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Spread Scan with Commentary

Commentary by Andy Jordan
Trader, Trading Mentor for Spread &
Swing Trading
Trading Educators, Inc.

Welcome to this week’s issue of the Joe Ross Spread Trading Newsletter. The Spread Scan weekly newsletter is designed to assist you in becoming a better, more complete trader by showing you, within the context of the markets, how to trade spreads.


Weekly Spread Scan Example

This week we look at CLN0 – CLK0: long July 2010 Crude Oil and short May 2010 Crude Oil

Today we consider entering a Crude Oil calendar spread: long July 2010 Crude Oil and short May 2010 Crude Oil (CLN0 – CLK0). The spread has been trading mainly sideways, showing some possible support at approximately 0.65. As long as this level holds, seasonality (03/27 – 04/13) might help this spread move higher in the next few weeks. A close above 0.80 from the current 1-2-3 low might be used as an entry signal. More aggressive traders might get in earlier at around 0.75 or 0.70.

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Previous Trades

On March 18 we told subscribers of our professional daily spreads & position/swing trading newsletter Traders Notebook, "Consider selling the April Gold at 1118 stop market; suggested stop at 1124; suggested first target at 1112. Basis is a TTE in front of a 1-2-3 high."

Here's how we suggested managing this trade:

03/19 Short at 1117 (slippage); hit suggested first target; suggested stop for the second lot at b/e; suggested final target at 1075.
03/22 Suggested stop at 1110.

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Andy's Trading Articles

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When it comes to trading, it seems that the more you know, the less you know, and the more you become confused.

People have the tendency to believe that the accuracy of their forecasts increases with more information. This is the illusion of knowledge - that more information increases your knowledge about something and improves your decisions.
However, this is not always the case - increased levels of information do not necessarily lead to greater knowledge. There are three reasons for this. First, some information does not help us make predictions, and can even mislead us. Second, many people may not have the training, experience, or skills to interpret the information correctly. And finally, people tend to interpret new information as confirmation of their prior beliefs.


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A WEALTH OF SPREAD TRADING INFORMATION & EDUCATION:

If you wish to review Spread Scans from the past 3 months,
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January 2010
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Issue 280 - 1/06/2010

Issue 281 - 1/13/2010

Issue 282 - 1/20/2010

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About Spread Scan

The Spread Scan weekly newsletter is designed to assist you in becoming a better, more complete trader by showing you, within the context of the markets, how to trade spreads.

In this newsletter you will see applications of spreading in the futures and commodity markets. Spreads are applicable to all futures markets including currencies, commodities, financial instruments, and stock indexes. It is even possible to trade spreads in the all-electronic intraday market using day trading techniques.

Spreads are based on seasonality, correlation, backwardation, chart patterns, and simple observation. Spreads follow the Law of Charts™ and can be implemented using the Traders Trick™ entry.

In each issue of Spread Scan, you will find an upcoming spread trade for your consideration in the following week. You will also find a review of an existing or closed spread so you can see and learn how spread trades are managed.

Spreads offer you the most efficient use of your margin account of any other way to trade. Many traders find they like them so much that spreading becomes their primary way of trading. 

Each week we present spread trading examples and opportunities to help you become a more professional spread trader, and we provide you with helpful content of interest to traders.

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About Andy Jordan

Educator for Spread & Swing Trading and Editor of Traders Notebook & Spread Scan

Andy Jordan made his first option trade at the age of 18. Since then he has been fascinated by the world of trading. In 2002 he met Joe Ross, and became interested in spread trading. Andy was then intensively tutored by Joe Ross and personnel at Trading Educators. Andy is the founder and president of Jordan Trading, S. A. Even though Andy has shown through live chats and in several trading journals that he is able to day trade today's markets, spread trading has always been his preference. In addition to his own spread trading activities, Andy is the editor of Traders Notebook. For those interested in one-on-one personal coaching, Andy has developed and instructs an online course in spread trading, "Trading Mentoring - Trade with a Pro," during which he demonstrates all aspects of trading from choosing the trades on through how and when to enter the trades, manage the trades, and exit the trades.

Andy Jordan was born 1965 in Germany, but is currently living in the Caribbean. He has studied mathematics and business administration in Regensburg and Hagen, and holds a PhD in mathematics.

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About Joe Ross

Joe Ross has been trading and investing since his first trade at the age of 14, and is a well known Master Trader and Investor. He has survived all the up and downs of the markets because of his adaptable trading style, using a low-risk approach that produces consistent profits.

Joe Ross is the discoverer of the Ross hook™, and has set new standards for low-risk trading with his concepts of "The Law of Charts™ " and the "Traders Trick Entry™." Joe was a private trader and investor for much of his life, but a serious health situation in the late 80's caused him to shift his focus, and that is when he decided to share his knowledge. After his recovery, he founded Trading Educators in 1988, to teach aspiring traders how to make profits using his trading approach.

Joe Ross has written twelve major books and countless articles and essays about trading. All his books have become classics, and have been translated into various languages. His students from around the world number in the thousands. His file of letters containing thanks and appreciation from students on every continent (now including Antarctica!) is huge. As one tutoring student, a successful trader, wrote: "You have no idea how much improvement in my life and in my trading efforts have those three days with you brought to me."

Joe Ross holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from the University of California at Los Angeles. He did his Masters work in Computer Sciences at the George Washington University extension in Norfolk, Virginia. He is listed in "Who's Who in America." After 5 decades of trading and investing, Joe Ross still tutors, teaches, writes, and trades regularly. Joe is an active and integral part of Trading Educators. He is the primary author and Editor-in-Chief of the company's newsletters: Chart Scan, Spread Scan™, and Traders Notebook™. He is also the editor of the Traders Money Club and the host of the free Traders Live Chat, the free European Chat for Traders, and the moderator of his popular trading forum.

Joe's philosophy for helping traders is:

"Teach our students the truth in trading — teach them how to trade"

Joe sets forth the mission of Trading Educators as follows:

  • To show aspiring futures traders the truth in trading by teaching them how to read a chart so that they can successfully trade what they see, and by revealing to them all of the insider knowledge they need in order to understand the markets.
  • To enable them to trade profitably by training them to properly manage their trades as well as their mindset and self-control.

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