Most experienced financial market participants recognize trends in the market offer the most effective options to profit. When a trader begins using charts for technicals in the financial markets, the existing trend is first sought out and confirmed before moving on to a deeper look at the market. Financial markets behavior and external influences all play a defining factor on which way the stock market is presently trending. Learning to recognize these trends inside the equity markets is one...

The index futures market has witnessed a growth in volume over the last few years from the time when the initiation of the smaller emini futures contracts that are present on all of the main futures indexes. What makes emini contracts so inviting is futures traders are not required to hold a a big trading account on hand to be a part of the index futures market seeing as margin rules are significantly lower. And with extra traders involved through the day after day trading sessions, amplified...