General
The following blogs fall under the general futures knowledge category.
- Futures Mag: A website dedicated to all things futures including ETFs, forex, commodities and more.
- Trend Following Mentor: A great blog that focuses on the general investing and futures world.
- Trading Pub: A unique blog that aims to create an online community for active traders.
- Stock Rock and Roll: A site that features actionable trading ideas and futures commentary.
- Trading Concepts: A broad based resource for those who actively participate in markets.
- Commodity & Derivative Advisors Blog: A good resource with consistent industry analysis.
- Stock Futures and Options Tips: A general blog on futures trading.
- Stock Nifty Tips: A general blog that focuses on stock trading as well as futures and options contracts.
- Stock Market Analysis: An extremely active blog that focuses on overall markets and futures contracts mainly concerning major indexes.
- FuturesKnowledge: A good resource for staying up to date with the world of futures.
- Ultra High Frequency Trading: A more detailed resource that focuses on the high-frequency trading world as a whole.
- Safe Haven: A broad website that focuses on all facets of the investing world.
- Econ Matters: Another website that explores every corner of the financial world.
- Investors Council: One of the most active blogs on this list, this website will give you a nice broad overview of the futures world.
- Support And Resistance: A new blog that aims to help investors work their way around the futures world.
- Phil’s Stock World: A very active blog that focuses on both options and futures contracts.
- Bill McCready’s Futures Blog: A great resource on various futures trades.
- Alpari: A general site that gives education information to traders to help them make futures plays.
- The Big Picture: This is a very easy to read blog with short articles on everything that is going on in the market and economy.
- INO: A regularly updated blog that tends to focus on flash news and trading tools.
- FuturesKnowledge: A general site that gives traders everything they need to know about futures.
The Casual Investor
The following resources are for casual futures investor [see also The Guide To The Biggest Companies In Every Major Commodity Sector].
- Trader Kingdom: A site that features a great blog on futures trading and market trends.
- Inside Futures: One of the best all-encompassing sites for futures knowledge and information.
- Traders Log: This site features articles and forums dedicated to futures markets.
- FuturesTrader71: A great futures-based website that also features a nice blog for its users.
- Chuck’s Commodities Blog: About.com’s commodities blog is a great resource for futures information on these hard assets.
- Attain Capital Management: A well-known name in the futures world, Attain’s blog will give you the latest analysis and insight into the futures world.
- 24/7 Wall St: This blog tends to focus on the investing world as a whole but will still offer good analysis and information on futures markets.
- Technical Traders: A great website for all things technical trading including a wide variety of options advice.
- Wisdom Financial: The Wisdom Financial blog has a heavy tilt towards commodities futures.
- Resource Investor: A great resource for those looking to stay up to date on the latest news in the futures world.
- RJO Futures: This trading platform also comes packed with up-to-date news and trends for commodity futures.
- Etoro: A blog to help get your feet wet in the wide world of futures trading.
- Ichimoku Trade Blog: A good blog with actionable trade ideas for its readers.
- Farm Futures: A blog specifically designed for all things farm futures trading.
Advanced
These websites are designed specifically for those who have a wealth of experience with futures [see also25 Things Every Financial Advisor Should Know About Commodities].
- SidewaysMarkets: A site heavily geared towards active traders, including trading courses and FAQs.
- Afraid to Trade: This blog features regular updates on the futures world along with charts and other technical indicators.
- Emini Academy: A blog that features strategies and futures trading techniques.
- Emini Methods: Another blog dedicated to trading various e-mini futures.
- Advance Trading: A nice blog in video format. It keeps advanced investors up to date with weekly in-depth market analysis and overviews .
- Futures Options Trading: An excellent resource for those looking to dabble in options or futures contracts, as many commodity investors do.
- SMB U: A great blog that focuses on all facets of the financial world including futures trading.
- E-Futures: This website features training for all levels but offers a very compelling resource center for advanced traders.
- Quantitative Research and Trading: An advanced website created by Dr. Jonathan Kinley, Head of Quantitative Trading at Systematic Strategies LLC and Faculty at New York University Stern School of Business, Carnegie Mellon and Reading Universities.
- High Probability Trading: Great monthly analysis from a detailed trader.
- Optimus Trading Group: This website features advanced futures trading videos and helpful charting tips.
Focused
These blogs hone in on a particular sector or asset [see also The Most Profitable Months to Trade Gold].
- Agricultural Futures Trading: As suggested in the title, this resource focuses on agriculture futures trading.
- Emini Addict: A great blog dedicated solely to futures trading.
- Jim Sinclair’s MineSet: A great blog that tends to focus on the precious metals space.
- Forex Crunch: A blog that hones in on forex trading and futures.
- Baby Pips: A forex trading site that also features a blog on futures and other trading vehicles.
- Tips and Pips: A blog with a strong focus on analysis and trading psychology. It covers the basics related to economics and forex trading through its use of articles and videos.
- 321 Gold: A blog wholly dedicated to precious metals traders and investing news and reports .
- Investor Place: A great website that discusses the financial world as a whole, but has a soft spot for precious metals futures.
- Gold Investing News: A great resource for those looking to hone in on gold futures and trends.
- IndiaNivesh: Run by one of the leading financial services conglomerate in India, this blog offers helpful short readings and updates for commodity futures traders.
- Energy Outlook: This blog sets its sights on the entire energy industry while still offering a nice economic outlook for interested investors.
- OilPrice: Another great website for those looking to focus in on one commodity, in this case crude oil and energy futures.
- Khor Reports- Palm Oil: This website specifically focuses on crude palm oil futures.
- GotGoldReport: Another solid blog that features news as well as analysis surrounding gold and gold futures.
- Fuel Fix: A great website that focuses on the energy world.
- Commodity Trader: A futures and options blog focused on the commodities industry.
- Day in the Life of a Bond Trader: A blog that will cater to those looking for fixed-income futures.
- CPO Futures: This blog focuses on the basics of crude palm oil futures on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives.
- Copper Updates: Traders rejoice, this blog is heavily focused on pricing and futures contracts for copper.
- Platts: This blog aims to provide both news and analysis for investors of crude.
Education
The following blogs are aimed at providing knowledge on the futures industry as a whole [see alsoUnderstanding Contango Through Natural Gas Futures].
- Emini Mind: Helping investors learn about e-mini contracts and strategies on how to trade them.
- Emini Radio Blog: A blog from the Christian Financial Radio Network, this resource is heavily geared towards education of the futures market.
- Slope of Hope: A good resource for those looking to learn more about equity futures.
- Options Click: A website that offers a knowledge-driven blog to give you a leg up on futures contracts.
- Investing.co.uk: A website that seeks to provide its readers with general knowledge on futures contracts.
- Traders Laboratory: An all-encompassing resource for active traders.
- Seery Futures: A great website that features a fair amount of updates on futures and options.
- T&K Futures and Options: This site features commentary on a number of commodities, but it keeps a thorough section exclusively for copper and its traders. Also, the site allows one to open a “practice” trading account in which users can test theories with fake money before moving into the real thing.
- FuturesBlogs: A deep look at the entire world of futures trading.
- Trading Markets: A website that has a specific section designed to teach you how to successfully trade e-mini futures.
- Center for Futures Education: A great resource for those who are new to futures contracts.
- United Futures Trading Company: An online futures broker with an education center to get you started on your very own trades.
- Efutures: Another great website for general futures knowledge.
- CME Group Resource Center: One of the largest futures exchanges in the world, the CME Group houses an excellent resource center for traders of all kinds.
- Trading Charts: A site that offers both futures education as well up-to-date commodity futures news.
- Pristine.com: A site that aims to educate and aid futures traders of all levels.
- Traders Network: Weekly updates to help keep you in the know in the futures world.
- Mirus Futures: A site that offers free trading education.
- LiveCharts: This U.K.-based website has plenty to offer for those looking to learn about the futures world.
- SJ Options: A website that focuses its posts on teaching you the ins and outs of options futures as new mechanisms come out in the market.
- Money Maker Edge: A blog that focuses on futures of all kinds.
Personal
These blogs are personally run by their authors:
- Daniels Trading: This blog is focused on trading as a whole but will include futures trading advice and actionable ideas.
- Stock Options Trading: A great resource for those who are just getting their feet wet in the world of futures.
- Ag Futures Trading: A futures blog run by a veteran trader.
- The Lazy Trader: A personal blog written by a trader with previous experience as an IT professional. Provides insightful information for those looking for mechanical forex/passive strategies.
- Peter Brandt: This blog has a heavy focus on trading proprietary capital. It was written by Peter Brandt, author of the #1 commodity and forex trading book on Amazon.
- Terry’s Tips for Stock Options Success: Another blog for dedicated futures traders with insight into both the futures and options markets.
- Carl Futia: Another blog that focuses on its author’s trades and activity in futures markets.
- Trader Dan’s Market Views: A professional commodity trader bringing you his insights and analysis of the current futures market.
- Swing Trades in Futures: This blog is another personally run source for commodity futures traders.
- Matt McKinney Option Plays & Futures Trading Strategies: A good personal blog that outlines various futures strategies including those concerning commodities.
- Wang’s Happy Trading: Another great personal blog with an established following.
- Odds: A blog that aims to help make options and futures easy that has been active for over four years.
- Infinity Trading: A great resource on the futures world as a whole.
