E-book
Seasonal Sector Trades: 2014 Q1 StrategiesISBN: 978-1-118-79271-1
102 pages
December 2013
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Description
Strategies identifying the best-performing seasonal trades for the first quarter of 2014
Seasonal tendencies and cycles provide a foundation for profitable trading. This edition of Seasonal Sector Trades contains trade ideas and strategies for the first quarter (Q1) of 2014. It identifies the best trades for each month based on historic tendencies and cycles. A special report is issued covering stocks, bonds, currencies, energy, metals, grains, soft commodities, and meats. Concise and to-the-point, the report describes monthly price tendencies for each market, alerting you to major trading opportunities. An accompanying strategy calendar shows you what to monitor during the beginning, middle, and end of each month.
In addition to this information, daily exits and entries are provided for trades with the best historic performance. Backstopping the trade ideas are articles on the major trades of the month and in-depth analysis on the historic price patterns of the underlying market. The trading ideas and data allow you to compare current market conditions against historic tendencies and make informed trading decisions along the way.
- Includes in-depth analysis and data of the seasonal tendencies of all major financial and commodity markets
- Details trading tips and strategies to maximize profits from suggested trades
- Based on years of proven historical data
The culmination of years of painstaking research, this quarterly guide will provide you with the historic knowledge to spot big trades unfolding in today's markets.
Table of Contents
Price Projections Within Seasonal Expectations 2
2 Overview of the Quarter 4
3 January Forecast 7
January Seasonal Trading Strategy Calendar 7
January Top Seasonal Sector Trades 8
Short Heating Oil in Early January 9
Euro Peaks Against U.S. Dollar 10
Wheat Turns to Chaff 11
End of January Long S&P 500 Trade 13
4 February Forecast 14
February Seasonal Trading Strategy Calendar 14
February Top Seasonal Sector Trades 15
Bonds Freeze Up In February 16
Cold Weather Lifts Heating Oil 17
Strength in Soybeans 18
Crude Oil Strikes a Winner in February 20
Gold’s Shrinking Appeal 21
Silver Tarnishes in February 22
Sugar’s February Slump 23
Natural Gas Surges 25
5 March Forecast 26
March Seasonal Trading Strategy Calendar 26
March Top Seasonal Sector Trades 27
Cocoa Peaks Before St. Patrick’s Day 28
Japanese Yen Dives Against the Dollar 29
End-of-Q1 Euro Short 30
British Pound Invasion 31
6 How We Trade 32
Seasonal Sector Trade Setups and Executions 32
7 Markets in Focus 35
S&P 500 Cycle, Seasonal Pattern, Trading Guide & Data 35
30-Year Treasury Bond Cycle, Seasonal Pattern, Trading Guide & Data 38
Crude Oil Cycle, Seasonal Pattern, Trading Guide & Data 41
Natural Gas Cycle, Seasonal Pattern, Trading Guide & Data 44
Heating Oil Cycle, Seasonal Pattern, Trading Guide & Data 46
Copper Cycle, Seasonal Pattern, Trading Guide & Data 49
Gold Cycle, Seasonal Pattern, Trading Guide & Data 52
Silver Cycle, Seasonal Pattern, Trading Guide & Data 55
Corn Cycle, Seasonal Pattern, Trading Guide & Data 58
Soybeans Cycle, Seasonal Pattern, Trading Guide & Data 61
Wheat Cycle, Seasonal Pattern, Trading Guide & Data 64
Cocoa Cycle, Seasonal Pattern, Trading Guide & Data 67
Coffee Cycle, Seasonal Pattern, Trading Guide & Data 70
Sugar Cycle, Seasonal Pattern, Trading Guide & Data 73
Live Cattle Cycle, Seasonal Pattern, Trading Guide & Data 76
Lean Hogs Cycle, Seasonal Pattern, Trading Guide & Data 79
British Pound Cycle, Seasonal Pattern, Trading Guide & Data 82
Euro Cycle, Seasonal Pattern, Trading Guide & Data 85
Swiss Franc Cycle, Seasonal Pattern, Trading Guide & Data 87
Japanese Yen Cycle, Seasonal Pattern, Trading Guide & Data 90
About the Authors 93
Author Information
John L. Person is a thirty-two-year veteran of the trading industry, having worked as a floor trader, broker, analyst, and founder of NationalFutures.com, an online education site. He developed the Person Pivots (PPS) and other technical indicators that are on several companies' popular trading platforms, including TDAmeritrade, TradeStation, Open E Cry, NinjaTrader,Tradesignal, and Trade Navigator. Person has taught thousands of traders including members of the largest exchanges, and frequently speaks at industry conferences. He is the author of three nationally and internationally popular trading books as well as three trading courses and a DVD seminar series. Person's latest book, Commodity Trader's Almanac, is the authoritative guide to trading the seasonal aspects of the commodity markets and the correlated ETFs and stocks of those markets.