Futures, Commodities, & Options

The derivatives markets have exploded in popularity, trading volume, and complexity over the years, providing more investing and trading choices than ever before. Whether making a directional bet, volatility play, or hedging risk, derivatives allow you to calibrate every position to maximize profit and minimize risk. Learn powerful analysis methods, diverse trade set-ups, and execution techniques from top professional investors and traders.

Articles on Futures, Commodities, & Options

I’m back behind my desk after participating in the Swiss Mining Institute’s March Conference. While gold may be at the start of a mild near-term correction after becoming overbought, silver is looking less overbought and may hold up, advises Peter Krauth, editor of Silver Stock Investor.
Gold just dropped more than $40 in price from last week’s high. The gold bug reaction? A collective yawn. Meanwhile, every previous instance of gold’s RSI peaking above 70 has presaged a price correction and, with the exception of the post-election correction, the pause in the rally has been brief, notes Brien Lundin, executive editor of Gold Newsletter.
A short-term buy signal for the S&P 500 (SPX) was triggered at Friday’s close: The “oscillator differential” buy signal. This occurs when the two breadth oscillators, which had spread far apart in recent weeks, come back within 200 points of each other, highlights Lawrence McMillan, editor at Option Strategist.
It’s been a remarkable run to the historic $3,000 level in gold...but it hasn’t been quite as carefree as the charts might show. It’s often said that “A bull market climbs a wall of worry” but this gold bull has seemingly climbed a “cliff of concern” amongst oft-beaten gold investors. Now, start your due diligence on the best of the junior mining stocks, advises Brien Lundin, executive editor of Gold Newsletter.

Experts on Futures, Commodities, & Options


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In today's evolving market landscape, constructing a resilient portfolio requires a strategic approach to risk management and yield enhancement. John Kevin Davitt, Head of Index Options Content at Nasdaq, and Ron Piccinini, Ph.D., Director, Head of Investment Research at Ashton Thomas Private Wealth, as they discuss modern portfolio construction, the role of options in risk mitigation and how investors are adapting to changing market dynamics.

Join Kevin Davitt, Head of Index Options Content at Nasdaq, to understand the distinguishing characteristics of the NDX, why they matter, and what’s working in 2025 through the lens of index options.

Gold has been on a tear as it enters the last, most manic phase of a secular bull market. The setup is very real; it’s poised to be extremely profitable and doesn’t come around often. In his presentation, Omar Ayales will take you on a chart walk to justify his take on the direction of the gold market and discuss the fundamentals driving its price today. He will also give you his top picks, positioned to deliver alpha performance in 2025. 

 Weiss Ratings editor Sean Brodrick has spent decades in the gold fields. Now, he'll tell you the top five gold and silver stocks you need to own right now, to catch the next big leg of the precious metals bull market. 

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The growth of financial futures has been one of the most remarkable success stories in the markets. Their age is relatively green at just a little over 50 years old. Originally created to help farmers hedge against price changes between crop planting and harvesting, futures have grown since then to include interest rates, foreign exchange, metals, energy, weather, and even Bitcoin.

Whether trading agricultural commodities, energy futures, metals, stock indexes, or even the softs; futures provide the best bang for your buck. But leverage is a two-sided blade. In this section, MoneyShow.com trading experts provide a deep dive into the current futures market activity and price action to help you find ways to strengthen your portfolio, while mitigating risk and exploiting opportunities in these diverse markets.

Discover unique and critical futures trading strategies to help you generate more consistent profits and better manage your portfolio risk. From in-depth futures market economics to spread trading, you will take away new knowledge to help you better identify trading opportunities. Our contributors will share with you their time-tested commodities investing strategies and futures trading strategies. The insights you will learn will help you in your investing or trading with market intelligence that you cannot find elsewhere.

At the same time, the opportunities now available to individual traders in the option arena are astounding, having exploded in volume and complexity in recent years, offering option traders the ability to trade, hedge, or speculate in just about any stock, ETF, or commodity.

Our goal in these pages is to start you down the path of options trading and help you avoid many of the pitfalls that beginning options traders experience. Some of the top names in trading will familiarize you with options—what they are, how they work, and what opportunities they present. You’ll learn practical knowledge about when it is appropriate to buy/sell puts or calls, covered-call writing strategies, and advice on when to use each of these strategies. More experienced traders will learn profitable options trading strategies to help you make more money and better manage your portfolio risk.