Author: Scott Hoffman

A stronger than expected Chinese PMI report last night got the commodity and equity markets off on a good foot last night.  The big news out of Europe is from Ireland; the yield spread between 10 yr. Irish government bonds...

I had a quick exchange on Twitter this morning (I’m @TraderScott) with an S&P futures trader about today’s trade in the eMini S&P futures.  This morning he commented on the probability of a trend day...

A smart guy I follow on Twitter (TraderSmarts, see him here) “tweeted” that he put on a trade in crude oil futures with the “premise” that it would go to a point he had identified. That really struck a...

At the G-20 meeting this weekend officials pledged to refrain from a “competitive devaluation”, calming fears of a global trade war.  This, combined with speculation about a potential QE2 from the Fed rallied...

The NASDAQ futures had a breakout setup today.  As Apple and IBM were releasing earnings after yesterday’s close, yesterday’s trade had the consolidation and indecision that is often evidence of an upcoming...

I get lots of requests for futures trading pieces I’ve written. The user’s guide to my Swing Trader’s Insight advisory is The Guide to Swing Trading Futures.  With that title a lot of people think they...

At an ECB meeting ECB President Trichet says that he’s “cautious” on the economic recovery and that currency volatility could have an adverse effect on global trade.  ECB member Nowotny said that the ECB...

Much of my futures trading and market analysis ideas come from watching tests of old highs and lows.  That was Taylor’s method and it’s in much of Linda Raschke’s work (two of my trading educators)....

This Thursday at 3:30 PM Central I’m presenting a web seminar on breakout trading in the futures markets using my Trade or Fade advisory.  I’ll explain the setup patterns I use and show you how to trade these...

Gold futures staged a powerful up move today, rallying to a new all time high. Today’s move was forecast by the patterns I use for my Trade or Fade (ToF) advisory; learning to recognize these patterns can increase your...