VIEWPOINTS OF A COMMODITY TRADER

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This blog is about viewpoints on futures trading. A viewpoint is a person’s attitude towards something but can also mean a place from which one gets a good view.

We all know there are many ways to approach to commodities trading- Fundamentals, Technicals, System Trading etc., but there are common themes as well. Risk management would play a role no matter if a person is using a fundamental or technical approach. The psychological aspects also challenge either approach.

This blog is about the concepts, observations, and intuitions on futures trading that can help all traders become better traders.
The blog is broken out into seven categories. Explanations of the categories are as follows:

Favorites: This is a collection of some of our reader’s favorite posts.

Trading Methods: These are post that relate to the method of trading, explorations into mechanical trading systems, option models, subjective indicators etc.

Money Management: These are post that relate to managing trades and portfolios such as position sizing, risk management filtering, managing sector risk and portfolio heat etc.

Trading psychology: These are post that deal with the psychological aspects of trading.

Food For Thought: These are post that share concepts, intuitions and observations on a specific market that appears interesting for one reason or another.

Insights: These are post that we share the insights of other great traders and what they may be thinking at the time.

Blast from the past: This series is where we feature an article from the past once per week, that is timeless and worthwhile reading for new subscribers.

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