October 2010
Beginner to intermediate
192 pages
9h 23m
English
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THE 2011 COMMODITY
TRADER’S ALMANAC
CONTENTS
5 Introduction to the Fifth Edition
7 Pattern Recognition Improves Trading Results
10 2011 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 Sweet End of January Long S&P 500 Trade
22 February Almanac
24 Strength in Soybeans
26 Crude Oil Strikes a Winner in April
28 Silver Tarnishes in February
30 March Almanac
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 Short Soybeans for Summer
56 June Almanac
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 Gives Coffee a Lift
74 August Almanac
76 Twin Cocoa Crops Create Twin Summertime Trades
78 Gold Glitters Mid-Summer
80 Crude Oil Takes a Breather
82 September Almanac
84 British Pound Autumn Rally
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