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Old 11-28-2007, 08:17 AM
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Re: Make sure to give the CL (Crude Oil) Contract Consideration!

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Is it quite 'technical'? (Hows that for a vague term). Is it 'trendy' on intraday time frames ? I'll try and think of some more vague generic questions

Which exchange are you trading on? I typed in CL and 'ONE' came up.

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BF -

1) Not sure what you mean by 'quite technical'. For me, as a candlestick trader, it works well. Not sure how other technicals would handle it.

2) You'll find the CL either in a strong trend or very range bound. The nice thing about those ranges is that we are not talking about 1-2 pts, like we can see on the ES. You can easily take 10+ pts on a 'range bound' CL day. I think this is why I am liking it more and more - even when range bound, it is providing profits whereas the ES is not.

3) It is traded on the CME through a Nymex partnership - http://www.nymex.com/CL_spec.aspx

note - if trading on Open ECry, the symbol is GCL. Current contract is GCLF8 on the DOM.

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