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| MRCI's ScenarioSM Study |
| ScenarioSM Study for May Soybean Oil(CBOT) as of Feb 28, 2007 |
Condition 1:
Higher Monthly Close.
Action --->
Buy that month's close with objective of exceeding month's
high within 2 months. |
| Tested Month |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
| Tested Years |
35 |
42 |
44 |
45 |
45 |
45 |
45 |
45 |
45 |
45 |
45 |
| Closed Higher |
17 |
18 |
21 |
20 |
22 |
20 |
19 |
23 |
27 |
25 |
26 |
| Exceeded High |
12 |
15 |
15 |
18 |
16 |
15 |
14 |
18 |
23 |
20 |
18 |
| Scenario Percentage |
71% |
83% |
71% |
90% |
73% |
75% |
74% |
78% |
85% |
80% |
69% |
| Avg Max Increase |
22.30% |
11.38% |
8.88% |
10.64% |
8.86% |
11.34% |
14.48% |
12.69% |
10.56% |
9.51% |
4.77% |
| Max Increase |
63.86% |
47.53% |
25.97% |
23.58% |
19.19% |
46.74% |
61.85% |
41.38% |
33.57% |
30.11% |
19.49% |
| Avg Days To Max Increase |
15 |
17 |
18 |
19 |
16 |
16 |
18 |
15 |
17 |
12 |
8 |
| Avg Max Decline |
-1.17% |
-3.47% |
-1.37% |
-2.54% |
-1.20% |
-2.71% |
-2.65% |
-2.15% |
-2.95% |
-1.88% |
-1.03% |
| Max Decline |
-3.62% |
-17.57% |
-7.06% |
-10.08% |
-3.01% |
-9.64% |
-9.56% |
-7.42% |
-19.15% |
-7.65% |
-4.27% |
| Avg Days to Max Decline |
9 |
10 |
6 |
5 |
5 |
12 |
10 |
8 |
7 |
5 |
2 |
| 2007 Contract Condition |
Yes |
Yes |
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Yes |
Yes |
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Yes |
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| Action |
Yes |
No |
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Yes |
No |
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Not Yet |
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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.
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| Tested Month |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
| Tested Years |
35 |
42 |
44 |
45 |
45 |
45 |
45 |
45 |
45 |
45 |
45 |
| Closed Lower |
18 |
24 |
21 |
25 |
22 |
24 |
25 |
22 |
18 |
20 |
19 |
| Penetrated Low |
15 |
20 |
16 |
22 |
18 |
17 |
21 |
13 |
13 |
16 |
14 |
| Scenario Percentage |
83% |
83% |
76% |
88% |
82% |
71% |
84% |
59% |
72% |
80% |
74% |
| Avg Max Decline |
10.71% |
5.09% |
6.26% |
7.69% |
6.91% |
6.97% |
6.58% |
8.12% |
6.13% |
5.11% |
10.63% |
| Max Decline |
24.55% |
16.28% |
13.20% |
21.91% |
18.39% |
23.36% |
29.40% |
23.25% |
16.61% |
13.47% |
54.23% |
| Avg Days To Max Decline |
19 |
16 |
17 |
18 |
22 |
17 |
17 |
13 |
16 |
13 |
11 |
| Avg Max Increase |
-2.03% |
-3.26% |
-3.48% |
-1.85% |
-3.48% |
-3.51% |
-3.08% |
-1.87% |
-2.38% |
-2.16% |
-1.99% |
| Max Increase |
-11.51% |
-12.73% |
-11.87% |
-6.73% |
-16.31% |
-9.12% |
-13.34% |
-4.69% |
-5.96% |
-8.59% |
-5.62% |
| Avg Days to Max Increase |
8 |
11 |
8 |
6 |
11 |
9 |
12 |
6 |
8 |
9 |
4 |
| 2007 Contract Condition |
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Yes |
Yes |
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Yes |
Yes |
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| Action |
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Yes |
Yes |
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Yes |
Not Yet |
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| High |
28.25 |
29.40 |
29.05 |
26.80 |
28.51 |
30.52 |
30.49 |
30.40 |
31.65 |
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| Low |
25.95 |
27.65 |
26.13 |
24.83 |
24.70 |
27.85 |
28.53 |
28.35 |
29.88 |
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| Close/Last |
28.06 |
28.57 |
26.82 |
25.45 |
27.80 |
30.39 |
30.14 |
29.81 |
30.76 |
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