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ScenarioSM Study for March Soybean Oil(CBOT) as of Jan 05, 2009
Condition 1: Higher Monthly Close.
Action ---> Buy that month's close with objective of exceeding month's high within 2 months.
Tested Month Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb
Tested Years 36 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 45
Closed Higher 21 21 22 21 22 21 23 22 15 22 27
Exceeded High 17 17 18 17 17 18 17 16 11 16 18
Scenario Percentage 81% 81% 82% 81% 77% 86% 74% 73% 73% 73% 67%
Avg Max Increase 11.82% 18.28% 20.43% 11.73% 9.66% 11.70% 10.13% 12.34% 20.76% 16.26% 7.05%
Max Increase 39.42% 76.66% 69.44% 51.45% 28.43% 26.42% 18.98% 53.06% 79.61% 43.40% 23.04%
Avg Days To Max Increase 21 17 15 19 18 20 17 16 22 11 7
Avg Max Decline -2.10% -3.13% -1.19% -3.95% -1.37% -2.82% -1.20% -2.66% -1.93% -1.43% -0.61%
Max Decline -6.63% -8.92% -4.31% -18.49% -7.25% -10.23% -4.45% -10.53% -6.21% -3.28% -3.60%
Avg Days to Max Decline 15 7 8 10 5 7 4 13 7 5 2
2008 Contract Condition Yes Yes Yes Yes   Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Action Yes Yes Yes Yes   Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
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Condition 2: Lower Monthly Close.
Action ---> Sell that month's close with objective of penetrating month's low within 2 months.
Tested Month Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb
Tested Years 36 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 45
Closed Lower 15 24 22 24 23 24 22 23 30 23 18
Penetrated Low 9 22 18 17 19 22 17 18 26 13 10
Scenario Percentage 60% 92% 82% 71% 83% 92% 77% 78% 87% 57% 56%
Avg Max Decline 9.21% 7.39% 10.17% 6.07% 6.79% 7.17% 7.61% 6.83% 6.51% 8.43% 16.21%
Max Decline 12.59% 18.57% 25.30% 16.81% 13.44% 19.59% 19.01% 22.84% 30.93% 24.16% 57.62%
Avg Days To Max Decline 21 23 20 16 16 16 20 15 15 11 13
Avg Max Increase -1.80% -2.08% -2.42% -2.92% -3.49% -1.59% -3.85% -3.64% -2.81% -1.88% -4.29%
Max Increase -4.58% -5.78% -12.50% -10.09% -13.21% -6.45% -17.82% -9.66% -13.99% -4.52% -15.93%
Avg Days to Max Increase 5 10 9 12 8 4 10 9 11 5 -67
2008 Contract Condition         Yes            
Action         No            
High 35.45 37.80 38.45 39.60 39.55 41.15 43.62 47.80 49.95 54.36 68.34
Low 33.50 34.60 36.35 37.80 35.32 38.25 39.10 42.45 45.85 49.62 53.66
Close/Last 35.27 37.42 38.30 39.56 37.67 40.76 43.34 46.69 49.63 53.72 68.15