Join Tom and Anthony from the NinjaTrader team as they share how to trade agricultural futures for absolute beginners. Learn how eggs, soybeans, corn, and other commodities impact inflation, supply and demand, and market trends. In this video, we break down key contract specs, trading hours, tick values, and the role of technical indicators like Bollinger Bands, RSI, and MACD. Perfect for new futures traders looking to understand commodities and how they differ from equity indexes.
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Timestamps 0:00 - Introduction 0:45 - Agricultural products and eggs 4:22 - Chart overview 5:53 - Moving average convergence divergence (MACD) 9:52 - When the moving average failed to hold support 10:25 - Range expansion 10:50 - E-mini overview 12:28 - Two-way tape 13:26 - Russell's index insights 13:56 - Final thoughts
