Please take the time to fully explore the features of our Futures Charts below. To the left is a list of what the program's basic trading futures functions are, and beneath the futures chart is a longer section on its many advanced technical analysis capabilities.
Basic Functions:
Note: for both intraday and end-of-day futures options trading quotes, clicking on the contract will bring you to a futures chart for that contract. "Links" (located in the far-right column), gives you quick access to the detailed chart, options, technical analysis, and opinion for that contract, respectively.
While the futures trading chart application may seem complicated at first, the top right search box and dropdown menu are both very user-friendly. Within the futures trading chart are links to each of these functions, but don't let the array of options overwhelm you. Below is a summary of what futures trading information each filter/option includes.
Shows you prices for what futures contracts are available each month. The prices shown are
Show the same information as intraday quotes, but for daily prices. However, this view also includes the open interest for that contract.
Returns detailed information about a given futures contract, like:
You can choose a different futures options trading which brings you to the technical analysis of the contract and what the indicator suggests (buy, sell, or hold). There are many indicators and opinions featured that are broken down into short-term indicators, medium-term indicators, and long-term indicators. Each category is given a percentage opinion (i.e., 75% sell), the overall technical analysis weighted by all indicators, and is given a percentage opinion.
Futures Contract Charts (AKA Futures Options Trading Charts) provide a wide array of options for developing futures trading strategies. They allow you to view a futures contract's price as it evolves over a set period of time. This futures trading strategies chart can be viewed as a bar, line, area, CDL, or hollow CDL chart. The current view of your chart can be quickly downloaded as a PNG, and you can save charts to be quickly viewed later, easily allowing you to develop complex analysis patterns to access later.
The time period can be set as far as three decades ago up to the minute. Toggling a point on the chart will give you the exact time and price of the futures contract at that time, trading futures is a variety of futures trading strategies.
The chart displays many different technical indicators – too many to list here. Adding an indicator on the chart sets default values for any customizable parameters for that futures technical indicator, which you can change yourself. The chart also gives tips as to what that particular indicator is useful for.
View technical indicators for an individual contract over time. The following technical indicators are included on this page:
View the futures trading options available on futures contracts for any given month, with information about puts and calls from their expiration date, the price of the contract they're on, the price value of the option point, the premium, the current, and the strike.
Same information as above on futures options, but end of day prices.
View the futures contract specifications for specific information like
Customize up to 15 futures contracts to compare and create futures trading strategies with.
Futures Disclaimer:
Copyright © 2016. All market data is provided
by Barchart Market Data Solutions.
Futures: at least 10 minute delayed. Information is provided 'as is' and solely for
informational purposes, not for trading purposes or advice. To see all exchange delays and terms
of use, please see disclaimer.
