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ScenarioSM Study for December Cocoa(ICE) as of Jan 01, 2009
Condition 1: Higher Monthly Close.
Action ---> Buy that month's close with objective of exceeding month's high within 2 months.
Tested Month Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov
Tested Years   45 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 45
Closed Higher   14 21 19 18 19 23 26 25 25 15 21
Exceeded High   13 15 15 13 17 20 19 17 16 12 12
Scenario Percentage   93% 71% 79% 72% 89% 87% 73% 68% 64% 80% 57%
Avg Max Increase   10.77% 14.21% 15.05% 15.36% 14.32% 11.91% 14.21% 11.99% 12.88% 10.01% 9.10%
Max Increase   23.84% 49.61% 45.37% 39.09% 50.35% 27.94% 39.24% 33.03% 28.13% 24.57% 24.48%
Avg Days To Max Increase   16 21 20 21 14 17 16 16 13 14 11
Avg Max Decline   -1.98% -2.86% -3.77% -3.62% -4.07% -3.05% -4.17% -2.78% -3.56% -2.04% -1.64%
Max Decline   -9.11% -9.94% -6.94% -13.61% -11.33% -13.39% -13.88% -7.99% -9.29% -10.27% -8.68%
Avg Days to Max Decline   7 9 8 9 12 8 9 7 9 5 4
2008 Contract Condition   Yes Yes   Yes Yes Yes   Yes     Yes
Action   Yes Yes   Yes Yes Yes   No     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 Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov
Tested Years   45 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 45
Closed Lower   30 24 26 27 26 22 19 18 20 30 24
Penetrated Low   25 21 22 22 22 14 15 14 19 21 13
Scenario Percentage   83% 88% 85% 81% 85% 64% 79% 78% 95% 70% 54%
Avg Max Decline   8.58% 9.55% 11.85% 9.94% 8.31% 8.56% 8.17% 8.99% 8.72% 6.64% 3.68%
Max Decline   27.85% 24.40% 27.24% 25.77% 27.24% 20.77% 25.69% 16.80% 27.01% 11.52% 8.19%
Avg Days To Max Decline   20 21 20 17 18 16 17 19 18 13 9
Avg Max Increase   -1.78% -3.49% -2.70% -1.92% -2.77% -2.79% -2.69% -5.54% -2.58% -2.79% -2.55%
Max Increase   -8.89% -22.72% -11.90% -6.72% -14.59% -8.79% -9.04% -14.93% -12.90% -9.98% -6.67%
Avg Days to Max Increase   8 9 8 9 9 6 11 17 10 6 4
2008 Contract Condition       Yes       Yes   Yes Yes  
Action       No       Yes   Yes Not Yet  
High 2154 2372 2816 2935 2755 2754 3182 3273 3035 2825 2588 2384
Low 1994 2076 2348 2235 2274 2522 2734 2755 2574 2496 1867 1886
Close/Last 2058 2371 2780 2356 2713 2731 3161 2878 2884 2558 2053 2372

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