Energy commodities ETF Trading strategy example
How to trade Oil ETF and other Energy ETF shares
Energy commodities ETF shares are part of global list of ETF shares available for trading. These commodity etfs offer another opportunity how to invest into commodities or use these Energy ETF shares for active ETF investing or trading - which is what I do.Oil ETF is not only Energy ETF available. There are also
natural gas
ETF and
alternative Energy ETF shares
. There are several different Energy ETF Trading strategies to trade ETF shares like Oil ETF. Some are based on fundamental opinion, another on technical analysis. I like to have some
Global macro overview
about energy commodities I create personally for my usage in portfolio of position trades. But to decide about what energy etf to trade or to decide if to go long or short Oil ETF I use technical analysis. This unique combination of global macro analysis with technical analysis is base for trading methods and portfolio strategies I use in my investment approach in position trades that are used for mid term time horizont like few months. My swing trades that I trade in my active portfolio last only few days or weeks and are based on technical analysis only. This technical part of my stock market strategies is based on reading of stock charts and practical usage of
technical analysis
, especially relative strength. The decision making process have these steps:
Check situation in commodity complex
I use broad based commodity ETF with symbol DBC trading general Commodity index.

Check Energy ETF tracking commodities like Crude Oil, Natural Gas, Heating Oil , gasoline
I use DBE as such Energy ETF

Check individual commodities ETF shares and their situation
Compare it with charts checked in previous steps and decide what is best way to trade them.


Commodity online trading info that we can see on the charts
Global commodity ETF is breaking support level. There is plenty of space for possible down move. It looks like commodities are going to be starting downtrend. So we will prefer short sell trades.Individual ETF trading setups then could be based on stock
charts pattern
and other stock technical analysis tools.
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