Trading Pills

28 December 2021

My trading philosophy

I draw inspiration from a question I received to explain my trading philosophy, how I see and have structured the activity of being a trader. This, from the height of my alas now 27 years of work David CarliI am a macroeconomic and financial analyst with over 30 years’ experience, including two years as a fund manager. I specialise in currencies and commodities, and I am the author of several successful books on trading, macroeconomics, and financial markets.
21 December 2021

What is COT and how to use it

With this article, I would like to respond to the people who have written to me and to all those who have doubts about how to use the Commitments of Traders (COT). David CarliI am a macroeconomic and financial analyst with over 30 years’ experience, including two years as a fund manager. I specialise in currencies and commodities, and I am the author of several successful books on trading, macroeconomics, and financial markets.
11 November 2021

The essence of spread trading

There are a lot of variables and aspects that can affect the performance of a spread, it is unthinkable to limit ourselves to seasonality alone. Seasonality is something extra that we have when we trade a David CarliI am a macroeconomic and financial analyst with over 30 years’ experience, including two years as a fund manager. I specialise in currencies and commodities, and I am the author of several successful books on trading, macroeconomics, and financial markets.
3 September 2021

Feeder Cattle, a unique feature

Today, as the title says, I want to speak to you of a singular characteristic of the feeder cattle, that only this commodity has. I take my cue from an email written to me by an Italian trader David CarliI am a macroeconomic and financial analyst with over 30 years’ experience, including two years as a fund manager. I specialise in currencies and commodities, and I am the author of several successful books on trading, macroeconomics, and financial markets.
19 June 2021

The last days of life of a futures contract

I take my cue from an email I received a few days ago from a trader who noticed strong movements on some commodities, usually very quiet, just before delivery. She asked me to explain the reasons for David CarliI am a macroeconomic and financial analyst with over 30 years’ experience, including two years as a fund manager. I specialise in currencies and commodities, and I am the author of several successful books on trading, macroeconomics, and financial markets.
27 May 2021

How to predict the change in the interest rate

Surely there must have been times in your trading life when you wondered what decision the Federal Reserve would make on interest rates at its next meeting. There is a tool that not everyone is David CarliI am a macroeconomic and financial analyst with over 30 years’ experience, including two years as a fund manager. I specialise in currencies and commodities, and I am the author of several successful books on trading, macroeconomics, and financial markets.