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Seasonal Sector Trades: 2014 Q1 Strategies

ISBN: 978-1-118-79271-1
102 pages
December 2013
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Description

Commodity Trader's Almanac is now Seasonal Sector Trades!

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.

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Table of Contents

1 Introduction 1

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

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Author Information

Jeff Hirsch is chief market strategist of the Magnet AE Fund, President of the Hirsch Organization and Editor-in-Chief of the Stock Trader's Almanac. He's worked with Stock Trader's Almanac founder Yale Hirsch for over 20 years, taking over in 2001. He appears frequently on CNBC, CNN, Bloomberg, FOX Business, and many other national and international media outlets to discuss market cycles, seasonality, trade patterns and predictions, and historical trends.?He also edits the firm's digital service, Almanac Investor, a subscription product that provides market analysis, investment recommendations, market data, and research tools.

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.

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