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MRCI's ScenarioSM Study
ScenarioSM Study for March Cotton(ICE) as of Aug 18, 2023
Condition 1: Higher Monthly Close.
Action ---> Buy that month's close with objective of exceeding month's high within 2 months.
Tested Month Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb
Tested Years   45 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 45
Closed Higher   28 20 23 20 21 17 27 23 31 23 25
Exceeded High   21 15 17 17 13 14 19 18 27 16 16
Scenario Percentage   75% 75% 74% 85% 62% 82% 70% 78% 87% 70% 64%
Avg Max Increase   6.10% 8.38% 8.64% 8.81% 15.68% 12.64% 8.54% 10.76% 10.98% 8.91% 4.87%
Max Increase   20.21% 20.37% 28.56% 43.20% 47.88% 51.25% 32.10% 25.12% 45.72% 34.77% 16.96%
Avg Days To Max Increase   18 16 18 19 17 19 19 21 17 9 5
Avg Max Decline   -2.45% -2.76% -1.86% -1.99% -2.02% -2.16% -1.75% -2.33% -2.81% -2.95% -0.46%
Max Decline   -9.75% -8.56% -10.52% -6.21% -5.29% -5.87% -7.74% -6.83% -11.97% -7.71% -7.38%
Avg Days to Max Decline   14 5 9 9 6 7 8 7 12 8 1
2023 Contract Condition   Yes Yes     Yes     Yes   Yes  
Action   Yes No     No     No   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.
Tested Month Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb
Tested Years   45 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 45
Closed Lower   15 25 22 25 24 28 18 22 14 21 20
Penetrated Low   13 21 21 20 15 24 14 16 10 18 6
Scenario Percentage   87% 84% 95% 80% 63% 86% 78% 73% 71% 86% 30%
Avg Max Decline   9.06% 7.64% 8.94% 8.02% 8.36% 7.38% 6.37% 5.69% 8.12% 5.44% 3.18%
Max Decline   23.97% 26.76% 19.28% 25.15% 35.57% 36.47% 19.16% 11.68% 17.31% 16.07% 4.67%
Avg Days To Max Decline   21 19 14 20 17 19 14 18 20 14 4
Avg Max Increase   -2.92% -2.92% -2.00% -1.70% -2.14% -3.45% -2.29% -2.15% -2.28% -2.61% -0.40%
Max Increase   -11.54% -11.40% -10.21% -7.07% -5.90% -6.59% -6.33% -5.68% -9.86% -10.20% -4.43%
Avg Days to Max Increase   14 10 9 5 12 14 6 10 16 8 1
2023 Contract Condition       Yes Yes   Yes Yes   Yes   Yes
Action       Yes No   Yes No   No   Not Yet
High 109.99 121.15 127.80 121.05 95.00 116.49 110.09 88.78 89.92 89.65 88.88 87.29
Low 95.77 106.10 116.67 87.06 78.94 89.24 81.96 70.10 71.69 78.80 80.37 79.80
Close/Last 106.55 117.53 118.17 94.78 93.51 110.14 83.45 71.64 84.61 83.37 86.22 84.19

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