Commodity trader's almanac 2012 / Jeffrey A. Hirsch and John L. Person.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hirsch, Jeffrey A.

Contributor:

Person, John L.

Series:

Almanac Investor Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Commodity futures--United States--Statistics.

Commodity futures.

Commodity exchanges--United States--Charts, diagrams, etc.

Commodity exchanges.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (194 p.)

Edition:

7th ed.

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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 tra

Contents:

Commodity Trader's Almanac 2012; CONTENTS; Introduction to the Sixth Edition; Basic Options Strategies and Spread Trading Methods; 2012 Strategy Calendar; January Almanac; Short S&P into Early January Strength; Euro Peaks against U.S. Dollar; Wheat Turns to Chaff; February Almanac; End of January Long S&P 500 Trade; Strength in Soybeans; Crude Oil Strikes a Winner in February; March Almanac; Silver Tarnishes in February; Natural Gas Surges; Cocoa Peaks before St. Patrick's Day; March British Pound Invasion; April Almanac; April Tax Time Takes a Bite out of Gold

Bonds Can Go Up When Stocks Go DownBeef Prices Head South before Summer; May Almanac; Copper Tops in May; Silver Slips in May; Coffee Buzz Fades in Summer; June Almanac; Short Soybeans for Summer; Sugar's Summer Sweet Spot; Summer BBQ Season Gives Beef a Bounce; Mother Nature Makes Corn Pop; July Almanac; Last Half July S&P 500 Short; Summer Air Conditioning Heats Up Natural Gas; Swiss Franc Follows Gold Higher; August Almanac; August Gives Coffee a Lift; Twin Cocoa Crops Create Twin Summertime Trades; Gold Glitters Mid-Summer; September Almanac; Crude Oil Takes a Breather

British Pound Autumn RallySilver Slumps in October; Japanese Yen Dives against the Dollar; October Almanac; Soybean's Harvest Lows Offer Potential Free Meal; Two-Month Year-End Euro Rally; Massive S&P 500 Gains Halloween to Christmas; November Almanac; Corn Harvest Lows Feed Bulls All Winter and Spring; Lean Hogs Fatten Up before Thanksgiving; Gold Bugs Get a Treat for the Holidays; Bonds Freeze Up in Winter; December Almanac; Eat Your Winter Wheaties; Copper Starts to Build a Bullish Foundation; British Pound Invasion Fades Away; Swiss Franc Trades like Gold

2012 Futures And Options Expiration DatesDirectory of Trading Patterns & Databank; February Long Crude Oil Case Study; February Short Sugar Case Study; April Long Bond Case Study; May Short Cattle Case Study; October Long Soybeans Case Study; Commodity Seasonality: Top Percentage Plays; Commodity Seasonality Strategy Calendar; CFTC COT Report-Insider's Look Gives Traders an Edge in the Market; Commodity and Related Securities Specifications; Select Commodity, Currency, and Stock Index ETFs; S&P 500 Cycle, Seasonal Pattern, Trading Guide & Data

30-Year Treasury Bond Cycle, Seasonal Pattern, Trading Guide & DataCrude Oil Cycle, Seasonal Pattern, Trading Guide & Data; Natural Gas Cycle, Seasonal Pattern, Trading Guide & Data; Copper Cycle, Seasonal Pattern, Trading Guide & Data; Gold Cycle, Seasonal Pattern, Trading Guide & Data; Silver Cycle, Seasonal Pattern, Trading Guide & Data; Corn Cycle, Seasonal Pattern, Trading Guide & Data; Soybeans Cycle, Seasonal Pattern, Trading Guide & Data; CBOT Wheat Cycle, Seasonal Pattern, Trading Guide & Data; Cocoa Cycle, Seasonal Pattern, Trading Guide & Data

Coffee Cycle, Seasonal Pattern, Trading Guide & Data

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

9786613401304

1-118-16867-4

1-283-40130-4

OCLC:

768082627