Seasonal Trades

2012-05-05T06:34:00.001-07:00

This is a list of the best seasonal trades for each asset class, based on research gathered from Equity Clock.com.

Cocoa (CC, NIB)

Trade 1 - Sell in mid March, cover in early May
Trade 2 - Sell in late September, buy in November, sell in mid December

Coffee (KC, JO)

Trade 1 - Buy in January, sell in mid March, buy in mid April, sell in late May, cover in late June
Trade 2 - Sell in early September, cover in early October

Copper (HG, JJC)

Trade 1 - Buy in early December, sell in late July
Trade 2 - Sell in late September, cover in late October

Corn (C, JJG)

Trade 1 - Buy in early December, sell in early June, cover in early October

Cotton (CT, BAL)

Trade 1 - Sell in early March, cover in August
Trade 2 - Buy in mid November, sell in late January

Crude Oil (CL, OIL, USO)

Trade 1 - Buy in mid January, sell in late September, cover in early December

Feeder Cattle (FC)

Trade 1 - Buy in late April, sell in mid September, cover in early December

Orange Juice (OJ)

Trade 1 - Buy in mid September, sell in mid December, cover in mid February

Gold (GC, GLD)

Trade 1 - Buy in mid September, sell in early October
Trade 2 - Buy in early November, sell in late February, cover in early April
Trade 3 - Sell in late May, buy in mid June, sell in mid July, cover in late August

Hard Red Winter Wheat (KW)

Trade 1 - Sell in mid June, cover in early July
Trade 2 - Buy in early August, sell in late September

Heating Oil (HO, JJE)

Trade 1 - Buy in early December, sell in late September

Lean Hog (HE)

Trade 1 - Buy in late February, sell in late April
Trade 2 - Sell in mid May, buy in late August, sell in early October

Live Cattle (LE)

Trade 1 - Buy in mid May, sell in early August

Lumber (LB)

Trade 1 - Sell in mid February, buy in early October, sell in late November

Natural Gas (NG, GAZ, UNG)

Trade 1 - Buy in mid February, sell in mid June, cover in early September
Trade 2 - Buy in early September, sell in late October

NY Harbor Blendstock RBOB (UHU)

Trade 1 - Buy in mid February, sell in late June, cover in mid February

Oats (ZO)

Trade 1 - Buy in mid February, sell in early March
Trade 2 - Sell in mid June, cover in early August
Trade 3 - Buy in early September, sell in mid October

Platinum (PL, PGM, PPLT)

Trade 1 - Buy in late October, sell in early June, cover in late October

Rough Rice (RR)

Trade 1 - Sell in early January, buy in late February, sell in late April, cover in late June
Trade 2 - Buy in late October, sell in early November

Silver (SI, SLV)

Trade 1 - Buy in late October, sell in mid February
Trade 2 - Sell in late May, cover in late June
Trade 3 - Sell in early August, buy in mid September, sell in early October

Soybean Oil (BO)

Trade 1 - Buy in early October, sell in late November
Trade 2 - Buy in late January, sell in early May, cover in early October

Soybeans (S)

Trade 1 - Buy in early February, sell in mid July
Trade 2 - Sell in mid July, buy in early August, sell in mid September, buy in early October, sell in mid January

Sugar (SB, SSG)

Trade 1 - Buy in late May, sell in early August, buy in early October, sell in early January

Unleaded Gasoline (QU)

Trade 1 - Buy in mid January, sell in mid June, cover in early December

Wheat (W)

Trade 1 - Sell in early March, cover in late March
Trade 2 - Sell in mid June, cover in early July
Trade 3 - Buy in early December, sell in early January

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Seasonal Trades