Stop Freaking Out About the Futures Every Night

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With the action in the futures market the past two nights especially, but overall over the past few weeks, you would be better served ignoring them, unless you actually trade futures. On several occasions, the “this market feels crashy” crowd has been pretty certain that risk is decidedly off overnight with Europe selling off hard, only to see the market open either up or flat the next day. If you swing trade equities, forget about the bucket shops and focus on the cash market. You will save emotional capital, which is precious now more than ever given the high strung nature of just about everyone involved in these types of volatile markets.