Commodity Trader's Almanac 2011
For Active Traders of Futures, Forex, Stocks & ETFs
6th Edition
Published on 19. November 2010
Book
Hardback
192 pages
978-0-470-55745-7 (ISBN)
Description
An indispensable resource for today's commodity and currency trader
The 2011 Edition of the Commodity Trader's Almanac, is an essential tool for professional traders, and can help you understand the complex and exciting world of commodities and foreign currencies.
Created in a similar fashion to the Stock Trader's Almanac-which has been trusted for over 40 years by traders and investors-the Commodity Trader's Almanac is a comprehensive guide featuring monthly strategies, patterns, trends, and trading techniques geared towards active investors of the major commodities and currencies, as well as ETFs, futures, and options.
* Helps you understand how commodity pricing works and offers great insight into investing in them
* Alerts you to little-known market patterns and tendencies to help forecast commodity market trends with accuracy and confidence
* Contains market highlights that cover key supply, demand, and seasonal tendencies on markets including crude oil, ethanol, and precious metals; critical agricultural products such as corn, wheat, and cattle; and foreign currencies
Intended for active traders and investors interested in making the most out of today's commodity, ETF, futures, options, and currencies resources, this guide will help you make more informed decisions as you look for greater profits in this arena.
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Content
5 Introduction to the Fifth Edition.
7 Pattern Recognition Improves Trading Results.
10 2011 Strategy Calendar.
12 January Almanac.
14 Short S&P Into Early January Strength.
16 Euro Peaks against U.S. Dollar.
18 Wheat Turns to Chaff.
20 Sweet End of January Long S&P 500 Trade.
22 February Almanac.
24 Strength in Soybeans.
26 Crude Oil Strikes a Winner in April.
28 Silver Tarnishes in February.
30 March Almanac.
32 Natural Gas Surges.
34 Cocoa Peaks before St. Patrick's Day.
36 March British Pound Invasion.
38 April Almanac.
40 April Tax Time Takes a Bite out of Gold.
42 Bonds Can Go Up When Stocks Go Down.
44 Beef Prices Head South before Summer.
46 May Almanac.
48 Copper Tops in May.
50 Silver Slips in May.
52 Coffee Buzz Fades in Summer.
54 Short Soybeans for Summer.
56 June Almanac.
58 Sugar's Summer Sweet Spot.
60 Summer BBQ Season Gives Beef a Bounce.
62 Mother Nature Makes Corn Pop.
64 July Almanac.
66 Last-Half July S&P 500 Short.
68 Summer Air Conditioning Heats Up Natural Gas.
70 Swiss Franc Follows Gold Higher.
72 August Gives Coffee a Lift.
74 August Almanac.
76 Twin Cocoa Crops Create Twin Summertime Trades.
78 Gold Glitters Mid-Summer.
80 Crude Oil Takes a Breather.
82 September Almanac.
84 British Pound Autumn Rally.
86 Silver Slumps in October.
88 Japanese Yen Dives against the Dollar.
90 October Almanac.
92 Soybean's Harvest Lows Offer Potential Free Meal.
94 Two-Month Year-end Euro Rally.
96 Massive S&P 500 Gains Halloween to Christmas.
98 Corn Harvest Lows Feed Bulls All Winter and Spring.
100 November Almanac.
102 Lean Hogs Fatten Up before Thanksgiving.
104 Gold Bugs Get a Treat for the Holidays.
106 Bonds Freeze Up in Winter.
108 December Almanac.
110 Eat Your Winter Wheaties.
112 Copper Starts to Build a Bullish Foundation.
114 British Pound Invasion Fades Away.
116 Swiss Franc Trades like Gold.
118 2012 Strategy Calendar.
120 Directory of Trading Patterns & Databank.
121 January S&P 500 Break Case Study.
122 January-March Short Euro Case Study.
123 February Long Crude Oil Case Study.
124 March Long British Pound Case Study.
125 May Short Silver Case Study.
126 Commodity Seasonality: Top Percentage Plays.
128 Commodity Seasonality Strategy Calendar.
130 CFTC COT Report--Insider's Look, Trader's Edge.
133 Commodity and Related Securities Specifications.
139 Select Commodity, Currency, and Stock Index ETFs.
140 S&P 500 Cycle, Seasonal Pattern, Trading Guide & Data.
142 30-Year Treasury Bond Cycle, Seasonal Pattern, Trading Guide & Data.
145 Crude Oil Cycle, Seasonal Pattern, Trading Guide & Data.
147 Natural Gas Cycle, Seasonal Pattern, Trading Guide & Data.
149 Copper Cycle, Seasonal Pattern, Trading Guide & Data.
152 Gold Cycle, Seasonal Pattern, Trading Guide & Data.
155 Silver Cycle, Seasonal Pattern, Trading Guide & Data.
158 Corn Cycle, Seasonal Pattern, Trading Guide & Data.
161 Soybeans Cycle, Seasonal Pattern, Trading Guide & Data.
164 CBOT Wheat Cycle, Seasonal Pattern, Trading Guide & Data.
167 Cocoa Cycle, Seasonal Pattern, Trading Guide & Data.
170 Coffee Cycle, Seasonal Pattern, Trading Guide & Data.
173 Sugar Cycle, Seasonal Pattern, Trading Guide & Data.
176 Live Cattle Cycle, Seasonal Pattern, Trading Guide & Data.
179 Lean Hogs Cycle, Seasonal Pattern, Trading Guide & Data.
182 British Pound Cycle, Seasonal Pattern, Trading Guide & Data.
185 Euro Cycle, Seasonal Pattern, Trading Guide & Data.
187 Swiss Franc Cycle, Seasonal Pattern, Trading Guide & Data.
190 Japanese Yen Cycle, Seasonal Pattern, Trading Guide & Data.