Posts Tagged ‘positions’

Commitment of Traders (COT) – Who, What, Why and When

Wednesday, April 8th, 2009

April 8, 2009 By: Matthew Bradbard In the last few weeks I have received several inquiries from existing and prospective clients. They are curious to know if I look at the commitment of traders (COT) report and if I view it as a useful resource for commodities trading. The answers are yes and yes. There [...]

Market Rules to Remember

Thursday, December 4th, 2008

Forwarded by a trader at FC Stone 1. Excesses in one direction will lead to an opposite excess in the other direction.  They always do. Until everyone fears the worst, and capitulates, markets will exceed expectations. Then, in the correction, will exceed expectations again. 2. Markets tend to return to the mean over time.  This [...]