Most futures positions are excited prior to the delivery month, so the contracts that are close to delivery often see the most volume and set the current price of the underlying commodity.

The august live cattle contract marked it’s 8th consecutive month of gains and made it 11 out of the last 12 months with gains. This has brought the RSI to 71.33, the highest level since April ...

July cotton futures (CTN25) present a buying opportunity on more price strength. See on the daily bar chart for July cotton futures that prices have seen a solid rebound from the early March low ...

The interconnectedness among products such as futures, ETFs, CDX and total return swaps, and their underlying indexes, has led investors to identify relative value trading opportunities.

Trading hours: Futures trade almost 24 hours a day, six days a week, starting on Sunday at 6 p.m. ET. The closing time varies between 5 p.m. and 6:45 p.m. ET on Friday, depending on the type of ...