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| MRCI's ScenarioSM Study |
| ScenarioSM Study for April Lean Hogs(CME) 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 |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
| Tested Years |
32 |
35 |
36 |
36 |
36 |
37 |
37 |
37 |
37 |
37 |
37 |
| Closed Higher |
15 |
15 |
19 |
13 |
21 |
21 |
25 |
19 |
22 |
14 |
19 |
| Exceeded High |
13 |
7 |
15 |
11 |
17 |
18 |
22 |
14 |
17 |
11 |
10 |
| Scenario Percentage |
87% |
47% |
79% |
85% |
81% |
86% |
88% |
74% |
77% |
79% |
53% |
| Avg Max Increase |
10.63% |
16.51% |
8.72% |
7.55% |
7.80% |
9.55% |
7.31% |
9.93% |
10.20% |
9.74% |
6.28% |
| Max Increase |
48.25% |
35.05% |
22.84% |
13.01% |
15.01% |
19.24% |
22.86% |
28.24% |
26.30% |
16.23% |
11.09% |
| Avg Days To Max Increase |
21 |
15 |
18 |
12 |
22 |
20 |
17 |
19 |
16 |
13 |
8 |
| Avg Max Decline |
-2.19% |
-1.04% |
-3.62% |
-2.18% |
-2.10% |
-1.52% |
-3.33% |
-1.79% |
-2.38% |
-1.59% |
-0.95% |
| Max Decline |
-7.98% |
-8.14% |
-7.46% |
-4.33% |
-5.29% |
-7.71% |
-8.74% |
-3.97% |
-8.38% |
-3.91% |
-1.86% |
| Avg Days to Max Decline |
9 |
8 |
10 |
6 |
11 |
11 |
9 |
8 |
8 |
5 |
2 |
| 2007 Contract Condition |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Yes |
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Yes |
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| Action |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Yes |
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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 |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
| Tested Years |
32 |
35 |
36 |
36 |
36 |
37 |
37 |
37 |
37 |
37 |
37 |
| Closed Lower |
17 |
20 |
17 |
22 |
14 |
16 |
12 |
17 |
15 |
23 |
18 |
| Penetrated Low |
15 |
13 |
15 |
13 |
13 |
12 |
9 |
9 |
12 |
18 |
12 |
| Scenario Percentage |
88% |
65% |
88% |
59% |
93% |
75% |
75% |
53% |
80% |
78% |
67% |
| Avg Max Decline |
10.56% |
9.87% |
6.06% |
6.69% |
6.42% |
5.13% |
8.15% |
9.35% |
10.54% |
9.77% |
10.71% |
| Max Decline |
23.15% |
18.77% |
17.37% |
18.94% |
19.03% |
10.59% |
20.97% |
15.56% |
24.52% |
32.35% |
24.07% |
| Avg Days To Max Decline |
20 |
17 |
15 |
15 |
17 |
18 |
13 |
18 |
23 |
8 |
6 |
| Avg Max Increase |
-2.35% |
-1.65% |
-1.99% |
-2.49% |
-3.48% |
-4.16% |
-1.76% |
-2.62% |
-1.95% |
-1.33% |
-1.38% |
| Max Increase |
-8.70% |
-6.77% |
-7.07% |
-11.23% |
-7.40% |
-15.59% |
-4.46% |
-5.79% |
-5.17% |
-3.20% |
-6.74% |
| Avg Days to Max Increase |
7 |
8 |
7 |
9 |
11 |
11 |
4 |
9 |
16 |
2 |
3 |
| 2007 Contract Condition |
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Yes |
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Yes |
Yes |
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Yes |
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| Action |
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No |
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Yes |
Yes |
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Not Yet |
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| High |
58.975 |
61.250 |
62.100 |
63.600 |
64.975 |
68.500 |
70.150 |
68.300 |
68.500 |
69.450 |
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| Low |
56.100 |
57.775 |
59.150 |
60.325 |
61.300 |
62.150 |
66.000 |
64.825 |
62.525 |
65.900 |
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| Close/Last |
57.775 |
60.500 |
61.500 |
63.550 |
62.700 |
68.375 |
68.300 |
65.525 |
68.225 |
67.750 |
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