Commodity Trading for Active Investors

Thousands of investors have successfully entered the commodities trading markets with the expert guidance of Carly Garner, author of the A Trader's First Book on Commodities. Now, in Commodity Trading for Active Investors, Garner helps commodities traders take powerful steps towards even greater profits! Drawing on her extensive experience as a broker working with widely diverse trading styles and strategies, Garner illuminates market analysis, strategy and portfolio development, and risk management, and helps you avoid many of today's most common trading mistakes. Coverage includes:Applying powerful technical and fundamental market analysis methodsDecoding the CFTC's COT ReportIdentifying over-crowded trades, following the "smart money," and using the positions of "green" traders as a contrarian indicatoUnderstanding how algorithmic/HFT Futures trading systems impact the market, and how to make them work for youUsing options to reduce commodity market risk and volatilityDay-trading commodities more effectivelyResearching and choosing a Commodity Trading Advisor (CTA) -- and what to expect if you hand over the reinsUsing commodity market volatility to your advantageIdentifying mispricing, and analyzing price action for a possible return to equilibriumConstructing portfolios, allocating money into non-correlated strategies, and getting a grip on leverageUnderstanding the advantages and disadvantages of Stop Loss ordersIncreasing the odds of success through proper account funding, position size, and margin levelsSurveying your risk tolerance, personality, and available trading capital to construct your best trading planYou won't just learn abstract techniques: you'll learn how to apply them in real-world trades that maximize your potential for success -- whatever your investing style, goals, or the size of your trades. You've seen Carley Garner quoted in The Wall Street Journal, Investor's Business Daily, and TheStreet.com... you've read her popular trading columns and newsletters... now, let her take you far beyond the basics, and transform you into an commodity trading expert!