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Buy Aug 11 Natural Gas(NYM) / Sell Jun 11 Natural Gas(NYM)
Enter on approximately 03/11 - Exit on approximately 05/19
Cont Year
Entry Date
Entry Price
Exit Date
Exit Price
Profit
Profit Amount
Best Equity Date
Best Equity Amount
Worst Equity Date
Worst Equity Amount
2010
03/11/10
0.160
05/19/10
0.160
0.002
20.00
04/12/10
790.00
03/24/10
-40.00
2009
03/11/09
0.240
05/19/09
0.240
0.002
20.00
04/14/09
520.00
05/08/09
-300.00
2008
03/11/08
0.140
05/19/08
0.250
0.108
1080.00
05/16/08
1130.00
04/02/08
-260.00
2007
03/12/07
0.240
05/18/07
0.310
0.069
690.00
05/18/07
690.00
03/14/07
-170.00
2006
03/13/06
0.320
05/19/06
0.540
0.220
2200.00
05/15/06
3220.00
03/16/06
-570.00
2005
03/11/05
0.090
05/19/05
0.120
0.022
220.00
05/03/05
850.00
03/14/05
-280.00
2004
03/11/04
0.050
05/19/04
0.120
0.075
750.00
05/06/04
840.00
03/15/04
-150.00
2003
03/11/03
-0.090
05/19/03
0.150
0.253
2530.00
05/19/03
2530.00
2002
03/11/02
0.080
05/17/02
0.120
0.046
460.00
05/17/02
460.00
03/25/02
-330.00
2001
03/12/01
0.060
05/18/01
0.150
0.092
920.00
05/16/01
970.00
03/27/01
-120.00
2000
03/13/00
0.020
05/19/00
0.020
0.001
10.00
05/05/00
290.00
04/17/00
-90.00
1999
03/11/99
0.040
05/19/99
0.040
0.008
80.00
03/18/99
380.00
04/26/99
-220.00
1998
03/11/98
0.040
05/19/98
0.080
0.043
430.00
05/08/98
670.00
04/08/98
-400.00
1997
03/11/97
0.010
05/19/97
0.020
0.008
80.00
04/15/97
520.00
05/14/97
-260.00
1996
03/11/96
-0.070
05/17/96
0.050
0.129
1290.00
05/10/96
1320.00
03/21/96
-790.00
Percentage Correct
100
Protective Stop
(934)
Average Profit on Winning Trades
0.072
718.67
Winners
15
Average Loss on Trades
Losers
Average Net Profit Per Trade
0.072
718.67
Total trades
15
SEASONAL TENDENCIES ARE A COMPOSITE OF SOME OF THE MORE CONSISTENT COMMODITY FUTURES SEASONALS THAT
HAVE OCCURRED OVER THE PAST 15 YEARS. THERE ARE USUALLY UNDERLYING FUNDAMENTAL CIRCUMSTANCES THAT
OCCUR ANNUALLY THAT TEND TO CAUSE THE FUTURES MARKETS TO REACT IN A SIMILAR DIRECTIONAL MANNER
DURING A CERTAIN CALENDAR PERIOD OF THE YEAR. EVEN IF A SEASONAL TENDENCY OCCURS IN THE FUTURE, IT
MAY NOT RESULT IN A PROFITABLE TRANSACTION AS FEES, AND THE TIMING OF THE ENTRY AND LIQUIDATION MAY
IMPACT ON THE RESULTS. NO REPRESENTATION IS BEING MADE THAT ANY ACCOUNT HAS IN THE PAST OR WILL IN
THE FUTURE ACHIEVE PROFITS UTILIZING THESE STRATEGIES. NO REPRESENTATION IS BEING MADE THAT
PRICE PATTERNS WILL RECUR IN THE FUTURE.
HYPOTHETICAL PERFORMANCE RESULTS HAVE MANY INHERENT LIMITATIONS,
SOME OF WHICH ARE DESCRIBED BELOW. NO REPRESENTATION IS BEING MADE
THAT ANY ACCOUNT WILL OR IS LIKELY TO ACHIEVE PROFITS OR LOSSES SIMILAR
TO THOSE SHOWN. IN FACT, THERE ARE FREQUENTLY SHARP DIFFERENCES BETWEEN
HYPOTHETICAL PERFORMANCE RESULTS AND THE ACTUAL RESULTS SUBSEQUENTLY
ACHIEVED BY ANY PARTICULAR TRADING PROGRAM. ONE OF THE LIMITATIONS
OF HYPOTHETICAL PERFORMANCE RESULTS IS THAT THEY ARE GENERALLY
PREPARED WITH THE BENEFIT OF HINDSIGHT. IN ADDITION, HYPOTHETICAL
TRADING DOES NOT INVOLVE FINANCIAL RISK, AND NO HYPOTHETICAL TRADING RECORD
CAN COMPLETELY ACCOUNT FOR THE IMPACT OF FINANCIAL RISK IN ACTUAL TRADING.
FOR EXAMPLE, THE ABILITY TO WITHSTAND LOSSES OR ADHERE TO A PARTICULAR TRADING
PROGRAM IN SPITE OF TRADING LOSSES ARE MATERIAL POINTS WHICH CAN ALSO ADVERSELY
AFFECT ACTUAL TRADING RESULTS. THERE ARE NUMEROUS OTHER FACTORS RELATED TO THE
MARKETS IN GENERAL OR TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ANY SPECIFIC TRADING PROGRAM WHICH
CANNOT BE FULLY ACCOUNTED FOR IN THE PREPARATION OF HYPOTHETICAL PERFORMANCE RESULTS
AND ALL OF WHICH CAN ADVERSELY AFFECT ACTUAL TRADING RESULTS. RESULTS NOT ADJUSTED
FOR COMMISSION AND SLIPPAGE.
The focus on a single market each month can provide you more in-depth knowledge of how it trades. What if you knew such things as ... (1) average daily ranges by day of week (2) how often it tends to close higher/lower by day of week (3) how often it tends to gap up/down (4) historical summary of daily % of price change