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MRCI's ScenarioSM Study
ScenarioSM Study for January Rough Rice(CBOT) as of Jan 07, 2009
Condition 1: Higher Monthly Close.
Action ---> Buy that month's close with objective of exceeding month's high within 2 months.
Tested Month Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Tested Years 13 17 20 21 21 21 21 22 22 22 22
Closed Higher 6 9 9 9 7 10 7 11 8 11 11
Exceeded High 5 7 7 7 5 8 4 10 5 10 9
Scenario Percentage 83% 78% 78% 78% 71% 80% 57% 91% 63% 91% 82%
Avg Max Increase 9.98% 10.69% 6.18% 5.92% 7.21% 17.27% 27.57% 15.24% 10.43% 10.86% 7.84%
Max Increase 21.93% 18.97% 17.68% 11.04% 19.26% 71.94% 87.52% 76.44% 21.38% 28.51% 20.65%
Avg Days To Max Increase 23 16 14 17 10 21 20 11 9 14 14
Avg Max Decline -1.34% 0.32% -1.81% -2.72% -1.53% -3.88% -2.49% -1.41% -1.37% -3.46% -0.84%
Max Decline -4.10% -2.35% -4.80% -6.46% -3.49% -7.47% -5.31% -4.52% -3.92% -9.88% -4.72%
Avg Days to Max Decline 11 10 4 13 8 14 9 8 3 8 3
2008 Contract Condition Yes       Yes   Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Action Yes       No   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 Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Tested Years 13 17 20 21 21 21 21 22 22 22 22
Closed Lower 7 8 11 12 14 11 14 11 14 11 11
Penetrated Low 6 7 8 10 12 9 8 10 10 10 5
Scenario Percentage 86% 88% 73% 83% 86% 82% 57% 91% 71% 91% 45%
Avg Max Decline 7.75% 9.56% 7.31% 7.84% 8.44% 9.96% 10.17% 8.25% 7.26% 5.80% 15.12%
Max Decline 22.37% 27.09% 18.97% 20.73% 22.74% 23.43% 15.87% 16.28% 12.15% 11.85% 37.48%
Avg Days To Max Decline 23 15 12 16 17 23 22 15 18 20 9
Avg Max Increase -2.63% -2.00% -0.66% -2.10% -2.50% -4.74% -2.96% -1.51% -3.14% -1.71% -2.21%
Max Increase -5.43% -6.12% -3.40% -6.87% -13.40% -13.33% -5.25% -3.74% -9.69% -5.96% -4.20%
Avg Days to Max Increase 16 8 16 6 9 11 8 3 10 8 4
2008 Contract Condition   Yes Yes Yes   Yes          
Action   No Yes Yes   No          
High 11.50 11.81 11.46 11.55 11.69 11.25 11.40 12.09 12.25 13.37 13.65
Low 10.99 10.90 11.15 11.05 11.01 10.82 10.88 11.40 11.71 12.11 12.84
Close/Last 11.43 11.25 11.17 11.16 11.27 11.10 11.40 12.09 12.17 12.87 13.55