The Commodity Trader's Almanac 2007

by Editor: Scott W. Barrie; Consulting Editor: Jeffrey A. Hirsch

• ISBN13: 9780471792192
• ISBN10: 0471792195
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-11-01
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

Time-tested analysis for today's stock and commodities tradersNow in its 40th anniversary edition, the Stock Trader's Almanac is regarded as the industry resource for practical investment tools and a wealth of information organized in a calendar format. New to the Almanac suite of products is the Commodity Trader's Almanac, which provides the same level of vital information and analysis for commodity traders. These two guides alert readers to little-known market patterns and tendencies that help them forecast trends with accuracy and confidence.With the Stock Trader's Almanac 2007 and the new Commodity Trader's Almanac, traders, money managers, and savvy investors will have at their fingertips all the updated patters and indicators they can't find anywhere else.Yale Hirsch (Old Tappan, NJ) a trading industry veteran had the vision to provide recurring market patterns to investors in a calendar format. He first published The Stock Trader's Almanac in 1968.Jeffrey A. Hirsch (Nyack, NY) is President of the Hirsch Organization and Editor of the Hirsch Organization flagship newsletter, the Almanac Investor.The Hirsch Organization (Nyack, NY) first published The Stock Trader's Almanac in 1968 and fulfilled Yale Hirsch's vision of providing historical information to investors. Published continuously for thirty-nine years, the Almanac has become one of the most respected and widely referenced investment resources.Scott Barrie (Portland, OR) is a former Chicago Futures Exchange member and has done consulting work for major banks, brokerages, clearinghouses, and commodity pool operators in the area of risk management and market research. He has written numerous articles for Stocks & Commodities, Active Trader, and Futures magazines.

Author Biography

SCOTT W. BARRIE is a former Chicago Futures Exchange member and has done consulting work for major banks, brokerages, clearinghouses, and commodity pool operators in the area of risk management and market research. A former data coordinator for the Hirsch Organization, Barrie was instrumental in designing and automating the statistics in the Stock Trader's Almanac. He has written numerous articles for Stocks & Commodities, Active Trader, and Futures magazines.

JEFFREY A. HIRSCH is Editor in Chief of the perennially popular Stock Trader's Almanac and Almanac Investor newsletter. He has continued the tradition of Yale Hirsch, the founder, and regularly appears on CNBC, CNN, Fox News, and Bloomberg.

Table of Contents

2007 Strategy Calendar.

January Almanac.

New Year Weakness Creates Bargains in Crude Oil.

Fade January Rallies in March CBOT What.

A Tale of Two Demand Structures: Platinum vs. Gold in the 1st Quarter.

February Almanac.

The Fabled February Break in Winter Wheat.

Winter Kill Causes KCBT Wheat Gains relative to CBOT Wheat.

Win, Place, or Show: Commodity Speculating Using Spreads

March Almanac.

Arrival of Spring Lifts Natural Gas in March.

March Beef barometer: March’s Cattle Trend Continues in April.

Don’t Buy Corn in March: Planting Premiums are Often Overdone.

April Almanac.

April Corn Breaks.

Unleaded Gasoline Gains in 2nd Half of April both Absolutely and Relatively.

Commodity Seasonality Percentage Plays.

Money makes the world go Round as Well as the Commodity Markets.

May Almanac.

Sugar may be Sweet Following April Breaks.

Harvest Breaks in Wheat Continue.

Sugar’s May Trend Continues Throughout June.

June Almanac.

Coffee Crashes in June.

June Breaks in Crude Oil Create Bargains.

Insider Information for Commodities, the Commitment of traders Report.

July Almanac.

Beware of Post Pollination Highs in Soybeans.

Summers Heat Up Heating Oil Absolutely and Relatively.

Price patterns made Simple and Logical.

The July Reverse Barometer in Soybeans.

August Almanac.

Watch for August Weakness in Silver Especially During Bearish Trends.

August Rallies in Corn Should Be Sold.

If Gold Glitters in August, it may Well Become More Precious.

September Almanac.

September Through Holiday Season Bullish for Gold.

The September Slammer and Cocoa Harvest Pressures.

September Bulls are Slaughtered During October in the Hog market.

Walking the Walk and Talking the Talk: Understanding Livestock Vernacular.

October Almanac.

September Cocoa Rallies Slammed in October.

October Performance Sets the Trend in Gold.

October Sugar Trends Set Tone for Rest of Year.

November Almanac.

Placements and Transportation make Beef Bullish into February.

November Trends Continue in December in Crude Oil.

Spring Hogs Rule Supreme: April Hogs Gain Absolutely and Relatively.

December Almanac.

Year-End Trend in Hogs Reversed in January.

December Cattle rallies continue their Bullish Trend in January.

Contract Expirations by Commodity.

2008 Strategy Calendar.

Standards of Weight and Measure.

Understanding Commodity Quotes.

Reading Widely Traded Contract tables.

Dual Demand Structure of Crude Oil Drives Prices.

Crude Oil Future Market Probability Calendar for 2007.

Crude Oil Widely Traded Contract Monthly Settlements.

Crude Oil Widely Traded Contract Monthly Changes.

Crude Oil Widely Traded Contract Performance.

Buy the Rumor/Sell the Fact: Anticipation of Consumer Demand Drives Natural Gas.

Natural Gas Futures Market Probability Calendar for 2007.

Natural Gas Widely Traded Contract Monthly Settlements.

Natural Gas Widely Traded Contract Monthly Changes.

Natural gas Widely Traded Contract performance.

Beat the Rush: Buy Gold in August ahead of the Holliday Shopping Season.

Gold Futures Market Probability Calendar for 2007.

Gold Widely Traded Contract Monthly Settlements.

Gold Widely Traded Contract Monthly Changes.

Gold Widely Traded Contract Performance.

Silver Benefits from Jewelry as well as Industrial Usage.

Silver Futures market Probability Calendar for 2007.

Silver Widely Traded Contract Monthly Settlements.

Silver Widely Traded Contract Monthly Changes.

Silver Widely Traded Contract Performance.

Planting, Pollination, and Harvest! The Three Destructions of Soybeans.

Soybeans Futures market Probability Calendar for 2007.

Soybeans Widely Traded Contract Monthly Settlements.

Soybeans Widely Traded Contract Monthly Changes.

Soybeans Widely Traded Contract Performance.

Winter Wheat Risk Premiums.

CBOT Wheat Futures Market Probability Calendar for 2007.

CBOT Wheat Widely Traded Contract Monthly Settlements.

CBOT Wheat Widely Traded Contract Monthly Changes.

CBOT Wheat Widely Traded Contract Performance.

The Three Destructions and Corn Pricing.

Corn Futures Market Probability Calendar for 2007.

Corn Widely Traded Contract Monthly Settlements.

Corn Widely Traded Contract Monthly Changes.

Corn Widely Traded Contract Performance.

Understanding Placements and Slaughter Patterns is Critical in the Cattle Market.

Live Cattle Futures Market Probability Calendar for 2007.

Live Cattle Widely Traded Contract Monthly Settlements.

Live Cattle Widely Traded Contract Monthly Changes.

Live Cattle Widely Traded Contract Performance.

Slaughter Patterns set Prices in Hog Futures.

Lean Hogs Futures Market Probability Calendar for 2007.

Lean Hogs Widely Traded Contract Monthly Settlements.

Lean Hogs Widely Traded Contract Monthly Changes.

Lean Hogs Widely Traded Contract Performance.

Coffee Consumption and Production Risks.

Coffee Futures Market Probability Calendar for 2007.

Coffee Widely Traded Contract Monthly Settlements.

Coffee Widely Traded Contract Monthly Changes.

Coffee Widely Traded Contract Performance.

Sugar is Especially Sweet at the end of the Year.

Sugar Futures Market Probability Calendar for 2007.

Sugar Widely Traded Contract Monthly Settlements.

Sugar Widely Traded Contract Monthly Changes.

Sugar Widely Traded Contract Performance.

Dual Crops Weigh on Prices most of the Year.

Cocoa Futures Market Probability Calendar for 2007.

Cocoa Widely Traded Contract Monthly Settlements.

Cocoa Widely Traded Contract Monthly Changes.

Cocoa Widely Traded Contract Performance.

Widely Traded Commodity Futures Contract Specifications.

G.M. Loeb’s “battle Plan” for Speculative Survival.

G.M. Loeb’s Investment Survival Checklist.

Short-Term Transactions.

Top Commodity Web Sites.

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