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Thursday
Mar062014

This Week In Emini Futures

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Global Markets Await Employment Data

It's been a wild ride this week from the S&P 500 Emini, to the Russell Emini... Soybeans, Crude, Gold, Natural Gas, even Lean Hogs have been spiked with unusual volatility. In just a few hours we have 2 high impact news events headed our way:

Nonfarm Payrolls measures the change in the number of people employed during the previous month, excluding the farming industry. Job creation is the foremost indicator of consumer spending, which accounts for the majority of economic activity.

The Unemployment Rate measures the percentage of the total work force that is unemployed and actively seeking employment during the previous month.

Both of these are movers and shakers, second only perhaps to an FOMC Announcement. These reports due out @ 8:30am EST, will play a deciding role in whether or not US and Global Markets post a positive net change for the week. A third "high impact" economic event will happen today, but well after Wall Street is closed. This report is due out @ 9pm EST. 

Chinese Trade Balance measures the difference in value between imported and exported goods and services over the reported period. A positive number indicates that more goods and services were exported than imported.

This report is important in and of its own right, but perhaps even more so because Wall Street will not have a chance to react until Sunday night when Globex opens. Last Sunday night we were absorbing not only a high impact economic report from China which transpired over the weekend, we were also glued to the Tube, Twitter and News Wire for reports out of Ukraine. As a result, stocks were pummeled, crude was pumped and gold shined as bright as ever.

If you feel a sense of Deja Vu' 72 hours from now... well now you know why.

 

S&P Gaps Lower On Globex Open

One week ago today, the S&P 500 Emini Futures closed the week inside of a CFRN E-mini Weekly trading Zone at 1860.75. Two days later on the Sunday night Globex open, price on the S&P Emini opened at 1846 a 15 point drop. Why? China - Russia - Ukraine 

As Wall Street opened Monday morning, stocks were near their lows while both Gold and Crude were soaring. I have 3 charts to show you exactly how it looked - 

 

S&P 500 Emini Globex Open 03/02/14

 

Crude Globex Open 03/02/14

 

Gold Globex Open 03/02/14

 

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Join us as we share with you our very best trades. Spend the day watching Professional Emini Traders at work. This is your opportunity to see exactly how it's done and ask as many questions as you like. If you like what you see, we'll invite you back to join us for a full week Live Emini Trading.

We use break through technology, proprietary indicators, and a methodology that allows you unlimited upside potential in even the most volatile markets, while protecting your down side risk to just 8 ticks on every trade. Is it really possible? Come see for yourself. One thing that can't be faked is a Real Time Chart. watch us put on and take off trades as we explain every step of the way exactly what we're doing and why. 

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Stop dreaming! Come see what we do and how we do it. Day, after day, after day. In fact, you'll see over 2 years of daily video recaps. Hundreds of historical charts. However, the most important thing you'll see, is real traders, trading real money, in real time, in front of real people.

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Thursday
Feb132014

The Ruling Elite, Criminal Cabals And Wayne Jett

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Silicon Valley And Capitol Hill Uber Rich...
Mere Pawns? Rockefeller Operatives?
Manchurian Billionaires?

 

(Phoenix, AZ) Our interview today with Wayne Jett took us back to our roots. CFRN cut its teeth on a market gone mad, battling with the very agencies created to protect us as they played footsie under the table with bad guys in white hats

Oh dem bad guys. Ever so clever. Cuban and Co., jet setting to and fro... President hard at work "making decisions". I do believe some of them have at least an inkling that somehow they got a little "too lucky".  Despite their own brilliance and ability to send a chill up or down another man's leg, I do believe some have questioned, quietly of course in their inner thoughts... how it all happened. So perfectly, as if scripted by some unseen hand. Impossible you say? Not likely you surmise.

Do I want to tell 'em? No, you tell 'em, I already have. So have men like Wayne Jett. Just a heads-up, not one of them will ever believe you, or publicly admit it. Why would they? Having a Gulfstream 500 on stand-by or even better, Air Force One... when you get that late night craving for those out of this world Calzones you can only get from a little family joint you still have connections with back in Chicago, or those Crazy Good Baby Back Ribs (extra sauce please) from Hotlanta... Pawn me up baby!

Our interview today scarcely scratched the surface. In fact, most of the disgruntled rhetoric above is from me, not our esteemed guest. Click the Headphones above to hear what you probably won't hear in most other places. Fast forward to the 1:00 hour mark to find out just who Wayne Jett is and why he may be one of the most dangerous economists of this generation. Wayne doesn't spew conjecture and innuendo. As a practicing attorney for 10 years, he knows a thing or two about gathering and presenting hard evidence.

Wayne will be back on the show next week to identify exactly what FDR did to nail the Great Depression. We'll hear more, much more about the Ruling Class Elite in America today. Who thinks they are them, as well as who THEY really are. Admit it, you've always wanted to know who "they" are. We all do. Next week you're going to find out. Not the rantings of a wild eyed, tousled hair bipolar ward of the state, this time it will come from a man who not only has a belief, but says he has the proof to back it up.

Is Wayne Jett one of the most dangerous men in America? Stay Tuned...

 

Mugging On Wall Street

(New York, NY) Another brutal slaying on Wall Street today as one more small company with a really big idea had their heart ripped out and their family jewels stomped in broad daylight as traders, exchange officials and watchdog agencies looked on. Not surprisingly, no one made a move to stop the savage attack. It is also reported that onlookers were seen riffling through the victims pockets once the body stopped thrashing...

Impossible you say? Unbelievable? Preposterous? 

Ask Rod Young, Patrick Byrne, or a host of others. Are all failed companies the victim of Naked Shorting? No. Ask Richard Altamore and... a host of others. Do we have a problem? Yes. Do we have a solution? YES!

 

The Emini Solution

Is it exciting to stumble upon a young company with a bright idea, promising product, or innovative service? Indeed it is! It makes you feel like the Indiana Jones of publicly traded companies. Unfortunately, due to the very real problem of Naked Short Selling, many an Indiana has been turned into a Geraldo staring into Capone's empty vault.

When I say I have a solution, let me apologize for not being able to give you back the profound exhilaration that comes with discovering an Eagle Tech or an Overstock in its early stages when shares are cheap, but cheap for a reason. The ability for a "good" company to see its share price rise from 10 cents to a dollar is a much easier task than the trip from $10 to $100. Guess what? The return is the same. The % gain on your investment is identical. The only difference? You can buy 10 shares instead of 1. A humble $10k investment can become a $1m reality if the stock ever makes it to $10.

Does it happen? Can it happen? It used to, frequently. Back in the day... as they say. Before bankers became predators and bridge loans became death spirals. So where's the hope I promised? Right in front of you, big as life- the Emini. It's affordable, liquid and free from manipulation. Not only are you safe from those who see Naked Shorting as legal game (like shooting Bambi at a salt lick), you're even immune from the CEO who runs off with the checkbook, the secretary and even the coffee pot. 

 

Listen to Part 1 of our interview with Wayne Jett (1 hour mark)


Why Have I Never Heard Of This Emini?

There must be a reason. Indeed there is. If I'm a thug by trade the last thing in the world I want to do is educate you on firearms. If I control the media both large and small, then they better keep their mouth shut if they want to keep their jobs. If everybody stops buying shares of small companies and instead buying contracts on the best of breed S&P 500, how can the dodgy player make a living? I don't care.

Of course, as with all things there is a trade-off. The small company with the big idea finds it even more difficult to bring their product, service or idea to market. For them, my heart truly breaks. America is the land of the free and home of the greatest entrepreneurial spirit this world has ever known. Home to 95% of every ground breaking, industry disrupting, technology known to man. What happens to them? I don't know. For now, my concern is you.

CFRN is hyper-focused for now on just one thing, the small investor. We teach, we train, we coach, we mentor and then we set you free. armed with the knowledge that it is still possible to earn a living in the capital markets. Even if you don't have a Center with a skating rink, or a Library named after you, even if you never made it to an ivy league college or any college at all. If you're willing to hunker down and put in the time, the tools and education required to succeed in the markets are AVAILABLE.

We can't guarantee you success, no one can. Yet many routinely do and get away with it. Be careful out there. We teach you how to control $90k of equity in 500 companies all at once. Chances are you've heard of the S&P 500 prior to this article. You're probably also aware of the Dow, Nasdaq, even the Russell. What many people don't understand is the ultimate diversification that comes when you buy just one contract that represents fractional ownership in not one company, but 500, or 30, or 100, or 2000. 

 

Not An Option / Not An ETF

Options and ETF's are both excellent ways to actively trade the market. Just last week we interviewed one John Nyaradi, the "go to guy" when it comes to ETF's. You also may have heard that 80% of all Options expire worthless. True story. You also may have heard the really clever fellows don't buy the options, they sell them. That puts them in the 20% vs. the 80% pool. There's always a rub though... to get into the 20% pool you have to be willing to get naked. Yes this is still family radio. In the world of Options, naked means you have no protection. The odds are greatly in your favor, but the risk is unlimited while the upside is quite limited.  Nonetheless, many do make it work and make a good living.

 

So Why The Emini?

What we've found in the Emini Futures Contract is all the good and very little bad. Is there risk? Every investment carries risk. What makes the E-mini so attractive in our eyes? We've already mentioned one of them- 

Affordability - $500 per contract intra-day. The day session begins @ 6pm Eastern. Plus...

Accessibility - Emini markets trade 23 hours a day from 6pm Eastern on Sunday until 5pm Friday.

Liquidity - All Eminis are liquid, but the S&P 500 in particular trades 1-3 million contracts each and every day. 

Protection - There's no FDIC policy on an Emini contract, but there is an escape button. Right on your Trading Dom. SELL MARKET if you're long and BUY MARKET if you're short. If you have the luxury of time there are better ways to exit, but in a fast market where you just want to stop the bleeding, the few ticks it will cost you in slippage, is money well spent.

Stop Loss - Another handy dandy little tool is the ability to limit the amount you risk on every trade. Yes, it does require $500 in margin to trade one E-mini contract, but by using a Hard Stop, not a mental stop, you can limit your risk to what ever suits your account size and personality. We personally never risk more than 8 ticks which in the S&P is $100. So while we enjoy unlimited upside potential, our downside is limited to $100 per contract, per trade. Can a Stop Loss be jumped in a fast moving market? Yes it can. However, due to the liquidity of the Eminis, when it does happen, in the absence of a flash crash or real crash, it is usually limited to a few ticks. Talk with your Broker about the proper use of Hard Stops when trading Emini Futures.

Leverage - Already discussed, but worth mentioning again. Using the S&P 500 as an example, your $500 margin controls approximately $90k of equity at the current value of the S&P. Take the currrent price of the S&P and multiply it by 50. The result is the size of the tiger you have by the tail.

Commissions - Unlike stock commissions, Emini costs are quoted as "Round Turn". This means you pay one price to get in and that price also includes getting you out. Like a round trip airline ticket. Our students pay less than $6.00 per round turn to place their own trades. If for some reason you need a broker to place the trade for you, it's still quite affordable.

Level Playing Field - When you trade Emini Futures, you are participating in a 100% electronic market. No market maker, no middle man, no monkey business. We're talking FIFO (first in - first out). Whether you're a heavy hitter trading 1,000 contracts for GS, or a part time insurance agent just learning the ropes... your 1 contract order gets the same respect as Mr. Big Dog.

 

Listen to Part 1 of our interview with Wayne Jett (1 hour mark)


So What's The Downside?

I know, the laundry list above does make it sound to be to good to be true doesn't it? There is a downside, a HUGE one. Unless you know how to trade, the market will eat your lunch, your breakfast, dinner, even that Twinkie hiding in the back of your drawer. The one gathering dust since the 80's. (btw - it's still good edible, you gonna' eat it?)

Now when I say you must know how to trade, I don't mean whether or not you know how to place an order. With modern technology that's fairly simple to do. In fact, the modern trading platform even gives you the ability to place an order, a stop loss and even a target in one simple mouse click. The only hitch? You better make sure you know where to click that mouse, at what price and at what time. Speaking of time, timing is a large part of the equation. In a bull run it's possible to place one buy order after another and still wipe out your account. The same is true of placing sell orders in a bear market. 

 

How Can I Learn?

There are some popular 5 day classes out there. The only problem is, you can't learn how to trade in 5 days. You realize that fact on about day 4 and on day 5 you're reassured. There are more advanced classes you can take and "Hey, don't worry about the $7k you just spent. The market has unlimited potential right?" Now press down hard, you're going through 3 copies.

The last time I googled "Learn How To Trade Emini Futures", I got back over 100k responses. That's a bit overwhelming. As you sift your way through, some points to consider are 

  • How long have they been in business?
  • Do they train in live markets or with historical charts?
  • Does the instructor trade real money, in real time, while teaching?
  • Do they offer training and mentoring beyond the classroom?
  • Is help available after the class or course is over?
  • Is the instructor willing to answer questions without getting offended?
  • Do they allow you to attend any classes for free? Actual classes where students are being taught how to trade in a live environment?
  • Are the tools used by the instructor proprietary and if so are they included in the cost of the course?

Your "gut" feeling may or may not be helpful. If the teacher or salesperson is overly charismatic, your decision might be swayed by personality vs. results. This list could go on and on, but I think it gives you a pretty solid starting point.

 

Radio Station Or Trading Educators?

Great question! See, you're getting the hang of it already. Yes we do teach, train and mentor those who have a desire to learn how to trade. We're also a radio station and we've been streaming Christian and Market content absolutely free for the past 8 years. April marks the beginning of our 9th year. Beyond Emini Futures we also trade and teach Gold, Copper, Soybeans, the Euro, Crude, Natural Gas and more. If it's a futures contract (including currency futures) our methodology and tools will do the job.

If we can be of service in any way, please reach out. Trading can be a lonely business and man was divinely wired to be a tribal creature. Please accept this as an invitation to check out our tribe and see if becoming a member fits. I'm not refering to the course we offer, I'm talking about our Daily Live Broadcast from 12-2pm Eastern. We talk about markets of course, but we also touch on whatever's making headlines in the world of technology, business, politics and while we can go deeply philosophical from time to time, we do try to keep it light and even crack the occasional funny one. Be warned though, humor is not our strongest point.

Do consider joining us from 12-2pm Eastern every trading day. Beyond just listening to the show, come see our charts and participate in the discussion. Ask questions. Visit our Daily Live Broadcast page for full details. It's absolutely free and the entire team would love to see you in the audience.

 

 

 

Trading's Not Easy - But It Can Be Simple!

 

 

Questions?

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Interview with Wayne Jett - Author of "The Fruits of Graft"

Monday
Feb102014

John Nyaradi - A CFRN Exclusive Interview

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Prophet Of Doom Or Smartest Guy In The Room?

 

John Nyaradi - Trader - Author - CFRN Partner

 

(Phoenix, AZ) John isn't really a doomsday prophet, but you have to admit, that's a great headline. Now the other part, there may be some real truth to that. Sitting behind both the editor's desk and the golden microphone here at CFRN for the past 8 years, I've had the opportunity to chat with a lot of talking heads. From Bud Burrell, to Patrick Byrne... Mark Faulk to the Stock Whisperer... Rod Young to Darren Saunders, our own in house resident Savant, Burton Malkiel the author of Random Walk Down Wall Street and just about everybody in between.

To the hundreds of guests I failed to name drop just now, know this.. in some small (or large) way, you have helped to shape and reshape the relationship between Wall Street and Main Street forever. For that, both America and I, are eternally in your debt.

Emini Futures - Sanity In A World Gone Mad

Our chat with John Nyaradi of Wall Street Sector Selector (episode # 1,724) was a new topic for the CFRN Audience. We've battled Naked Short Sellers from the show and in front of Congress, unveiled modern medical cures for Cancer and Arthritis, prophesied in 2005 that the Internet would someday be on the dashboard of every new car in America (we're almost there) and even called for $1,500 Gold long before it broke $500. We also mentioned something like "Sell your house and go camp in the desert for 2 years and then buy it back for half price" every single day at the top of our lungs for the first 6 months we were on the air.

We also proudly led our audience out of the corrupt world of Equity Manipulation (also known as the Stock Market) into the purely electronic word of Emini Futures Trading. It made perfect sense. Whether you chose the S&P 500, the Russell, the Nasdaq or the Dow, we said "sa·yo·na·ra" to the greedy middle man, the market maker, the joker in the pit who ate our lunch everyday for lunch. 

Why Trade ETF's?

We got an awful lot right along the way... but somehow we managed to miss the world of Exchange Traded Funds. (ETF's). It's now 2014... enter John Nyaradi - Writer, Author, Publisher, Trader and proud CFRN Partner. Is he the smartest guy in the room? Is there a 50% Market Crash looming on the horizon? Is he an old hippie living the good life in Bend Oregon, trading, swinging a few clubs and doing what other fun loving smart people do in Oregon?

If you don't already know the answer to those questions... you need to click the Headphones up above or the link down below. You can fast forward to the 1 hour mark where John makes his entrance, sit back.. put your feet up and decide for yourself.

John's no 1 Trick Pony and this interview won't be his last. In fact, together, we may be able to twist his arm hard enough to come back on a regular basis, or even host his own show. How do we do that? Work that comment box below and when you visit John's site, subscribe to his Free Newsletter. I've checked around, that's a great price.

 

 

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CFRN Exclusive Interview With John Nyaradi

Saturday
Apr272013

Emini Podcast | Episode #1644

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Emini Podcast for Wednesday 04/24/13

Monday
Apr222013

Triple Top Threat Looms Large

How To Trade Against A Triple Top Backdrop


The Shadow knows... and that's exactly what we have in the S&P 500 Emini Futures - a gigantic shadow being cast over the markets by the biggest triple top in trading history. We are at all time historic highs in the Dow and the S&P over the past month and yet we can not seem to break out and break away. The longer we grind here without a meaningful break out, the greater the chance we will break down instead of up.

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Sunday
Apr212013

7 Point Trade To Start The Week

On Friday's broadcast, at the end of the show we discussed one of our current projects called "Simple". He is our Digital Trading Assistant and simply types Buy and Sell information right on the screen. He has been in Alpha for a year now and the results are very stimulating.

We have plans to move Him into Beta-Testing later this year. CFRN Partners will do the testing when we finally roll Him out. You can listen to Friday's show by clicking the headphones above or learn more by watching the video below.

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Sunday
Apr142013

Futures Slide On Globex Open

Quiet Globex / Futures Drift South Ahead Of London Open

 

Friday's broadcast has now been uploaded. We apologize for the delay. A quiet night on Globex thus far, with price challenging the lows of Friday's session. Our Tweet on Friday offered a "day's pay" as the market made 3 points available below 1578. Again tonight we saw those same 3 points on our current Tweet and a little something extra for those willing to work late (or is it early?).

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Thursday
Apr112013

Learn To Daytrade Emini Futures

Learning To Daytrade Emini Futures Is Not Rocket Science

Or is it? I've seen traders with desktops so complex, it requires an advanced degree in computer science, a BS in engineering, plus a Phd in economics just to realize you're staring at their screen saver, not their charts. I'm not kidding. We're the first to agree that trading's not easy, but we do believe it can be simple. At the very least, we believe it can be simplified.

It's no secret the market only moves in 3 directions: Up - Down - Sideways

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Sunday
Apr072013

A Simple Plan For Daytrading Emini Futures

The "Simple" Plan To Build Your Own Emini Daytrading Business

 

CFRN is now in our 8th year of broadcasting.  When Michael and I were just two struggling traders a few years back, we made a pact. If we ever managed to "crack the code", we agreed we would not only trade for a living, we would also dedicate part of our life, to teaching others how to trade. We know from experience how hard it is to find someone willing to teach you. That's why we don't require a C.C. to take our Free Trial.

Unlike stocks where you need a $25k account balance to daytrade, you can daytrade Emini Futures with an account as small as $3k. You can go short as easily as you go long. With only $500 margin, you control over $75k worth of S&P stock at current prices. For the purpose of daytrading, you can trade 1 S&P Emini Contract for every $500 you have in your account.

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Thursday
Apr042013

Trading For A Living

Trading For A Living | The Final Frontier

Trading for a Living may well be the final frontier for men and women with a pioneer spirit. The modern day digital equivalent of a homesteader, may very well be you - the Emini Futures Trader. The last bastion of freedom and wide open spaces, where you're your own boss and make your own rules. Where the sky's the limit and you play every hand for keeps. 

We've all heard the pitch -

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