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Fibonacci extensions Applied to Crude Oil Futures Price Targets
Fibonaccis are a multi-faceted tool that can be used in numerous ways. In today’s article we focus on...
How to stay in control as a futures trader
As a trader, you are dealing with the unknown every day; you have to accept the randomness of your results...
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The right market environment for your strategy
One of the main reasons why trading profitably can be so challenging is because traders don’t often fully...
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The Pros and Cons of Dynamic Position Sizing
Money management and position sizing is an area that does not usually receive a lot of attention. Traders...
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The metrics to help you improve your trading: MAE, MFE and R Multiple
Trades rarely work out as planned. First, you have to choose your entry and find reasonable levels for...
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Top 10 Trading Articles on the Optimus Futures Blog in 2015
We dedicated a lot of time and resources to educating traders in 2015 by writing informative and educational...
The 7 deadly sins of Stop-loss and Profit Taking placement
Many traders spend the majority of their time perfecting their entry-picking skills without realizing...
Why you can’t use one trading method and apply it to different markets
There are two mistakes most traders make and they are the main reasons why so many retail traders struggle....
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Scaling in, Money Management and Position Sizing-Deciding on the Number of Contracts
Today we want to address a trading mistake we see way too often – the “wrong” choice for the amount...
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The difference between Momentum and Volatility, and how to use it in your trading
This is the opinion of Optimus Futures. The misunderstandings and misconceptions between volatility and...
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Trend Exhaustion in Futures Trading – Why The Last Part Of A Trend Is The Most Dangerous
This article on futures trading trend exhaustion is the opinion of Optimus Futures. Everyone knows that...
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How to Trade with the Ichimoku Indicator
At first glance, the Ichimoku indicator is a trading tool that looks very fancy and many traders are...
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