considerable resilience during the outbreak, recent economic data including a record job increase last month has also bolstered investor confidence. Although opening lower this morning, the Nasdaq continues to push forward.Read More
By Trade Desk | July 2, 2020
Saturday, July 4th is Independence Day. Trading times for many products will change in observance of the holiday. For details, please visit the CME Group Holiday Calendar.
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By Mike Scinto | July 1, 2020
Pundits are calling the last two months’ rally on Wall Street the most disputed ever. With Covid-19 cases breaking records each day and layoffs continuing, the market somehow continues to grind higher. How will markets respond should June actually show strong job growth?Read More
By NinjaTrader | June 29, 2020
Natural Gas futures (NG) saw gains exceeding 11% Monday morning as bearish investors lightened their short positions and new longs stepped in. This comes after NG saw a 25-year price low late last week.
Last Thursday, a bulky storage injection plunged prices to new lows, shaking out what was thought to be the last remaining bulls. However, Friday’s session was unexpectedly calm with no follow through to the downside and low volatility.Read More
By NinjaTrader | June 26, 2020
The award-winning NinjaTrader 8 trading platform provides 5 different out-of-the-box skins to personalize your user experience. Since some traders prefer a dark user interface and others prefer a brighter experience, 5 different pre-installed skins are available to customize your trading workspace to your preferences.
Below are 5 built-in skins included with NinjaTrader 8:Read More
By Trade Desk | June 24, 2020
The first notice for July 2020 Metals & Agriculture Futures products falls on Tuesday, June 30th. Traders can roll to the succeeding contracts on Thursday, June 25th, before the open. Read More
By NinjaTrader | June 23, 2020
Among the most actively-traded options on futures products are 10-Year T-Note futures options. Derivative of 10-Year Treasury Notes, these options on futures vehicles allow traders to speculate the directionality of interest rates as well as hedge risk at the end of a yield curve.
Providing 4 distinct ways to speculate and trade futures markets, options on futures are appealing to traders looking for more market entry choices and greater risk control.Read More
By Trade Desk | June 22, 2020
Friday, June 26th marks the Last Trade Date for the July 2020 Natural Gas futures contract. Active NG traders can roll to the August contract as early as Tuesday, June 23rd, before the open. Read More
By NinjaTrader | June 18, 2020
One of NinjaTrader’s powerful order entry features is the SuperDOM, an interactive price ladder which displays market depth. The SuperDOM provides complete functionality for the management of orders, positions, and discretionary exit and stop strategies in a highly visual manner.
This efficient order entry interface allows traders to not only submit and modify orders, but also monitor order book data to track changes in bids and offers. The “DOM” in SuperDOM stands for “depth of market,” also known as Level II or the order book.Read More
By Trade Desk | June 16, 2020
Monday, June 22nd marks the Last Trade Date for the July 2020 Crude Oil futures contract. Active CL traders can roll to the August contract as early as Wednesday, June 17th, before the open. Read More
