About the Book
This is an indispensable resource for today's active commodity, currency, futures, and ETF trader. In the 2012 Edition of the "Commodity Trader's Almanac", Jeffrey Hirsch once again teams up with veteran trader John Person to create an essential tool for both professional traders and those just getting started, to help them understand the complex and exciting world of alternatives. Created in a similar fashion to the "Stock Trader's Almanac" - trusted for over 40 years - the "Commodity Trader's Almanac" is a comprehensive guide featuring monthly strategies, patterns, trends, and trading techniques geared towards the major commodities and currencies, as well as ETFs, futures, and options. It also contains in-depth insights on various topics of interest to the active trader and investing public; as well as market highlights that cover key supply, demand, and seasonal tendencies on markets including crude oil, ethanol, and precious metals; critical agricultural products such as corn, wheat, and cattle; and, foreign currencies like the British pound and the Euro. "The Commodity Trader's Almanac" also describes how investors can utilize futures, options, and ETFs in their endeavors.
It helps you understand how commodity pricing works and offers great insight into investing in them. It alerts you to little-known market patterns and tendencies to help forecast commodity market trends with accuracy and confidence. It contains expanded coverage on timing tools with tips on utilizing candlesticks and pivot points to better time seasonal trades, and more. It includes business cycle analysis and trading tips for the current climate. Intended for active traders and investors interested in making the most out of today's commodity, ETF, futures, options, and currencies markets, this guide will make you a better trade in the search for greater profits.
Table of Contents:
5 Introduction to the Sixth Edition 6 Basic Options Strategies and Spread Trading Methods 10 2012 Strategy Calendar 12 January Almanac 14 Short S&P into Early January Strength 16 Euro Peaks against U.S. Dollar 18 Wheat Turns to Chaff 20 February Almanac 22 End of January Long S&P 500 Trade 24 Strength in Soybeans 26 Crude Oil Strikes a Winner in February 28 March Almanac 30 Silver Tarnishes in February 32 Natural Gas Surges 34 Cocoa Peaks before St. Patrick's Day 36 March British Pound Invasion 38 April Almanac 40 April Tax Time Takes a Bite out of Gold 42 Bonds Can Go Up When Stocks Go Down 44 Beef Prices Head South before Summer 46 May Almanac 48 Copper Tops in May 50 Silver Slips in May 52 Coffee Buzz Fades in Summer 54 June Almanac 56 Short Soybeans for Summer 58 Sugar's Summer Sweet Spot 60 Summer BBQ Season Gives Beef a Bounce 62 Mother Nature Makes Corn Pop 64 July Almanac 66 Last Half July S&P 500 Short 68 Summer Air Conditioning Heats Up Natural Gas 70 Swiss Franc Follows Gold Higher 72 August Almanac 74 August Gives Coffee a Lift 76 Twin Cocoa Crops Create Twin Summertime Trades 78 Gold Glitters Mid-Summer 80 September Almanac 82 Crude Oil Takes a Breather 84 British Pound Autumn Rally 86 Silver Slumps in October 88 Japanese Yen Dives against the Dollar 90 October Almanac 92 Soybean's Harvest Lows Offer Potential Free Meal 94 Two-Month Year-End Euro Rally 96 Massive S&P 500 Gains Halloween to Christmas 98 November Almanac 100 Corn Harvest Lows Feed Bulls All Winter and Spring 102 Lean Hogs Fatten Up before Thanksgiving 104 Gold Bugs Get a Treat for the Holidays 106 Bonds Freeze Up in Winter 108 December Almanac 110 Eat Your Winter Wheaties 112 Copper Starts to Build a Bullish Foundation 114 British Pound Invasion Fades Away 116 Swiss Franc Trades like Gold 118 2012 Futures And Options Expiration Dates 120 Directory of Trading Patterns & Databank 121 February Long Crude Oil Case Study 122 February Short Sugar Case Study 123 April Long Bond Case Study 124 May Short Cattle Case Study 125 October Long Soybeans Case Study 126 Commodity Seasonality: Top Percentage Plays 128 Commodity Seasonality Strategy Calendar 130 CFTC COT Report-Insider's Look Gives Traders an Edge in the Market 133 Commodity and Related Securities Specifications 139 Select Commodity, Currency, and Stock Index ETFs 140 S&P 500 Cycle, Seasonal Pattern, Trading Guide & Data 142 30-Year Treasury Bond Cycle, Seasonal Pattern, Trading Guide & Data 145 Crude Oil Cycle, Seasonal Pattern, Trading Guide & Data 147 Natural Gas Cycle, Seasonal Pattern, Trading Guide & Data 149 Copper Cycle, Seasonal Pattern, Trading Guide & Data 152 Gold Cycle, Seasonal Pattern, Trading Guide & Data 155 Silver Cycle, Seasonal Pattern, Trading Guide & Data 158 Corn Cycle, Seasonal Pattern, Trading Guide & Data 161 Soybeans Cycle, Seasonal Pattern, Trading Guide & Data 164 CBOT Wheat Cycle, Seasonal Pattern, Trading Guide & Data 167 Cocoa Cycle, Seasonal Pattern, Trading Guide & Data 170 Coffee Cycle, Seasonal Pattern, Trading Guide & Data 173 Sugar Cycle, Seasonal Pattern, Trading Guide & Data 176 Live Cattle Cycle, Seasonal Pattern, Trading Guide & Data 179 Lean Hogs Cycle, Seasonal Pattern, Trading Guide & Data 182 British Pound Cycle, Seasonal Pattern, Trading Guide & Data 185 Euro Cycle, Seasonal Pattern, Trading Guide & Data 187 Swiss Franc Cycle, Seasonal Pattern, Trading Guide & Data 190 Japanese Yen Cycle, Seasonal Pattern, Trading Guide & Data
