What does it mean to be a country with “Monetary Sovereignty”? In short, it’s a country that has the power to exercise exclusive legal control over their currency. This equates to having a monopoly over their money supply, like the United States and Japan. Exchange rates between foreign currencies are…

Micro Nasdaq futures (MNQ) empower traders to speculate the Nasdaq Index in a contract 1/10th the size of standard E-mini Nasdaq-100 futures (NQ). These futures contracts offer investors both long and short opportunities to trade the Nasdaq and access American stock markets without a large financial commitment or margin requirement. …

As the popularity of cryptocurrency trading increases, so have the number of futures crypto product offerings. Micro Ether futures from the CME Group allow traders to go long, but also easily take short positions on this popular cryptocurrency, and with no uptick rule or short-selling restrictions. At just 1/10 the…

Time for traders to take note, again. Will the FOMC actions and following press conference meet positive or negative expectations? Last month’s rate hike of 75 basis points, the most hawkish move since 1994, resulted in strong market volatility and price action across all asset classes. Stock index, treasury and…

Every futures contract has a limited lifespan known as an expiration date that requires a trader to either exit their current position or “rollover” their position to a new version of the contract expiring at later date Simply put, “rolling over” a position means taking the same position in a…

Prices at the pump are down a bit lately but what’s next? The Energy Information Administration (EIA) publishes a massive number of statistics. The EIA’s weekly inventory report is widely followed by traders and investors, often influencing trading decisions. After the EIA’s most recent report, West Texas Intermediary Light Sweet…

The most recent Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index (CPI)report is out and if you participate in the markets, you will want to pay attention to this one. The Fed, in line with its efforts to combat inflation and prevent recessions, relies heavily on inflation-related data, including the CPI…

The market open can provide pivotal information for traders as they prepare for the trading day ahead. NinjaTrader’s Current Day OHL indicator makes it easy to visualize each day’s open, high, and low as price action develops. This helps traders see how the market is trading and what direction it…

Global and domestic interest rates are a hot topic in the news. Learn how CME Group Treasury futures offer traders the ability to trade the entire Yield Curve. The liquidity in bonds and notes of various maturities is extensive. Also, the recent adoption of the Ultra Bonds and Ultra Notes…